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Friday, 16 November 2007 |
 The Jay Township Board of Supervisors held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 at the Jay Township Municipal Building. During the meeting they heard from several area residents concerning various issues.
By Becky Polaski
The Jay Township Board of Supervisors held their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 at the Jay Township Municipal Building.
Officer Curtis Wise from the Pennsylvania State Police was at the meeting to hear concerns and to present an overview of State Police activity in Jay Township over the past eight weeks. He stated that during that time period there were no traffic violation DUI arrests. There were also nine crashes that were investigated. Wise further stated that the number of crashes this year was up slightly from last year. He said that Jay Township ranks low regarding the occurrence of criminal incidents.
Additionally, he noted that the State Police will be stepping up their enforcement of “Click It or Ticket” around the Thanksgiving holiday to ensure that motorists are wearing their seatbelts.
As he answered citizens’ questions, Wise was asked about the prevalence of meth labs in the county. He said that so far he is not aware of any in this county and also gave advice for anyone who may suspect that someone has a meth lab. Wise advised that they back off and call the State Police. He explained that the State Police then call in a special meth team to handle the situation.
Gaylon McClintick also addressed the supervisors, inquiring whether or not the bond was still held on McClintick Road. The supervisors stated that the Coal Company still held the bond and that when the company is released after their work is completed the issue of them fixing the road will be addressed.
Francis Gustafson was also in attendance at the meeting and inquired again about the Nuisance Junk Ordinance and the fact that he feels many individuals are not complying with it even though he made the effort to put his cars into storage. Supervisor Gavazzi commended Gustafson for taking the initiative but also noted that he had asked Gustafson not to put his cars in storage. It was also stated by the supervisors that they would like to change the ordinance to accommodate individuals who have multiple vehicles for recreational purposes, such as racing or as part of a collection.
The owner of Mack’s Auto Sales & Service also attended the meeting to ask for permission to open a wrecking and salvage facility on a portion of Clifford Beck’s property on the Byrnedale Hill. He stated that it would not be able to be seen from the road. The supervisors indicated that there is an ordinance in the township for operating a salvage yard and that his next step is to get a copy of the ordinance from the secretary and make sure he would be in compliance. The owner of the adjacent property also attended the meeting and inquired how much property was planned to be used for the salvage facility. He was told that about five and a half acres are currently planned to be used and it was indicated that a fence would be put up if it looked like the salvage yard would be visible to adjacent property owners.
At the supervisors’ previous meeting, the proposed budget had been put on the table for the public to review. Noting that there had been no adverse comments, the supervisors voted to approve the budget.
The also continued to address issues stemming from a meeting with the Jay Township Water Authority that occurred in early October. It was stated that legal advice is being sought regarding a previous agreement to provide services to a location in Force.
It was also approved at the meeting to proceed with an action to have the solicitor acquire money from an individual who damaged Gardner Hill Road nearly a year ago. Damage done to road was said to be in excess of $70,000.
At last month’s meeting, a motion had been made to put the old pick up truck up for bid. One bid was received and it was announced at Thursday night’s meeting. Ron Mertz bid $225 for the truck. The supervisors stated that the truck was of no value to them and awarded Mertz the bid.
It was also discussed that ECCOTA is putting together a map of where all of the local wood carvings are located. The supervisors had previously been looking for a location to place the bear carving that is currently housed at the municipal building. They voted to keep the carving there and to move it outside once the weather was more favorable.
A survey to assess the views of citizens concerning the Sinnemahoning Watershed was also discussed. It needs to be completed by February 2008 and will be discussed further at the next meeting and hopefully a response will be drafted.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 19 November 2007 )
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