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Blair Township awards road and stone contracts, denies fee waiver and commits ARPA funds to Brentwood storm improvements
Summary
At its June 10 meeting the board awarded the 2025 line-painting contract and the 2025–2026 stone contract, denied a stormwater-fee waiver, approved transfer of a stormwater plan pending security, and approved spending ARPA funds on Brentwood storm-sewer design and MS4 equipment.
Blair Township supervisors on June 10 approved several routine procurement and stormwater items: the 2025 line-painting contract, the 2025–2026 stone contract, conditional transfer and approval of a stormwater-management plan to a new owner, denial of a stormwater-fee waiver, and a plan to use remaining ARPA funds for Brentwood Drive storm-sewer design and MS4 equipment.
Contract awards: Secretary/Treasurer Kami Bilek reported Alpha Space Control, LLC was the only bidder for the 2025 line-painting project at $16,640.30; the board approved that bid unanimously. For the 2025–2026 stone season, New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. submitted the low bid totaling $20,015.00 and the board awarded the contract unanimously.
Stormwater and transfers: Owners Craig and Melissa Plants had suspended their Pleasantview Phase 6, Lot 4 project and sold the lot to Joe Crossman General Contractors. Crossman supplied a deed and a signed Stormwater O&M Agreement; the board conditionally approved transferring the approved stormwater plan to Crossman pending receipt of the required security deposit or surety bond and approved the Stormwater O&M Agreement.
Fee waiver denied: Joel Harker requested a $2,500 reduction of stormwater-management fees related to a subdivision. The board cited the township ordinance that financial burden does not constitute hardship and denied the waiver unanimously.
ARPA allocation: Township engineer Eric Banks recommended using remaining ARPA funds to advance design and permitting for storm-sewer improvements in the Brentwood Drive area and to purchase MS4 equipment, noting ARPA funds must be spent by year-end and that a shovel-ready project improves grant competitiveness. The board approved using ARPA funds for Brentwood design and MS4/equipment purchases unanimously.
Why it matters: The contract awards enable scheduled road maintenance and materials procurement; conditional plan transfer and ARPA spending aim to move an identified flood-prone area toward shovel-ready status for future grants. The denied fee waiver affirmed the township's ordinance standards for financial hardship.
Next steps: The successful contractors will schedule work per township procurement terms; Crossman must deliver required security deposit or surety bond before the stormwater-plan transfer is finalized; the engineer will advance Brentwood design and grant-readiness work.
Source: Board motions, bids and engineering presentation recorded at the Blair Township meeting, June 10, 2025.
