Parking banned in areas of South Union
South Union Township supervisors adopted an ordinance Wednesday aimed at keeping people from parking on certain roads and streets in the township. Chairman Thomas Frankhouser said supervisors had problems in the past with school buses parking along residential streets between runs.
Frankhouser said the buses blocked roadways and were an inconvenience to neighbors.
The township adopted an ordinance prohibiting school buses from parking in residential areas in 2005, according to solicitor John Purcell.
Purcell said the ordinance adopted Wednesday, which immediately went into effect, is more broad than the original one in that it prohibits all vehicles from parking on roads where parking is not allowed.
It is at the supervisors’ discretion where parking will be permitted. Supervisors said signs will be placed in areas where parking is not allowed and that people will be cited and, if found guilty, fined between $25 and $300.
The ordinance also gives the township the right to tow vehicles parked in a “no parking” area.
In other business, supervisors said they plan to adopt an ordinance at the June 6 meeting that they hope will slow traffic on Wiggins Lane.
Supervisors said speeding is a problem, noting that several accidents have occurred recently.
According to supervisors, information from a traffic study conducted by township engineer John Over shows traffic could be controlled better by installing three, three-way stop signs and limiting the weight of vehicles to 10 tons. The speed limit is already posted at 35 mph.
Before the stop signs are placed, supervisors said they must get approval from 70 percent of the residents living on Wiggins Lane. However, they said they believe it shouldn’t be a problem. If approved, the stop signs would be located at the intersections of Charwood and Wiggins lanes and Regency Drive and Wiggins Lane. A three-way stop sign also would be located at the intersection of Ruble and Royal drives and Wiggins Lane.
Supervisors also:
– Heard a report from Bill Piper, the township’s transportation consultant, about construction involving the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, particularly the Brownsville-to-Uniontown link of the Mon/Fayette Expressway. He said he and legislators met with the Turnpike Commission last week to discuss ongoing projects that affect the township, saying the commission has suspended construction on several projects.
– Announced negotiations are ongoing with Atlantic Broadband, the township’s cable service provider, in regard to the South Union Township Sports Network channel.
– Hired Andrew P. Kopacko Jr. as a part-time code enforcement officer for $10 an hour.