Lower Pottsgrove Authority approves Hilltop payment, intermunicipal agreement and bills

The Lower Pottsgrove Township Authority unanimously approved routine business and several payments at its Nov. 12 meeting, including a $177,332.50 payment request tied to the Hilltop Road Sewer Main Replacement Project and an intermunicipal agreement allowing a home at 1409 N. Charlotte Street to connect to the public sewer system.

Mr. McGeehan moved and Mr. Groff seconded approval of the Oct. 14, 2024 meeting minutes; the vote was 4-0 in favor. Edward C. Wagner, the Authority manager, then announced Payment Request #2 for $177,332.50 from Joao & Bradley Construction Co.; Ebert Engineering recommended payment. Mr. Loshnowsky moved to approve the payment request, Mr. McGeehan seconded, and the board voted 4-0 to pay the amount.

Solicitor Stephen Kalis explained that the owners of 1409 N. Charlotte Street (an Upper Pottsgrove property) requested to tie into Lower Pottsgrove’s sewer and that an intermunicipal agreement is required because the property is not within Upper Pottsgrove’s sewer service area. Mr. Loshnowsky moved to approve entering the intermunicipal agreement subject to Solicitor Kalis’s final review; Mr. McGeehan seconded and the motion passed 4-0.

The board also reviewed and approved the Treasurer's Report (Sewer Revenue Account $3,185,073.23; Capital Improvement Reserve $1,919,007.57) and moved to pay the invoices presented. Notable line items included the Hilltop payment shown above, a capital engineering invoice to Ebert Engineering for $7,364.23, Sewer Specialty Services for $11,787.57, and a $9,270.00 charge from the Borough of Pottstown. Mr. Groff moved to pay the bills, Mr. Loshnowsky seconded, and the motion carried 4-0.

The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.; the Authority scheduled its next meeting for Dec. 9, 2024, at the Township Building.