Meeting roundup
• Date: July 8
• Action: Council members voted to approve the Sarris Bridge demolition project, and also approved an emergency permit for Pennsylvania American Water Co. to relocate and perform work on the demolition project. The project will remove dirt from a trestle caused by a land collapse and redo the guardrails along the bridge on Adams Avenue. The project will not affect traffic.
Mayor David Rhome awarded mayor’s certificates of appreciation to members of the Canon-McMillan girl’s softball team, which won a PIAA championship title this year.
• Discussion: Rhome said the 4th of July parade was a success, and “for the most part, the 48-hour (chair ordinance) was well received.” He said there was one “incident” that occurred during the parade, which was discussed in a closed executive session for security reasons, according to Rhome.
Council announced that all regular meetings between August and October will be held in the Frank Sarris Public Library.
• Next meeting: 7 p.m. Aug. 5 in the library.
• Date: July 8
• Action: Council also granted permission for banners on the Arrowhead Trail bridge spanning East McMurray Road to Relay for Life and for a band festival held by the Peters Township High School marching band. No dates were listed for when the banners will be placed.
• Discussion: Council learned the state Department of Transportation will pay the township $44,263 to provide winter maintenance in 2013-14 on 19.36 miles of state-owned roads within the township, about $2,000 higher than the amount paid for the winter of 2012-13. Because of the unusually severe weather last winter, Michael Silvestri, township manager, said the state had reimbursed the township an additional $10,000 for the extra maintenance.
Council has been working on a new comprehensive plan detailing the future of the township for the next decade. A public hearing on the plan was set for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16. There is no deadline for the plan to be adopted.
Council learned that the township made its $100,000 contribution to the Canonsburg Lake Restoration committee for a project to improve the waterway. The amount has been in the budget for a few years.
Members also learned there are sewer taps available in the Peters Creek Sanitary Authority.
• Next meeting: 7:30 p.m. July 22 in the municipal building.