Zeager Road will be closed between Industrial Road and Bossler Road from Wednesday, September 21 - Friday, September 23 from 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for roadway repairs. Please also note that there may be uneven roadway during that time frame until the work is completed.

Come out and share your thoughts and ideas regarding the challenges and opportunities for Lancaster County's future. Help to identify catalytic, super-important, game-changing actions that will help to shape our future. Click here to learn more and to sign up to attend one of these Coalition for Smart Growth workshops. If the link doesn't work please contact Latoya at 717-299-8333 to sign up or check them out online.

A time for community to join together to Support the Blue, the 5th National Night Out hosted by NW Regional Police and held here at the Township building was a huge success with possibly the largest crowd ever. The NW Regional Police Department was joined by the fire companies, Northwest EMS, Southern Regional K-9 unit, pony rides by Ironstone Ranch, bounce house, face painting, balloons by the Balunguy, Triple J Reptile Rescue, along with music by Dynamic Rockers, and food by the St. Peter's Men's Club, Harvey's BBQ,  those famous Grange milkshakes, and many other vendors. We were also visited by more than 20 Star Wars characters. We raffled off 4 bicycles and 2 - $25 gift certificates from Harvey's BBQ, and a bike helmet raffled off by local chapter Pilot Club of Lancaster (Pilot International). The fireworks display was again a phenomenal way to close out the event. We would like to thank all guests, vendors, volunteers and police, fire and rescue personnel for coming together to make it another very exciting time. If you weren't able to attend this year we hope to see you in 2017!

The next Board of Supervisors' meeting is a regular meeting scheduled for Monday, October 10 at 7:00 pm (Workshop cancelled). All meetings and workshops are open to the public and we encourage all interested parties to attend.

For a limited time, EAWA is offering rain barrels. This is a great way to recycle water from your downspouts. We can use it to water our gardens! If you are interested, please go to EAWA's website or click here for additional information.

Can you believe it?!! After 20+ years the Newville Road Bridge is OPEN!! Below is a slide show with photos of the new bridge and the ribbon-cutting ceremony. We'd like to thank everyone who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, December 7.

The Elizabethtown Fire Department is now offering the reflective address signs commonly seen around the area. These signs dramatically increase police, fire, and EMS in locating your address in times of emergency. These signs are available for all communities in the Elizabethtown, Mount Joy and surrounding areas.

The signs are available in blue or green and can be mounted vertically or horizontally. Signs are $20.00 each.

To learn more about the Elizabethtown Fire Department and in particular how to order these signs, click here to visit their website. Or you can email them at 911signs@etownfire.com and an order sheet will be sent to you. You may also come into the Township building as we have forms available here.

The Township will be publishing two editions of the newsletter per year - spring/summer & fall/winter.  Click here to download the spring/summer edition. The newsletter is one tool we use to update/inform the residents of what is happening in the Township. If you or someone you knows did not receive one in the mail, please contact Wendy at the Township office.

Settled in 1719 and incorporated in 1838 ,West Donegal Township is named after County Donegal in Ireland. Located west and south of Elizabethtown, in Lancaster County, West Donegal Township comprises an area of 15.6 square miles in land size.

Governed by a five member Board of Supervisors the 2010 census indicates the Township has 8260 residents. The Township is part of the Elizabethtown Area School District with the Rheems Elementary School located in the Township.

Located within the Township is the Village of Rheems and the 1400 acre campus of Masonic Village. Masonic Village with a population of 1700 residents provides retirement homes and other health care facilities as well as recreation opportunities for the community.

A variety of housing types and areas are available to prospective residents. They range from agricultural, in the many farmsteads, to single and duplex units, apartments and condominiums. One unique residential opportunity, and first open space development in the Township, has preliminary approval and the first phase developed. The residential development with varied residential units will provide concentrated residential homes on smaller lots with a park and open space to be enjoyed by the residents. A trail system in the open space areas will connect to a future trail system providing access to trails at Masonic Village and into Elizabethtown. Wildlife view areas will be provided along the trail system for the enjoyment of the residents.

The northwest corner of the Township provides the area of the Conewago Industrial Park. This industrial park, developed over the last 25 – 30 years, is the home of a variety of businesses including American Air Filter, Dupont – Pioneer, Crowe Transportation, Penn Tank Truck Wash, Walker Sales, Western Power Sports, Seedway, Tarantin, DAS, Angleboard, ModSpace, and the latest Nordstrom. Additional areas of the Conewago Industrial Park are yet to be developed and available.

A number of other businesses are found throughout the Township providing services and employment to residents of the Township and individuals from the region. The wide range of businesses and housing provides a varied opportunity allowing residents to live, work and play within the Township.

Located between Harrisburg and Lancaster, West Donegal Township provides residents employment and recreation opportunities with additional amenities in the larger cities.