31 January 2024
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 40 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors met for a workshop on January 31. The vice chairman chaired the meeting; a supervisor was absent. The board approved Resolution R-7-2024, appointing an independent auditor for the township’s fiscal year 2023 accounts. It also approved a $5,750 geotechnical investigation proposal from CEC for the Public Safety Building elevator addition, and accepted a bond reduction for Cimarron Phase 4 from $560,191.51 to $307,527.00. An employee was appointed to the Moon Transportation Authority for an unexpired term ending January 2025. Bills totaling $307,957.16 were ratified. Public comment focused on the active landslide affecting properties at 5056 and 5058 Stags Leap Lane. Residents reported damage and sought help. The township engineer said the slide is moving toward the homes and recommended the residents evacuate. The township’s geotechnical engineer advised homeowners and the HOA to hire their own engineers, as the township will not investigate private property. A state representative announced she is co-sponsoring House Bill 589, which would expand the mine subsidence fund to cover landslides. During department reports, the Public Safety Director said his primary focus is the new police station, a state-of-the-art facility with systems for cameras, dispatch, evidence storage, and jail cells. The Parks and Recreation Director reported 159 youth basketball sign-ups, 54 for women’s volleyball, and a Special Olympics field day scheduled for March 22 at Moon Park. A tree tender certification class drew 11 participants. The Moon Golf Club board presented two options for a new clubhouse: rebuilding on the existing site, constrained by the old footprint and parking loss, or building along Beaver Grade Road. The latter would allow a larger facility and avoid disrupting course operations but would require more extensive sitework and sewer extension. The board discussed long-term financing via a bond issue and possibly waiving the club’s $50,000 annual township payment during construction. The township engineer reviewed the 2024 roadway improvement program, with a $1 million budget for base work on Ewing Road, Shafer Road, the main park office lot, Marketplace Boulevard, and Park Manor Boulevard, plus alternates including Purdy Road, two sections of Becks Run Road, and the police station access road. A separate bid for guiderail and up to 150,000 linear feet of crack sealing was also outlined. The Philomena Drive stream restoration public meeting is set for March 6. The board heard updates on pending subdivisions and a zoning text amendment for the Pittsburgh International Business Park, which will go to a public hearing in April.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors met for a workshop on January 31. The vice chairman chaired the meeting; a supervisor was absent. The board approved Resolution R-7-2024, appointing an independent auditor for the township’s fiscal year 2023 accounts. It also approved a $5,750 geotechnical investigation proposal from CEC for the Public Safety Building elevator addition, and accepted a bond reduction for Cimarron Phase 4 from $560,191.51 to $307,527.00. An employee was appointed to the Moon Transportation Authority for an unexpired term ending January 2025. Bills totaling $307,957.16 were ratified.
Public comment focused on the active landslide affecting properties at 5056 and 5058 Stags Leap Lane. Residents reported damage and sought help. The township engineer said the slide is moving toward the homes and recommended the residents evacuate. The township’s geotechnical engineer advised homeowners and the HOA to hire their own engineers, as the township will not investigate private property. A state representative announced she is co-sponsoring House Bill 589, which would expand the mine subsidence fund to cover landslides.
During department reports, the Public Safety Director said his primary focus is the new police station, a state-of-the-art facility with systems for cameras, dispatch, evidence storage, and jail cells. The Parks and Recreation Director reported 159 youth basketball sign-ups, 54 for women’s volleyball, and a Special Olympics field day scheduled for March 22 at Moon Park. A tree tender certification class drew 11 participants.
The Moon Golf Club board presented two options for a new clubhouse: rebuilding on the existing site, constrained by the old footprint and parking loss, or building along Beaver Grade Road. The latter would allow a larger facility and avoid disrupting course operations but would require more extensive sitework and sewer extension. The board discussed long-term financing via a bond issue and possibly waiving the club’s $50,000 annual township payment during construction.
The township engineer reviewed the 2024 roadway improvement program, with a $1 million budget for base work on Ewing Road, Shafer Road, the main park office lot, Marketplace Boulevard, and Park Manor Boulevard, plus alternates including Purdy Road, two sections of Becks Run Road, and the police station access road. A separate bid for guiderail and up to 150,000 linear feet of crack sealing was also outlined. The Philomena Drive stream restoration public meeting is set for March 6. The board heard updates on pending subdivisions and a zoning text amendment for the Pittsburgh International Business Park, which will go to a public hearing in April.
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