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Blair Township supervisors approve June finances, accept land for stormwater project and grant nuisance waiver
Summary
At its July 29 meeting, the Blair Township Board of Supervisors approved June disbursements and treasury balances, approved a nuisance-ordinance waiver recognizing a property as a wildlife habitat, accepted a land dedication and signed a settlement agreement for the Beaverdam Branch project, and approved a retroactive PennDOT winter maintenance resolution; inspections flagged deficiencies at the Dollar General project.
The Blair Township Board of Supervisors approved routine financial items and several administrative actions at its July 29, 2025 monthly meeting.
Supervisor Brad Germaux moved and Supervisor Lou Lusk seconded approval of the June disbursements and payroll, which the minutes list as payroll $34,241.26 and general-fund disbursements and payroll liabilities $105,340.07; the total approved disbursements were $147,327.49. The board also approved treasury balances and several credit-card statements, actions that passed unanimously.
Homeowners Diane Fees and Matthew Kreuger asked for a waiver of the nuisance ordinance at 555 Hillsideview Drive in the Penn Farms area to allow a natural-habitat/bank-erosion prevention project. The pair described planting native perennials and more than 77 trees and shrubs; Chairman Paul Amigh and the supervisors approved the waiver and recognized the property as a certified wildlife sanctuary.
Solicitor Patrick Fanelli and Eric Banks (Stiffler McGraw) briefed the board on the Beaverdam Branch stormwater project. A landowner, G.G. Holliday Land 2002, LP, offered to donate roughly six acres that include a project easement and an existing stormwater basin; the board unanimously voted to accept the land by deed and approved signing a settlement agreement resolving a dispute with the landowner. The Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee will cover transfer and related fees and will support the township with future maintenance needs.
Eric Banks also reported a final inspection on the Dollar General project along Dunnings Highway found deficiencies and evidence of erosion in a rear swale; he recommended withholding release of financial security until corrections are made. No release was approved at the meeting.
Secretary/Treasurer Kami Bilek said PennDOT requested a dated resolution to accompany a previously approved winter maintenance agreement; the board approved Resolution No. 2025-08 retroactive to June 10, 2025. Under informational items, the board discussed sending additional letters to elected officials in support of a DCNR parks grant application, reviewed two concepts for a stormwater-management flow chart for homeowners and builders, and heard a public-works update that the township garage salt shed is near completion and will include rain spouting that may push the cost slightly above estimates.
Chairman Paul Amigh closed the meeting with guidance about social media and the First Amendment, explaining why the Township avoids posting detailed agendas on social platforms; Solicitor Fanelli noted recent court decisions that found government actors who block or remove commenters from accounts used for official business violated constitutional protections. The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
The board did not set additional implementation deadlines at the meeting; several follow-up items—including corrections at the Dollar General site and committee formation for public-safety work—were identified for future action.
