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Union City approves retroactive easement at 104 East High and easement with American Legion for kayak/canoe launch
Summary
Council unanimously approved a retroactive easement for a borough catch basin at 104 East High and an easement with the American Legion to install a kayak/canoe launch funded by state and nonprofit grants; solicitor will draft both agreements.
Union City Borough Council approved two easement actions Aug. 13: a retroactive easement for a catch basin at 104 East High Street and an easement with the American Legion to install and maintain a kayak/canoe launch at the ball field along French Creek.
The retroactive easement with property owner Anthony Hickey formalizes arrangements related to a PennDOT catch basin: PennDOT will install a catch basin, the borough will install a second basin and will accept responsibility for both basins and roughly 60 feet of pipe between them; the property owner will dig and maintain a ditch and install a private pipe between the PennDOT basin and the borough basin. Solicitor Tim Wachter will prepare the written easement agreement. The motion was made by Councilor Osborn and seconded by Councilor Kerns and carried unanimously.
Separately, Council approved an easement with the American Legion to establish a kayak and canoe launch in the ball field along French Creek. The minutes state the launch will be installed with funds from the PA Fish and Boat Commission and the PA Environmental Council; Solicitor Wachter is drawing the easement agreement. The motion was made by Councilor Osborn and seconded by Councilor Joyce and carried unanimously.
The minutes do not record specific construction schedules, maintenance details beyond the property owner’s responsibility for the ditch at 104 East High, or the exact grant award amounts.
