CLEARFIELD – A short meeting was held by the Lawrence Township Supervisors and several items of business were discussed.
The new police interceptor vehicle will be ordered and paid with from equipment sales. The vehicle, a Ford Explorer, will replace the 2011 Ford Expedition.
Chief Doug Clark said it will take the dealership two to three months to put the interceptor package together.
Clark also reported on stats for August versus the same time period last year. There were 231 traffic stops compared to 101 last year, 207 traffic arrests compared to 97 last year, and other arrests and fines are up as well.
In regards to the special Labor Day weekend enforcement detail, Clark said there were no reportable accidents; they gave out 100 citations; three driving under the influence arrests; and six drug arrests.
Under code enforcement, another blighted structure is slated for demolition by the end of October.
Also, residents who have received letters about smoke test failures are reminded that they have 60 days to correct the violations and if the plumber they originally choose cannot do it in that amount of time, they will need to hire someone else.
Another vehicle purchase was discussed when Roadmaster Ron Woodling reported that the new pick-up will be ready between November and December.
Instead of a 2017, the township will receive a 2018 vehicle and there will be roughly a $1,300 increase in price. He said they would have a better idea of the price after Sept. 13.
Woodling also reported that, depending on the weather, a portion of 104th Cavalry Road will be closed for roadwork, from the water tank to the paved section. He noted there are no homes along this section and the municipal authority will be notified.
Under the secretary’s report, a resident requested a sewer surcharge refund of $211.75 as it was billed to the wrong meter and confirmed by Clearfield Municipal Authority employees. The supervisors approved the refund.
A request to extend the four 10-hour workdays until the end of October was also approved.
After a 30 minute executive session on personnel and possible legal issues, the supervisors approved having Solicitor James Naddeo named as the arbitrator for the township under Act 111 in regards to contract negotiations with the police union.
Naddeo said there is a very good chance everything could be settled without arbitration. “I’m still optimistic,” he said.
