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Votes at a glance: Salem supervisors approve minutes, donations, resolutions, development conditions and adjournment
Summary
The board unanimously approved minutes for Sept. 18 and Sept. 24, monthly expenditures totaling $115,460, a $1,000 donation to the Westmoreland County Food Bank, a $35,000 donation to Slickville V.F.D., two resolutions (Nos. 27-2024 and 28-2024), a transfer to fund a sewage feasibility study and set a special meeting for Oct. 30.
At its Oct. 16 meeting the Salem Township Board of Supervisors recorded unanimous votes on multiple routine and substantive items. Key outcomes:
• Minutes approved: Sept. 18 and Sept. 24 public meetings (motions 1A and 1B).
• Expenditures approved (motion 1C): General Fund $45,574.71; Payroll Fund $39,849.02; Fire Protection $3,039.75; Sewage $2,269.00; Liquid Fuels $21,412.56; Street Light $394.96; Special Projects $720.00; Machinery $2,200.00; TOTAL $115,460.
• Donations and grants: $1,000 to Westmoreland County Food Bank (motion 1D); $35,000 to Slickville Volunteer Fire Department toward a generator (motion 1I).
• Resolutions: Resolution No. 27-2024 (amending overweight vehicle permit fees pursuant to Ordinance No. 01-2024) approved (motion 1E); Resolution No. 28-2024 (approving the First Amendment to a DEP consent order and agreement and designating Salem representatives to execute it) approved (motion 1F).
• Administrative actions: Authorized advertising a special meeting to hire for the Road Crew position and to apply for Statewide LSA grants (motion 1G); authorized transfer of $8,515 to Sewage Revenue account to pay Morris Knowles for the Crabtree feasibility study (motion 1H).
• Land use: Conditional approval for Miranda Place density increase to 31 units, subject to documentation and permitting conditions (motion 1J).
• Adjournment: Meeting adjourned; next special meeting Oct. 30, 2024 and regular meeting Nov. 20, 2024 (motion to adjourn passed unanimously).
All recorded motions listed in the minutes passed by unanimous votes of the three supervisors present: Bob Zundel, Ken Trumbetta and Kerry Jobe. The minutes reflect public-comment input on stormwater billing, sewage manhole elevations, and nuisance complaints related to nearby industrial operations.
