First Posted: 3/11/2012
The board of supervisors addressed issues regarding the municipal sewage system at a meeting Monday.
The board heard from Paul Pasonick, an engineer from Larksville Borough, about the possibility of tying five homes in the Valley View Estates development into the township’s sewer system.
He said engineers have devised several ways to correct sewage problems in the development, and one includes connecting a low-pressure system into the township’s sewer map.
The board told Pasonick he can work on the plan with the township’s engineer. The plan would need to be approved by Jackson Township, the Dallas Area Municipal Authority and the state Department of Environmental Protection before it could proceed.
The board also passed a motion to move forward with the Bulford Road sewer project.
Supervisor Al Fox said the project, which has been in the planning stages for about three years, is almost ready to begin construction. The project includes installing a municipal sewer system for 19 residences because the current system had failed.
The project’s costs will be split among the 19 residences and the township. Fox said at previous meetings that no grants were available for the project at the time, and the state Department of Environmental Protection had suggested the plan as the only viable way to complete the project.
One Bulford Road resident, Mary Doceray, questioned why the township could not find alternate sources of funding for the sewer project.
Fox said after holding several meetings, most of the residents involved understand and have been compliant with the process.
Supervisor John Wilkes Jr. said at a previous meeting that the project benefits just those Bulford Road citizens, and the cost-splitting plan alleviates what residents would have to pay by themselves.
Solicitor Jeff Malak said the township is working with Larksville Borough to “amicably resolve” issues regarding the outstanding payments for services rendered to Steele Road in the borough.
The municipalities formally ended their 39-year agreement for the upkeep of a portion of the road. Larksville Borough would pay $400 yearly in liquid fuels funds to Jackson Township for maintenance of the road. Larksville Borough has not made a payment since 2005.
Reading a letter from Larksville Borough’s solicitor, Malak said the borough would like to pay its outstanding balance in installments and request that the borough be billed from now on to ensure payment.
The next meeting will be held at 6 p.m. April 2 in the municipal building.
