In Re Swamp Road in Wayne Township

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

Wayne Township (Township) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (trial court) that denied the Township’s exceptions to the Report of Board of View and ordered the vacation of a portion of Swamp Road. Because we determine the applicable legislation provided the trial court with express authority to act and substantial evidence supported its decision, we affirm.

Swamp Road is an unpaved public road that services the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (DCNR) Joseph Ibberson Conservation Area. Traversing a heavily wooded and steeply…