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Resident presses Murrysville to enforce stormwater, paving and well closures on Summerhill Phase 2
Summary
A resident told council the Summerhill Phase 2 developer has not implemented promised stormwater fixes, citing two open abandoned wells, a collapsed culvert replaced by a 4-inch drain, and uncertain paving commitments for a private section of North Duane Drive; staff recommended solicitor review to clarify enforceability.
At the public-comment period, resident Mister Pavlik urged the council to ensure the developer of the Somerville/Summerhill Phase 2 project follows written commitments for stormwater and roadwork.
"There are two abandoned wells on that property. They're water wells. They're big pits with concrete base and a block structure built around them, and they're open," Pavlik said, adding that one well would be buried and the other disturbed by the retention-pond construction.
He also said an 18-inch culvert that previously handled runoff had collapsed and currently a 4-inch line serves the area, and he questioned whether the stormwater-management plan as presented would fix that drainage. Pavlik said the developer had promised to pave portions of North Duane Drive — including the private, gravel section that serves several homes — but that current plans do not reflect those commitments. He asked the council to exercise its statutory authority to make those promises binding and to direct staff to implement agreed conditions.
Council members asked whether parts of North Duane Drive are private; Pavlik said the upper portion is private (named North Duane Lane in municipal records) and that the developer had offered to repave the private portion. Chief Administrator Michael said staff are well aware of the concerns and recommended discussing enforceability with the solicitor before approving related permits. He noted some measures may fall under the municipality's stormwater-management ordinance and could be placed in a developer's agreement, while other obligations might be private-contract matters that the municipality should avoid making itself privately enforceable.
Council did not make a decision at the meeting but agreed to consult the solicitor and to pursue clarifications before advancing approvals.
No executive action was taken during public comment; the matter may be revisited in planning or developer-agreement negotiations.
