Road Weight Limits, Road Work, Water Leak Discussed at Bald Eagle Township
By Christopher Miller
BALD EAGLE TOWNSHIP – Bald Eagle Township Supervisors met Monday evening for the monthly meeting.
They were pleased to report that Clinton County Cleanscapes held their annual trash pick up event in the township where 118 bags of litter were removed by 33 volunteers.
The Collins/Toboz Run will be taking place on May 4 beginning at 9 a.m. and the Ironman 70.3 Happy Valley race will also be taking place on some roads within the township on June 15.
“We support these events wholeheartedly and are pleased that they continue to build upon them every year,” township supervisor Steve Tasselli said.
Township resident Anita of the Cottage Lane Water Association spoke to the supervisors, expressing her displeasure of not being able to find the source of a water leak that has been costing township residents the use of 3,000 to 4,000 gallons of water daily since February.
“We found other leaks and even some shut off valves we didn’t know exist and had those repaired, but the leak remains somewhere else along the line,” she said. “We have pinpointed it to four homes along Cottage Lane but we still cannot find the source of the leak.”
Township supervisor Kenny McGhee, Jr. suggested closing the valves on toilets in those four homes for an hour and to examine the meter to see if water is still trickling out, suggesting that it may be a faulty toilet that someone does not know about.
A contractor quoted the water association $200/hour for a minimum of two hours of work to come and attempt to find the leak.
Township Supervisors voted to pay the township bills and to donate $19,900 to local organizations. The breakdown is below.
Beech Creek Blanchard Fire Company $500
Clinton County CleanScapes $1,000
Clinton County SPCA $425
Goodwill Hose Company $1,000
Goodwill Hose Ambulance Association $1,000
Lamar Township Volunteer Fire Company $500
Lock Haven Citizens Hose Company $3,000
Lock Haven EMS Association $1,000
Mill Hall Volunteer Fire Company $9,000
Millbrook Playhouse $1,000
Ross Library $1,100
The Salvation Army $375
Under old business, the supervisors passed the road weight limit ordinance, making weight limits of Keystone Central Drive and Orner Road 20 tons, and Plunket Run Road 15 tons. The new road weight limits will take effect within five days.
Supervisors opened the bids for road projects along 1st Street, 2nd Street, 3rd Street, the alley between them, and Kinley Hollow Road (to where it turns to dirt). The lowest bid was from Glenn O. Hawbaker for $210,702. Big Rock Paving came in as the highest bidder at $274,672.90. HRI, Inc. bid on the project, but their bid packet was incomplete as it was missing dollar amounts and several lines of data. Dave Gutelius Excavating bid $262,661.75 on the project, and WYDE Excavating was the second lowest bid at $241,222. Hawbaker’s projected completion date is September 30.
Under new business, the Draketown Road project is proceeding and “was a long time coming,” according to Tasselli.
Supervisors are looking at approving a retirement program for township employees. The program will approve a 4% match for retirement and will be funded by the state after the first three years.
“We want to do something to show appreciation for our employees,” Tasselli said.
News in the ongoing Wawa development was heard Monday evening as well.
Bald Eagle Township approved the traffic study that was completed and it will then go to PennDOT to review. The delay for the proposed Wawa along Eagle Valley Road has been due to the need for sewer and traffic studies which are standard protocol.
The date for free mulch will be approved and determined by township staff in the coming weeks. The mulch program, which has become very popular due to its $0 price tag, allows for one or two employees to be able to load mulch into trucks and trailers on a given Saturday in May.
