4 October 2017
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 19 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors approved two minor land development plans at its Oct. 4 meeting. The first was for a 240-square-foot DQE Communications Hub at 265 Hookstown Grade Road, recommended by the Planning Commission. The second was for a Valvoline Instant Oil Change at 9404 University Boulevard, with the developer noting that Eat’N Park had signed off on the shared parking and traffic flow plan and that construction would aim for a spring 2018 opening. The board passed Ordinance No. 666, establishing drone regulations in coordination with the Allegheny County Airport Authority and the FAA. The police chief explained that the ordinance mirrors federal law and allows local police to enforce drone restrictions, including a ban on flying drones in Moon Park. A supervisor voted no, citing concerns about duplicative regulations. The board also approved Ordinance No. 670, updating the township’s cafeteria plan regulations. The supervisors authorized an indemnification and hold-harmless agreement with Light Speed Management for the Harvest Moon Run, a 10-mile/5K race that will close Beaver Grade Road from Coraopolis Heights Road to Ewing Road for about 2.5 hours. They adopted Resolution No. R-26-2017, a standard-form set-aside agreement, and approved Pay Application No. 1 for $147,586.33 to Youngblood Paving for the 2017 Roadway Improvement Program. A temporary construction easement was granted to Equitrans LP for about 0.29 acres of workspace at Olson Park for transmission pipeline repairs, expected to start in November and take three weeks. During public comment, a resident opposed the drone ordinance as duplicative of federal rules and also requested crosswalk markings on Foxwood Road for child safety; the township engineer said the request would be reviewed. A resident praised a police officer for helping a veteran and complained about an open stormwater pipe on his property that the road supervisor had promised to fix over the summer. A supervisor apologized and said the board would follow up. A supervisor thanked public works staff for maintaining county properties. The board paid bills from Sept. 7 through Oct. 4, with a supervisor abstaining due to a conflict of interest with a vendor.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors approved two minor land development plans at its Oct. 4 meeting. The first was for a 240-square-foot DQE Communications Hub at 265 Hookstown Grade Road, recommended by the Planning Commission. The second was for a Valvoline Instant Oil Change at 9404 University Boulevard, with the developer noting that Eat’N Park had signed off on the shared parking and traffic flow plan and that construction would aim for a spring 2018 opening.
The board passed Ordinance No. 666, establishing drone regulations in coordination with the Allegheny County Airport Authority and the FAA. The police chief explained that the ordinance mirrors federal law and allows local police to enforce drone restrictions, including a ban on flying drones in Moon Park. A supervisor voted no, citing concerns about duplicative regulations. The board also approved Ordinance No. 670, updating the township’s cafeteria plan regulations.
The supervisors authorized an indemnification and hold-harmless agreement with Light Speed Management for the Harvest Moon Run, a 10-mile/5K race that will close Beaver Grade Road from Coraopolis Heights Road to Ewing Road for about 2.5 hours. They adopted Resolution No. R-26-2017, a standard-form set-aside agreement, and approved Pay Application No. 1 for $147,586.33 to Youngblood Paving for the 2017 Roadway Improvement Program. A temporary construction easement was granted to Equitrans LP for about 0.29 acres of workspace at Olson Park for transmission pipeline repairs, expected to start in November and take three weeks.
During public comment, a resident opposed the drone ordinance as duplicative of federal rules and also requested crosswalk markings on Foxwood Road for child safety; the township engineer said the request would be reviewed. A resident praised a police officer for helping a veteran and complained about an open stormwater pipe on his property that the road supervisor had promised to fix over the summer. A supervisor apologized and said the board would follow up. A supervisor thanked public works staff for maintaining county properties. The board paid bills from Sept. 7 through Oct. 4, with a supervisor abstaining due to a conflict of interest with a vendor.
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