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Lawrence County commissioners approve $1,684 Quaker Falls Park fence repair and three budget transfers
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At its March 31 meeting, the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners authorized a $1,684 contract to repair the entrance vinyl fence at Quaker Falls Park, accepted two written notices into the record, and approved three transfers from contingency funds for the sheriff and controller.
The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $1,684 contract with Countryside Fence Company to repair the entrance vinyl fence at Quaker Falls Park in Hunting Township and approved three intra‑departmental budget transfers.
The action on Resolution 48 came after planning office staff said the quote from Countryside Fence was below state thresholds requiring sealed bids or telephone quotes. The board voted to authorize the county to enter into the contract so the fence repairs can proceed.
The board also approved three transfers from contingency lines: $3,500 to the sheriff’s travel and training line item, $4,000 to the sheriff’s uniform line item and $700 from the controller’s contingency into the controller’s minor equipment line. Commissioners moved and voted to approve all three transfers in a single motion.
At the start of the meeting the clerk entered two written communications into the meeting record. The first was a notice from Gateway Engineers (Butler, Pennsylvania) that Premier Development Partners LLC and landowners Bruce and Mary Lee submitted an NPDES Chapter 105 permit application for a parcel in Chenango Township. The second was a letter from the Susquehanna Economic Development Association Council of Governments enclosing the environmental review record for the Lawrence County Housing Authority’s 2025 annual plan and five‑year capital fund plan; that review was documented as a categorical exclusion excepted under 24 CFR 58.35 and was cleared on March 4, 2026.
During public comment, Debbie Lochner of the New Castle News told the board she could not hear audio when she attempted to view a recent Prism Board meeting recording on YouTube. Staff said the county’s IT director was investigating and that a faulty SD card or recording equipment problem was possible; they said they would follow up.
The meeting packet included warrants registers dated March 25 and the board approved those registers and adopted minutes from the March 24 meeting by roll call. The chair reminded the public the courthouse will be closed April 3 for Good Friday and that the board will next meet April 7 at 10 a.m.
Votes at a glance: the board approved the warrant registers, adopted the March 24 minutes, accepted the two written communications into the record, passed Resolution 48 authorizing the fence repair contract, and approved the three transfers from contingency. All measures passed on roll‑call votes.
