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Meeting recap: Peters Township Council

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Date: Feb. 9

Action: Council agreed to spend $3,200 on a traffic calming study on Hays Road, which connects Washington Road in Upper St. Clair Township to East McMurray Road in Peters.

Michael Silvestri, Peters Township manager, said the straightaway portion of Hays would qualify for such a study. He said he is meeting with Upper St. Clair officials this week to discuss the issue and to see if the township is willing to help fund part of the traffic study.

“We want to see if there is something we can do with Upper St. Clair,” said Silvestri, adding that part of Hays is scheduled to be paved later this year.

In a separate matter, council agreed to lease a new street sweeper through California First National Bank with an annual payment of $43,297 for five years. The interest rate is 2.47 percent, Silvestri said.

Peters Township will send a letter to the state Department of Transportation about the deteriorating condition of Justabout Road.

“It is an accident waiting to happen,” Edward Courtney, a resident of Justabout Road, told council. “There are major drop-offs along the road.”

Courtney said some of the drop-offs along the state-owned road are as deep as 18 inches. He said if a motorist happened to veer off the road a little, then the result could be disastrous.

This is the second time in as many months that residents have complained about the state-owned road.

Last month, there were complaints about an ice puddle along the road’s shoulder that is believed to be caused by a nearby housing development. The state Department of Transportation acknowledges that Justabout is its road, but it is up to the township to take action on the matter.

Next meeting: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the municipal building

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