Action on the adoption of a warehouse ordinance remains at an impasse.

Despite once again being listed on the township’s meeting agenda, supervisors on Wednesday tabled the subject.

It was decided in November that the topic, which has been listed on its past several meeting agendas, would be put on hold until this year when Supervisor Deb McGowan said a workshop should be scheduled.

In July, supervisors reviewed a sample warehouse ordinance.

Board Chairman Robert Slaw previously said the ordinance didn’t have a solar-ready roof.

However, Mahoning Township solicitor Tom Nanovic said he wasn’t sure the board could do that.

Supervisor Ronald Wenrich said that structures should be sturdy enough so they can put solar on it.

But Nanovic questioned why the board was making only warehouses do it.

The board planned to reach out to Carson Helfrich, land use planner, to see if he has any warehouse regulations.

Helfrich previously assisted Mahoning, Franklin Township and Lehighton borough with updating their subdivision and land development ordinances and their zoning ordinances.

Save Carbon County has asked supervisors to take a close look at township zoning, and to consider a model ordinance.

Christman told the board there are several truck terminals in a 2-mile stretch along Route 940 in Kidder Township. Several more have been proposed.

She said truck terminals could have their sites set on Mahoning Township in light of the improvements made along Route 443, along with its proximity to the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

There has been push back on a 420,000-square-foot warehouse project in Kidder Township some 30 miles away.

In August, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection officials heard concerns from local residents, lawyers and environmental activists.

All of the concerns expressed at that hearing in Kidder urged the agency to deny a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the proposed warehouse project.

That project is planned by Blue Ridge Real Estate Inc. along Route 903. The permit would allow the discharge of pollutants from construction activities into a nearby tributary of Black Creek, a high-quality waterway home to migratory birds.