Perryopolis to get new convenience store
PERRYOPOLIS — Residents will soon see a new addition to the borough following the construction of a Speedway convenience store.
The 4,600-square-foot structure will be built on four acres at the intersection of Quaker Church Road and Route 51.
A representative from Speedway presented borough council this week with preliminary drawings of the property that includes six gas islands and two diesel tanks.
The store also will serve made-to-order sandwiches and be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
According to the Speedway representative, construction is poised to begin in six to eight weeks, with the business set to open in the fall.
In another matter, council heard from Rod White of McDonald Land Services of Lemont Furnace, which is conducting seismic testing on properties throughout Fayette and surrounding counties.
White said the company will test about 280 square miles in four counties in multiple municipalities.
The testing is done by using a “thumper” truck that creates vibrations or sound waves that travel through the ground and are sent back to the surface where they are traced by sensors.
White added the testing only would be conducted along state roads or highways in the borough and on roads outside borough property.
White addressed concerns from residents and council members about property or sewer line damage from the vibrations sent out from the tests, noting the company has safeguards in place to protect residents.
In other business, council learned from Norene Halvonik, parks and recreation authority member, that a horticulturist at Westmoreland County Community College helped select trees to be planted for the borough’s upcoming bicentennial.
Halvonik said 11 trees would be planted in the borough and 12 in Sampey Park, to be paid, in part, with a grant the organization applied for through the state Department of Community and Economic Development.
The cost of the trees is $2,300, with the grant requiring a 50 percent match from the borough.
Halvonik said to qualify for the grant, the borough needs two volunteers for the program, and she will be one of them.
According to Halvonik, the program is scheduled for July 27 in Brentwood.
Halvonik added the other volunteer would help maintain the trees over the next several years.
Additionally, council adopted an ordinance for a 50-foot right of way pertaining to new subdivisions in the borough.
A separate ordinance was adopted to protect community parks and public properties owned by the borough in regard to vandalism and people caught on the property between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The ordinance imposes a $300 fine in addition to criminal charges issued by the borough’s police department for trespassing.
Council also agreed to advertise for bids for a paving project for Constitution and Hancock streets around Frazier High School/Middle School and Circle Street.