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Williams Township approves routine business, truck purchase and multiple resolutions; two preservation votes see chair abstain
Summary
At its Nov. 13 meeting the Williams Township Board of Supervisors approved minutes and bills, authorized sale of surplus items, voted to pre-order a 10-ton dump truck under COSTARS for $204,366.77, approved two Highland Grant preservation resolutions (each 2-1 with Chair George Washburn abstaining), and adopted several recognition resolutions for Public Works staff.
The Williams Township Board of Supervisors met Nov. 13 in Easton and approved a slate of routine and substantive actions.
The board approved the Oct. 9, 2024 minutes and the November expense report and bills (motions by Michael Bryant; second by Raymond Abert; both carried 3-0). The board voted to post assorted surplus items on Municibid — including an 8-foot plow, phone systems and playground equipment — with a motion by Michael Bryant and a second by Raymond Abert (carried 3-0).
On capital equipment, Public Works Director Michael Strawn requested approval to pre-order a 10-ton dump truck under a five-year lease purchase through COSTARS. The board approved purchasing the truck with an international chassis from Lowe and Moyer for $113,272.77 and the body, plow and spreader from EM Kutz for $91,094.00, for a combined total of $204,366.77 (motion by Michael Strawn, second Raymond Abert; carried 3-0).
The board considered two Land Preservation Board referrals and adopted resolutions to pursue Highland Grant applications. Resolution 2024-19 (2145 & 2155 Morgan Hill Road) and Resolution 2024-20 (1075 Morvale Road) were both moved by Michael Bryant and seconded by Raymond Abert; each passed with a 2-1 tally and Chair George Washburn recorded an abstention.
The board amended Ordinance 2024-4 to change a specified violation from civil to criminal (motion Michael Bryant, second Raymond Abert; carried 3-0) and approved advertising the proposed 2025 township budget for public notice (motion Michael Bryant, second Raymond Abert; carried 3-0).
The board also approved two recognition resolutions for Public Works employees: Resolution 2024-21 honoring Donald Hockman and Michael August for life-saving assistance on Steely Hill Road and Resolution 2024-22 honoring Keith Hulbert and Jeff Oren for assisting a resident who fell from a motorized chair on Texas Road (motions by Michael Bryant, second Raymond Abert; each carried 3-0). The board first voted to amend the agenda to add Resolution 2024-22 (motion by Raymond Abert, second Michael Bryant; carried 3-0).
No votes were taken on the engineer's request to seek a PennDOT scoping meeting for a traffic signal at Morgan Hill Road and Belmont Street; the board declined to pursue that request. Colliers Engineering's sewage allocation memorandum was presented and tabled for further review.
The meeting adjourned at 8:41 p.m.
