WEST
HANOVER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
7171 ALLENTOWN BOULEVARD, HARRISBURG, PA 17112
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2001, 7 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING
Chairman Zimmerman called the March 5, 2001 regular meeting of the West Hanover Township Board of Supervisors to order at 7:02 p.m., followed by the invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance.
Gloria J. Zimmerman, Chairman
Kenneth W. Gross, Vice Chairman
Earl B. Hoffman, Sr., Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
Robert R. Jones, Supervisor
Stephen L. Millard, Supervisor
Carl Hetterer, Terrann Drive. Mr. Hetterer said he would like to see the Water and Sewer Authority Minutes available on the website. Mrs. Zimmerman asked Mr. Rimer to request the Minutes from the Water and Sewer Authority. Mr. Rimer said he would do so.
Raymond McClain, 7939 Rider Lane. Mr. McClain said he read an article in The Paxton Herald, which stated that the residents on Terrann Drive, Hollow Drive, and Sandy Hollow Road would have their sewers installed at no charge. Mr. McClain said if that was the case, then he was requesting a refund on the $2,600 tapping and connection fees he had to pay.
Mr. Millard asked Bob Kimmel of The Paxton Herald, who was in the audience, if he wrote the article that appeared in the paper. Mr. Kimmel said he did not write the article and that he did not know who did.
Jim Johnson, President of the West Hanover Fire Company. Mr. Johnson said he wanted to let the Board know that he received a letter voicing some concerns about how the Fire Company handled fire tax dollars. He said he met with Mr. Rimer during the week of February 26 and wanted to publicly thank Mr. Rimer for meeting with him. Mr. Johnson said the Fire Company would be on the agenda on March 19 to present ideas on how to handle the fire tax and address some of the concerns about co-mingling of funds. Mr. Johnson assured the Board that the Fire Company was not attempting to hide anything from the Township. He said most of the fire tax money was used to purchase equipment and apparatus and that any member of the Board was welcome to visit any of the three firehouses.
Mr. Johnson said he had submitted another summary of the fire tax showing the 1999 delinquent fire taxes as well as the tax funds received in 2000. Mr. Johnson said he gave the report to Mr. Rimer for distribution to the Board members.
Mrs. Zimmerman asked if the report was in reply to the letter he received from Mr. Millard. Mr. Johnson said it was through that letter that he came to the Township to discuss some concerns.
Mrs. Zimmerman voiced some concern with the fact that Mr. Millard’s letter said that she was present at the meeting but that, in fact, she had walked in on a private meeting. She said she did not have any concerns with the Fire Company and thanked Mr. Johnson for his professional manner.
Mr. Hoffman said he didn’t believe the Board had a problem with the Fire Company and assured Mr. Johnson that the Township would work in whatever way necessary so that no one got hurt.
Mr. Johnson said he believed that the relationship between the Fire Company and the Township was very good and that he wished to continue that relationship, but that he had been taken aback by some of the statement made in Mr. Millard’s letter. He said he hoped Mr. Millard’s statements did not reflect the opinion of the entire Board.
Mr. Millard responded saying that he apologized if his letter offended Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson said he personally took offense to the letter regarding the question of professionalism and also the issue of being straightforward with the residents. Mr. Johnson said he did not believe either statement was warranted.
Mr. Millard said his reference to being straightforward pertained to the fire tax that the residents pay to support the Fire Company. He said if additional monies were taken from Township funds, then that represented additional money the taxpayers were paying that they were not aware of.
Mr. Johnson said that it was clearly shown on the bill lists at the Township meetings that the Township paid for the Fire Company’s fuel. He said to the best of his knowledge that had always been the procedure and said that if the Township wished to change that policy then it only needed to tell the Fire Company and give them some time to plan accordingly.
Mr. Millard said he was under the impression that Mr. Johnson had agreed with him about certain things when they were at the meeting with Mr. Rimer. Mr. Johnson said the Fire Company was not trying to be deceitful.
Mr. Millard said that he didn’t mean to imply that the Fire Company was doing anything sneaky but simply wanted to point out that the residents were paying out Township funds in addition to the fire tax they paid.
Mrs. Zimmerman said that it was her opinion that any letter that went to anyone in the Township concerning a problem should be from the Board and not one specific member. She said she would read the letter after the public hearings.
[At 7:15 p.m., the public hearings began.]
Article 1-Title, Article 2-Definitions and Article 5-FRA (Flexible Rural Agriculture). A court reporter was present to record the public hearing. A copy of the transcript is attached to the Minutes.
Mr. Millard moved, seconded by Mr. Jones, to approve the amendments. The motion was unanimously approved.
Article 17-Open Space Residential and Nonresidential. A court reporter was present to record the public hearing. A copy of the transcript is attached to the Minutes.
Following discussion, it was agreed by consensus to add this item to the agenda for the workshop meeting on March 12, 2001.
Mr. Millard moved, seconded by Mr. Jones, to table the amendment to Article 17. The motion was unanimously approved.
Amendment to S&LD Ordinance-Article VI Section 173-37 – Park and Recreation Land Dedication Requirement. A court reporter was present to record the public hearing. A copy of the transcript is attached to the Minutes.
Mr. Millard moved, seconded by Mr. Jones, to adopt Ordinance 2001-3 as amended. The motion was unanimously approved.
Public Meeting for Act 537 Augmentation Plan. This item tabled until April 2, 2001 as advertised.
Ruth Shields, 837 Pheasant Road. Mrs. Shields read from a paper that was distributed to residents in May 1999 regarding the Fire Company. Mrs. Shields said that she knew of no one in the Township that sponsored and supported the Fire Company more than Mrs. Zimmerman, except perhaps for Pat Cassel.
Bill McCahan, Jonestown Road. Mr. McCahan said he wanted to correct two items on the bill list. He said the bill list showed an invoice to pay for hats for the Fire Company; he said the hats were purchased for the Fire Police. Mr. Rimer said that item had been coded correctly but acknowledged the correction. Mr. McCahan also said that the Verizon bill for the Fire Company should be charged to the EMA line item in the budget. Mr. Rimer said he would have Mrs. Martin review that item as well as make sure that all previous bills were coded correctly.
Beth Carricato, 699 Knight Road. Mrs. Carricato said she also believed the article in The Paxton Herald was extremely misleading. She said the article implied quite the opposite of what was going to happen to those residents on Terrann Drive. She said if anybody was discriminated against, it was not the current sewer users but the future users. She said she would still like to hear from Mr. Young.
Mrs. Carricato said that according to the CET report, the people were going to be required to do exactly what the Board assured them they would not have to do. She said it was her understanding that the $9,600 did not even include the tapping fees and any other incidental fees.
Bob Kimmel, The Paxton Herald. Mr. Kimmel said he was a taxpayer in the Township. He said that any article that he wrote for The Paxton Herald carried his name. He said he did not review all of the articles that were written for the paper and that he could not speak to the specific one in question because he hadn’t read it himself. He said if there was a misunderstanding about anything he had written, then he would like someone to come and talk to him about it, but he went on to say that he couldn’t speak for other people.
Donald Steinmeier, 11 North Fairville Avenue. Mr. Steinmeier said there definitely had been an error in the article printed in The Paxton Herald and that he believed the public had been misled. He said the Board of Supervisors had indicated at previous meetings that the new sewer users hopefully would pay the same rate as the other residents paid in 1996 and 1997, which was $2,600 plus whatever the cost was to connect from the street to the house.
He said it was his recollection that the Board was looking for some relief from the Water and Sewer Authority. He said the current ratepayers had paid into the Authority’s treasury and therefore it was time that the supervisors let the Chairman of the Authority know how to spend the West Hanover Township ratepayers’ money.
Mr. Steinmeier said the Authority had $1.5 million and that the money could be used to help hold down the costs. He said Mr. Gross had indicated at an earlier meeting that the Authority should pay at least $250,000 toward the project.
Mrs. Zimmerman said that with three developers putting in some of the lines that at least the people on Terrann had a 100 percent chance of getting sewer. She said she was sure that they would only be required to pay their tapping fee, their plumber’s fee, and their monthly fee.
Carl Hetterer, 7025 Terrann Drive. Mr. Hetterer said that at the meeting Mr. Yingst held with the residents in the Terrann Drive area he had indicated that if the school went in, it would be required to run a line down Piketown Road to the pumping station and that since he would not have to foot the cost of that line, he would be willing to run the line to the bottom of Terrann Drive at his expense. Mr. Hetterer said it was his opinion that the Board needed to table the matter until such time as it knew for sure whether or not the school would be coming to West Hanover Township. Mr. Hetterer said the residents living on Terrann Drive would not be able to sell their homes if a new owner knew he/she would have to pay $9,600 to connect to the sewer.
Mrs. Zimmerman said that the 537 Plan Augmentation would give the people on Terrann Drive a 100 percent chance of being connected to the public sewer. She said residents in that area had septic problems and that if the SEO would require them to replace their septic systems, it would cost much more than $9,600. However, Mrs. Zimmerman assured Mr. Hetterer that the Board was going to do everything possible so that the residents would not have to pay $9,600.
Mr. Hetterer said that approximately 420 homes were going to be built in the area and that the Sewer Authority would realize income of over $2 million from those new homes. He said that he and other residents gave up their urban setting when they agreed to the rezoning of the property Mr. Yingst purchased. He went on to say that prior to the rezoning, the Board guaranteed the residents they would not have to pay anymore than anyone else did when they connected to the public sewer. He said he hoped the Board would stand by its word.
Mr. Millard said he agreed that the residents in that area should not be penalized because that particular area was not chosen to be in the original sewer plan. Mr. Hetterer said sewer was not supposed to happen for 20 years in the original 537 Plan.
Mrs. Zimmerman said that Mr. Hetterer and the other residents should attend the Water and Sewer Authority meeting on March 20.
Raymond McClain, 7939 Rider Lane. Mr. McClain said that since the Sewer Authority was so rich, it should repay the $589,000 that the Township gave in order to get the sewer project going in 1986.
Mr. Millard said the Township is currently trying to get a transmission agreement with Lower Paxton Township. He said the Township would like to sell the capacity.
Mr. Gross pointed out that the Township owned the sewer capacity at Swatara not the Authority.
Mr. Jones said the capacity at Swatara would be paid in full in 2002. He said the Township owned the capacity but that it didn’t have the lines to convey the waste.
Beth Carricato, 699 Knight Road. Mrs. Carricato said it would have been nice to have the residents of the affected area present when the engineer had attended the last meeting. She said she thought it was interesting that when Mr. Wendle was asked who contributed to the wording for CET Engineering, the Board was told that the Authority had advised him to do this or that. Mrs. Carricato said that the instructions given by the “Authority” were not on record. She said the Board needed to ponder the question “If the Authority as an Authority didn’t advise Mr. Wendle to put that in, then who did?”
Gloria Zimmerman. Mrs. Zimmerman read the letter from Mr. Millard to the Fire Company (a copy of the letter is attached to the Minutes).
Mrs. Zimmerman announced that a fundraiser for J. T. Duke was scheduled to be held at the Progress Fire Company on March 18.
Mrs. Zimmerman said the road crew did an excellent job with the road during the recent storm.
Earl Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman said he made an effort to get the blueprints for the Township building and find a direction for the community building. Mrs. Zimmerman said that item was on the agenda for discussion later in the meeting.
Ken Gross – No comment.
Steve Millard. Mr. Millard asked if it was inappropriate for a supervisor to send a letter similar to the one he sent to the Fire Company. Mrs. Zimmerman said it was her opinion that if a letter was going to be sent, it should come from the Board. She said the private meeting that Mr. Millard participated in with Mr. Rimer and Mr. Johnson should have been a Board meeting. Mr. Yost said that the Board members were elected individually and that as long as any one of the Board members did not represent himself/herself as speaking for the entire Board, he/she would be entitled to do what Mr. Millard did. Mr. Millard said that perhaps he should put a disclaimer on any future letters he might write. Mrs. Zimmerman suggested that he not use the word “we” in the content of the letter.
Mr. Millard said that Senate Bill 712 was an amendment to the Authorities Act of 1945 that removed the non-residency requirements for authority members. Mr. Millard passed out some information to the other Board members. Mr. Millard went on to say that Senate Bill 712 changed the wording in the Authorities Act to say that authority members now had to be residents of the township where they served. Mr. Jones read portions of the Bill for the benefit of the audience. Mr. Millard said the Bill was signed by Governor Ridge and became law on February 20, 2001. Mr. Millard said the Bill provided for removal of non-resident authority members or the non-resident authority member could remain on the authority for the duration of
his/her term but no longer be a voting member or participate in decision-making. He/she could simply be a consultant. Mr. Millard went on to highlight what some other townships had done since the Bill became law. Mr. Millard said it was clear that Mr. Young should be removed from the Authority since he did not reside in West Hanover Township. Mr. Yost said that Mr. Millard had discussed this matter with him but that he was still researching the issue and would have a legal opinion ready by the next regular Board meeting. By consensus, the Board agreed to wait for Mr. Yost’s opinion before making a decision.
Bob Jones. Mr. Jones said he wanted to make some comments regarding the article in The Paxton Herald. He said the 537 Plan Augmentation was done by the Sewer Authority’s engineer and that the only input the Board of Supervisors had was that it would get to pay the bill. He said everything in the Augmentation Plan was done by CET or by the Sewer Authority. He said he heard every Board member, including Mrs. Zimmerman and Mr. Gross, say that they believed that the people on Terrann Drive should not be required to pay any more money than anyone else that connected to the sewer. He said the Board authorized the advertisement with the understanding that the Board was advertising for a hearing and the purpose of that hearing would be to move forward and that the meeting would give citizens an opportunity to come forward and speak to the issue. He said the article in The Paxton Herald made it appear that he, Ken Gross, and Steve Millard were in favor of the residents paying just the $2,100 tapping fee and that Gloria Zimmerman and Earl Hoffman were in favor of the Authority not paying for the project. He said there was no truth to the article. He said he believed the tapping fee should be the same as everybody else.
Regular Meeting, February 5, 2001. Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to approve the February 5, 2001 Minutes. The motion was unanimously approved.
Workshop Meeting, February 12, 2001. Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to approve the February 12, 2001 Minutes. The motion was approved 4-0, with Mr. Jones abstaining, as he was not present for the workshop.
Regular Meeting, February 20, 2001. Mrs. Martin informed the Board that the Minutes would be ready for the next meeting.
General Fund Balance as of March 2, 2001 $606,571.82
Liquid Fuels Balance as of March 2, 2001 $275,110.81
Deposit on February 2, 2001 $ 37,375.70
Deposit on February 9, 2001 $ 13,672.73
Deposit on February 15, 2001 $ 3,410.41
Deposit on February 23, 2001 $ 13,878.74
Deposit on March 2, 2001 $ 6,258.61
Less Payroll 2/23/01 Net: $10,932.62 Gross: $ 14,860.67
Less Vouchers to be approved 3/5/01 $ 44,860.67
Total invoices that could be paid with Liquid Fuels funds $ 477.01
Mr. Hoffman moved, seconded by Mr. Gross, to pay the payroll. The motion was unanimously approved.
Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to pay the vouchers. The motion was unanimously approved.
Mr. Jones raised a question about the invoice from National Inspection Agency in the amount of $3,804.50. Mr. Rimer said that represented the inspections performed by Jim Quiggley. Mr. Jones said it was his opinion that the Township had to work at eliminating the high costs for the inspections.
Mr. Jones also questioned the bill for Pennsylvania American Water Company. Mr. Rimer explained that there was a leak but that it had been repaired.
Mr. Jones asked about the 2000 pension true up. Mr. Rimer explained that at the end of each year the Board authorized a pension contribution based on the State Aid, which was an estimated amount from the MMO. He said an additional contribution, or a true up, had to be made following completion of the W-2s. He said the amount also included the pension contributions for the Authority employees and that the Township would request reimbursement of those funds.
#00.025 Manada Gap Full Gospel Mission – Final Land Development Plan. Jeff Staub of Dauphin Engineering, Pastor Briggs and John Geesaman from the church, were present.
Mr. Rimer said the plan was for construction of a new multi-purpose facility, which was being constructed on Appleby Road. Mr. Rimer said the plan required two waivers and several contingencies for approval. He said the church had also gone before the Zoning Hearing Board for two variances.
Mr. Staub said the Board of Supervisors had granted a Conditional Use Permit for the site. He said the Zoning Hearing Board granted two variances, one reducing the amount of screening required on the property and the other for reduction of the number of parking spaces. He said all of the comments had been addressed.
Mrs. Zimmerman asked about the variance for screening. Mr. Staub said that the ordinance required screening to be planted around the perimeter of the property and that the Zoning Hearing Board restricted the amount of screening to some areas that were adjacent to Appleby Road, next to Mrs. Binkley’s property and Pastor Briggs’ property. Mr. Jones said it was his recollection that the Zoning Hearing Board granted the variance so the church would not have to screen in a vacant field behind the building but that the church agreed to provide screening if and when that field would be developed.
Mrs. Zimmerman asked about the cost of the screening that the church would have to do. Mr. Staub said the cost would be approximately $30,000. He said the Township’s ordinance required a registered landscape architect to provide an estimate of the cost. Mrs. Zimmerman asked if she was to understand the church would have to pay $30,000 to put trees on a mountain around the church. Mr. Staub answered in the affirmative.
Mrs. Zimmerman asked what the cost of the building would be. Mr. Greesaman, chairman of the Building Committee, said the cost would be approximately $250,000 plus the $30,000 for screening.
Pastor Briggs said that when the plans were first brought in several neighbors had asked for trees to be planted in designated areas. He said those neighbors were present and were willing to speak to the matter if the Board wished. Two of the neighbors spoke saying that they had requested some type of trees to be planted but said they would have been satisfied with some arborvitae rather than red maples and dogwoods. Randy Beers of 8020 Appleby Road said she thought that those types of trees would probably not survive in the area they were required to be planted because of the severe winds that are experienced in that part of the Township. Another neighbor, Bill Ostermyer, said he wasn’t concerned about having trees planted, as he was concerned about water run-off from the church property on to his property.
Mr. Rimer said the screening ordinance was fairly tough. Mr. Jones responded by saying he thought it was ridiculous. Mrs. Zimmerman said she believed the Board needed to review some of the ordinances to make them more user friendly and more practical to the different areas of the Township since West Hanover had areas for residential, industrial, and commercial. She said some of the ordinances were not designed with everyone in mind. Mrs. Zimmerman said she thought it impractical to have to spend $30,000 to plant shrubbery and/or trees that would not survive in the areas they were planted and then have to be continually replaced by the church.
Mr. Yost said he understood that the Board wanted to help the church but reminded the Board that if it was a commercial property being constructed in that area, most likely everyone would want to see the required screening. Mr. Yost did say that he found some of the Township’s ordinances to be rather strict considering West Hanover was considered a rural community. He suggested that perhaps the Board needed to look at the ordinances.
Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, for the Manada Gap Full Gospel Mission final land development plan #00.025 to have the Board of Supervisors waive the West Hanover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance for preliminary plan requirements, two-foot contours, and direct the Planning Commission memorandum be incorporated into and made part of this motion. The motion was unanimously approved.
Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr.
Hoffman, to approve the Manada Gap Full Gospel Mission final land development
plan #00.025, tax parcel #68-005-015, contingent upon certification of
ownership and dedicatory statements were signed by the owners, verification of
survey monuments and markers by the Township Engineer, approval of the sewage
exemption by the Department of Environmental Resources, approval of the erosion
and sedimentation control plan by Dauphin County Conservation District,
verification of completion of the lighting requirements for the plan, and
corrections recommended by the Township Staff, Township Engineer, and Dauphin
County Planning Commission were incorporated into the plan. The motion was unanimously approved.
Sewer Connection Enforcement Activities (Actions). Mr. Yost said there was no current activity.
Proposed Amendments to Chapter 85 – Burning, Open. Mr. Yost suggested that the Board table this item until such time as he could review the amendments and have all comments incorporated into a final form.
Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr. Millard, to table this item. The motion was unanimously approved.
OLDS Ordinance Revision Related to Pumping Precincts and Timing of the Pumping Notices. Mr. Rimer said this item was ready for action and requested that the Board vote to hold a public hearing on April 16, 2001 at 7:15 p.m.
Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mr. Millard, to hold a public hearing on April 16, 2001 at 7:15 p.m. The motion was unanimously approved.
Authorize Lease/Purchase of a Township Copier Machine. Mr. Rimer reviewed the material that was enclosed with the Board packet and asked the Board to authorize staff to lease a new copier.
Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to authorize staff to lease a new copier. The motion was unanimously approved.
Township Property/Building Projects Update. Mr. Hoffman said his plan was to explore the feasibility of constructing an all-purpose building. Mr. Jones said he would be prepared at the next meeting to present a plan for formation of a Long-Range Planning Committee.
Request for Extension of the Four-Year Pumping Requirement. Mr. Rimer said that Casper Kohler requested an extension of the four-year pumping requirement.
Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to grant a two-year extension of the pumping requirement. The motion was unanimously approved.
Resolution 2001-26 – Authorize Administrative Revisions to 2001 Budget. Mr. Rimer said the resolution would allow him and/or the Secretary/Treasurer to make administrative revisions to the 2001 budget.
Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mr. Millard, to adopt Resolution 2001-26. The motion was unanimously approved.
Resolution 2001-27. Mr. Rimer said the resolution would appoint Dave Wickenheiser as Assistant to the Roadmater/Public Properties Superintendent. He said the Board had discussed the matter at Executive Session and agreed to increase Mr. Wickenheiser’s hourly rate by 25 cents.
Mr. Gross moved, seconded by Mr. Hoffman, to adopt Resolution 2001-27. The motion was unanimously approved.
Authorize Sale of Township Equipment. Mr. Rimer said that Mr. Harman had identified several pieces of obsolete equipment in the Public Works Department and that he was seeking authorization to advertise the sale of the following items: (1) 6’ Flail Mower (recommended minimum bid of $500); (2) small “walk behind” roller (recommended minimum bid of $900); and (3) air compressor (not functional) (recommended minimum bid of $200).
Mr. Hoffman moved, seconded by Mr. Gross, to authorize the sale of the specified equipment. The motion was unanimously approved.
Motion for Date Change for Open House to April 28, 2001. Mr. Rimer said the Board had previously set the Open House date for April 21, 2001. He said April 21 was also opening day for baseball and requested the Board move the Open House to April 28, 2001.
Mr. Hoffman moved, seconded by Mr. Gross, to have Open House on April 28, 2001. The motion was unanimously approved.
Authorize Conference Attendance List. Mr. Rimer said Ms. Fesig wanted to attend the Park and Recreation Conference and was specifically interested in the sessions on grant writing and athletic field maintenance. He said she would attend the conference on March 25-26 at a cost of $274.
Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mr. Millard, to approve Ms. Fesig’s attendance at the Park and Recreation Conference at a cost of $274. The motion was unanimously approved.
Award Bid for Mowing/Aeration/Fertilization of Public Grounds. Mr. Rimer said four bids had been received and reviewed. He recommended that the Board award the bid for standard and special cuts to Way’s Lawn Care. Due to budgetary constraints, he recommended that the Board not award the bid for aeration and fertilization to any bidder at the present time.
Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mr. Gross, to award the bid to Way’s Lawn Care for standard and special cuts. The motion was unanimously approved.
Mr. Rimer highlighted the letter to Barry Hoffman of District 8-0 (#5 on list) wherein he asked for clarification of the amount of match the Township will be required to provide for the 39 Corridor project.
Mr. Rimer also highlighted the letter from Linda Manning regarding the $5,850 balance due to the Township from the Park and Recreation Plan Grant. He said that Mr. Brulo agreed to waive the balance due to HRG in the amount of $998.63.
No other business was brought before the Board.
Solicitor. Mr. Yost said he had no further report.
Engineer. Mr. Brulo was not present at the meeting.
Roadmaster. Mr. Harman was not present at the meeting.
Codes and Zoning Administrator. This position is vacant.
Park and Recreation Coordinator. Ms. Fesig announced that seven bus trips were planned, the first of which would be in May 2001. She said adult craft classes would begin on March 26. Other activities planned included karate for 5-6 year olds and 7-12 year olds, yoga, and CPR/first aid class. Ms. Fesig said the Park and Recreation Board approved a five-week Summer Playground Program, which would run from the last week in June through the month of July.
Manager. Mr. Rimer said the Board had received the proposed 2001 road projects, which total $355,000.
Bob Ziltz, 840 Kiwanis Road. Mr. Ziltz expressed concern regarding construction of a community building and suggested that it might be in conflict with the Park and Recreation Comprehensive Plan. Mrs. Zimmerman said it was not the intent of the Board to interfere with the Park and Recreation Plan. She said that Mr. Hoffman had been talking about the project of a community building for sometime and that the Board simply authorized him to look into it.
Jim Zeiters, Glenview Avenue. Mr. Zeiters said he was still waiting for the Dauphin County Planning Commission to furnish Mr. Rimer the resolution for the 39 Corridor project so that the Board could endorse the project.
Earl Hoffman – No comment.
Ken Gross – No comment.
Bob Jones. Mr. Jones said that on numerous occasions he had requested that the Township participate in the Agility Program. He asked the Board to authorize the Township Manager to move forward.
Mr. Jones said he reviewed the list of proposed road projects and said he noted that only a portion of Farmdale was going to be done and that the section proposed for repair wasn’t the worst area on Farmdale. He said Farmdale Avenue was basically falling apart. Mr. Rimer said that due to financial constraints, it might not be possible to repair all of Farmdale Avenue in 2001. Mr. Jones said he would not vote in favor of doing the road projects without including all of Farmdale Avenue.
Mr. Jones said that at the last meeting he had requested a financial report from the Water and Sewer Authority. Mrs. Zimmerman asked Mrs. Martin whether or not the audit had been prepared. Mrs. Martin said the accountant had been to the Sewer Authority to conduct the audit but that it was not yet completed. Mrs. Zimmerman said she would request a copy of the report when it was completed.
Steve Millard. Mr. Millard asked if anything was happening with Mione’s. Mr. Rimer said there was nothing happening.
Mr. Millard asked Mr. Rimer to pull the Township resolutions that involved the Sewer Authority. He said one of the impetuses to terminate the Management Agreement was to revise or repeal those resolutions relating to the Sewer Authority.
Gloria Zimmerman. Mrs. Zimmerman said she received notification from the Redevelopment Authority of Dauphin County for the Home Program, which allocated $180,000 for grant up to $15,000 to rehabilitate property outside of Harrisburg. Mrs. Zimmerman suggested that Mr. Rimer put a notice in the Township Newsletter. Mr. Rimer said he would do so.
Mrs. Zimmerman said that Jay Purdy from Lower Paxton Township had called her about the Civil War Monument and asked that West Hanover pass a resolution supporting to the program, which could in turn be used to secure a grant for restoration of the monument. Mr. Rimer said he would have a resolution prepared for the Board to consider at the next regular meeting.
Mrs. Zimmerman said she would like to have Mr. Rimer proceed with interviewing and hiring a building inspector, a codes and zoning officer, and a full-time secretary. Mr. Rimer said he was continuing to work in that direction.
Mrs. Zimmerman said the Board was invited to an Open House on March 30 at 9 a.m. at the Kline Branch Library. She said she would let the information with Mr. Rimer if any one was interested.
Mr. Hoffman moved, seconded by Mr. Gross, to adjourn the meeting. The motion was unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Gail A. Martin
Secretary/Treasurer