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Council adopts ADA improvements and water-easement ordinances; notes sale of liquor licenses
Summary
At the June 9 meeting the council adopted Ordinance O2620 appropriating $73,963 for municipal building ADA improvements (CDBG funds) and Ordinance O2621 accepting a water-filtration utility easement from Fox Crest HOA; council also noted the township may sell two liquor licenses with bidding starting at $500,000, with proceeds to the general fund.
The Rockaway Township Council voted on multiple ordinances during its June 9 meeting.
Ordinance O2620 was adopted to appropriate $73,963 for municipal building Americans with Disabilities Act improvements, funded by a community development block grant from Mars County. The clerk recorded an affirmative roll-call vote and the motion carried.
Ordinance O2621, accepting a grant of a water filtration system utility easement from the Fox Crest Homeowners Association, was introduced and adopted after council discussion. Council members asked whether the system’s cost would be shared; the administration said the easement and system costs were supported in part by a grant and that utility water users would benefit.
During the consent agenda the mayor’s representative and council noted that the township is authorized to sell additional liquor licenses (two available); council members said bidding would start at $500,000 and that 100% of sale proceeds will go to the township general fund.
Votes at a glance: O2620 adopted (appropriation $73,963) — unanimous recorded vote; O2621 adopted (grant of utility easement) — unanimous recorded vote; consent agenda included R26111–R26116 and the liquor-license notice. The council did not provide effective dates for the ordinances at the meeting beyond adoption recorded in the minutes.
What happens next: administrative staff will manage grant acceptance steps and any required public-notice filings for the appropriations and easement; the liquor-license sale will proceed through the township’s bidding process.
