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Dickinson Township approves $156,408.95 Peach Glen Road bridge payment, reallocates ARP funds and awards $223,832.54 seal‑coat contract
Summary
At its April 17 meeting, the Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors approved Payment #2 for the Peach Glen Road Bridge at $156,408.95 and agreed to pay from the General Fund instead of ARP funds; the board also approved ARP spending for local projects and awarded a $223,832.54 seal‑coat contract to Russell Standard Corp.
The Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors on April 17 approved Payment #2 for the Peach Glen Road Bridge in the amount of $156,408.95 and agreed to fund that payment from the township General Fund rather than the previously planned American Rescue Plan (ARP) allocation.
Chairwoman Lorelei Coplen moved to approve Payment #2; Vice Chairman Robert Line III seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The board’s action was recorded in the meeting minutes as both the payment approval and the funding-source decision.
In the same meeting the board voted unanimously to use ARP funds for three specified projects: construction of an equipment storage shed, repainting of the township office building, and upgrades to the Stuart and Lindenwood park trails. Manager Larry Barrick had outlined those ARP expenditures in a memorandum dated April 17, 2023.
The board also awarded the township’s 2023 road-preservation (seal‑coat) contract to Russell Standard Corporation at a price of $223,832.54 following a motion by Chairwoman Coplen and a second by Vice Chairman Line. That vote was unanimous.
Why it matters: the board’s decisions reallocated $156,408.95 of bridge-related spending onto the township’s operating coffers while reserving ARP funds for capital and park improvements; the two contract awards together represent significant near-term expenditures that affect township budgeting and maintenance schedules.
The board recorded the motions and votes in its minutes and did not identify any dissent on the ARP spending or the road preservation contract. The meeting adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
