Mifflinburg Planning Commission to Elect Officers, Review Stadium and Short-Term Rentals

The Mifflinburg Planning Commission is meeting today at 4:30 P.M. in the Borough Office at 120 North Third Street to elect officers and review development and zoning matters that could touch neighborhoods, schools and local property owners.

The agenda, prepared by Borough Secretary Tina DeFord, calls for the commission to elect its leadership, approve minutes from November and hold public comment with a four-minute time limit per speaker. Commissioners will hear updates and communications, including confirmation that the Ritz-Craft Mill final plan has been signed and that comments on the borough’s annual report were circulated to members by email.

A zoning report from Garrett Enders is listed for the meeting, followed by a presentation and discussion of a revised plan for the high school athletic stadium. The stadium review is likely to cover site layout, parking and circulation, and impacts on the surrounding neighborhood and school operations. For Mifflinburg residents, the stadium item is potentially consequential: changes could influence traffic patterns on school days and event nights, public-safety coordination, and the way the borough balances investment in school facilities with broader land-use priorities.

Another central item is a discussion of short-term rentals and the special conditions or requirements the borough might impose. The commission will consider what specifications should apply to short-term rental operators, a debate local officials across the country have been managing as towns balance tourism and supplemental income for homeowners with housing availability, neighborhood quality of life and safety regulations. In Mifflinburg, this discussion could affect local housing stock, property values and the experience of year-round neighbors.

The meeting structure provides for member comments before adjournment, offering commissioners a chance to frame next steps. The combination of officer elections and substantive land-use items means the meeting will shape both the Planning Commission’s direction and immediate policy choices.

For residents, the meeting is where leadership that interprets zoning and development policy will be chosen and where decisions about school facilities and short-term rental standards begin to take shape. Outcomes could lead to formal applications, revisions to zoning rules, or recommendations to borough council, and they set the tone for how Mifflinburg navigates growth while preserving community character. Watch for the commission’s decisions and subsequent public notices for opportunities to review drafts or take part in future hearings.