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Hazle Township supervisors approve ordinances, grant applications and multiple infrastructure payments
Summary
Between June and September 2024 the Hazle Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved ordinances on driveway occupancy and large-vehicle parking, authorized multiple grant applications (including a $646,394.50 multimodal grant and a $250,000 LSA sewer grant), released development securities and approved large contractor payments and equipment purchases.
The Hazle Township Board of Supervisors met across several regular and special sessions from June through September 2024 and approved a broad set of administrative, land‑use and infrastructure actions. The board acted unanimously on routine approvals, several grant applications and multiple large contractor payments.
At the June 10 meeting the board approved Ordinance #2024-6-10-1, establishing a permit requirement and penalties for driveway occupancy. Supervisors also authorized the release of a $1,163,041.50 site‑improvement performance bond for J&K Humboldt Station and signed a confirmation that the related improvements were completed and securities released. The board authorized multiple agreements for the DJM Hotel Partners (Hilton Tru at Humboldt Station) as recommended by the planning department and approved an intergovernmental cooperation agreement allowing the township's designated code official to perform construction inspections in the City of Hazleton at $50 per inspection.
The board approved a legal services retainer with Slusser Law Firm for general legal services at a monthly retainer of $7,286.93 (special litigation excepted), and approved Application for Payment #3 to H&K Group for the 2023 ARPA HIP roadway improvement project ($1,356,504.19). Supervisors also authorized payment to Vito's Lawn Care ($68,833.00) to complete trail improvements under a GHCAP box culvert grant and approved multiple recreation‑account disbursements and an upfitting payment of $15,030.73 to 911 Rapid Response for a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado for the volunteer fire company.
At the July 8 meeting the board enacted Ordinance #2024-7-8-1 restricting operation and parking of large vehicles and approved sewage‑planning resolutions for industrial and land‑development projects. Supervisors authorized execution of a CDBG subrecipient agreement to pave a portion of North Park Road for $176,826.00 and authorized public bidding for municipal garage re‑siding and a 30'x50' storage pole building at Community Park. The board approved a series of payments related to the 2024 paving project and ARPA‑funded work, including an $812,193.58 payment to Lehigh Asphalt Paving, and approved Change Order #2 to The H&K Group for $17,515.00 to add inlet top replacements on the 2023 ARPA roadway project.
A July 31 special meeting approved Resolution #2024-18 to apply for a $646,394.50 Multimodal Transportation Fund grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority for the Old Airport Road Improvement Project. On Sept. 9 supervisors approved a major land development for HCA Mt. Pleasant to construct a 3,000,000‑gallon water storage tank on a 325‑acre M‑1 site.
At the September meeting the board authorized applying for a $250,000 LSA grant (Resolution #2024-21) to clean, televise and UV CIPP‑line sanitary sewer and storm lines, approved purchase payments for a L90H wheel loader ($234,683.00) funded by a grant, and approved ARPA payment application #1 to Wexcon for the Jaycee Drive/Lions Drive sewer replacement project ($155,322.00). The board also approved a month‑to‑month consultant agreement with Government and Revenue Strategies, LLC to assist with grant and revenue administration at $1,000 per month and appointed Michael Lagana Jr. to the Hazle Township Municipal Authority through January 2025.
A bid tabulation for a 2018 Pierce 107' aerial ladder truck resulted in a single bidder, Command Fire Apparatus, at $1,100,000.00 plus Addendum #1 for optional paint work and roll‑up door replacement for a total of $1,163,000.00; the board awarded the bid contingent on engineer and solicitor review and passed a resolution authorizing two fire‑company representatives to sign purchase paperwork.
Every recorded motion in the transcript carried by unanimous roll call votes (Montone, Fiume, Griguoli). The board directed staff and the township engineer to follow up on several public‑comment items, including property‑access requests, alley vacation inquiries and stormwater runoff complaints.
What happens next: several grant applications remain subject to state review; the Pierce truck purchase is contingent on engineer/solicitor review; and township staff will follow up on resident requests and code‑enforcement matters.
