EAST MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

 

 

Meeting of the Board – June 4, 2007

 

 

Chairman Cuyler H. Walker called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Township Building with a pledge of allegiance.  Board members Richard P. S. Hannum. Robert F. Weer, Eddie G. Caudill, and Richard E. Hicks were also present, as was Solicitor Frone Crawford, Jr. 

 

Minutes of May 7, 2007.  By unanimous vote (5-0), the minutes were approved as prepared.

 

Public Comment Period.  There were no comments/questions.

 

Dr. Randy Eckman Escrow Release.  By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board approved the release of $34,168.50, representing the final draw for the construction improvements.

 

Stengel Welding Escrow Release # 9.  By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board approved the release of $36,661.85, leaving a balance of $14,788.20.

 

St. Michael Lutheran Church – Establish Escrow Account.  By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board accepted the engineer’s recommendation and established the public construction escrow at $153,530.

 

Genereux Funeral Home.  By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board accepted the recommendation of escrow for improvements in the amount of $92,440.

 

Kennett Area Park & Recreation Request for Additional Funding. Claire Finfrock, Mark Piacentino and Joe Meola, who presented an agreement providing for a ten-year advance on annual contributions to the Recreation Association.  The total to be transmitted in 2007 is $15,000, with the understanding that East Marlborough will have met its commitment for ten years, although Ms. Finfrock noted that the Association reserves the option of coming back in subsequent years for additional requests.  The Board approved the advance by unanimous vote (5-0).

 

Alonzo – Agricultural Security District.  Resolution 07-13.  Following discussion on the merits and controls of the Ag Security District, the Board voted unanimously (5-0) to approve Resolution 07-13, providing for 11.5 acres of Alonzo property, located along Schoolhouse Road,  to be included in the District.

 

 

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Resolution 07-11 – Planning Modules for Kennett Chevrolet.  By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board adopted the resolution, providing for sewer hook up for the proposed Kennett Chevrolet, along Route One.

 

Certificates of Appropriateness:  By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board approved the Certificates for the following applications:

            Mooberry’s Building – 5 Cemetery Lanefor signage for the proposed retail uses, and

            Kinter Building808 Wollaston Roadfor an addition to the garage.

 

Resolution 07-12 – Application for Traffic Signal at Route 82 and Route One Overpass.  This application provides for signalizing the intersection at the ramp for vehicles exiting Route One (Northbound) and Route 82.    Pending PennDOT approval of the signal, Traffic Planning and Design will begin the design of the signal and widening of the exit ramp.

 

Bids for Road Work.  Bids were received through the Kennett Area Regional Cooperative.  The following low bids and contracts were approved by unanimous vote (5-0). 

            Oiling and Chipping      Asphalt Industries                     $204,115.10

            Paving                          Allan Myers                              $  34,816.95

 

URS Request to Waive Conflict.  Mark Prouty of URS and Spence Andress have worked together on other projects, and the discussion about providing public sewers for four new units and some existing houses along Route 926 will involve Spence Andress, who is working for the developer, Mike Pia.  The Board voted unanimously (5-0) to waive any potential conflict so that URS, the Township consulting engineer, can represent us in those planning sessions.

 

Cell Tower in Unionville at Ball Fields.  Eddie Caudill is negotiating with a provider to locate a new tower at the most northwestern spot on the URA fields.  The supervisors requested elevation drawings showing the height of the tower within the existing terrain.

 

Bills.  By unanimous vote (5-0), the attached list of invoices was approved, with the following totals:

                        General Fund                            $23,562.86

                        Payroll                                      $52,446.92

                        Sewer Fund                              $15,616.23

                        Development Fund                   $  4,716.45

 

 

 

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Treasurer’s Report.  By unanimous vote (5-0), the Board accepted the attached report, as prepared.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m., at which point the supervisors went into executive session with the solicitor to discuss a pending legal matter.

 

EAST MARLBOROUGH TOWNSHIP

 

 

 

Jane R. Laslo, Manager/Secretary