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POTTER TOWNSHIP

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

MEETING OF AUGUST 8, 2005

 

The monthly meeting of the Potter Township Board of Supervisors was held on Monday, August 8, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. at the Township Building, 124 Short Road, Spring Mills, PA with Supervisors Paul Zerby, Monty Strouse, Bob Corman and Richard Poorman present.  Also attending were Road Superintendent Budd Brooks, Solicitor Robert Rayman and Zoning Officer Jeff McClellan.  Tom Sharer and Brenda Burd were absent. 

 

Also attending were Mike Clitherow, Sandra Rishel, Ann Glaser and Alan Decker.

 

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

 

Minutes of the August 1, 2005 meeting and the Financial Report were approved with the following corrections and comments:  Bob C. asked if Budd actually requested a resolution under the Road Superintendent’s Report; Budd said yes.  Bob C. said the second item under the Road Superintendent’s Report should read “Suggested electrical changes be made to allow for a generator to be hooked up at the Old Fort traffic light in the event of a power outage”.  Bob C. said the last sentence before recessing to the worksession reads: “If it is a building violation and Jeff is aware of it, Jeff should report it to Rick”.  Bob said the issue he raised was: “Is Jeff the policeman?  Is Jeff supposed to be going out and policing violations for Rick?”  Jeff is not the code enforcement officer he is the zoning enforcement officer.  With these corrections and comments, Bob C. made a motion to approve, seconded by Rich; motion carried unanimously.

 

Citizens Concerns – none.

 

Planning Commission Report

  • Monty reported they reviewed correspondence from the County; mostly plan extensions.

 

Zoning Officer’s Report

·         Presented reports for May, June and July.

·         Next month he will have the year end report for the Supervisors.

·         Asked if he is supposed to be Policeman for Keystone Inspection.  Discussion followed and Paul advised Jeff to talk to Rick.

 

Subdivisions – none.

 

Old Business – none.

 

Solicitor’s Report

·         He advised the Board that a referendum can be placed on the ballot 60-days prior to the election.  Paul made a motion to put the referendum on the ballot for purchasing the Penn State land, seconded by Bob C.  Motion carried unanimously.

·         He asked about the Township Manager proposal.  Paul said that Budd has been doing the Township Manager work and if they do hire a Manager it would be nice to have Budd move up to that position.  Ann Glaser asked an average salary for Manager and how do you know when ready to hire a manger.  Discussion followed.  Bob R. recommends the Township hire a Manager now.  The Board decided they are not ready to hire a Township Manager at this time.

·         He asked if Budd heard from the County on our grant request for Country Club Park.  We haven’t.  Budd was advised to follow up on it.

·         Presented the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for SEO charges.  Bob C. made a motion to adopt the MOU, seconded by Rich; motion carried unanimously.

 

Secretary’s Report – by Budd

·         Presented bills to be paid list for review and approval.

·         Confirmed budget worksession dates for September 19 and October 17.

 

Correspondence

·         Centre County Solid Waste Authority E-cycling event August 12th from 10 am to 6 pm and August 13th from 9 am to 3 pm

·         Centre Hall Potter Sewer Authority minutes of June 21st

·         Centre Hall Fire Co. Minutes of June 14th

·         Potter Township Planning Commission Minutes of June 7th and July 5th

·         PVRPC Minutes of June 27th

·         DEP letter on Jack and Monte Whitehill

·         Centre County Solid Waste Authority monthly recyclables report for July

·         Centre County Conservation on Ashford Manor

·         Spring Creek Watershed 2004 Report and their request for a pledge of $550 donation for 2006 for their water resources monitoring project.  No action taken.

·         Nittany Engineering on Dilliard’s subdivision

·         The Penn State land appraisal and report

 

Road Superintendent’s Report

  • Reported the Ashford Manor roads were inspected today (8/8/05) and they will be offering the roads for dedication.  He said a document needs drawn up to protect the roads.  He was told it should have been part of the development plan to take it over; but Budd said although it had been discussed, it had not been done.  They discussed bonding and a letter of credit.  They agreed that Ashford Manor needs to put something up front to protect the Township.  Bob R. will talk to Ashford Manor’s attorney.
  • Kevin Kline of PennDOT will meet with 2-Supervisors and Budd on Tuesday, August 16, 2005.
  • Read aloud the letters received to date for the Sinking Creek Subdivision from 1. Carol and Susan Walker, 2. Frank and Irene Cummins, 3. Doris and Tom Smeltzer, and 4. Todd and Betsy Hockenberry.  These letters should be made available to the Township Planning Commission.

 

Penns Valley Regional Planning Commission – none

 

New Business – none.

 

Open Discussion – none.

 

At 7:50 P.M. Chairman Zerby recessed the regular meeting for an executive session on a legal issue.

 

At 8:05 P.M. Chairman Zerby closed the executive session and reconvened the regular meeting.

 

Adjourn

·         At 8:12 P.M. Chairman Zerby adjourned the meeting.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Brenda K. Burd

Secretary/Treasurer

 

 

SEO – Sewage Enforcement Officer

PVRPC – Penns Valley Regional Planning Commission

DEP – Department of Environmental Protection

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