Meetings
Meetings are held as needed at:
Penn Township Municipal Office
97 N. Penryn Road
Manheim, PA 17545
Agendas & Minutes
Find agendas and meeting minutes in the Agenda Center
Members
Current members:
- Thomas Kifolo, Chair
Term Expires: December 31, 2022 - Seth Obetz, Vice Chair
Term Expires: December 31, 2018 - Wayne Martenas, Secretary
Term Expires: December 31, 2020 - Richard Toews, Treasurer
Term Expires: December 31, 2021 - Sharyn Young, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer
Term Expires: December 31, 2019
Additional Information
Related Documents
Related Financing Links
EDC Finance Corp: http://edcfinancecorp.com/
Tax Exempt Financing: http://edcfinancecorp.com/business-financing/pa-industrial-development-authority-pida/
Next Generation Farmer Loans: http://edcfinancecorp.com/agricultural-lending/next-generation-farmer-loan-ngflp/
About the Authority
The Penn Township Board of Supervisors created the Penn Industrial Development Authority (IDA) on December 9, 2013 pursuant to Ordinance No. 2013-06. The IDA was organized under the Economic Development Financing Law with the intent to promote economic development in and around Penn Township. Although not a lender, the IDA can act as a conduit for tax-exempt financing for qualified industrial projects or not-for-profit entities’ construction projects.
Another benefit that the IDA brings to the community is the ability to play a local role in the Next Generation Farmer Loan Program. The purpose of this program “is to provide an effective means for federal-state-industry linkages, whereby the public sector can assist beginning and first-time farmers to purchase land, farm equipment, farm buildings and breeding livestock.” For more information or to find out if the program may be right for you, visit the PA Department of Community & Economic Development’s page on this topic.
Staff
Solicitor – Sean B. Frederick, Esq., Barley Snyder
Township Manager – Mark Hiester