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Abington commissioners approve refuse-fee ordinance, fund pool feasibility study and several property actions; DAR marker tabled
Summary
The Abington Township Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 adopted updates to meeting code and a refuse-fee ordinance, authorized purchase of two county repository parcels, approved a Simone Collins pool feasibility study to support future DCNR grant applications, and approved a sanitary-sewer easement; a proposed DAR marker was tabled 7–4 pending neighbor notification.
Abington Township commissioners voted on multiple agenda items on Feb. 12, adopting changes to the township code and approving a series of property and budget-related actions.
The board adopted Ordinance No. 22-42 to update the township’s meeting schedule and adopted Ordinance No. 22-41 amending Chapter 92 on garbage, rubbish and refuse to provide for fee payment and collection. Commissioner John Spiegelman, who moved both ordinances, said the refuse fee had not been raised since 2015 and that recent, higher solid-waste bid results made an increase unavoidable. “There was just no way to hold the line anymore,” Spiegelman said, attributing the change to rising industry costs and the outcome of the recent solid-waste bid.
The board authorized an offer…
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