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Forks Township board approves package of routine actions including conditional use, grants, contracts and hires
Summary
On June 18 the board approved multiple administrative measures: Country Meadows conditional‑use approval for Phase 2 and 3, expansion of an agricultural security area (Hunter Farm), increased recycling center hours with an added hire, a FEMA grant application for a fire truck, reduction of Seifert project letter of credit, renewal of a traffic‑signal maintenance contract, several ratifications of payments and personnel actions.
The Forks Township Board of Supervisors on June 18 approved a series of routine municipal actions spanning land use, contracts, grants and personnel.
Land use and development: The board approved the conditional‑use application for Country Meadows Associates II, LLC (Phases 2 and 3) with no conditions; the motion carried unanimously. The board also adopted Resolution 2026‑06‑18 expanding the township’s agricultural security area to add parcel K10NW4‑1‑12‑0311 (Hunter Farm), authorizing recording of the related covenant.
Contracts and grants: The board ratified a Memorandum of Understanding with the Career Institute of Technology and the Forks Township Police Department and approved a two‑year renewal with Signal Service, Inc. for traffic‑signal preventative maintenance ($4,225 per year plus response call‑out costs). It authorized submission of a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant application and a letter of support for a fire truck (Resolution 2026‑06‑18‑03). The board approved letter of credit reduction #6 for Seifert Properties Residential Development Phase 1 in the amount of $303,285.19, leaving a remaining balance of $1,077,078.59, per Gilmore and Associates’ recommendation.
Finance and personnel: The board approved vouchers payable and ratified gross payroll and POs, including PO #3607 to Dival Safety & Supplies ($9,535.40) for SCBA inspection and repairs. The board acknowledged the resignation of a community center monitor and ratified the hiring of Robert Craig as a part‑time community center custodian at $15.00 per hour effective June 15, 2026. The board also entered a Memorandum of Understanding clarifying that opt‑out medical payments will not be used to calculate longevity compensation for police association members.
All listed motions were carried by roll call or unanimous affirmation as recorded in the minutes; where votes were recorded by name the minutes show the supervisors in favor except for noted absences.
