LANCASTER TWP — With its comprehensive plan now three years in the making, the township will retain the services of a consultant to finish the plan that would guide the township for the next 10 years.

Township supervisors on Monday approved a contract with Downtown Redevelopment Services to handle what manager C. Michael Foote called “complex” issues, such as further developing Lancaster’s planning documents, grant applications and certain code enforcement issues.

The contract will be for no more than $30,000, with Foote saying the firm will bill the township based on the hours for which it performs services rather than a flat fee.

Downtown Redevelopment Services, or DRS, has worked with other nearby municipalities and agencies, such as Evans City, Harmony and Zelienople boroughs and Harmony Fire District.

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