Connellsville Twp. officials sign paperwork for armory project
CONNELLSVILLE TWP. – The township supervisors signed the necessary paperwork Thursday for sewer service for a 23,000-square-foot National Guard armory that will be constructed in the township. Dick Widmer, vice president of Widmer Engineering, told supervisors Tammy Mader and Donald Hann that he has been working with the project’s architect and engineer regarding the availability of sewerage.
Preliminary drawings for the $3.4 million project got under way last month after the Department of General Services (DGS) received an additional $1.7 million secured by the federal government.
The DGS plans to construct the building on a 15-acre parcel along Rock Ridge Road, next to the Connellsville Township Elementary School on property zoned A-1 (agricultural).
Widmer said that because the building is considered a non-residential facility, the DGS is required to file a plan exemption with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in regards to the number of gallons of water the facility would use each day.
According to Widmer, the DGS would be responsible for the cost to extend the sewage line in and must agree to a property easement in order to extend the line to neighboring properties later on.
As part of the project, Widmer said, the DGS would also be subject to a tap-in fee.
In other business, Lt. Harvey Cole Jr., station commander of the Pennsylvania State Police in Uniontown, was on hand to address complaints about noise created mainly from tri-axle trucks and all-terrain vehicles.
Cole said that while the state police are not required to enforce any municipal ordinance, they could respond to a noise complaint if the person who is causing a disturbance is identified. Cole added that the police would then further investigate the matter. If the person is arrested, the matter would go to court.
Cole added that the state police respond to 16,000 calls a year, with each one recorded and prioritized.
In a separate issue, the supervisors adopted a budget for 2003 that includes $414,103 in revenues and $414,082 in expenses. Mader said property taxes would be levied at 1.033 mills under the county’s new reassessment.
The supervisors also agreed to hold their reorganization meeting Jan. 6 at 4 p.m. at the fire hall, while the auditors will meet Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
A representative from Better Materials will be on hand to speak at the regular meeting Jan. 9.