NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
May 1, 2008
The New London Township Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting convened at 7:40 PM at the New London Township Building, New London, PA. The following Supervisors were present: Chairman, Dale Lauver; Vice Chairman, Robert Barto; Member, Gerard Porter.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment.
SCHEDULED ACTION/PRESENTATION TOPICS
Marshall Subdivision
The Planning Commission recommended approval conditioned on Planning Module and Road Enhancement Committee approval. An agreement has been signed by the applicant that meets the requirements for the Road Enhancement Committee. An exemption was approved by DEP for the Planning Module. On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the Marshall Subdivision Plan dated October 12, 2007, latest revision April 29, 2008 was approved. The vote was unanimous.
Home Occupation Permit
Matthew M. Discepola submitted an application for a Home Occupation Permit. He meets the requirements. On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Mr. Discepola’s Home Occupation was approved. The vote was unanimous.
Appointment of McMichael, Heiney & Sebastian, LLC
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, McMichael, Heiney & Sebastian, LLC were appointed as New London Township solicitors. The vote was unanimous.
Approval of Library Board of Trustee(s)
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Louise R. Haggerty was approved as the official New London representative to the West Grove Library Board of Trustee(s). The vote was unanimous.
Appointment of Clerk to Township Secretary
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Dale Lauver, Roxanne Schroll was appointed as clerk to Township Secretary. The vote was unanimous. This position will focus on township real estate taxes and the compensation was set at $15.00 per hour. No funds will be released until a bond is in place.
SECRETARY’S REPORT
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Dale Lauver, the April 3, 2008 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes were approved. The vote was unanimous.
TREASURER’S REPORT
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the Bills To Be Paid for May were approved and the financial reports were accepted as presented. The vote was unanimous.
STAFF REPORTS
Planning Commission
Ron Ragan reported that amendments to the TND (Traditional Neighborhood Design) Ordinance were sent to the County for review. No new subdivisions have been received.
Engineer
Ron Ragan reported that he will meet with PennDOT on May 8th at 10:00 to look at Oxford Road and Route 896 project and Route 896 & Saginaw Road project. Mr. Ragan inspected The Preserve at Elk Ridge and he will report when the Maintenance Bond can be released.
Zoning Officer
Trish Fagan reported that nine (9) permits were issued in April; one (1) was for single-family dwelling, 3 U&O’s were issued; two (2) were for single-family dwellings.
Emergency Management-Agrem Meeting
Mike Predmore reported that AGREM modified their charter to get more organizations to join. Remodeling of trailer was started by scouts for the Eagle Scout project.
Newsletter
No activity.
Property & Building Use
Dale Lauver will replaced the filters in the building air handlers.
Roadmaster
Repairs to Saginaw Road where there was a sewer drop-off into the creek were completed.
Refuse & Recycling
No activity.
Road Enhancement
No action.
OLD BUSINESS/NEW BUSINESS
None.
The meeting adjourned at 10:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Trish Fagan
Secretary