Bald Eagle Township Invests in Employees, Offers Retirement 4% Match

By Christopher Miller

BALD EAGLE TOWNSHIP – Bald Eagle Township Supervisors met recently for their May Supervisors Meeting at the township building.

Brought forward at the April meeting, township supervisors voted in favor of providing a 4% retirement match for their employees.

“This match will be paid for by the township for the first three years of the program and after that it will go to the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) who will continue the match up to 4%,” supervisor Steve Tasselli said. “We are investing in our employees health and wellbeing while providing something for them in terms of retirement as a thank you for serving Bald Eagle Township.”

As well, supervisors voted in favor of moving forward to activate their new health insurance benefit which Tasselli said “was the best we can get at a reasonable price.”

Tony Walker, Chief of Mill Hall Fire Company, who services the local area in terms of fire and emergency response, was present at the meeting to speak on behalf of the Fire Report.

“We had a lot of storm-related calls like trees and wires down, stuff on the roads, and a couple of fires and automatic alarms,” Walker said. Then Walker posted the question, “when Wawa comes in, will they upgrade the traffic communications at the traffic light? The other night when we went through the intersection our communicator did not work to change the light for our emergency unit to safely pass through. We will probably need a new one there, too.”

When asked about the Wawa project, supervisors offered little update in terms of the progress.

“PennDOT cleared the traffic light signal that needs to be put up for the additional light for leaving their location, which will affect the timing of the Hogan Boulevard and 220 intersection,” Tasselli said.

In other news, supervisors voted to begin auto-pay for their disposal at the township building. Their disposal service, Big Mountain Disposal, recently started an auto-pay service where the township can save a small amount of money in enrolling rather than monthly billing.

Supervisors also notified the public that they recently registered themselves and Township Secretary/Treasurer Marissa Morgan for the Clinton County Association of Township Officials (CCATO) Annual Convention on June 5. The association was formed in every county to promote best practices for Township Officials. This is an event where elected officials from the 20 townships that make up Clinton County can assemble for a day to meet each other and talk about issues that are taking place in their own township.

Lastly listed under new business was Seasonal Temporary Permits for food trucks operating within the township.

“We have a coffee truck that is interested in something long-term for Millbrook Plaza and is wishing to set up there 2-3 times a week,” Tasselli said. “Maybe we can look into an annual permit to put in place.”