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1. Dr. Susan Sickle

   Posted November 29, 2009 at 4:18 PM

   I wish Perryopolis luck with this list. Comments 31-34 all relation to farms in which your town supervisor has already made a stand with a couple of county commissioners that no matter what for any labor or family to live on a farm they have to subdivide thus losing more and more farm land. 31- You won’t get farmers to out them selves at the flea market only to be harassed by zoning and local government enforcers. 32- Great but how can you afford labor if you can’t provide some housing on the farm with out subdivisions. 33- I had a viable large animal veterinarian practice to help out with farm income, and that I wanted to expand in the Perry farm area but oh yeah your supervisor didn’t want that and chose to not support me. 34 Farm land lost to subdivision for your own family or labor is still farm land lost and it is more tax dollars for local government, but that is what your supervisor wants. Teens and adults can’t make enough on the farm but if housing could be provided to off set their expenses then you have a competitive job to offer someone. 51. Work ethic: don’t know a farmer that doesn’t have work ethic and if we could open our farms up for labor housing you could instill that in others. 5. Small business: I had one in Perry but could not work with local government to keep it in Perryopolis and now I fight to even keep a business office there on the farm to provide 1 job for an assistant. One job is not what your supervisor wants as stated at County Commissioners meeting we have to subdivide for development tax dollars and Wal-Mart’s. 15- Youth mentors: Wow, you know on farms you are under supervision and you really can learn a lot. Good luck Perry but until your local government changes you won’t see much in relation to farms happen in Perryopolis.
2. Wanda Anker

   Posted April 9, 2010 at 10:10 AM

   Final plans meeting set for Perry Twp. sewer project
   April 07, 2010 02:05 AM TEXT SIZE By: REBEKAH SUNGALA
   Herald Standard

   Township supervisors said Tuesday that 146 homes will have a new sewer system when the second phase of a multimillion-dollar project is complete.

   Supervisors A.J. Boni, Janet Galla and Clarence Johnson said a public meeting to review the final plans for the project will be held at 7 p.m. April 29 at the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department.

   The project affects people residing in the area of Banning Hill, Whitsett and Rehoboth Church Road.

   “We’ve been diligently working with Senator Rich Kasunic, Representative Deberah Kula and the late Congressman John Murtha and his staff to seek funds for the project,” Boni said.

   The project was paid for with a $2.2 million wastewater grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office. The USDA also gave the township a $403,000 low-interest loan.

   In addition, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave the township a $1.1 million grant for the project.

   The project will connect 146 homes to the existing Wickhaven treatment plant, thus eliminating on-lot and wildcat systems in those communities.

   In a press release, the USDA said the project will eliminate the untreated raw sewage that currently flows into the streets and across a walking trail that runs parallel with the Youghiogheny River and into the river.

   “This project is a fine example of Rural Development’s commitment to the future of rural communities,” said Rural Development State Director Tom Williams.

   Advertisement Boni said the majority of the township will have public water and sewage once the project is complete.

   “This will put three-fourths of Perry Township with water and sewage,” he said.

   All supervisors encouraged residents affected by Phase II of the sewer project to attend the public meeting at the fire hall.

   Supervisors also said they are working to secure funds to extend waterlines on Maplewood Road, Barney Road and Banning Layton Road.

   In other business, supervisors announced their road paving projects for the upcoming summer.

   Supervisors said the township plans to repave Church Street and will repave and seal Tunnel Road and Liberty Street Extension.

   The township will also seal Falbo Road, Curfew Road, Side Road and Indian Lane Road.

   Boni said the township allocates about $100,000 a year for road maintenance.

   Supervisors voted to put the road project out for bid.

   Supervisors also voted to accept bids for construction for a 40-by-60 foot salt building.

   As for other matters, supervisors said a spring clean-up day will be held Tuesday.

   Residents are asked to put out items they wish to dispose of as soon as possible. Tires, building material, oil and other hard-to-recycle items will not be collected.

   The next township meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 4 in the municipal building.
3. Wanda Anker

   Posted May 3, 2010 at 9:56 AM

   PERRY TWP. – Township supervisors said Tuesday that 146 homes will have a new sewer system when the second phase of a multimillion-dollar project is complete.

   Supervisors A.J. Boni, Janet Galla and Clarence Johnson said a public meeting to review the final plans for the project will be held at 7 p.m. April 29 at the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department.

   The project affects people residing in the area of Banning Hill, Whitsett and Rehoboth Church Road.

   “We’ve been diligently working with Senator Rich Kasunic, Representative Deberah Kula and the late Congressman John Murtha and his staff to seek funds for the project,” Boni said.

   The project was paid for with a $2.2 million wastewater grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office. The USDA also gave the township a $403,000 low-interest loan.

   In addition, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gave the township a $1.1 million grant for the project.

   The project will connect 146 homes to the existing Wickhaven treatment plant, thus eliminating on-lot and wildcat systems in those communities.

   In a press release, the USDA said the project will eliminate the untreated raw sewage that currently flows into the streets and across a walking trail that runs parallel with the Youghiogheny River and into the river.

   “This project is a fine example of Rural Development’s commitment to the future of rural communities,” said Rural Development State Director Tom Williams.

   Boni said the majority of the township will have public water and sewage once the project is complete.

   “This will put three-fourths of Perry Township with water and sewage,” he said.

   All supervisors encouraged residents affected by Phase II of the sewer project to attend the public meeting at the fire hall.

   Supervisors also said they are working to secure funds to extend waterlines on Maplewood Road, Barney Road and Banning Layton Road.

   In other business, supervisors announced their road paving projects for the upcoming summer.

   Supervisors said the township plans to repave Church Street and will repave and seal Tunnel Road and Liberty Street Extension.

   The township will also seal Falbo Road, Curfew Road, Side Road and Indian Lane Road.

   Boni said the township allocates about $100,000 a year for road maintenance.

   Supervisors voted to put the road project out for bid.

   Supervisors also voted to accept bids for construction for a 40-by-60 foot salt building.

   As for other matters, supervisors said a spring clean-up day will be held Tuesday.

   Residents are asked to put out items they wish to dispose of as soon as possible. Tires, building material, oil and other hard-to-recycle items will not be collected.

   The next township meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. May 4 in the municipal building.
4. Wanda Anker

   Posted May 5, 2010 at 10:16 AM

   Perry supervisors award paving contract
   By: REBEKAH SUNGALA Herald Standard

   PERRY TWP. – Township supervisors awarded an $82,526 contract to AC Moyer of Lemont Furnace for road paving.

   Supervisors A.J. Boni, Clarence Johnson and Janet Galla voted unanimously to award the contract.

   AC Moyer was the lowest bidder of four companies, coming in $27,361 than the highest bidder.

   Victor Paving of Monongahela submitted the highest bid at $109,888. Morgan Excavating of Belle Vernon and El Grande Industries of Monessen also submitted bids.

   The bid indicates that 2,000 feet of Church Street will be repaved.

   Tunnel Road and Liberty Street Extension will also be repaved, and Falbo Road, Curfew Road, Side Road and Indian Lane Road will be sealed.

   The township allocates about $100,000 a year for road maintenance and advertised for two bids, one for repaving only 1,000 feet of Church Street, in case the cost of paving 2,000 feet did not meet the budget.

   “We have to live within our means,” Boni said, crediting Galla for handling the township’s finances and making sure the budget is adhered to.

   Galla said the difference between the lowest and highest bidders was notable.

   “It pays to have competition,” she said.

   Boni said the contract includes paying prevailing wages, which state legislation requires for all larger paving projects.

   “It’s another unfunded mandate from the state,” he said.

   Supervisors also awarded a $15,915 contract to ShelterLogic of Watertown, Conn., for a 40-by-60 foot salt building. The truss building will be 18 feet high and will be built on the Old Foundry property, of which the township recently took ownership.

   The 3.5 acres of property is located behind the township building on Township Drive in Star Junction. Supervisors plan to eventually build a new municipal complex on the property, with the complex housing township offices, a garage and a multi-purpose room.

   Supervisors have been allocating money in annual budgets for the project and have said the complex will be built as funds become available, noting that taxes will not be raised to construct the facility.

   In other business, supervisors voted to have solicitor Don McCue complete necessary paperwork to submit an application to the United States Department of Agriculture for the Municipal Vehicle and Equipment Assistance grant.

   The grant will reimburse the township 35 percent of costs for equipment.

   Supervisors said they will purchase $132,575 worth of equipment, including a $108,210 grader, a $6,721 tapered snowplow with quick attach portion and a $17,644 diesel finish mower and trailer.

   The grant, if awarded, will reimburse the township $46,401 and the township will borrow $87,000 from M&T Bank at an interest rate of about 5.12 percent for five years. Annual payments are estimated to be about $20,269.

   Supervisors said the township will only borrow the money if the grant is awarded, adding that the township will be getting $132,575 worth of equipment for $87,000.

   Galla said the township only has one equipment payment to make right now and that it will be paid off by November 2012.

   Boni said the grant is a one-time-only offer as a result of the federal stimulus program.

   Johnson said the township is in need of the equipment and said the mower will be especially helpful in keeping the township’s baseball fields cut.

   The next township meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 1 in the municipal building.

   May 05, 2010
5. admin

   Posted June 2, 2010 at 2:00 PM

   Water project receives funding
   By: REBEKAH SUNGALA Herald Standard

   PERRYOPOLIS – More than 100 residents in Perry and Lower Tyrone townships soon will have safe water to drink thanks to $1.9 million in federal funding.

   U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, D-Johnstown, met with local officials Tuesday at the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department to discuss the $3,149,000 waterline project that will benefit 29 residential users in Perry Township and 95 residential users in Lower Tyrone Township.

   “Congressman Murtha taught me the importance of water and sewage infrastructure projects in our local communities. I strongly believe in these projects, and I’m very pleased to join today with our federal, state and local partners in announcing that funding is in place to provide residents of Perry and Lower Tyrone townships with safe and dependable drinking water,” said Critz, former aide to deceased U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha.

   Critz brought with him paperwork that needed signed to secure the $1,070,000 federal grant and the $967,000 federal loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development office.

   Lambert Rosenbaum, area director of USDA Rural Development, also attended Tuesday’s meeting, as did state Rep. Deberah Kula, D-North Union Township.

   Local officials present included Perry Township supervisors A.J. Boni and Clarence Johnson, Lower Tyrone Township Supervisor Windel Hayes, Fayette County Commissioner Vincent A. Vicites, North Fayette County Municipal Authority general manager Robert Softcheck, municipal authority vice chairman Paul Kendi and other members of the municipal authority.

   The $3 million project includes construction of 43,100 linear feet of waterline, a new 200,000-gallon water storage tank and a booster station.

   Officials said the residents who will benefit from the project have waited several years for public water and were forced to haul in drinking water because contaminants such as iron and manganese in well water exceeded federal Environmental Protection Agency drinking water standards.

   Residents are expected to pay about a $50 monthly rate for water.

   Boni, who is chairman of the Perry Township Board of Supervisors, said the project would not have been financially feasible without federal funding, noting that acquiring funding for the $3 million project required cooperation between local, state and federal agencies.

   “We all work well together. Without cooperation between the agencies, projects like these don’t happen,” he said.

   Rosenbaum said the USDA is proud to work with communities such as Perry Township and Lower Tyrone Township. About 60 percent of the project is funded with federal money, and Rosenbaum noted it’s much easier to find funding for projects when cooperation abounds between all parties.

   “I have to compliment the leadership involved with this project,” he said.

   Kula acquired a $1 million state grant for the waterline project about two years ago, which means the North Fayette County Municipal Authority will have to borrow about $112,000 to help pay for the $3 million project.

   “This is a day we’ve all been waiting for,” Kula said, adding that she campaigned on the promise of trying to obtain funds for needed infrastructure projects in her district.

   Kula said Critz was able to fill Murtha’s spot with more ease than any other person would have been able to because Critz had been a key player in the Murtha administration and has the experience necessary to bring money to Fayette County.

   “Mark Critz already knew about this project when he took office, because he always had his finger on the pulse of everything going on,” she said.

   Softcheck said the project should go out to bid within the next several months and that construction could begin as early as September.

   Critz said he was thrilled to be able to give the North Fayette County Municipal Authority more than $1 million in federal economic stimulus money to help keep monthly rates for residential users at an affordable cost.

   President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law into effect in 2009.

   The legislation was designed to jumpstart the nation’s economy, create or save jobs and/or help pay for long-neglected projects, such as modernizing infrastructure, enhancing energy independence, expanding educational opportunities, bettering health care and providing tax relief.

   “This investment in the water infrastructure in North Fayette County will help deliver safe drinking water and protect the environment in rural Pennsylvania,” said Tim Williams, USDA Rural Development state director.

   Hayes, a longtime Lower Tyrone Township supervisor, said residents in his municipality are in desperate need of public water.

   “It’s been a long time coming,” Hayes said. “I didn’t think I’d live to see this ever happen, but I’m real glad it is. It’s something we desperately need and want.”

   June 02, 2010
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   Posted September 29, 2010 at 11:16 AM

   Frazier High grad completes mural for Pioneer Days celebration
   By: REBEKAH SUNGALA Herald Standard

   Painting a 30-by-20 mural can be a daunting task, but one local artist was able to accomplish the work in about two months by taking it one brush stroke at a time.

   Jenna Boyles, a 2008 graduate of Frazier High School, completed the Perryopolis mural while on break this past summer from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Md.

   “I’m probably going to come back home and be amazed that I actually did it all in one summer, but when I was working on it, it didn’t seem like that big of a project,” she said. “I didn’t approach it in any different way than I would have had I was painting a 3-by-2-foot canvas. I mixed my paints the same way. I painted with similar brushes. The brush I used most was probably about 1 1/2 inches wide.”

   Boyles will return to her hometown for the annual Perryopolis Pioneer Days this weekend and will participate in the mural’s dedication ceremony on Saturday immediately following the Pioneer Days parade.

   The mural, which has been titled “Historic Perryopolis,” is located on the side of the Karolcik Building on South Liberty Street closet to Washington Diamond at the town circle.

   Boyles said designing the mural took the most time and was the hardest part of the project.

   Design work began in mid-May following a four-year hiatus. Boyles was still a student at Frazier High School in 2006 when the Perryopolis Heritage Mural Project ad hoc committee acquired grant funding to help pay for the project.

   Boyles completed the first design drafts in 2007, but finding a suitable location to paint the mural was difficult and the project seemed to fizzle.

   However, the project picked up steam again this year and Boyles, who was home for the summer while serving an internship in Pittsburgh, agreed to get back on board.

   “As soon as I got started on it this time I knew I was going to finish it,” she said, explaining that the mural went through a series of changes before the final design was ironed out.

   “It’s been through a lot of changes. The basic elements have remained the same, but there’s been a lot of changes with the composition, just moving things around,” she said. “Some things have been eliminated, some things added. Community members always wanted George Washington and the Commodore to definitely be part of the mural. They also wanted to make sure Mary Fuller Frazier was part of it.”

   Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who Perryopolis was named after, is depicted in the mural standing in front of a present-day American flag. He served in the War of 1812 against Britain and earned the title “Hero of Lake Erie” for leading American naval forces to victory during the Battle of Lake Erie. Frazier School District took the Commodores as their mascot to honor Perry.

   Washington, who built a grist mill on land that would eventually become Perryopolis, and Frazier, who was born in Perryopolis and left more than $1 million to her hometown following her death, also are main features of the mural.

   Also included are coke workers, a coal miner and a row of coke ovens that signify when Perryopolis, and most of Fayette County, was known worldwide as the site for baking coal into coke, which is a necessary ingredient in the production of steel.

   The lower edge of the mural simulates the borough’s brick town circle, which was restored for Perryopolis’ centennial celebration in 1914.

   Perryopolis will celebrate its bicentennial in 2014, and event organizers are already beginning to plan the celebration.

   Borough resident Norene Halvonik, who served on the Perryopolis Heritage Mural Project ad hoc committee, said Boyle’s mural will be the centerpiece for the borough’s 200th anniversary.

   Perryopolis area families who wish to have their surname painted on a brick of the mural can purchase a spot for $100 by calling Halvonik at 724-736-2133.

   “We’ve sold about 25 so far, and we can sell up to 60,” Halvonik said. “I think the rest of the spaces will go quick once some of the names get painted on the mural and people see it.”

   Halvonik, who worked with Lenora Polander, Elma Sokol and Pam Newmeyer on the ad hoc committee, said she’s heard nothing but great comments about Boyles’ mural.

   “People are thrilled with it,” she said.

   Boyles said she previously painted a mural on an exterior wall of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 92 on Route 51 in Perryopolis, but said the size of it paled in comparison to the heritage mural.

   “I’ve worked on large paintings before, and painted the mural on the Moose Lodge, but this is by far the largest piece I’ve worked on. I remember the first time I actually went up to look at the wall where the mural would be painted and thinking it was a huge wall,” Boyles said, adding that she had help from her parents, Mike and Sandra Boyles of Jefferson Township.

   Boyles said her mother, a high school art teacher, helped by giving her a ground perspective while she was up close to the mural on a scissor lift doing the painting.

   “It looks a lot different when you’re up that close to it,” Boyles said. “Sometimes I knew something was off, but I couldn’t tell what from where I was. If my mom was there while I was painting, she’d be able to tell me what needed fixed. Sometimes I couldn’t put my finger on the problem, and she was able to help. She helped paint some areas, too.”

   Boyles said her father primed the wall before the mural was painted and help seal it afterwards.

   When it came time to begin painting the mural, Boyles first used chalk lines to form a grid and then drew the mural on the wall with chalk before outlining it in paint. She then began painting, filling in faces and layering paint.

   The most difficult part, Boyles said, was getting the right angle of the commodore’s arm and hand, which sits on his hip.

   The 20-year-old college junior, who is majoring in painting with a minor in creative writing, received college credits for completing the “Historic Perryopolis” mural, and said she is considering doing more community murals in the future.

   “Art will always be a part of my life,” Boyles said, noting that she also is interested in other forms such as fiber art, video art and sculptural work.

   “I do it all. I find it difficult to fit what I do into a category, so when I tell people I’m a painting major I usually find myself explaining what I’m interested in. My portfolio of work spans different areas,” she said.

   In addition to art, Boyles said she has taken a recent interesting in farming and may like to try her hand in that someday.

   Halvonik said the mural received funding from 84 Lumber Co., the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts through the Fayette County Community Foundation, PNC Bank, PPG Industries and community donors. The Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department also assisted by washing the wall before it was primed.

   As more funding is acquired, the Perryopolis Heritage Mural Project ad hoc committee would like to have a narrative placed near the mural explaining the significance of the objects depicted.

   Boyles documented her work on the mural in an online blog that is available by visiting http://www.perrymural.blogspot.com.

   September 29, 2010
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   Posted September 29, 2010 at 11:19 AM

   Perryopolis news
   By: RUTH SHIELDS Herald Standard

   Birthdays

   Ron E. Krofcheck celebrates his birthday today. Other birthdays this week include: Jackie Stauffer, Monday; Natalie Maise and Tim Bukowski, Tuesday; Jimmy Floyd, Deidra Michelle Fao, Briggston Lawson, Mike Fedutes Jr., William Davis and William Ryann Suppa, Wednesday; Audrey Confer, Helen Hill, Kayla Goodwin, Harry Fisher and Lola Marish, who turns 2 on Thursday; Laddie Griglak, Roy Giovannelli, Walter Hill, Flo Fagan and Michael Rubish, Friday; and Debbie Mahalko and Aiden Joseph Pato, Saturday.

   n Thursday – Perry Football Boosters spaghetti dinner will be held from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the Sons of Italy. Cost is $ 7 for adults, $4 for age 12 and younger. Takeouts will be available. Patrons are to provide their own containers.

   n Friday – “High Ryder Country Band” will perform at Sampey Park starting at 7 p.m.

   n Saturday – Pioneer Days parade at 11 a.m. Anyone wishing to participate should contact Rod Staggers at 724-736-0352.

   n Saturday – Stockdale oldies dance from 8 p.m. to midnight. Cost is $10 per person and attendance is limited to 600. Call 724-938-7950 for reservations.

   n Saturday and Sunday – Pioneer Days at Sampey Park. Antique, collectible vendors, crafters, general merchandise vendors and organizations distributing information, may contact Bob DeCroo at 724-326-8741.

   n Oct. 8 – “A night with Sammy Davis” (impersonator) at Perryopolis United Methodist. Appetizers at 7 p.m. show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 and are available by calling 724-736-2395 or 724-736-4667.

   n Oct. 8 – “Night at the Haunted Museum” Smock Community Center from 5 to 10 p.m. Admission is $ 2. Call Drew at 724-677-2415.

   n Oct. 23 – Scaryopolis from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Adult volunteers are needed to assist with the haunted hayride. To volunteer, call Elma Sokol at 724-736-4031.

   n For information on the Perryopolis Travel Club, call Ed at 724-326-4579.

   n Christian Thrift Shop, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

   n Perryopolis Food Bank, second Thursday of the month. Call Helen Coldren 724-736-2713 for information.

   n Frazier Class of 1991 is gathering e-mail addresses from classmates for a 20th-year reunion for 2011. Information can be e-mailed to frazierclassof91@hotmail.com.

   n To rent the Sampey Park Pavilion for weddings, reunions, graduations and parties, contact Bob DeCroo at 724-326-8741.

   n Scaryopolis T-shirts may be purchased for $12 in advance of the Oct. 23 haunted hayride in Sampey Park by contacting Cindy and Kenny Dingler at 724-736-0492

   The Frazier Community Library will operate under modified hours Monday; it will be open from 5 to 8 p.m. The Frazier Community Library will be closed Saturday in celebration of Pioneer Days.

   The Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department will hold a homemade spaghetti dinner on Oct. 3 from noon to 6 p.m.

   Takeouts begin at 11 a.m. Bring your own containers. Tickets are available at the door: adults, $7; and children (under 12) $3.

   The Perryopolis Area Heritage Mural will be dedicated Saturday immediately following the Pioneer Day parade. When the parade ends, just walk over to the parking lot next to the Karolcik building for the dedication.

   Heritage mural bricks are available for purchase at $100 each to memorialize family names of present and former Perry area residents. To purchase a heritage mural brick and become a part of history, contact Norene at 724-736-2133.

   The Grindstone Fire Department dartball league is accepting new teams for the upcoming dartball season. Teams must have at least four people per night to play. Game nights will be Tuesdays and possibly Thursdays. For more information, call Rich at 724-323-4238.

   On Nov. 10, The Mary Fuller Frazier Community Memorial Library will celebrate 50 years of service to Perryopolis and surrounding communities.

   In honor of this momentous occasion, the board of library directors is planning a 50th anniversary celebration to be held at the library Nov. 13. A traditional high tea will be served at 2 p.m. followed by an entertaining “Vintage Fur Fashion Show” presented by Patti Peer. You don’t want to miss this event worth celebrating. Tickets are a $15 donation to the library.

   To secure a ticket to this golden anniversary event, call the library at 724-938-8480.

   The Sons of Italy will hold Halloween dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Oct. 29. Music will be provided by Brother Jeep. Admission is $10. This is a costume dance, and there will be prizes for the best costumes. Cash bar and snacks will be provided.

   The Sons of Italy kitchen will open the following days: Monday is burger night; Tuesday is wing night; Thursday is Philly cheese steak night; and Friday is seafood night. Hours are 6 to 9:30 p.m.

   The kitchen will be open until 11 p.m. on Fridays during the high school football season. For takeouts, call 724-735-8983.

   September 26, 2010
8. W. Anker

   Posted October 13, 2010 at 10:39 AM

   Perry Township officials approve budget
   By: REBEKAH SUNGALA Herald Standard

   PERRY TWP. – Perry Township supervisors unanimously approved a $1.4 million budget for the 2011 fiscal year that includes $661,400 in operating funds and $750,000 in grant money.

   Supervisors A.J. Boni, Janet Galla and Clarence Johnson voted to approve the tentative budget with no property tax increase.

   Property taxes will remain steady at 1.167 mills. At that rate, landowners would pay $11.67 for every $10,000 in assessed value, or $58.35 for every $50,000 in assessed value.

   Galla said the 2011 budget closely mirrors the 2010 budget.

   The tentative budget reflects about $750,000 in grant money for an ongoing waterline project that makes the township’s budget appear larger than what it actually is, she said.

   State Rep. Deberah Kula, D-North Union Twp., gave a $1 million grant for a waterline project and $750,000 of the grant money is still remaining. The remaining grant money, which can only be used on the waterline project, should be spent in the first quarter of 2011, supervisors said.

   Included in the tentative budget’s expenditures is $44,000 for major equipment; $20,000 for the township’s municipal complex building fund; $13,000 for fuel and $2,000 for minor equipment purchases and repairs.

   Also included in the 2011 budget is $81,000 for road maintenance/construction. Supervisors said they plan to hope to carry over some money from 2011 into 2012 so that they can afford to pave roads in Whitsett after the sewerage project is completed there.

   Boni said the sewerage project won’t be completed until 2012 and that it doesn’t make sense to pave the roads before then, knowing that they will be torn up.

   Boni said the majority of roads in the township are paved and that Atlas Energy Resources has paved many township roads after drilling natural gas wells.

   “Love them or hate them, if it wasn’t for Atlas, we wouldn’t have what we have,” he said.

   The state reduced the amount of liquid fuel money the township receives, leaving the township with less money to pay for road maintenance. Boni said it costs about $100,000 to pave one mile of road.

   Also included in expenditures for 2011 is about $60,000 for unforeseen expenses to be carried over into the next fiscal year if not needed, Galla said.

   The 2011 budget shows expenditures and revenues equal.

   Major sources of revenue include $170,000 collected in earned income taxes; $95,000 collected in state liquid fuels tax money; and $84,000 collected in property taxes.

   Supervisors said the township works within its means and that careful budgeting allows the township to thrive on what it has.

   In other business, supervisors unanimously voted to back up a $403,000 loan borrowed by the Perry Township Municipal Authority for the second phase of an ongoing sewerage project.

   Township solicitor Don McCue said the township is legally required to back up the loan in order for the municipal authority to obtain the funds.

   Additionally, supervisors agreed to investigate ways in which the township may partner with other municipalities, both locally and statewide, to garner lower electric rates once the utility cap expires in January.

   Boni said the township could receive a much lower rate if it partners with several other municipalities.

   “We don’t need a state legislator telling us to consolidate. We’re smart enough to do it on our own,” he said.

   In other matters, state police Lt. Harry B. Keffer III attended Tuesday’s meeting to meet supervisors and township residents.

   Keffer was recently named commander of the state police station in Belle Vernon, which is the station that provides police protection for the township. He said troopers have responded to 318 calls for service in Perry Township so far this year.

   In other business, the supervisors:

   n Announced that the fall cleanup day will be held Oct. 19 instead of Oct. 12 as originally scheduled. Residents are instructed to put the items they wish to dispose of out with their garbage. Hazardous items will not be collected.

   n Announced that trick-or-treating will be held in the township from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31. The annual Halloween parade, sponsored by Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department, will begin at 6 p.m. at the town circle in Perryopolis.

   n Agreed to hire Mary’s Cleaning at a cost of $60 a week to clean the township building on a weekly basis.

   n Reminded residents that the November township meeting will be held Wednesday, Nov. 3, instead of Nov. 2 because that Tuesday is Election Day. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the municipal building, located at 1 Township Drive in Star Junction.

   October 07, 2010
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   Posted November 11, 2010 at 3:13 PM

   Perryopolis approves tentative budget
   By: REBEKAH SUNGALA Herald Standard

   PERRYOPOLIS – Borough council approved a tentative budget for the 2011 fiscal year that includes a 1-mill property tax increase and a $4 road impact fee that means higher garbage rates.

   At Wednesday’s borough meeting, council unanimously voted to accept the $593,170 tentative budget, with council President Ron Lombard absent from the meeting.

   The budget shows total expenditures of $556,937 and a remaining balance of $36,233 to carryover into 2012, should no unexpected expenses occur. The borough plans to carry about $7,000 over from 2010 into the 2011 budget.

   According to the tentative budget, the millage rate will increase 1 mill from 2.701 mills to 3.701 mills.

   At 2.701 mills, landowners currently pay $135 for every $50,000 in assessed value, or $270 for every $100,000 in assessed value.

   At 3.701 mills, landowners will pay $185 for every $50,000 in assessed value, or $370 for every $100,000 in assessed value.

   In nearby Perry Township, which operates on a $661,400 budget, property taxes are 1.167 mills, which is 2.5 mills lower than the proposed 3.701-millage rate reflected in the borough’s tentative budget.

   The 2011 tentative budget also includes a $4 road impact fee the borough’s garbage hauler is required to pay, a cost which is passed on to residents in the form of higher rates.

   Money the borough receives from the road impact fee is used to help pay for road repairs and maintenance, council previously said.

   At Wednesday’s meeting, council unanimously voted to award a three-year contract, including a $4 impact fee, to Fayette Waste.

   Council opened proposals at its October meeting, and Fayette Waste was the lowest of four bidders.

   Residents will pay $12.36 a month for garbage collection in 2011, with rates rising in 2012 and again in 2013 at around $13 a month.

   If council had accepted a $3 road impact fee from Waste Management, residents would have paid $11.36 a month in 2011, rates also rising the following two years.

   Waste Management is the borough’s current garbage collection provider, and residents pay about $10 a month.

   November 11, 2010
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    Waterline project nears completion
    By: REBEKAH SUNGALA Herald Standard

    PERRY TWP. – Township supervisors said Tuesday the second phase of a waterline project is nearing completion.

    Supervisor A.J. Boni, chairman of the board, said the waterline project on Barney Road could be completed by the end of this week if all goes as planned.

    The second phase of the project broke ground around Thanksgiving and was paid for with assistance from a $20,000 Safe Water Grant that Sen. Richard A. Kasunic, D-Dunbar, provided.

    Boni said the second phase of the project serviced six houses with water.

    The first phase of the project was completed in 2008 and serviced about 12 homes, supervisors said.

    Kasunic provided a $25,000 grant to help pay for the first phase of the project, and state Rep. Deberah Kula, D-North Union Twp., also gave a $10,000 grant toward the first phase.

    In addition, Boni said a preconstruction meeting will soon be held to discuss a separate waterline project that will provide more than 100 residents in Perry and Lower Tyrone townships with public water.

    U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, D-Johnstown, presented officials with $1.9 million in federal funding to pay for the project in June.

    Supervisors said 29 residential users in Perry Township and 95 residential users in Lower Tyrone Township will benefit from the project once completed. Kula was also involved in this waterline project, acquiring a $1 million state grant for it about two years ago.

    North Fayette County Municipal Authority is overseeing the construction and will provide the water to the homes.

    In other business, Boni and supervisors Janet Galla and Clarence Johnson voted to re-enter into an agreement that will allow Fayette County to conduct building inspections for the township.

    “With the county doing our zoning, this makes it simple. It’s a one-stop shop for people when they go to the courthouse to get their permit,” he said.

    Supervisors also voted to hold the township’s annual reorganization meeting at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 3 in the municipal building.

    The township’s regular meeting for the month of January will be held following the reorganization meeting, beginning at 7 p.m.

    Supervisors also announced the township’s auditor meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Jan. 4 in the municipal building.

    In other matters, representatives from the Frazier Community Library thanked supervisors for their ongoing financial support.

    The township makes an annual $1,000 donation to the public library, which is located in Frazier High School and open to township residents.

    December 08, 2010
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    By: THE HERALD-STANDARD Herald Standard

    At this time of year, local govermnent bodies hold reorganization meetings to set the course for the new year by electing officers, setting meeting dates and times and other items of business.

    The following is a roundup of some municipal bodies that held reorganization meetings recently.

    Supervisor Walter “Deb” Wiltrout retained his position as chairman along with fellow supervisors Scott Keefer as vice chairman and Bill Geary as secretary/treasurer, during this week’s reorganization.

    Wiltrout was also reappointed as pension coordinator with the supervisors assuming their duties as roadmasters with Wiltrout covering District 2, Geary, District 1 and Keefer, District 3.

    The supervisors also reappointed Jeff Wadsworth as office clerk at a salary of $26,200 that includes limited benefits, a 14-percent pension, life insurance, vacation and sick days.

    Other appointments included Dave Panzella as vacancy board member, Bill Etling to a five-year term on the Pleasant Valley Water Authority board, Tim Lewandowski to a five-year term on the Bullskin Township/Connellsville Township Joint Sewerage Authority, Dave Bukovan as primary sewage enforcement officer and Bob Killinger as alternate sewage enforcement officer, Roger Adams, primary code enforcement officer, Kyle Quinn as emergency management coordinator and Jeff Kelley and Jim Hammaker as deputy emergency management coordinators.

    Additionally, supervisors agreed to retain Donald McCue as solicitor at $350 per month, Widmer Engineering as the township engineer and Centax as the local tax collector while setting the treasurer’s bond at $480,000 and designating Scottdale Bank and Trust and PLGIT as its depositories.

    Medic 10 was named the township’s ambulance service for the north end and Fayette EMS for the south end.

    A legal services fee resolution was adopted and mileage reimbursement set at 50-cents in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service.

    A motion to allow elected supervisors to attend state conventions with Geary named as voting delegate was approved along with those that are members of the Fayette Association of Township Officials to attend the county convention.

    The supervisors agreed to continue meeting the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the municipal building.

    Bullskin Township’s three supervisors/road masters will not receive pay increases this year as township auditors agreed at Thursday’s reorganization meeting to keep the supervisors’ wages at $19 an hour, along with the same fringe benefits and pension contribution.

    Auditors Jeff Hann, Leeann Boring and Norma Brown also retained their positions as chairman, vice chairman and secretary/treasurer, respectively.

    According to the auditors, the supervisors/road masters will continue to receive 14 paid holidays and 10 personal/sick days, with a pension contribution of 14 percent of their annual salaries.

    Brown’s salary as secretary/treasurer also was set at $2,500 and the treasurer’s bond at $480,000.

    Hann said the road masters were paid for overtime last year at time-and-a-half, however the amount of hours has yet to be determined.

    The auditors agreed to start the audit for 2010 at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 11.

    The Bullskin Township/Connellsville Township Joint Sewerage Authority held its annual reorganization meeting Wednesday and is retaining the same officers for 2011.

    Pat Stefano will serve as chairman, John Dilworth, vice chairman and Fred Robbins, secretary/treasurer.

    Julie Paull was retained as office manager at the same annual salary of $30,000, plus benefits.

    The treasurer’s bond was set at $250,000 and Charleroi Federal will continue to serve as the authority’s depository.

    Also retained was John Cupp as solicitor at a fee of $150 a month, Widmer Engineering of Connellsville as the authority’s engineering firm and Defurio Mongell of Connellsville as the insurance carrier.

    There is no change in the billing rate of $18.25 for metered customers per month and a flat fee of $41 charged to residential customers per month.

    The authority agreed to continue meeting the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Dilworth Place on Route 119.

    Rick Adobato was elected as chairman of the Connellsville Township Board of Supervisors with Tom Cesario to serve as vice-chairman during the recent reorganization meeting.

    Supervisors appointed Leah Brothers as township secretary at an annual salary of $17,540 and Supervisor Bob Carson as roadmaster.

    Officials agreed to meet at the Connellsville Township Volunteer Fire Co. social hall on the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. until the McCoy Hollow Road township building is completed.

    Attorney Ben Goodwin was named township solicitor and will receive an annual retainer fee of $1,020 and an hourly rate of $85 for additional legal services.

    Supervisors appointed K-2 Engineering Inc. of Uniontown as the township engineering firm, sewage enforcement officer, zoning officer and Uniform Construction Code officer for 2011.

    Joe Ambrose was appointed as the township code enforcement officer with John Cole appointed to the township zoning hearing board and David Elcock reappointed to the planning commission.

    Supervisors named Fayette EMS as the township ambulance provider, Bob Lieberger as the township emergency management coordinator and appointed Elizabeth Merchant to the vacancy board, in other reorganization business.

    Supervisors agreed to maintain PNC, Scottdale Bank and Trust Co. and the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust as the depositories for local and state funds, in other reorganization matters.

    William Groves was re-elected chairman of the Cumberland Township supervisors at the supervisors’ recent reorganization meeting.

    William Nicholson was re-elected vice chairman and all three supervisors, including James Sokol, were reappointed as roadmasters. Debbie Rush was reappointed secretary/treasurer.

    The supervisors voted to continue holding monthly meetings at 3 p.m. on the first Monday except in June, July, August and September when the meetings begin at 4 p.m.

    Pay raises of 25 cents an hour were approved for all seven full-time employees and three part-time employees and raises of 50 cents were approved for all four full-time and five part-time police officers.

    Lloyd Richard was appointed to the vacancy board, Dennis Makel was rehired as the solicitor at a fee of $95 an hour and $105 an hour at meetings, K2 Engineering of Uniontown was retained as the engineering firm on an as-needed basis with not retaining fee and Community Bank was named the depository.

    Dennis Osborne was reappointed to the Carmichaels-Cumberland Sewage Authority, Evan Williams was appointed to the planning commission and Chris Shaffer was appointed to the parks and recreation board.

    The Cumberland Township Board of Auditors increased the township supervisors’ salaries to $21.15 an hour for this year.

    The auditors approved raises of 25 cents an hour for the three supervisors at their recent reorganization meeting.

    The supervisors gave 25-cent raises to street department and office employees and 50-cent raises to police officers this year.

    Larry Mayros will again serve as chairman of the Dunbar Township Board of Supervisors, with John Tabaj as vice chairman and Ron Keller as secretary/treasurer for 2011, according to action taken at a recent reorganization meeting.

    All supervisors will serve as roadmasters and attend the April Pennsylvania State Township Association of Supervisors convention in Hershey.

    Supervisors will receive 50-cents per mile when using personal vehicles for township business.

    Meetings will be held the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the municipal building located on Township Road.

    Supervisors appointed attorney Donald McCue as the township solicitor and set a $6,000 annual retainer for the position.

    In other reorganization matters, Widmer Engineering Inc. of Connellsville will serve as the engineering firm for the township with James Rabatin as sewage officer.

    Supervisors named Roger Adams as the code enforcement officer at an hourly salary of $13 and designated Eugene Frazier as a member of the vacancy board.

    Officials set the real estate transfer tax at one-half percent and a similar amount for the earned income tax rate with CENTAX designated to collect the earned income tax.

    The First National Bank and the Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust will serve as the depository for local and state funds.

    Supervisors set the secretary’s bond at $500,000.

    In Fairchance, Howard McGhee was re-elected as borough council president and Robert Ellsworth was re-elected as vice president at Monday’s reorganization meeting.

    Council voted to continue holding monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday in the borough building on Route 857.

    In addition, council retained engineering consultant J. Scott Bush and solicitor Simon John.

    The Fayette County Salary Board recently reorganized for 2011, with the officers remaining the same as were in 2010.

    Commission Chairman Vincent Zapotosky will remain as chairman; Commissioner Vincent A. Vicites will remain as vice chairman and Controller Sean P. Lally will remain as secretary. The salary board includes the three county commissioners, the controller and the elected official in charge of their respective office when voting on matters involving that office.

    The salary board will meet as needed for the remainder of the year, with the meetings to be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays at the call of the chairman.

    German Township supervisors retained their positions at the 2011 reorganization meeting held Monday.

    Robert Croushore will continue as the board chairman, Floyd “Buster” Gladman will serve as vice chairman and Daniel Shimshock will continue as secretary/ treasurer and grant writer for the township. Martha Babic will retain her position as assistant secretary and right-to-know officer.

    All three supervisors will serve as road masters.

    Supervisors retained Douglas Sepic as township solicitor and Widmer Engineering Inc. of Connellsville as the township’s engineering firm.

    Croushore and Shimshock, who have been certified through the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), will be the municipal inspectors for the landfill.

    Gladman will serve as the 2011 delegate for the annual supervisors convention that will be held April 17- 20 in Hershey. Croushore will serve as the alternate.

    Gladman will serve as the representative for the Fayette County Tax Collection Conference, with Croushore and Shimshock as alternate representatives.

    Shimshock will be the 2011 representative for the Southwest Regional Tax Bureau, which also will handle the township’s wage and occupational privilege taxes. Croushore will serve as the alternate. Croushore will be the representative to the local chapter of PA CleanWays.

    Supervisors appointed Dave Bukovan as primary sewage officer and James Rebatin as the alternate.

    The supervisors voted to keep Fayette County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) for the handling of animal control.

    Parkvale Bank of Masontown will serve as the township depository.

    Supervisors also set the rate for a municipal lien letter and driveway permit at $25.

    Meeting times and dates will remain 6 p.m. second Tuesday of the month, except during November when the meeting will be held 6 p.m. Nov. 1 because of Election Day.

    The next regular meeting of the township will be held on Tuesday. The sewage authority will hold their reorganization and regular meeting at 3:30 p.m. the same day.

    The Luzerne Township supervisors re-elected Ted Kollar as their chairman for 2011, with John Marshall serving as the vice chairman and Gregg Downer continuing as secretary/treasurer.

    The supervisors reappointed Pat Ballon to a five-year term on the Luzerne Township Sewage Authority, Jamie Gammon to a five-year-term on the Brownsville-Luzerne Park Board and Jerry Wertz to a five-year term on the Luzerne Township Municipal Authority (water).

    The solicitor will continue to be Davis and Davis, with Widmer Engineering as the engineer, PNC Bank as the depository and Higbee Insurance as the township’s insurance carrier.

    The supervisors will meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Luzerne Township Municipal Building, except in November when the meeting will be held on the third Tuesday.

    The Luzerne Township Sewage Authority retained Pat Ballon as chairman for 2011, with Joe Terravecchia service as vice chairman and Dave Smith named secretary/treasurer.

    Davis and Davis Law Firm was retained as the authority’s solicitor, Widmer Engineering as the engineer and Jeff McCue as the auditor.

    Meetings will continue to be held at the Luzerne Township Municipal Building the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m.

    Menallen Township supervisors retained their respective offices at the 2011 reorganization meeting held Monday.

    Robert “Tweety” Yatsko will continue as chairman, Joe Petrucci will remain vice chairman and assistant secretary/treasurer and John Yantko will hold the secretary/treasurer position.

    The supervisors retained the current solicitor for the township, Douglas Sepic, at a rate of $200 a month. John Over of K2 Engineering Inc. of Uniontown will remain the township engineer, and Myron Naypaver will continue as the zoning and code enforcement officer.

    The supervisors voted to keep the regular monthly meeting date of 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month.

    The North Union Township Board of Auditors approved pay raises that increase the township supervisors’ salaries to $26.25 an hour this year.

    The auditors approved the raise of 50 cents an hour for the three supervisors at their recent reorganization meeting.

    The amount of the raise is equal to the raise the township’s unionized employees will receive through their contract.

    Perry Township Supervisor A.J. Boni was named chairman of the board for 2011 during the township’s annual reorganization meeting Monday.

    Boni was also named road master.

    Supervisor Clarence Johnson was appointed vice chairman, and Supervisor Janet Galla was appointed secretary/treasurer with a treasurer’s bond set at $250,000.

    Johnson was also appointed as the township’s representative to the Southwest Regional Tax Bureau, with Boni named as the alternate.

    All supervisors held the same appointments in 2010.

    Longtime solicitor Don McCue of McCue & Husband Law Firm of Connellsville was reappointed to his position.

    Widmer Engineering of Connellsville was reappointed township engineer.

    Supervisors voted to approve the millage rate for property taxes at 1.127 mills, which represents no tax increase, and set the commission paid to tax collector Donald Pidanich at 5 percent.

    Centra Bank was appointed depository of funds for the township, and a one-year contract with Fayette County SPCA for animal control was approved.

    Supervisors named Sage Point Financial as depositor for pension assets and voted to appoint Steve Feaster as pension consultant at a yearly rate of $500.

    Southwest Regional Tax Bureau was appointed the township’s earned income tax collector at a rate of 1.5 percent, and Southwest Regional Tax Bureau and North Fayette County Municipal Authority were appointed water debt collectors.

    William Rittenhouse Insurance Agency was named the township’s insurance broker. EMS Southwest was reappointed ambulance provider.

    Roger Adams was appointed the township’s code enforcement officer at a rate of $10 an hour.

    Other appointments included Boni as emergency management coordinator, Stanley Glumac as sewage enforcement officer, Bob Killinger as alternate sewage enforcement officer and Dewayne Johnson to the vacancy board.

    Katherine Petrosky and Clarence Johnson were reappointed to five-year terms to the Perry Township Municipal Authority, and Paul Kmetz was appointed to a two-year term on the Perry Township Joint Sewage Authority.

    Supervisors voted to continue holding township meetings at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the municipal building, located at 1 Township Drive in Star Junction. If Election Day or a holiday falls on the first Tuesday of the month, the meeting will be held at 7 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month.

    Redstone Township supervisors reorganized with no changes in the officers or appointees for the panel.

    Ralph Rice will continue to serve as chairman of the supervisors, with Larry Williams serving as the vice chair and George Matis as the secretary/treasurer.

    Davis and Davis was retained as the solicitor and Widmer Engineering as the township engineer. All three supervisors will continue to serve as road masters. The township will use Centra Bank and PNC Bank as its depositories.

    The supervisors reappointed Ray Paris to a five-year term on the Redstone Sewer Authority and Doyle Patterson to a five-year term on the Colonial Joint Sewer Authority.

    The supervisors will meet the second Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. at the township building on Twin Hills Road.

    The Redstone Township Sewer Authority made no changes in leadership as it reorganized for 2011.

    Richard Stogran will remain the authority’s chairman, with Ray Paris as the vice chairman and Robert Shaw as the secretary/treasurer.

    Davis and Davis was retained as the authority’s solicitor, with Widmer Engineering remaining the engineering firm. Jeff McCue was retained as the authority’s auditor and Parkvale Bank was named as the depository.

    The authority set the mileage reimbursement rate for employees at the federal level, which is currently 50 cents a mile and adopted the federal cost of living rate as the pay increase for the office administrator.

    Meetings will continue to be held the first Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at the authority office on Main Street in Republic.

    Jim Means and Jack Lewis were re-elected chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Wharton Township Board of Supervisors at the supervisors’ recent reorganization meeting.

    All three supervisors, including Joe Henning, were appointed as roadmasters and Carrie Morrison was reappointed as secretary/treasurer.

    The supervisors agreed to continue meeting at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month.

    Supervisors approved 25-cent raises in employee hourly wages and recommended no increase in their own pay. This will be the second consecutive year the supervisors didn’t receive a pay raise.

    Ricardo Cicconi was reappointed solicitor, Earthtech Inc. was appointed the primary engineer and McMillen Engineering of Uniontown was appointed the alternate.

    Frank Campbell was reappointed to the vacancy board, Rob Jackson was reappointed as park committee chairman and Tom Cesarino was appointed to the planning commission.

    Charles Gentile was reappointed to the zoning hearing board and John Rohlf was appointed as an alternate member.

    A mutual aid resolution for the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department was approved.

    Lewis was appointed as the representative to the Southwest Regional Tax Bureau board and the chief administrative officer of the police and non-uniform employee pension plans. Henning was appointed the alternate representative to Southwest Regional.

    Clyde Braun was appointed as the primary sewage enforcement officer and John Holt was appointed the alternate officer.

    Jim McChesney was appointed sewage enforcement officer.

    Southwest Regional was appointed as the collector of earned income, Emergency Municipal Service, amusement and delinquent per capita taxes.

    The Wharton Township Board of Auditors increased the township supervisors’ salaries to $16 an hour for this year.

    The auditors approved the raises of 25 cents an hour for the three supervisors at their recent reorganization meeting, even though the supervisors did not request a raise.

    This is the second consecutive year the supervisors haven’t requested a raise.

    The supervisors approved 25-cent raises for employees this year.

    January 07, 2011
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