Tuesday night, the Warriors Mark Township supervisors heard the latest concerns about a holding tank at an apartment building located in the village area of the township.
Bill Blum, representing Save Our Streams, a non-profit group, told supervisors he had received receipts dated March 10, April 4 and June 2 and June 30 indicating pumping work had been done at the location. Blum was concerned because his group had not been provided with any receipts since June. The group had previously requested receipts for the pumping of the holding tank due to their concerns about possible leaks and to be sure the pumping was actually being done.
Over the last several months, representatives of the group have attended township meetings to voice concerns about a variety of issues which could affect the quality of waterways in or near the township.
Solicitor Larry Clapper indicated the township had received additional receipts regarding pumping at the apartment building owned by John Gilliland. However, those receipts may not have been forwarded to Save Our Streams by Tuesday’s meeting.
Clapper also asked realtor and Gilliland representative Rebecca Walter to provide water authority receipts to make a comparison between water used and what is being pumped from the holding tanks.
A motion was made that other alternatives may be needed to determine if there are any leaks in the holding tanks including dye testing. The motion passed by a three to zero vote of the supervisors.
In other business, the supervisors tabled action on completing the community park proposal documents. The proposal had been detailed by Stephen Parks of Stephen Parks & Associates at last month’s meeting and the papers require the signature of the supervisors. The matter was tabled to allow Clapper time to review the documents.
The supervisors also heard from engineer Mark Haefner that the plan of study and a task activity report for an Act 537 sewage facilities plan update had been completed by Keller Engineers. Haefner indicated the Department of Environmental Protection had accepted the study and task activity report and his firm was proposing to pursue the actual facilities plan. Supervisors took no action in order to allow Clapper time to review the information.
The cost for the plan was estimated at $52,950. Clapper noted the DEP would reimburse half the cost.
The supervisors also granted 90-day time extensions for the following developments: Verna Williams, Ashley Acres, Ridgeview II, Elizabeth Acres, Stoot Property (Durbin Farms IV), WarPath, Gillbrook Farms III (formerly Dry Hollow), and Arbutus. The reason for the extension requests involved the need for DEP review.
A roadway waiver of the divisions and subdivisions ordinances was also granted regarding the Verna Williams development. Clapper said the move will allow the developer to present plans with the waiver which would require approval by resolution from the supervisors.
The supervisors also passed a resolution to remedy an open space situation between two private landowners. The parties had agreed between themselves to settle their issues but it required a realignment of an open space area and that move requires township approval.
The township also received an additional 112 postcards in October from residents who wanted to voice concerns about residential growth zoning in Warriors Mark village. The postcard also asked supervisors to deny approval of a 253-unit subdivision called Raspberry Ridge and voices opposition to any future sewage treatment plant. The postcard was generated by citizens and have been returned to the supervisors during the last couple of months. As of the Oct. 5, 2004 meeting, the township had reported it had received 531 postcard responses. The total amount received by the November meeting was not announced or noted during the meeting.
The township has been considering adopting zoning for several months and the postcard has been just one of a number ways residents have commented on the issue.
