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Salem supervisors move to dissolve Crabtree Authority and advance sewer feasibility work
Summary
Supervisors authorized legal steps to dissolve the Crabtree Area Municipal Authority to clear the way for sewage planning, and approved flow monitoring of the Cloverleaf sewer system funded by a grant to determine private system contributions and future fees.
The Salem Township Board authorized the township solicitor to proceed with actions necessary to dissolve the Crabtree Area Municipal Authority, a step Solicitor Falatovich said is required before further work can proceed on the area's Act 537 plan and related engineering.
Solicitor Falatovich explained the authority and the 537 plan "still exists on paper" and that, after withdrawal of some member municipalities, formal dissolution is needed to move forward. The board voted unanimously to authorize the solicitor to take dissolution steps.
Separately, supervisors approved installation of a flow‑monitoring system on the Cloverleaf sewer system to quantify sewage flows from Cloverleaf Estates. Supervisor Kerry Jobe outlined estimated costs: "The cost is $1300 per month, $100 set up fee, $100 rain gauge, 10% admin. Fee, $144/hr. for reports at approximately 10 hrs. The total cost is approximately $6000 maybe more depending on how many months we have the flow metering system." The work is expected to take three to six months depending on weather and will be paid from an existing grant; the information will help determine grant needs and projected monthly fees for users.
Kerry Jobe also reported that Hempfield Borough has withdrawn from participation in a feasibility study about pumping Crabtree sewage to 14‑Mile Run, which changes project scope and timelines.
