BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MEETING OF
The second monthly meeting of
the Potter Township Board of Supervisors was held on Monday, July 12, 2004 in
Township Building #2, 124 Short Road, Spring Mills, PA with Supervisors Paul
Zerby, Monty Strouse, Tom Sharer and Richard Poorman present. Also attending were
Chairman Zerby called the
meeting to order at
Minutes of the
Citizens Concerns
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Tracey Ridenour
is organizing community service oriented graduating projects for 9th
graders. She would like someone from the
municipality to attend the 9th grade orientation in September 2004. She asked for a letterhead in order to
contact the Township for the orientation meeting. She will contact the Secretary after July
19th.
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Tom made a motion to accept
the PCI District set backs as written in Ordinance #3, seconded by Rich, motion
carried unanimously.
Tom made a motion to approve
conditional use for schools in Ag district seconded by Rich. Paul questioned whether the school will be
torn down if school fails. It was
pointed out that this is a conditional use and is being approved as a school
only. Motion carried unanimously.
Planning Commission Report – by Monty.
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They reviewed Larry
Campbell’s Subdivision and State College Baseball.
Subdivisions
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Brooks Harris,
ELA, presented Larry Campbell Subdivision for review and comments. PennDOT needs a
letter because
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John Sepp, Penn Terra, presented State College Baseball for
4,000 square feet of concession stand, no bleachers. Summer Road will be brought up to standards
and a cul de sac put in at the end of the road. Presented a letter from the developers that
states they have no funds to construct a concession stand but can construct the
septic system and the road. This
approval will approve the construction of the restrooms and the concession
stand given the 5-year period. Planning
Commission gave conditional approval and no more until everything is complete. Chuck Herr recommends if the Board gives any
approval at all, they give only conditional approval; the concession stand should
not be built until the septic system is completed and approved; they have an
illegal holding tank at the site for wastewater which will need to be removed; and
he recommends annual inspections.
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Tom made a motion
for conditional approval, that the septic system is functional including
functional rest rooms before a permit can be issued for the concession stands,
remove the existing holding tank, and hold an annual inspection at the
discretion of Sewage Enforcement Officer, seconded by Monty motion carried with
Paul voting against.
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Stan Wallace
presented Emery subdivision and Deed of Dedication of Emery Road. Paul made a motion they pass Resolution #9
accepting Deed of Dedication for 818.50 feet of previously constructed
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Stan Wallace
presented Escrow Agreement for
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Solicitor’s Report
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Regarding the
letter for Watch Children signs. Bob
pointed out that it is a
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He reviewed the
agreement with Keystone Inspection Agency and recommended they change 1-year to 60-days for terminating the
agreement. Paul made a motion to accept
the contract with Keystone Inspection as changed, seconded by Rich, motion
carried unanimously.
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Recommends
joining the County Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Paul made a motion to opt in the County’s Plan, seconded by Monty,
motion carried unanimously.
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Discussed
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Received a
citizen complaint about the #1
Secretary’s Report – by Budd.
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Presented bills
to be paid list for approval.
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Presented DEP
Grant for CCP for Chairman to sign in 4-originals.
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Discussed CCP
employee agreement. Found original
agreement which needs updated.
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Spoke with Rick
Hampton. The ICC membership is $100 is
per year and we will receive free code books and updates. Rick is anxious to have his contract
signed. He will write out specifically
“who does what” with relationship to administrative, zoning and code for new
permits. He will attend August 2 worksession.
Correspondence
– by Budd.
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Focus Group
Discussion, Unique Findings and Suggested Actions.
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2-Centre County
Solid Waste reports
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Ordinance
proposed by the County. Copied to
Supervisors, Zoning and Planning Commission for comments.
Road Superintendent’s Report
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Asked what to do about
the request for Watch Children sign. Paul
made a motion to deny the request, seconded by Rich, motion carried
unanimously.
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Colyer Bridge will reopen by the end of the week (July 16)
as long as the rain holds off.
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Thursday July 15
Shunk road relocation will start.
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June 28 meeting they
discussed the Town Hall meeting.
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Discussed support
for Bob Corman and Jay Sletson appointments for the
MPO Board.
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They discussed
potential UCC Hearing Board names for County.
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We should be
receiving the bill for our portion of PVRPC expenses.
New Business
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Monty reported
the new fire truck should be here this month and requested a down payment of
$100,000 from Township and $20,000 from Centre Hall. Paul suggested Potter Township be recognized
for supporting the bulk of the expense of the Fire Company by putting our name
on with Centre Hall’s in big letters. A
Resolution is required to make payments from Fire Tax Protection account. After discussion, Tom made a motion to approve
a Resolution to pay the down payment of the new fire truck, seconded by Rich,
motion carried unanimously.
Open Discussion
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Wade Wolfe
expressed concern with the fish killed in Sinking Creek.
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John Ishler expressed that farmers have concerns with
Adjourn
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Respectfully submitted,
Brenda K. Burd
Secretary/Treasurer
PCI – Planned Commercial
Industrial
DEP – Department of
Environmental Protection
CCP –
ICC – International Code
Council
MPO – Metropolitan Planning
Organization
UCC – Uniform Construction
Code
PVRPC –