7 December 2022
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 32 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors approved the 2023 municipal budget and set the property tax rate at 2.74 mills, unchanged since 2014, with no tax increase. The board also adopted Resolution R-32-2022 to implement Act 57 of 2022 property tax penalty waivers. Two grant requests were approved: a $425,000 application to the PA Small Water and Sewer Program for PRP improvements and a $750,000 application to the CFA H2O PA Program for Glenmore Tank and Olson Park stream restoration. The board authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with the Moon Area School District for the School Resource Officer Program and a non-exclusive license agreement with the Hollow Oak Land Trust. A significant portion of the meeting was devoted to awarding contracts for the new police station. The board approved general construction to DiMarco Construction Co., Inc. for $4,155,924; plumbing to Newman Plumbing Inc. for $445,800; electrical to McCurley Houston Electric, Inc. for $752,474; HVAC to K&K Mechanical Services, Inc. for $498,850; fire protection to Preferred Fire Protection, Inc. for $155,500; and site work to Independent Enterprises, Inc. for $779,700. Special inspections were awarded to CEC, Inc. for $30,000. Through COSTARS contracts, the board approved awards for access controls, cameras, dispatch equipment, radios, and video wall to Lauttamus Communication & Security ($322,635.97); lockers to Diversified Storage Solutions ($232,700.31); furniture to Tri-State Office Furniture ($103,475.25); wiring to Ideal Integrations ($94,321.80); and a phone system to SBM Electronics ($29,467). A separate phone system was awarded to 3rd Generation of Pennsylvania, Inc. for $29,464. Flooring for the 120 Mooncrest facility was awarded to Steinberger Floors Inc. for $52,524. The board also approved purchasing an F-650 truck from the Borough of Sharpsburg for $96,000 and tabled the resignation of the police captain. During public comment, several residents urged increased library funding, with concerns about book bans and the library's future. Supervisors reassured them the library would not be defunded. Bills were paid across multiple funds, with a supervisor abstaining from the General Fund vote due to a conflict with Moon Township Ford.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors approved the 2023 municipal budget and set the property tax rate at 2.74 mills, unchanged since 2014, with no tax increase. The board also adopted Resolution R-32-2022 to implement Act 57 of 2022 property tax penalty waivers. Two grant requests were approved: a $425,000 application to the PA Small Water and Sewer Program for PRP improvements and a $750,000 application to the CFA H2O PA Program for Glenmore Tank and Olson Park stream restoration. The board authorized a Memorandum of Understanding with the Moon Area School District for the School Resource Officer Program and a non-exclusive license agreement with the Hollow Oak Land Trust.
A significant portion of the meeting was devoted to awarding contracts for the new police station. The board approved general construction to DiMarco Construction Co., Inc. for $4,155,924; plumbing to Newman Plumbing Inc. for $445,800; electrical to McCurley Houston Electric, Inc. for $752,474; HVAC to K&K Mechanical Services, Inc. for $498,850; fire protection to Preferred Fire Protection, Inc. for $155,500; and site work to Independent Enterprises, Inc. for $779,700. Special inspections were awarded to CEC, Inc. for $30,000. Through COSTARS contracts, the board approved awards for access controls, cameras, dispatch equipment, radios, and video wall to Lauttamus Communication & Security ($322,635.97); lockers to Diversified Storage Solutions ($232,700.31); furniture to Tri-State Office Furniture ($103,475.25); wiring to Ideal Integrations ($94,321.80); and a phone system to SBM Electronics ($29,467). A separate phone system was awarded to 3rd Generation of Pennsylvania, Inc. for $29,464. Flooring for the 120 Mooncrest facility was awarded to Steinberger Floors Inc. for $52,524. The board also approved purchasing an F-650 truck from the Borough of Sharpsburg for $96,000 and tabled the resignation of the police captain.
During public comment, several residents urged increased library funding, with concerns about book bans and the library's future. Supervisors reassured them the library would not be defunded. Bills were paid across multiple funds, with a supervisor abstaining from the General Fund vote due to a conflict with Moon Township Ford.
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