Thursday, June 14, 2007
The supervisors also want a dip in the road near the
community center to be fixed.
By MARY GRZEBIENIAK
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
HILLSVILLE, Pa. — Mahoning Township will receive a $26,000 state reimbursement for pipes installed from U.S. Route 224 to the township park to alleviate flooding, Supervisor Poncho Exposito said.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation had installed a pipe under the road in front of the township building as part of the same effort to alleviate major flooding after heavy rains last summer.
But the township had to bear the cost of the portion of the project, which included installation of pipe alongside the community center.
Supervisor Gary Pezzuolo said at Tuesday’s supervisors’ meeting the repair was evidently successful, noting that several houses east of the community center which had previously experienced flooding in heavy rains remained dry in Friday’s storm.
Pezzuolo said the money will be used for drainage work on Martin Kelly Spears Road.
Fixing the road dip
Exposito said he also is talking with PennDOT about remedial action on a dip in the road in front of the community center, a dip that was left after the PennDOT repair.
He said PennDOT is waiting for a paving machine to become available to fix the problem, but Exposito said he will negotiate with them to see if the township could use its own paver to do the repair more quickly. The dip is drawing complaints from motorists.
Supervisors also handled these matters:
UReviewed a letter from Greg DelPrincipe of RAR Engineering, New Castle, to state Sen. Gerald LaValle of Rochester, D-47th. The engineering firm is requesting LaValle seek additional loans or grants for the planned Edinburg/Hillsville sanitary sewer project to make the cost affordable for the many elderly and low to moderate income residents in the township. DelPrincipe remarked in the letter that the township has no sanitary sewers and that malfunctioning septic systems in these areas cannot be fixed because of soil conditions. The project would include 591 homes. Construction could be delayed if funding is not obtained, supervisors said.
UExposito said he learned at a recent meeting that replacement of the bridge on U.S. Route 224 in Edinburg is slated for 2009.
UExposito reported the bridge on River Road was paved Tuesday and is expected to reopen by the end of June.
UThe township bought a used police car from Poland Township for $2,500.