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North Versailles commissioners approve routine bills, PRD, vehicle purchases and Naser Road work orders
Summary
At their Jan. 15 meeting the North Versailles Township Board of Commissioners approved routine bills and vendor payments, authorized several fire-tax disbursements, approved a Planned Residential Development for Green Valley/Maryland Acres with conditions, and authorized equipment purchases and engineering supplements tied to the Naser Road project. Commissioner Saula is recorded as voting no on three roadway-related items.
North Versailles Township’s Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine financial and development actions at its Thursday meeting, including payments to volunteer fire companies, approval of a Planned Residential Development and purchases for the police department.
President Bivins presided over the meeting, which opened at 7:04 p.m. and included public comments from three residents. The board voted to approve minutes from Dec. 18, 2025 and Jan. 5, 2026, and to approve bills payable: General Fund $122,744.44 and Liquid Fuels Fund $30,750.72.
The board authorized fire-tax disbursements to local volunteer fire companies: Crestas VFC #4 for $1,905.66 and West Wilmerding Volunteer Fire Company for $3,828.94. The board also approved payment to FDNV for 2024 and 2025 annual bills totaling $138,444.77.
On personnel and operations, the commissioners approved hiring temporary accounting services through Robert Half Associates to cover the accounting department for approximately six weeks. The board also approved Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Green’s attendance at the Pennsylvania Recreation Conference at a cost of $791.27.
On public safety equipment, the board approved the purchase of two Ford Police Explorers at CoStar pricing of $45,950 each, plus upfitting, from Jim Shorkey Auto Group.
On land-use matters, the board granted Planned Residential Development (PRD) approval for the Green Valley/Maryland Acres development with conditions listed in attachment “A,” which was referenced during the meeting but not provided in the transcript.
Several actions tied to the Naser Road project were approved. The board authorized a $43,500.37 extra work order to Demex LLC for the Naser Road water line relocation project, to be paid from the FNB account and reimbursed through a Multi Modal Grant. The board also approved a Phase 2 supplement #2 to HRG for engineering services on the Naser Road project for $79,800. The transcript records Commissioner Saula voting "No" on the motion to advertise a portion of Naser Road to be vacated and records Commissioner Saula voting "No" on the Demex extra work order and the HRG supplement; all other motions were recorded as carried.
The manager was authorized to collaborate with the solicitor regarding reassessment of certain properties based on the Allegheny County Real Estate Transfer Tax report. Solicitor Greg Evashavik reviewed two ordinance advertisements during the meeting: an intergovernmental cooperation ordinance establishing a Fire Code Appeals Board with the Turtle Creek Council of Governments, and an ordinance to vacate a portion of Naser Road.
Junior Commissioner Sophia Sciulli provided a brief report on East Allegheny TV, the bocce team and a robotics tournament. The meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
Notes on recordkeeping: motion mover/second notation in the minutes is recorded in initials (mover "GT" and second "JK" across the motions as shown in the meeting record); the transcript does not expand those initials to full names. Attachment "A" referenced for the PRD conditions was not included in the provided record. Where the transcript lists individual votes, this article reports them exactly as recorded; overall tallies beyond the recorded dissent(s) were not provided in the transcript.
