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POTTER TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING OF APRIL 5, 2004

The first monthly meeting of the Potter Township Board of Supervisors was held on Monday, April 5, 2004 in Township Building #2 with Supervisors Paul Zerby, Monty Strouse, Bob Corman, Rich Poorman and Tom Sharer present. Also attending were Road Superintendent Budd Brooks, Zoning Officer Jeff McClellan, Solicitor Robert Rayman, and Secretary Brenda Burd.

Chairman Zerby called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Minutes of the March 8, 2004 meeting were approved as presented on a motion by Bob C. and seconded by Rich. Motion carried unanimously.

Citizens Concerns – none.

Secretary’s Report

· Presented revised Planning Module pages from Larson Group for The Meadows. Planning Module was approved at March 8 meeting and needs signed. Also presented Resolution #7-2004 to be passed as part of same Planning Module. Paul made the motion to pass Resolution #7-2004 seconded by Monty, motion carried unanimously.

· A former resident of Centre Hall Associates requested a refund of 2003 Real Estate Taxes which he paid in April 2003, then moved from the Township June 2003. Bob R. said generally they are prorated at the time of the sale. The Township has no procedure to reimburse real estate taxes.

· Supervisors were given PVRPC Draft Comprehensive Plan Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 to review for discussion at April 12 meeting.

· CCATO Spring Convention will be April 13, 2004.

· CCATO is again offering scholarships. I have some forms or contact Wanda Guenot.

Correspondence

· Bob Rayman forwarded the Rallis decision for your review.

· PSATS fax on visiting 2-Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations April 18 in conjunction with their annual convention.

· Harry Burd expressing interest in being hired as Code Inspector.

· Karl Raynor expressing interest in being hired as Code Inspector.

· E-mail from Jay Sletson March 23, 2004 regarding UCC Implementation.

· E-mail from Jay Sletson March 24, 2004 regarding various subjects.

· PennDOT memo regarding ITS Conference.

· PennDOT Newsletter.

· Centre County Comprehensive Plan news update.

· CCMPO regarding appointments.

Resolution #6-2004

· The effective date for Ordinance #1-2004 and enforcement of the Building Code will be July 1, 2004; and

· The Township appoints Keystone Inspection Agency as building code inspector for enforcement. Paul made a motion to pass Resolution #6-2004, seconded by Tom, motion carried unanimously.

Open Discussion

· Jeff presented Permit Report for March 2004.

· Jeff mentioned a road bond issue. Discussion followed. Paul made a motion the Township does not accept roads until completion of the development, which died for lack of a second. Further discussion followed until it was tabled for a future work session.

· Budd had a request from a group that wants to have a 5-mile relay in Colyer and close the roads for about 1-1/4 hours for the relay. It would benefit the SPCA. Request was denied because the roads they want to close are too busy and would otherwise be too dangerous.

· Budd reported he located traffic counters for the intersections that were requested by George Khoury.

· Budd received a letter from PennDOT with anticipated road repairs for Route 322 from Potters Mills to Neff Road and asked for comments. Supervisors had no comments.

· Budd would like to get a Newsletter out about the bridge project in Colyer and asked for other comments. 1. The Building Code. 2. The Township is continuing discussions on Route 322 improvements. 3. PVRPC meeting May 12 and a referral to PVRPC web page.

· Jeff reported a problem he has from a previous Zoning Officer. A temporary permit ran much longer than allowed. Bob R. said 21 days is the maximum and the problem never should have happened.

· Monty asked if the Supervisors would approve paying a quarterly insurance premium for the Fire Company. The amount is $2,833 and is in the General Fund budget. Rich made a motion to approve payment, seconded by Bob C., motion carried unanimously.

· Monty asked for approval to reimburse the Fire Company for repair bills. The amount is in the budget. After discussion, Monty made a motion to reimburse the Fire Company for three bills totaling $1,125.20, seconded by Tom, motion carried unanimously.

· Tom reported he attended the last Home Association meeting and offered suggestions to their proposed land use.

· Tom reported that Penn State asked him how many acres we might want from them. Our Parks and Recs seem to have dissipated and he suggested we look into regional options with PVRPC municipalities at a future date.

· Tom reported PVEMS has Medic 21 running. It comes out of Evangelical Hospital in Lewisburg and they just needed a place to park which PVEMS provided.

Recess Meeting

· At 8:02 P.M. Chairman Zerby recessed the regular meeting for work session.

Reconvene Meeting

· At 8:35 P.M. Chairman Zerby reconvened the regular meeting and adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Brenda K. Burd

Secretary/Treasurer

PVRPC – Penns Valley Regional Planning Commission

CCATO – Centre County Association of Township Officials

PSATS – PA State Association of Township Supervisors

UCC – Uniform Construction Code

ITS – Intelligent Transportation Systems

CCMPO – Centre County Metropolitan Planning Organization

SPCA – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

PVEMS – Penns Valley Emergency Medical Service

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