Municipal News

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 December 2016 20:29

By Colette Dell

The South Park Board of Supervisors held their regular meeting on December 12 at 7 p.m. to discuss various topics.

Prior to the meeting, the Board held a public hearing for a liquor license to be transferred from Tokyo Sushi Buffet located at 4801 McKnight Rd. in Ross Township to South Park Beer, located at 5660 Brownsville Rd. in South Park Township. The liquor license transfer was approved.

Ordinance No. 679, which amends Ordinance No. 556, regarding oil gas activities, was approved.

South Park Township will be preparing and advertising bids for the project identified as the 2017 Roads Program. The bid opening will be on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 10 a.m. Action on bids will take place at the regular meeting on Monday, March 13, 2017.

The preparation and advertisement of bids for the project identified as the 2017 Township-Wide Sanitary Sewer Program, will take place on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 11 a.m., and action on bids will take place at the regular meeting on Monday, March 13, 2017.

Resolution No. 11-16 was approved, which will establish the tax rate for the year of 2017 at 3.062 mills.

The agreement by and between the South Hills Area Council of Governments and six local communities, which addresses the terms and conditions for the use of the sewer camera, as well as the sewer van on a scheduled basis, was approved.

South Park Township authorized the firm Andrews and Price, LLC to put liens on the properties whose owners have not paid 2013 South Park Township real estate taxes.

A proposal submitted by Benchmark Engineering, to determine if weight restrictions are needed on High Street was approved. The cost to evaluate the street is not to exceed $3,200.

The firm Hosack, Specht, Muetzel and Wood, LLP was authorized to perform the annual audit of the 2016 financial statements for the Township. The amount for the

Township came to $10,850 and South Park Library’s amount came to $ 1,375.

The Township will hold their reorganization meeting on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at 7 p.m.

At the end of the meeting, Mr. Sackinsky had some ending comments. He said that the Township had a nice Breakfast with Santa and Light-up Night.