At their annual reorganization meeting on Monday, the Cumberland Township Board of Supervisors confirmed board and committee appointments for this year, as well as re-appointments of Township associated service providers.
The board will continue in its current constellation, with Shaun Phiel as Board Chairperson; Christine Biggins as Vice Chair; and Jeff Brauning, Warren Shephard, and Tiffany Stouck-Ramsburg as Board members.
Also re-appointed were David Blocher as Township manager; Matthew Trostel as Chief of Police; Camie Stouck-Phiel as treasurer/finance director; Michele Long as secretary and assistant treasurer; and Chris Walter as superintendent of roads.
Supervisors were also re-appointed to their respective committee positions:
- Building Committee: Phiel, Brauning, Toddes; alternate: Sheppard
- COG Representatives and alternate: Phiel, Sheppard, Barb Underwood
- Economic Development Committee: Stouck-Ramsburg, Brauning
- Finance Committee: Phiel, Brauning
- Highway Administration Committee: Biggins, Brauning
- Park and Recreation Committee: Phiel, Ramsburg
- Pension Review: Ramsburg, Biggins
- Personnel Committee: Phiel, Biggins
- Public Safety Committee: Phiel, Sheppard
Other appointments and re-appointments included:
- Agricultural Security Area Advisory Committee: James Paddock, Jeffrey Yingling, George Weikert
- CPA for 2024 auditing of Township accounts, consistent with the Second-Class Township Code: Smith, Elliot & Kerns
- Cumberland Township Sewer Authority Board: Steve Niebler
- Depositories for Township funds: Adams County National Bank and Belco Credit Union
- Deputy real estate and per capita tax collector: Tammi Knight
- EIT, LST and Delinquent Per Capita tax collector: York Adams Tax Bureau
- Emergency management coordinator: Dave Sanders
- Gettysburg Area Recreation Authority Board: Steve Niebler
- Historical Architectural Review Board: James Fox
- Per capita tax collector: Donna Maring
- Planning commission: Kenny Caudill
- S.E.O: KPI Technology
- Township Engineer: KPI Technology (incl. indicated 2025 rates)
- Township Solicitor (incl. indicated 2025 rates): Salzmann Hughes
- Vacancy Board Chairperson: Ronald Bower
- Zoning Hearing Board Alternate Solicitor: Clint Barkdoll
- Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor: Bernard Yannetti
- Zoning hearing board: Dennis Hickethier
- Zoning officer, code enforcement officer, and residential and commercial Uniform Construction Code firm: Pennsylvania Municipal Code Alliance
- Zoning Review Committee: Tiffany Ramsburg, David Blocher, Barbara Underwood, Dave Sites, Kenny Caudill, Riley Hollingsworth, Michele Long; and Tim Staub as representative from Adams County Office of Planning and Development
Further, the 2025 Board of Supervisor meeting dates were set to the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm, with exceptions of July meeting (Tuesday, July 29) and December meeting (Tuesday, December 16).
Budget Workshops are set for October 14th and November 20th for budget review, as needed; and general workshop dates for the second Tuesday of every month at 4:00 pm, as needed.
The Board passed several other resolutions concerning fees and services; applications; police pension plan; municipal pension plans; commissions for real estate tax collector; bond authorizations; Supervisor health care plans; as well as the sale of a surplus police vehicle; and more, as outlined in the meeting agenda, which can be found here: Cumberland Township BOS Meetings 2025.
For other news events and upcoming dates, stay informed at Cumberland Township and the latest Winter Dispatch: Cumberland Township Dispatch, Volume 7.
Donate Gardner is a freelance writer and journalist who came to Gettysburg from Montgomery County, Maryland. A former linguist-turned-legal professional, Donate recently retired from the corporate world and is eager to support her new community in a variety of ways. She currently serves as the news communicator for the Adams County migrant outreach program, Pasa La Voz.
As an immigrant born, raised, and educated in Western Europe, Donate maintains a strong connection to various other cultures and languages, both as a writer and advocate. Donate is an active musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. She and her husband have two daughters and three grandchildren.