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In
attendance: Barbara N. Lyons, Chairman; E. Thomas Scarborough,
Jr., Vice Chairman; Mario Canales, Township Engineer; Richard
John, Director of Operations; Paul Garr, Road Superintendent;
Stephanie J. Mason, Township Manager. Absent: Barbara Eisenhardt,
Cynthia Philo, Jeffrey Bennett.
Mr.
John provided the Board with a notebook of material showing the
Goals for Road Maintenance and Road Tour Agenda.
CENTRAL PARK – 202 PARKWAY SITE
We started in Central Park
to look at the proposed Rt. 202 Parkway site and the scope of
work that J.D. Morrissey will be undertaking.
Mr. John indicated that over
40,000 yds of fill from the site would need to be removed in
order to accommodate the Parkway. That would be approximately
300 dump truck loads. Mr. Morrissey has proposed to Mr. John
that the Township accept the fill from the site. Since it is all
indigenous soil, Mr. John believes this would be an ideal
situation for the Township. It would allow the area to be to
flatten out the site and remove the large contour that exists.
It would provide almost 30 acres of a flat plateau that would
enable Delaware Valley College to continue farming and also
provide area for future recreational fields, should the Township
ever develop that portion of Central Park.
Also indicated that the
original plan for Central Park included a bike path around its
perimeter. This could be accomplished during the constructions
process and utilize part of the Emergency Access Road being
provided. In addition to New Britain and Wells Road being paved.
The Board members present
felt there was certainly an opportunity to explore further on
the part of the Township.
It was suggested that the
college be contacted and review the impact this would have on
their crops.
ASH, HICKORY, MAPLE LEAF
LANE, TWIN OAKS ROAD : 2010
The road tour continued with
the review of Ash, Hickory, Maple Leaf Lane and Twin Oaks Road.
The scope of work here would
be to repair the storm system, provide milling leveling and
overlay
CHARTER CIRCLE AND SETTLERS
DRIVE
We then proceed to Charter
Circle and Settlers Drive. Work here would require milling and
overlay.
CHESTNUT VALLEY DRIVE
Will also requires drainage,
curb, mill and overlay.
SANDY RIDGE : 2009 (Limekiln
to Old Dublin Pike)
Scope of work included
drainage, mill, level, overlay and striping. Those present
thought the road looked good.
Mr. John provided some
ranges of pricing for re-doing some of the roads from $130,000
to $200,000 depending on what money will be available in the
2010 budget. This will determine which roads the Township is
actually able to improve.
He also touched on some of
the areas with rolled curbing and how it’s sinking and ways to
address that through the improvement process. He showed the
Board that PennDOT had paved over the rolled curbing on Old
Dublin Pike in the spring of 2009 certainly one way to preserve
the curbing.
Being no further business,
the road inspection concluded at 5:05 PM.
Respectfully submitted.
Stephanie J. Mason
Township Manager
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