The weather forecast for tomorrow is looking like rain and high winds. Because of this we have made the decision to cancel the community day event. We thank everyone for their support, especially the tireless volunteers on our Parks & Rec board.
To modernize the township laws and address concerns that have been raised by residents there has been a nearly year-long review of our laws and regulations in Upper Frederick Township. The Township seeks feedback from residents on this draft and will meet to discuss these issues throughout 2026 at the Board of Supervisors Workshop Meeting at 7pm. The draft can be found HERE.
At the April 8th, 2026 and the June 10th, 2026 the Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 to advertise and prepare for passage 3 ordinances that amend the SALDO ordinances of Upper Frederick Township to help preserve the rural and scenic nature of Upper Frederick Township.
Ordinance 2026-03 makes amendments to the Environmental Adjustment Factors (EAF) used for subdivision and land development. The intent is to protect natural resources and the township character while giving developers better tools for land assessment. The ordinance can be found HERE and is also posted at the Township.
Ordinance 2026-04 makes amendments to the landscaping and tree replacements sections of the Townships ordinances. The ordinance creates automatic adoption of the state invasive species list, strengthens tree replacement requirements, and lowers the threshold for when a permit is required for clear-cutting. The ordinance can be found HERE and is also posted at the Township.
Ordinance 2026-05 makes amendments to the Townships zoning ordinances. The ordinance creates rules and regulations for the operations of data centers, strengthening the townships ordinances to address this current issue, and limits vulnurability to currative amendment challenges. The ordinance can be found HERE and is also posted at the Township.
Thanks to the long hours and extra effort of the Roads Department Upper Frederick has lifted the Snow Emergency as of 6:00am on 1/27/2026.
Upper Frederick Township Board of Supervisors has taken steps to declare a snow emergency. This emergency has been declared because of the expected snow and possible icing events that may follow. Please make sure you take the steps necessary to prepare for this storm. And please remove vehicles from the roadway to allow the plow crews to clear the roads. The declaration can be found HERE.
Your Upper Frederick Board of Supervisors William Landman, William Karaffa, and Lisa Fischer are proud to announce that in collaboration with the Township Manager Aaron Walizer we have been able to secure a grant award of $144,550 to replace our tired backhoe! This piece of machinery is used by our publics work team for road repairs, swale work and other large projects in the township. By being able to secure a new backhoe we will continue to be able to do work in-house that delivers results while saving money.
With the start of 2026 under way the Board of Supervisors held their Reorganizational Meeting on January 5, 2026, at 7:45pm. At the meeting Supervisor William Karaffa and Tax Collector Deneen Rhoads-Kratz were sworn in by Magisterial Judge Hon. Maurice H. Saylor. Township Manager Aaron Walizer was reappointed as manager and the Board of Supervisors officially organized the Open Space Committee with Ordinance 2026-01 because of the successful November 2025 open space referendum. As a first order of business the Board of Supervisors will be working on revising the township code to better position the township towards preservation and help keep Upper Frederick rural in nature.
Volunteers for the Parks and Recreation Board or the Open Space Committee. These two boards have a direct impact in preserving the character in Upper Frederick. There are multiple openings on both boards. If you interested please feel out the linked form and email it to info@aaron
The Board of Supervisors at their November 5th, 2025, and November 12th, 2025, meeting approved Ordinances 2025-08, 2025-09, 2025-10, 2025-11 & 2025-12. These ordinances make several changes to the Land development portions of the Township Code and other related code, all ordinances are at the links below:
Ordinance 2025-12 – Changes to Chapter 210, Replacement Sewage Systems
Ordinance 2025-11 — Expiration on Conditional Use Authorizations
Ordinance 2025-10 — SALDO Amend to Sewer section 240-29
At the November 12th, 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting the Board voted 3-0 to adopt the 2026 budget. The budget is the first balanced budget in 4 years at the township and includes no Upper Frederick Township tax increase for 2026. A copy of the budget is below:
