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Board awards road contract, approves truck lease and pays $1.11 million in bills
Summary
Supervisors awarded the 2026 road improvement contract to James D. Morrissey for $716,411.91, approved a five-year lease for two public works trucks with annual payments of $37,987.24 via Univest, and approved township payments totaling $1,114,062.40 for the period March 24–April 27, 2026.
The East Norriton Board of Supervisors on April 27 authorized several finance and procurement actions: awarding the 2026 road improvement contract, approving a five-year lease for two public works pickup trucks, and approving payment of routine township bills.
Township Engineer Krista Heinrich reported five bids were opened April 22 for the 2026 road improvement program; James D. Morrissey was the lowest responsible bidder with a total bid of $716,411.91. The board approved issuing a notice of award to James D. Morrissey.
Finance Director Cindy King recommended leasing two Ford pickup trucks rather than an outright purchase to preserve liquid fuel fund allocations across years. King proposed a five-year lease with Univest Capital Leasing with five annual payments of $37,987.24, and an escrow arrangement to release funds upon chassis and upfitting invoicing. The board moved, seconded and approved the lease and the escrow arrangement.
King also presented township expenditures for March 24–April 27, 2026: accounts payable $451,115.69; police asset forfeiture $8,475.21; payroll $654,471.50; total $1,114,062.40. The board moved, seconded and approved payment of the bills.
All funding references in the discussion identified the vehicle funding source as the township's liquid fuel fund and noted statutory restrictions on the use of those funds for vehicles; specific long-term financing terms beyond the annual payment schedule were not discussed.
