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Board approves engineering proposal for Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company pothouse repairs in 3–2 vote
Summary
Schuylkill Township approved a T&M Associates engineering proposal to address structural issues at the Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company pothouse substation; the motion passed 3–2 with Supervisors Robert Cooney and John Kiernan recorded in opposition.
The Schuylkill Township Board of Supervisors voted to approve an engineering proposal from T&M Associates to address structural deficiencies at the Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company pothouse substation, but the approval was not unanimous.
Township Manager Laurie Getz briefed the Board that structural issues were identified and that the Township Engineer (T&M) had provided an engineering proposal. The Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company asked that neither the design costs nor the repair costs be charged to its capital budget. Solicitor Michael Crotty advised the Board that the existing lease assigns responsibility for structural repairs to the fire company.
On a motion by Supervisor Danielle Jouenne, seconded by Supervisor Devin Hager, the Board approved the T&M proposal to be expended out of the Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company capital fund. The minutes record that Supervisors Robert Cooney and John Kiernan opposed the measure, producing a 3–2 approval.
The minutes reflect two points of contention: who should bear repair costs under the lease and whether township funds should be used for work tied to a leased facility. The record shows the Board directed that the T&M proposal proceed and that funds be expended from the Valley Forge Volunteer Fire Company capital fund, per the motion. The minutes do not include verbatim testimony from the fire company or a line-by-line cost breakdown in the meeting record.
