About 75 Octorara Area High School students currently enrolled in the Delaware-based SmartDrive program should be safer drivers after completing the online safe driving course, high school Principal Scott Rohrer told the school board Feb. 21.
“We want to address the issue of accidents with this age group,“ said Rohrer, adding that he may ask the school board to consider making the SmartDrive course part of the high school’s required curriculum.
Teachers, administrators and the Student Council drummed up enrollment in the six-hour online course, which students must complete between November and March. Students who complete the defensive driving course may also be eligible for discounts with their family’s auto insurance provider, said Rohrer.
School board member Bob Hume brought the course, with a Web page at www.smartdrivede.org, to the attention of the school board last fall.
Board member Nelson Stoltzfus of the district’s Facilities Committee said the high school renovation is progressing despite contractor changes. Stoltzfus said the gym should be finished by June 1, and the auditorium by August.
In personnel issues the school board accepted with regret the retirement resignation of high school Spanish teacher Judy Curiel, who has taught in the district since 1986. The board hired Bridget Marowski as a long-term subsitute Spanish teacher at a pro-rated $46,914 salary.
The school board also terminated an employee who was not named; hired Tammy Anthony as a long-term substitute third grade teacher; approved Matt Walton as a volunteer with the girls basketball program; and approved the removal of tax leins on three mobile home parcels in Chester County since the homes were removed or demolished. The leins totaled $4,901.
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Friday, March 04, 2011
Quarryville Borough to sell six acres
With an eye toward creating a master plan for the borough’s assets, Quarryville Borough Council held a special meeting Feb. 22 and reached consensus on selling its Reed's Spring property, which is six acres on Sunset Drive.
“I’d like to see it liquidated and the money put away as we plan for the future,” said council President Robert Landis Jr.
The property, which council believes could provide a buyer with two or three building lots, is outside borough limits and council members said it would not be of use to the borough. Council directed borough manager Al Drayovitch to look into the procedure for accepting bids and selling the property.
The Reed's Spring parcel is one of several parcels which council either purchased or accepted through donation over the years.
The Herr Spring property was donated to the borough about 50 years ago by Robert Herr and has been considered a possible borough water source. Council members said they are unsure whether the water is suitable to used for public drinking, and it is time to do a drill test to check the water quality and flow.
Drayovitch said the borough purchases a million gallons each month from Pennsylvania American Water Company, a contract which costs the borough $75,000 annually. He said this represents about 15 percent of the borough’s annual water usage.
While council said it is unlikely they would ever replace that contracted amount with their own water sources, members said they would like to have additional flow capacity for times of drought.
Council asked Drayovitch to get a cost estimate for a water test at Herr Springs.
Council members, however, had several ideas for the home and two acres of land along Fourth and Saint Catherine streets which council purchased about two years ago. The home, which recently needed basic roof and other repairs, is now being used for storage, and Landis said it costs less to heat the house than it did to heat the previous storage space.
Council members considered either demolishing the house or renting it out, but the consensus was repairs to get it ready for the rental market would be too high.
Landis said council really purchased the parcel for the land.
“We do not have enough storage or facilities for what we do,“ said Landis. “My opinion is the land is too valuable to let it go. The southern end has talked about having a regional police force,” he said, indicating the property would be the ideal location.
Council members also said they plan to look into the cost of having a service go through, pare down and transfer to disc many borough records, to cut down on storage space.
Quarryville Borough Council next meets at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7.
“I’d like to see it liquidated and the money put away as we plan for the future,” said council President Robert Landis Jr.
The property, which council believes could provide a buyer with two or three building lots, is outside borough limits and council members said it would not be of use to the borough. Council directed borough manager Al Drayovitch to look into the procedure for accepting bids and selling the property.
The Reed's Spring parcel is one of several parcels which council either purchased or accepted through donation over the years.
The Herr Spring property was donated to the borough about 50 years ago by Robert Herr and has been considered a possible borough water source. Council members said they are unsure whether the water is suitable to used for public drinking, and it is time to do a drill test to check the water quality and flow.
Drayovitch said the borough purchases a million gallons each month from Pennsylvania American Water Company, a contract which costs the borough $75,000 annually. He said this represents about 15 percent of the borough’s annual water usage.
While council said it is unlikely they would ever replace that contracted amount with their own water sources, members said they would like to have additional flow capacity for times of drought.
Council asked Drayovitch to get a cost estimate for a water test at Herr Springs.
Council members, however, had several ideas for the home and two acres of land along Fourth and Saint Catherine streets which council purchased about two years ago. The home, which recently needed basic roof and other repairs, is now being used for storage, and Landis said it costs less to heat the house than it did to heat the previous storage space.
Council members considered either demolishing the house or renting it out, but the consensus was repairs to get it ready for the rental market would be too high.
Landis said council really purchased the parcel for the land.
“We do not have enough storage or facilities for what we do,“ said Landis. “My opinion is the land is too valuable to let it go. The southern end has talked about having a regional police force,” he said, indicating the property would be the ideal location.
Council members also said they plan to look into the cost of having a service go through, pare down and transfer to disc many borough records, to cut down on storage space.
Quarryville Borough Council next meets at 7 p.m. Monday, March 7.
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