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Dickinson Township supervisors approve two subdivision plans, send sewage module to DEP and OK bridge payment
Summary
The Board of Supervisors on June 19 unanimously approved final subdivision plans for Clarendon lots and the Nickel property, authorized sending a Component 2 sewage planning module to DEP, approved final bridge payment of $6,236, and tabled a public-works equipment purchase pending more cost information.
Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Lorelei Coplen presided over the June 19 meeting in Mount Holly Springs, where the board unanimously approved two final subdivision plans, authorized forwarding a sewage planning module to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and approved final payment for a local bridge project.
The board approved a plan presented by Mike Wadel to consolidate three Clarendon lots on Burnt House and Lindenwood Roads into a single 4.4-acre parcel, granting two waivers from the subdivision and land development ordinance (SALDO) as recommended in the June 19 staff memorandum. The board then approved a separate final subdivision plan for property owned by Gerald and Nina Nickel on Cold Springs Road: the plan consolidates three tracts totaling 135 acres and creates a 19-acre building lot served by a private right-of-way. The board granted three SALDO waivers for the Nickel plan and Solicitor Christian Miller confirmed the private right-of-way is recorded and runs with the property in perpetuity.
Following the Nickel plan approval, the board adopted Resolution 2023-09 to forward the Component 2 Sewage Planning Module for the Nickel property to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for review.
The board also approved Application for Payment #3 (final) for the Peach Glen Road Bridge Project in the amount of $6,236.00.
A request from Public Works Director and Zoning & Codes Enforcement Officer Glenn Kelso to purchase a used power-rake attachment for the skid loader at $6,900 was discussed. The board asked staff to provide additional information showing potential rental savings and estimated man-hours; the purchase decision was tabled to allow staff to gather that information while noting the township may lose the chance to buy a used unit if delayed.
Kelso and Assistant Zoning & Codes Enforcement Officer Brandon Brookens reported the township has three existing mobile home parks. They are updating occupancy lists, park names and assigning individual street addresses in coordination with Cumberland County and Penn Township; resident correspondence and updated addressing are slated for implementation in October.
Chairwoman Coplen noted Juneteenth occurred that day and asked the board to consider adding Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day to the township holiday list for 2024; Vice Chairman Robert Line added that Juneteenth is a state holiday. Coplen also requested an executive session at the next meeting to discuss personnel pay as the board begins budget planning; the board agreed to consider using the first monthly meeting of the year as a budget workshop and tentatively decided not to hold the July 3 meeting unless necessary.
Other routine items included a brief emergency-services update—Manager Larry Barrick reported a recommendation to keep the burn ban in place until more rain—and administrative updates about Barnitz Mill interest, a Right-to-Know request for older studies, and an ongoing effort to identify residents without trash service and process exemptions.
The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
