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Potter Township Planning Commission

September 25, 2007 Meeting

 

Members Present: Monty Strouse, Dick Decker, Ron Sweitzer, Mark Fortney, Jake Tanis and Lucy Curran.

Members Absent:  None.

Call to Order:  Meeting called to order at 7:02 PM by Acting Chairman, Monty Strouse.

Approval of Minutes:  A motion was made by Dick Decker and seconded by Ron Sweitzer to approve the minutes from the September 11, 2007, meeting.  All members present voted in favor to approve the minutes.

Zoning Officer’s Report:  None.

Supervisor’s Report:  None.

Correspondence:  None

Old Business: 

  • The Commission will finalize its recommended changes to the Land Use Map next meeting (when Craig Weidensaul becomes an official member of the Planning Commission).  The Commission will reconsider its preliminary recommendation to rezone a portion of land adjacent to the Planned Commercial and Industrial District along Rt. 322 from Prime Ag to Conservation.

  • The Committee made initial comments on the Draft Ordinance Governing Municipal Management of Individual and Community On-Lot Sewage Disposal Systems in Potter Township, Centre County, PA.  Dick Decker provided 9 written comments.  Dick’s  comments focused on the need to make the ordinance more resident friendly, to use pumpers instead of a SEO for monitoring where appropriate, reevaluating pumping frequency, and adding a provision that pumping is not required if a physical check shows a low solid level.  Lucy Curran contacted Rob Bows with DEP regarding acceptable solid levels.  Rob said that DEP does not require pumping if septic tank is less than one-third full of solids.

New Business: 

  • Dick Decker was elected Chairman by a motion made by Mark Fortney and seconded by Ron Sweitzer.  Monty Strouse was elected Vice Chairman by a motion made by Ron Sweitzer and seconded by Lucy Curran.  Both motions were unanimously approved by all members. 

  • The Shaner Sports Complex has contacted the Supervisors regarding putting a 200’ by 300’ covered ball field complex adjacent to the existing ball fields along Rt. 322.

  • Lucy Curran will resign from the Planning Commission, effective December 31, 2007.

 

The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 PM by a motion made by Ron Sweitzer that was seconded by Jake Tanis.   All members approved the adjournment.

 

Respectfully submitted, Lucy Curran, Planning Commission Secretary.

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