5 August 2015
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 28 subject tags
The Board of Supervisors convened on August 5, 2015, and after the pledge and roll call, the solicitor disclosed several executive sessions held on July 29 covering the Moon Area School District LERTA termination, solicitor firm transition, vacant staff positions, personnel matters, police contract arbitration, litigations, and potential property acquisition. No public comments were offered on agenda items. The board unanimously approved minutes from five prior meetings. The board then held a public hearing on CNX Gas Co.’s conditional use application for Well Pad No. 5 at 6000 Halverson Drive. After the applicant’s presentation and no public comment, the board closed the hearing and unanimously approved the conditional use, subject to conditions in the planning director’s July 31 memorandum and those discussed at the hearing. The board also unanimously approved the final land development plan and related modification requests, with the condition that drilling for Utica Shale be approved by Findlay Township. The board adopted Resolution R-21-2015 appointing the township manager as delegate and the finance director as alternate to the Transportation Coordinating Committee. Resolution R-22-2015 established a Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee. The board appointed a solicitor and the firm Dillon McCandless King Coulter & Graham as township solicitor at rates in their August 4 letter, and appointed Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir as special counsel for three projects. A $520 change order for two foul poles at DeVenzio field was approved, increasing the fencing contract to $50,200. The board approved a performance security reduction for Wiltshire Estates Phase 2 from $164,600 to $125,800. The township manager announced upcoming park events, the departure of the green initiatives coordinator, and night milling of Brodhead Road starting August 17. Bills were approved. During audience comments, a resident requested relief from the firearms ordinance to discharge weapons on his 18-acre property. Supervisors welcomed the new manager and a new tenant on Brodhead Road, and provided updates on Walmart development, the Synergy Rodeway Inn project, and Calgon Carbon’s move to the township. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.The Board of Supervisors convened on August 5, 2015, and after the pledge and roll call, the solicitor disclosed several executive sessions held on July 29 covering the Moon Area School District LERTA termination, solicitor firm transition, vacant staff positions, personnel matters, police contract arbitration, litigations, and potential property acquisition. No public comments were offered on agenda items. The board unanimously approved minutes from five prior meetings. The board then held a public hearing on CNX Gas Co.’s conditional use application for Well Pad No. 5 at 6000 Halverson Drive. After the applicant’s presentation and no public comment, the board closed the hearing and unanimously approved the conditional use, subject to conditions in the planning director’s July 31 memorandum and those discussed at the hearing. The board also unanimously approved the final land development plan and related modification requests, with the condition that drilling for Utica Shale be approved by Findlay Township. The board adopted Resolution R-21-2015 appointing the township manager as delegate and the finance director as alternate to the Transportation Coordinating Committee. Resolution R-22-2015 established a Comprehensive Plan Implementation Committee. The board appointed a solicitor and the firm Dillon McCandless King Coulter & Graham as township solicitor at rates in their August 4 letter, and appointed Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir as special counsel for three projects. A $520 change order for two foul poles at DeVenzio field was approved, increasing the fencing contract to $50,200. The board approved a performance security reduction for Wiltshire Estates Phase 2 from $164,600 to $125,800. The township manager announced upcoming park events, the departure of the green initiatives coordinator, and night milling of Brodhead Road starting August 17. Bills were approved. During audience comments, a resident requested relief from the firearms ordinance to discharge weapons on his 18-acre property. Supervisors welcomed the new manager and a new tenant on Brodhead Road, and provided updates on Walmart development, the Synergy Rodeway Inn project, and Calgon Carbon’s move to the township. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
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