Updated language and new permitted uses are highlights of a proposed new zoning ordinance which will be discussed when Sadsbury Topwnship supervisors meet with the township planning commission at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13.
The draft ordinance, recently returned to the township with comments from the county planning commission, will likely undergo revisions during that meeting and then be sent back to the county planning commission and township attorney for review. Public input is welcome at the Oct. 13 meeting.
Supervisor Linda Swift said the draft ordinance features new zoning districts, more uses which will be permitted without zoning hearings, and new language to accommodate low, medium and high-density businesses, along with different types of residential development.
In other business during their Sept. 7 meeting supervisors agreed to participate in an intermunicipal ordinance with Bart Township and other interested southern end municipalities. Such an ordinance, drafted as a group with one attorney, would save legal fees and then allow the municipalities to save money by sharing equipment, supplies and personnel.
Supervisors discussed options for health care plans for township employees, but opted to stay with Health America since employees expressed satisfaction with the coverage.
Roadmaster Jeff Nickel said the road crew is still working on White Oak Road, which is presently closed for construction between Noble and Lower Valley roads. The project is behind schedule due to having to move poles and electric lines, and the crew anticipates opening the road Oct. 30.
Supervisors approved use of some township roads for the Oct. 16 Covered Bridge Run, formerly sponsored by Atglen Borough but now sponsored by the YMCA. Creek Road will be one way, southbound, during the event.
After some discussion, supervisors said Chris Stoltzfus at 6809 White Oak Road could keep his phone shanty on the railroad right-of-way, but move it closer to his house; referred a resident’s questions to the zoning hearing board; and signed planning mylars for Benuel Fisher.
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Robberies worry Quarryville citizens
Quarryville Borough residents told borough council Sept. 7 they are concerned about their families and neighbors following three recent robberies in the borough, including one on East State Street during which a gun was accidentally discharged by the escaping robber.
“I could have been shot,” said 24 E. State St. resident Mike Melma, who went outside after he heard what he described as an “explosion.”
“Are we doing anything to have 24-hour police protection in the borough?” asked Melma.
Jennie Miller of 16 E. State St. said she was also concerned.
“Is this part of a group?” asked Miller.
“Police coverage is something we don’t discuss in public,” said council president Robert Landis, Jr.
Police Chief Ken Work took the residents outside of the meeting to discuss the robberies, which are under investigation.
Mayor Joy Kemper told a reporter following the meeting that borough citizens do have 24-hour police coverage and that if a borough officer is not on duty, and a citizen calls 911, the state police will quickly respond. Kemper said there are only a few hours a week the borough is not covered by its own department.
“You can have 24-hour coverage and it won’t top something like this (a robbery) happening,” said Kemper, chairman of the police committee.
“This is not a policing issue where we need more coverage,” Kemper said. “We’re talking about ways we can get this under control,” she said, referring to the robberies.
Kemper said increasing coverage would be a budgetary issue, and said she would like to remind residents a decade ago the borough was only covered by the state police.
Currently, the Quarryville Police Department, under Work’s leadership, covers four southern end municipalities within a $308,000 budget. The department has four full-time and three part-time officers.
In other police business, Work said the department had responded to 357 incidents during August, including five thefts, six warrants, seven domestic disturbances, three retail theft arrests, and a disorderly conduct arrest. He said all borough employees and council members who may be called in an emergency must attend NIMS compliance training in September.
Borough Manager Al Drayovitch said the Borough Authority is currently updating its Act 537 plan, and will soon have a document for public inspection. He anticipates presenting the new plan to council for a vote in December.
Council member John Wheatley expressed concern about three feet of water which can, he said, lay for three days around an infiltration ditch in the Quarry Ridge development. Council members said last month even though the ditch was in the master plan, they would take no action if the developer regraded the problem, which affects three properties.
Landis said if standing water does become a problem, property owners will be held responsible to prevent mosquito populations and West Nile virus. Drayovitch said he would contact the developer to ask when he plans to fix the problem.
Council and streets committee member Mike Sullenberger said he wants to keep the borough focused on making plans for a Summit Avenue improvement project next year. Landis said the project could cost the borough about $1 million, including water line replacement, storm sewer and curb work. He said the borough will make plans to help residents with financing curb and sidewalk work.
Council also acknowledged a letter from the Huffnagle Park Civic Association thanking the borough for park improvements. The association singled out Bill Lamparter, borough services manager and 20-year borough employee, for his work and problem solving.
Finally, council appointed Brett Curtis and Marc Hargraves as alternate zoning hearing board members through Dec. 31; approved a $310,637 escrow reduction for the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, which now has $3 million in escrow; and approved the first Saturday in June of 2013 to host the Lancaster County Firemen’s Association Convention and Parade.
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“I could have been shot,” said 24 E. State St. resident Mike Melma, who went outside after he heard what he described as an “explosion.”
“Are we doing anything to have 24-hour police protection in the borough?” asked Melma.
Jennie Miller of 16 E. State St. said she was also concerned.
“Is this part of a group?” asked Miller.
“Police coverage is something we don’t discuss in public,” said council president Robert Landis, Jr.
Police Chief Ken Work took the residents outside of the meeting to discuss the robberies, which are under investigation.
Mayor Joy Kemper told a reporter following the meeting that borough citizens do have 24-hour police coverage and that if a borough officer is not on duty, and a citizen calls 911, the state police will quickly respond. Kemper said there are only a few hours a week the borough is not covered by its own department.
“You can have 24-hour coverage and it won’t top something like this (a robbery) happening,” said Kemper, chairman of the police committee.
“This is not a policing issue where we need more coverage,” Kemper said. “We’re talking about ways we can get this under control,” she said, referring to the robberies.
Kemper said increasing coverage would be a budgetary issue, and said she would like to remind residents a decade ago the borough was only covered by the state police.
Currently, the Quarryville Police Department, under Work’s leadership, covers four southern end municipalities within a $308,000 budget. The department has four full-time and three part-time officers.
In other police business, Work said the department had responded to 357 incidents during August, including five thefts, six warrants, seven domestic disturbances, three retail theft arrests, and a disorderly conduct arrest. He said all borough employees and council members who may be called in an emergency must attend NIMS compliance training in September.
Borough Manager Al Drayovitch said the Borough Authority is currently updating its Act 537 plan, and will soon have a document for public inspection. He anticipates presenting the new plan to council for a vote in December.
Council member John Wheatley expressed concern about three feet of water which can, he said, lay for three days around an infiltration ditch in the Quarry Ridge development. Council members said last month even though the ditch was in the master plan, they would take no action if the developer regraded the problem, which affects three properties.
Landis said if standing water does become a problem, property owners will be held responsible to prevent mosquito populations and West Nile virus. Drayovitch said he would contact the developer to ask when he plans to fix the problem.
Council and streets committee member Mike Sullenberger said he wants to keep the borough focused on making plans for a Summit Avenue improvement project next year. Landis said the project could cost the borough about $1 million, including water line replacement, storm sewer and curb work. He said the borough will make plans to help residents with financing curb and sidewalk work.
Council also acknowledged a letter from the Huffnagle Park Civic Association thanking the borough for park improvements. The association singled out Bill Lamparter, borough services manager and 20-year borough employee, for his work and problem solving.
Finally, council appointed Brett Curtis and Marc Hargraves as alternate zoning hearing board members through Dec. 31; approved a $310,637 escrow reduction for the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, which now has $3 million in escrow; and approved the first Saturday in June of 2013 to host the Lancaster County Firemen’s Association Convention and Parade.
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Octorara teachers, board begin labor negotiations
The Octorara Area School Board and the district’s teachers union, the Octorara Area Education Association, have both chosen representation for teacher contract labor negotiations.
Brian Wallace of the Intelligencer Journal reported Sept. 13 Paul Gottlieb, a negotiator for the Pennsylvania State Education Association, will represent the OAEA. The union’s contract expires at the end of the 2010-11 school year.
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/288701
School board members said in a Sept. 13 work session they plan to hire York attorney Benjamin Pratt to represent the school board. Pratt, a shareholder in the CGA Law Firm, specializes in labor, employment and construction law, according to his Web site, www.benjaminlpratt.com.
In other business during the work session school board members revisited the issue of instituting a dress code for students.
School board member Brian Norris said he thinks many parents would support uniforms to avoid early morning conflicts over fashion.
Middle school Principal Elena Wilson said administrators enforce a dress code but called the issue of dealing with inappropriate clothing “a daily battle.
“I tell students this is your place of employment, it’s your job and you have to come to school looking respectable,” Wilson said.
Assistant Superintendent Nancy Bishop said it is still possible for students to break a dress code with uniforms.
Board president Lisa Bowman said before instituting a dress code there would have to be a big groundswell of support from parents, with clear indicators of the reasons for instituting a code.
According to Nelson Stoltzfus of the school board’s facilities committee, the second phase of the high school renovation project is complete and workers are on phase 3, which includes classrooms. He said the new middle school roof was completed on time prior to the start of the school year.
Citizens interested in touring the high school to see renovations may meet board members at the high school at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 for a walk-through.
Homecoming activities are scheduled for this weekend and are listed on the school district’s Web site,
http://www.octorara.k12.pa.us/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1
The school board will next meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, to act on Pratt's hiring and other agenda items.
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Brian Wallace of the Intelligencer Journal reported Sept. 13 Paul Gottlieb, a negotiator for the Pennsylvania State Education Association, will represent the OAEA. The union’s contract expires at the end of the 2010-11 school year.
http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/288701
School board members said in a Sept. 13 work session they plan to hire York attorney Benjamin Pratt to represent the school board. Pratt, a shareholder in the CGA Law Firm, specializes in labor, employment and construction law, according to his Web site, www.benjaminlpratt.com.
In other business during the work session school board members revisited the issue of instituting a dress code for students.
School board member Brian Norris said he thinks many parents would support uniforms to avoid early morning conflicts over fashion.
Middle school Principal Elena Wilson said administrators enforce a dress code but called the issue of dealing with inappropriate clothing “a daily battle.
“I tell students this is your place of employment, it’s your job and you have to come to school looking respectable,” Wilson said.
Assistant Superintendent Nancy Bishop said it is still possible for students to break a dress code with uniforms.
Board president Lisa Bowman said before instituting a dress code there would have to be a big groundswell of support from parents, with clear indicators of the reasons for instituting a code.
According to Nelson Stoltzfus of the school board’s facilities committee, the second phase of the high school renovation project is complete and workers are on phase 3, which includes classrooms. He said the new middle school roof was completed on time prior to the start of the school year.
Citizens interested in touring the high school to see renovations may meet board members at the high school at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 for a walk-through.
Homecoming activities are scheduled for this weekend and are listed on the school district’s Web site,
http://www.octorara.k12.pa.us/education/district/district.php?sectionid=1
The school board will next meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, to act on Pratt's hiring and other agenda items.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Commissioner offers help to Octorara
A Chester County commissioner is the latest regional politician to throw his hat in the ring to help the Octorara Area School District bring economic development and property tax relief to the district.
“The county has similar challenges,“ said Commissioner Terence Farrell, speaking to the school board Aug. 16. “If your requirement to fund PSERs is going to triple, if your taxes go up, then we follow. I‘m responsive to putting some political pressure on people and working with you.”
The rural district, with municipalities in both Lancaster and Chester counties, has been working with economic development experts to attract additional tax revenue by bringing in business and industry.
Administrators and board members are also working with state representatives Bryan Cutler and Tom Houghton to lobby for legislation which would return to the district tax revenue lost from Clean and Green.
“We had a hearing on the issue but it has not come up for a vote yet,” Cutler said in an email.
However, the district is receiving favorable interest from real estate and development consultants, according to Doug Brown, a legislative assistant in Houghton’s office.
Brown said the Octorara Regional Planning Commission and Chester County Economic Development Council hosted more than 60 realtors, development consultants and federal, state and local officials at a July breakfast in Parkesburg.
“The event made Octorara a name for itself to businesses and economic development players,” Brown said. “The subsequent response has been very promising.”
Brown also said the West Chester University Center for Social and Economic Research will soon be using student interns to pursue business leads and interview business prospects.
Farrell told school board members rural Octorara makes the county “a great place to live and raise a family.”
Board President Lisa Bowman told Farrell the demographics of wealth change as one travels west in Chester County.
“Some of our taxpayers really have a burden other people in Chester County don’t have,“ Bowman said.
Octorara homeowners are now facing their largest property tax bills in school district history.
In a related issue, board member Sam Ganow asked district business administrators to look into potential lost tax revenue from Wolf’s Hollow Farm in Atglen.
“There are a couple of private residents in there,” said Ganow. “Are they being taxed?”
The Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation purchased the 650-acre farm from Eugene and Joan Gagliardi in 1996. According to an Aug. 22 story in the Pennsylvania Equestrian, Reins of Life Therapeutic Riding for handicapped children is leasing five acres, a barn, an arena and pastures from the county at Wolf‘s Hollow.
In other business board member Bob Hume took high school principal Scott Rohrer to task during the meeting. Hume said he has been asking for data on high school drop-out and retention rates for a month.
Rohrer said he had the data, but wants to give a presentation in September, after students formerly at risk for dropping out or being held back had taken summer courses.
The school board also approved a new policy on searching of students, their lockers and cars. The updated policy allows an administrator,not any staff member, to search when there is a reasonable suspicion of stolen goods, weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol or dangerous materials.
Finally, the school board approved: spending $15,645 for asbestos removal at the high school; Robin Keevan as a middle school long-term substitute physical education teacher; Kathleen Dikin as a long-term substitute third grade teacher; Matthew Talley as a high school technical education teacher; Gina DiBenedetto as a long-term substitute intermediate school physical education teacher; Matthew Furlong as payroll/accounting supervisor; several classroom assistants; and child-rearing leaves for Sarah Callaway, Dana Coulter, Amanda King and Gwendolen Klotz.
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“The county has similar challenges,“ said Commissioner Terence Farrell, speaking to the school board Aug. 16. “If your requirement to fund PSERs is going to triple, if your taxes go up, then we follow. I‘m responsive to putting some political pressure on people and working with you.”
The rural district, with municipalities in both Lancaster and Chester counties, has been working with economic development experts to attract additional tax revenue by bringing in business and industry.
Administrators and board members are also working with state representatives Bryan Cutler and Tom Houghton to lobby for legislation which would return to the district tax revenue lost from Clean and Green.
“We had a hearing on the issue but it has not come up for a vote yet,” Cutler said in an email.
However, the district is receiving favorable interest from real estate and development consultants, according to Doug Brown, a legislative assistant in Houghton’s office.
Brown said the Octorara Regional Planning Commission and Chester County Economic Development Council hosted more than 60 realtors, development consultants and federal, state and local officials at a July breakfast in Parkesburg.
“The event made Octorara a name for itself to businesses and economic development players,” Brown said. “The subsequent response has been very promising.”
Brown also said the West Chester University Center for Social and Economic Research will soon be using student interns to pursue business leads and interview business prospects.
Farrell told school board members rural Octorara makes the county “a great place to live and raise a family.”
Board President Lisa Bowman told Farrell the demographics of wealth change as one travels west in Chester County.
“Some of our taxpayers really have a burden other people in Chester County don’t have,“ Bowman said.
Octorara homeowners are now facing their largest property tax bills in school district history.
In a related issue, board member Sam Ganow asked district business administrators to look into potential lost tax revenue from Wolf’s Hollow Farm in Atglen.
“There are a couple of private residents in there,” said Ganow. “Are they being taxed?”
The Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation purchased the 650-acre farm from Eugene and Joan Gagliardi in 1996. According to an Aug. 22 story in the Pennsylvania Equestrian, Reins of Life Therapeutic Riding for handicapped children is leasing five acres, a barn, an arena and pastures from the county at Wolf‘s Hollow.
In other business board member Bob Hume took high school principal Scott Rohrer to task during the meeting. Hume said he has been asking for data on high school drop-out and retention rates for a month.
Rohrer said he had the data, but wants to give a presentation in September, after students formerly at risk for dropping out or being held back had taken summer courses.
The school board also approved a new policy on searching of students, their lockers and cars. The updated policy allows an administrator,not any staff member, to search when there is a reasonable suspicion of stolen goods, weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol or dangerous materials.
Finally, the school board approved: spending $15,645 for asbestos removal at the high school; Robin Keevan as a middle school long-term substitute physical education teacher; Kathleen Dikin as a long-term substitute third grade teacher; Matthew Talley as a high school technical education teacher; Gina DiBenedetto as a long-term substitute intermediate school physical education teacher; Matthew Furlong as payroll/accounting supervisor; several classroom assistants; and child-rearing leaves for Sarah Callaway, Dana Coulter, Amanda King and Gwendolen Klotz.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Octorara Fitness Center now open
At 20 minutes in length, the Aug. 9 Octorara Area School Board meeting was hardly a marathon, but residents interested in improving their fitness and trying public use of the district Fitness Center have until Sept. 27 to weigh in on the experiment.
The Fitness Center in the high school opened July 27 and is available under the direction of Athletic Director Jim Weagley from 5:30 to 6:45 a.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. For membership information call Weagley at 610-593-8261. The school board is considering the financial feasibility of ongoing public use of the center.
“I’m cautiously optimistic,” Weagley said, noting 12 residents had joined. “It’s a good start.”
In other facilities matters, board member Nelson Stoltzfus said the middle school roof is nearly complete, the high school parking lot should be paved in the next two weeks, and construction crews are working on additional asbestos abatement discovered during the high school renovation.
School board president Lisa Bowman said she would consider a resident’s suggestion that they allow senior citizens to opt in to the district’s phone system, letting them know about free upcoming music concerts and other events.
Finally, board member Bob Hume said he has had difficulty getting concrete figures regarding high school retention and drop-out rates, and would like that information presented at a board meeting.
The school board next meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 in the middle school multipurpose room. The agenda will likely include a vote on updating the district’s policy which allows the search of student lockers, desks, persons, property and vehicles.
The major change to be voted on would require an administrator, not any staff, to perform the search when there is reasonable suspicion of stolen goods, weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol or dangerous materials.
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The Fitness Center in the high school opened July 27 and is available under the direction of Athletic Director Jim Weagley from 5:30 to 6:45 a.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. For membership information call Weagley at 610-593-8261. The school board is considering the financial feasibility of ongoing public use of the center.
“I’m cautiously optimistic,” Weagley said, noting 12 residents had joined. “It’s a good start.”
In other facilities matters, board member Nelson Stoltzfus said the middle school roof is nearly complete, the high school parking lot should be paved in the next two weeks, and construction crews are working on additional asbestos abatement discovered during the high school renovation.
School board president Lisa Bowman said she would consider a resident’s suggestion that they allow senior citizens to opt in to the district’s phone system, letting them know about free upcoming music concerts and other events.
Finally, board member Bob Hume said he has had difficulty getting concrete figures regarding high school retention and drop-out rates, and would like that information presented at a board meeting.
The school board next meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 in the middle school multipurpose room. The agenda will likely include a vote on updating the district’s policy which allows the search of student lockers, desks, persons, property and vehicles.
The major change to be voted on would require an administrator, not any staff, to perform the search when there is reasonable suspicion of stolen goods, weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol or dangerous materials.
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Quarryville police expand coverage
Quarryville Borough police are now providing community policing services for four southern end municipalities.
Borough Council Aug. 2 unanimously approved an intermunicipal agreement with Eden Township to provide 20 hours of coverage per month. Chief Ken Work said the hours will be billed at the cost of 130 percent of the salaries of the officers who provide the coverage.
In addition to covering Quarryville, Work’s department also polices Providence and East Drumore townships. Providence pays $25,000 annually for police coverage. Work said the department has been covering East Drumore, which includes the TownsEdge Shopping Center, on a less formal basis.
Borough council asked Work to formalize their work in East Drumore, performed under contract since the early 1990s, with an intermunicipal agreement like those signed with Providence and Eden townships.
The Quarryville police department is operating within a $308,000 2010 budget and has four full-time officers, including Chief Work. In executive session Aug. 2 the department hired its third part-time police officer, Ryan Lawrence.
In other business, borough council turned down Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community’s request for an exception to borough policy to purchase and lock in the price of 36 water and sewer tapping fees, but pay the fees in quarterly installments over the next year. QPRC will soon begin Phase 1 (36 units) of its planned 180-unit expansion.
Council anticipates the Borough Authority will next month raise its sewer tapping fee from $7,000 to $8,400, and locking in and paying quarterly would have saved QPRC about $52,000, according to Borough Manager Al Drayovitch Jr.
“They are the borough’s largest employer,” said council member Richard Aument. “They don’t ask the borough for a lot.”
“Traditionally we have not done installment plans,” said council President Robert Landis Jr. “To get the savings they want to get they should pay 100 percent up front.”
“They are a great employer but we have to be consistent,” said council member Joanne Platt.
Council voted against approving an exception.
On the advice of ARRO engineers and its solicitor, Joselle Cleary, council said they will take no action if Quarry Ridge developers fill in an infiltration basin in the development.
Finally, council: learned the borough will receive $7,500 from FEMA for February emergency snow removal costs; approved use of Huffnagle Park for a worship concert by New Providence Church of God on Aug. 13; paid a $46,583 bill for the recent water storage tank rehabilitation; approved about two hours of Quarryville Police coverage to monitor the upcoming SECA 5K Run; approved an extension until July 1, 2013 for Southern End Self Storage to finish its project; and approved a sewer service agreement for 309 Slate Lane in Quarry Ridge.
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Borough Council Aug. 2 unanimously approved an intermunicipal agreement with Eden Township to provide 20 hours of coverage per month. Chief Ken Work said the hours will be billed at the cost of 130 percent of the salaries of the officers who provide the coverage.
In addition to covering Quarryville, Work’s department also polices Providence and East Drumore townships. Providence pays $25,000 annually for police coverage. Work said the department has been covering East Drumore, which includes the TownsEdge Shopping Center, on a less formal basis.
Borough council asked Work to formalize their work in East Drumore, performed under contract since the early 1990s, with an intermunicipal agreement like those signed with Providence and Eden townships.
The Quarryville police department is operating within a $308,000 2010 budget and has four full-time officers, including Chief Work. In executive session Aug. 2 the department hired its third part-time police officer, Ryan Lawrence.
In other business, borough council turned down Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community’s request for an exception to borough policy to purchase and lock in the price of 36 water and sewer tapping fees, but pay the fees in quarterly installments over the next year. QPRC will soon begin Phase 1 (36 units) of its planned 180-unit expansion.
Council anticipates the Borough Authority will next month raise its sewer tapping fee from $7,000 to $8,400, and locking in and paying quarterly would have saved QPRC about $52,000, according to Borough Manager Al Drayovitch Jr.
“They are the borough’s largest employer,” said council member Richard Aument. “They don’t ask the borough for a lot.”
“Traditionally we have not done installment plans,” said council President Robert Landis Jr. “To get the savings they want to get they should pay 100 percent up front.”
“They are a great employer but we have to be consistent,” said council member Joanne Platt.
Council voted against approving an exception.
On the advice of ARRO engineers and its solicitor, Joselle Cleary, council said they will take no action if Quarry Ridge developers fill in an infiltration basin in the development.
Finally, council: learned the borough will receive $7,500 from FEMA for February emergency snow removal costs; approved use of Huffnagle Park for a worship concert by New Providence Church of God on Aug. 13; paid a $46,583 bill for the recent water storage tank rehabilitation; approved about two hours of Quarryville Police coverage to monitor the upcoming SECA 5K Run; approved an extension until July 1, 2013 for Southern End Self Storage to finish its project; and approved a sewer service agreement for 309 Slate Lane in Quarry Ridge.
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State police visiting county municipalities
Sgt. Greg Riek of the Pennsylvania State Police told Sadsbury Township supervisors Aug. 3 officers and staff from Troop J plan to regularly visit five southern end municipalities to answer citizen questions and concerns.
Riek said Commander Brenda Bernot is asking patrol unit officers from Troop J to attend meetings in Bart, Eden, East Drumore, Providence and Sadsbury townships. Riek said staff from the Criminal Investigation Unit and other staff will also attend public meetings in other county municipalities.
“There’s no guarantee we will be at every township meeting,” Riek said. “We do want to be there to answer any resident questions and concerns that might come up.”
While Riek did not identify specific issues in Sadsbury Township, he said there are problem hot spots and a high number of crashes at the intersections of Routes 30 and 41, at Belmont Road and Route 30, and at Route 741 and Route 30.
In a related matter, resident Randy Buckwalter complained that since the intersection of Simmontown Road and Route 41 were improved and opened, traffic has been “flying” up the road. Supervisors agreed to contact the state to request Watch Children signs to slow traffic.
Roadmaster Jeff Nickel announced White Oak Road will be closed between Lower Valley and Noble roads until approximately Aug. 30. The road crew is leveling a knob on the road which was a danger to teams and traffic.
Supervisors are requesting to borrow a traffic counter from Bart Township to complete a study following complaints from Jackson Road residents about speeding cars.
Finally, supervisors: noted Jeff Williams was granted a home occupation permit for wood working in his 500-square-foot workshop at White Oak Road and Route 372; signed planning modules for John Stoltzfus Jr. and Samuel Esh; and agreed to send to PP&L questions from township attorney Frank Mincarelli about the strip of land adjacent to the the township building which the municipality would like to purchase.
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Riek said Commander Brenda Bernot is asking patrol unit officers from Troop J to attend meetings in Bart, Eden, East Drumore, Providence and Sadsbury townships. Riek said staff from the Criminal Investigation Unit and other staff will also attend public meetings in other county municipalities.
“There’s no guarantee we will be at every township meeting,” Riek said. “We do want to be there to answer any resident questions and concerns that might come up.”
While Riek did not identify specific issues in Sadsbury Township, he said there are problem hot spots and a high number of crashes at the intersections of Routes 30 and 41, at Belmont Road and Route 30, and at Route 741 and Route 30.
In a related matter, resident Randy Buckwalter complained that since the intersection of Simmontown Road and Route 41 were improved and opened, traffic has been “flying” up the road. Supervisors agreed to contact the state to request Watch Children signs to slow traffic.
Roadmaster Jeff Nickel announced White Oak Road will be closed between Lower Valley and Noble roads until approximately Aug. 30. The road crew is leveling a knob on the road which was a danger to teams and traffic.
Supervisors are requesting to borrow a traffic counter from Bart Township to complete a study following complaints from Jackson Road residents about speeding cars.
Finally, supervisors: noted Jeff Williams was granted a home occupation permit for wood working in his 500-square-foot workshop at White Oak Road and Route 372; signed planning modules for John Stoltzfus Jr. and Samuel Esh; and agreed to send to PP&L questions from township attorney Frank Mincarelli about the strip of land adjacent to the the township building which the municipality would like to purchase.
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