FT Hires New Engineering Firm
By ANNE HOLLIDAY
WESB/WBRR News Director
Foster Township supervisors on Monday decided to cut their losses and hire a new engineering firm to finish their Act 537 sewer plan.
A mistake by their previous engineers cost them a PENNVEST loan and about $200,000. Supervisor Jim Connelly Jr. also detailed other instances where the company cost them about $44,000 worth of extra labor and materials.
They hired Northwest Engineering to complete the sewer plan and act as the township's new engineering firm. Supervisor John Sullivan voted against hiring Northwest because, he said, he was not impressed with the company's presentation to them.
Sullivan did say, however, that he is "thrilled" that they made a decision and can move forward with the sewer plan.
Also Monday, Connelly said he spoke with PennDOT earlier in the day about the problems at the intersection of East Main Street and Derrick Road. He said the agency has spoken with Reid Petroleum (owner of Crosby’s) and they are “working to rectify the situation.”
In other matters, supervisors approved a resolution urging the state House of Representatives to approve prevailing wage reform. House Bill 1329 would raise the project-size threshold to $185,000 from $25,000. It will be up for final passage when the House reconvenes March 12. House Bill 1271 would exempt some basic road maintenance.
Supervisors also hired two part-time police officers and thanked Chief Tom Munn for volunteering during his vacation to help remodel the police station.
Code enforcement officer Jim Robinson reported that he received 14 new complaints and 13 of those people have agreed to remedy the problems.
Also Mike Dennis, who is the adviser for Bradford Area High School’s SALSA (Students Advocating Life Without Substance Abuse) Club, explained the “Yellow Dot” program, which allows emergency responders to provide care to people who people who may not be able to consent to it if they are seriously injured in a car accident.
Dennis said a decal is placed in a window of the vehicle, and that tells emergency responders to look in the glove compartment for the information they need to provide care.
He said PennDOT started the program but, “We all know how long it takes Harrisburg to roll the ball forward …” so the SALSA Club raised $4,000 to implement it in the city and townships.
Munn said his department supports it completely, and flyers about it are available at the police station.
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since 1947
WESB/WBRR News Director
Foster Township supervisors on Monday decided to cut their losses and hire a new engineering firm to finish their Act 537 sewer plan.
A mistake by their previous engineers cost them a PENNVEST loan and about $200,000. Supervisor Jim Connelly Jr. also detailed other instances where the company cost them about $44,000 worth of extra labor and materials.
They hired Northwest Engineering to complete the sewer plan and act as the township's new engineering firm. Supervisor John Sullivan voted against hiring Northwest because, he said, he was not impressed with the company's presentation to them.
Sullivan did say, however, that he is "thrilled" that they made a decision and can move forward with the sewer plan.
Also Monday, Connelly said he spoke with PennDOT earlier in the day about the problems at the intersection of East Main Street and Derrick Road. He said the agency has spoken with Reid Petroleum (owner of Crosby’s) and they are “working to rectify the situation.”
In other matters, supervisors approved a resolution urging the state House of Representatives to approve prevailing wage reform. House Bill 1329 would raise the project-size threshold to $185,000 from $25,000. It will be up for final passage when the House reconvenes March 12. House Bill 1271 would exempt some basic road maintenance.
Supervisors also hired two part-time police officers and thanked Chief Tom Munn for volunteering during his vacation to help remodel the police station.
Code enforcement officer Jim Robinson reported that he received 14 new complaints and 13 of those people have agreed to remedy the problems.
Also Mike Dennis, who is the adviser for Bradford Area High School’s SALSA (Students Advocating Life Without Substance Abuse) Club, explained the “Yellow Dot” program, which allows emergency responders to provide care to people who people who may not be able to consent to it if they are seriously injured in a car accident.
Dennis said a decal is placed in a window of the vehicle, and that tells emergency responders to look in the glove compartment for the information they need to provide care.
He said PennDOT started the program but, “We all know how long it takes Harrisburg to roll the ball forward …” so the SALSA Club raised $4,000 to implement it in the city and townships.
Munn said his department supports it completely, and flyers about it are available at the police station.
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