May 19, 2008

The regular monthly meeting of the Mahoning Township Supervisors was held this evening at the Township Municipal Building at 5:30 PM.

Members of the Board present:

            Christine DeLong, Chairperson

            Ron Miller, Vice-Chairman

            William Earlston, Supervisor

Also attending were:

            David Shope, Jr., Chief of Police          Henry Eyer, Jr. Street Group Leader

            John Mazich, Uni-Tec                           Christina Mensch, ZO/UCC

            Attorney David Noon for Township Solicitor

            John Eric, Press Enterprise                    Jamie North, Danville News

PUBLIC COMMENT:  None

MINUTES AND TREASURER’S REPORT for April were approved by the Board with no alterations or corrections, motion Mr. Miller, second Mr. Earlston.

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

SOLICITOR:  None

ZONING/UCC:  Submitted May report of permits issued.

POLICE DEPARTMENT:  Submitted May report.

STREET DEPARTMENT:  Submitted May report from workshop.

ENGINEER’S REPORT:  May report required no action by the Board, however, John advised that the water runoff issues he reviewed were not township problems, but involve adjacent property owners, and said he would be sending memos to each of them this week.

TRAFFIC STUDY is on hold until the township can determine who all will participate, and set the scope of the study.  Geisinger, Danville Borough and Montour County have all been invited to be part of the study, however, Geisinger is the only one who has expressed interest.  The County has not yet met to discuss the issue, but the Borough faxed a letter just this afternoon declining.

HAGGERTY MINING:  Nothing has been submitted to the township, but a date for the DEP public hearing has been set at the Montour County Court House on June 3, 2008

OLD BUSINESS

VILLA STREET BRUSH DUMPING POLICY was changed this evening by the Board.  A motion was made by Mr. Miller, seconded by Mr. Earlston that will restrict residents to one load of brush per week.  All other rules remain the same.

BLOOM ROAD CLOSURE for PA DOT culvert work is on schedule and should begin June 9, 2008.  Chief asked the reporters to tell residents to follow the detours, rather than look for shortcuts.

TOWNSHIP CELL PHONE DROP OFF requested by Robert Lenig at our last meeting was discussed by the Board, but since the Woman’s Center is in need of used cell phones, the Board agreed that this should be the point for same.

NEW BUSINESS

CHEROKEE PHARMACEUTICALS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT between the plant the township and the Fire Company remains the same, however since the plant’s name changed from Merck & Company to Cherokee Pharmaceuticals a new agreement was provided.  Mr. Miller motioned in favor of signing the new agreement, Mr. Earlston seconded.  The Fire Chief has also approved same.

PART-TIME INSPECTION HELP was approved at our last regular meeting, this evening the Board further agreed to check with temp agencies to fill the position, motion Mr. Miller, second Mr. Earlston.

FIRE HYDRANTS:  A gentlemen from the Whisper Hills Development saw a significant reduction in his insurance rates due to the fact that there are hydrants in his development, and he asked that the secretary pass this information on so that his neighbors may also save some money.

DUMPSTER DAY tentative date set for 2009, Saturday, April 18.

With no further business to come before the Board, Mr. Miller motioned in favor of paying the bills and payrolls for May and also to adjourn, Mr. Earlston seconded.