25 November 2024
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 40 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a workshop meeting on November 25, 2024, with all five members present. The board approved Resolution R-30-2024, authorizing a grant application for up to $1 million from the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Statewide Local Share Account Program for engineering and design of the Hirshinger Trail. They also approved a successor collective bargaining agreement with Construction General Laborers Local Union No. 1058 covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029. Bills were ratified: $49,954.26 from the General Fund and $3,895.00 from the Sponsorship Fund; a supervisor abstained from the General Fund vote due to employment with a vendor listed on the register. Public Works reported ongoing storm system upgrades on Lark Drive and Philomena-Cronin, with conflicts involving existing sanitary lines. Downing Drive requires contractor repair of a disconnected end wall. The township used 2,100 tons of salt during 11 winter weather events, and remains obligated to purchase 3,152 additional tons by year-end or face storage fees. Curbside leaf pickup will shift to two weeks before Thanksgiving to address resident complaints. Purdy Road remains closed since January due to a slide caused by a Duquesne Light access road. The 120 Mooncrest parking lot project has begun tree removal and staking. The police chief presented drone capabilities and reported drug crimes are down. The new police station ribbon cutting is set for December 4. A longtime parks employee will become a full-time police administrative assistant. The fire department presented preliminary drawings for a new 100-foot mid-mount platform apparatus, budgeted at $2,614,000 with 45-48 month delivery; a $265,000 down payment is needed to order. Community Development reported that Revival Today’s conditional use application for 1442 Coraopolis Heights Road was recommended for denial by the Planning Commission, with a public hearing scheduled December 9. A pharmacy proposed for 1003 Beaver Grade Road was tabled. The Village at Marketplace developments remain under review. Source One Terminal on University Boulevard will require a conditional use application and public hearing. The engineer reported the 2024 road program is complete with final punch list items pending. Becks Run Road improvements are estimated at $1.5 million. The township received a $420,000 CFA-LSA grant for the Boggs Run Fire Station waterline extension, bringing total grant funding to $570,000. The Brewer Toyota concession stand and West End stairs projects are progressing. The board also discussed the 2025 budget, which will be adopted December 4, and previewed resolutions setting the 2025 tax rate at 2.74 mills.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held a workshop meeting on November 25, 2024, with all five members present. The board approved Resolution R-30-2024, authorizing a grant application for up to $1 million from the Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Statewide Local Share Account Program for engineering and design of the Hirshinger Trail. They also approved a successor collective bargaining agreement with Construction General Laborers Local Union No. 1058 covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029. Bills were ratified: $49,954.26 from the General Fund and $3,895.00 from the Sponsorship Fund; a supervisor abstained from the General Fund vote due to employment with a vendor listed on the register.
Public Works reported ongoing storm system upgrades on Lark Drive and Philomena-Cronin, with conflicts involving existing sanitary lines. Downing Drive requires contractor repair of a disconnected end wall. The township used 2,100 tons of salt during 11 winter weather events, and remains obligated to purchase 3,152 additional tons by year-end or face storage fees. Curbside leaf pickup will shift to two weeks before Thanksgiving to address resident complaints. Purdy Road remains closed since January due to a slide caused by a Duquesne Light access road. The 120 Mooncrest parking lot project has begun tree removal and staking.
The police chief presented drone capabilities and reported drug crimes are down. The new police station ribbon cutting is set for December 4. A longtime parks employee will become a full-time police administrative assistant. The fire department presented preliminary drawings for a new 100-foot mid-mount platform apparatus, budgeted at $2,614,000 with 45-48 month delivery; a $265,000 down payment is needed to order.
Community Development reported that Revival Today’s conditional use application for 1442 Coraopolis Heights Road was recommended for denial by the Planning Commission, with a public hearing scheduled December 9. A pharmacy proposed for 1003 Beaver Grade Road was tabled. The Village at Marketplace developments remain under review. Source One Terminal on University Boulevard will require a conditional use application and public hearing.
The engineer reported the 2024 road program is complete with final punch list items pending. Becks Run Road improvements are estimated at $1.5 million. The township received a $420,000 CFA-LSA grant for the Boggs Run Fire Station waterline extension, bringing total grant funding to $570,000. The Brewer Toyota concession stand and West End stairs projects are progressing. The board also discussed the 2025 budget, which will be adopted December 4, and previewed resolutions setting the 2025 tax rate at 2.74 mills.
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