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Lower Pottsgrove board approves routine motions, hears property-maintenance enforcement updates
Summary
The Board unanimously approved minutes, authorized staff to request on- and off-road diesel fuel proposals, and authorized advertisement of 2026 meeting dates; Solicitor Jamie Ottaviano reported remediation was finished at 697 Price Street and a lien was filed, while 2130 Sunnyside Avenue remains subject to pending legal action.
The Lower Pottsgrove Board of Commissioners handled several routine items and received updates on ongoing code-enforcement work at its Dec. 1 meeting.
The board unanimously approved the minutes of the Nov. 20, 2025 meeting (motion by Commissioner Michael McGroarty; second by Commissioner William Keohane). Commissioners then voted 5–0 to authorize staff to request proposals for on-road and off-road diesel fuel (motion by Commissioner Robert Mohollen; second by Commissioner William Keohane) and to approve and authorize advertisement of 2026 meeting dates for the Board, Sewer Authority, Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Board (motion by Commissioner Michael McGroarty; second by Commissioner Earl E. Swavely). A motion to adjourn passed unanimously at 7:15 p.m. (motion by Commissioner Earl E. Swavely; second by Commissioner Robert Mohollen).
Solicitor Jamie Ottaviano reported that remediation work at 697 Price Street is complete, the owner’s appeal to Superior Court was stricken for failure to comply, and a lien has been filed for township remediation costs. The owner of 2130 Sunnyside Avenue has retained counsel and a pre-trial conference is being scheduled as cleanup continues.
A zoning hearing application for 555 Sunnybrook Road (Brooke and Raul Castro) seeking a variance for a proposed roughly 1,408-square-foot inground pool/paver deck was also noted; the board left the decision to the Zoning Hearing Board.
Why it matters: Routine approvals set procurement and meeting schedules for 2026; property-maintenance enforcement updates show the township is pursuing remediation and legal remedies where owners have not complied.
Next steps: Actions authorized at the meeting will be implemented by staff; the zoning variance will be decided by the Zoning Hearing Board and legal proceedings on Sunnyside Avenue will proceed toward a pre-trial conference.
