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Pocono Township meeting roundup: consent agenda, equipment purchases, contracts and program approvals
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda (ratifying $707,865.51 in expenditures), purchases including a $22,000 cold planer, a sewer-treatment biocide contract at $3.16 per gallon, bid advertisements for sewer extensions, waived a pavilion fee for a nonprofit, and approved a $20/month bank 'positive pay' fraud-prevention service.
At its meeting the Pocono Township Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine and budgeted items, including a large consent agenda, equipment purchases, service contracts and membership/fee decisions.
Key votes at a glance: - Consent agenda: minutes from 06/15/2026 and financial transactions through 07/06/2026, with ratified expenditures totaling $707,865.51 — motion carried by voice vote. - Purchase of a PC306 cold planer with 42-gallon water tank for $22,000 (budgeted amount) to support in-house paving work — motion carried. - Annual sewer biocide (proprietary material) pricing with Avoca Water Technologies LLC at $3.16 per gallon, plus parts and service fees of $1,100 per month, including monitoring service; funding confirmed from the user-funded sewer budget — motion carried. - Authorization to advertise bids for the Bartonsville Avenue and Staddon Road sewer extension project; engineering staff clarified the alignment and connection responsibilities — motion carried. - Waiver of Pavilion #2 rental fees for the nonprofit Vision of Better Tomorrow — motion carried. - Enrollment in a bank "positive pay" program at $20 per month to reduce risk of fraudulent checks after a recent incident — motion carried; a resident with homeowners association experience described saving nearly $50,000 by using positive pay.
Procedure and context: most votes were taken by voice and recorded as 'Aye' with no roll-call tallies provided in the transcript. For procurement decisions, staff confirmed items were budgeted and that sewer costs are funded by system users as described during discussions.
What’s next: routine contract reviews and project advertising will proceed; the board also accepted a commissioner resignation and directed next steps on appointments and special meetings.
