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Salem Township approves monthly expenditures, awards paving bid and records motions on sewage appeal
Summary
The Board approved $377,371.29 in expenditures including a $255,488.22 partial multimodal grant payment, awarded a $102,000 road milling contract to Redstone Excavating, renewed an HRA administrator contract, and issued motions that keep the record closed and deny a sewage-permit appeal tied to the Athena Drive consolidation plan.
The Salem Township Board of Supervisors on Aug. 20, 2025 approved monthly expenditures of $377,371.29 and took a series of motions on contracts, land plans and a sewage permit appeal.
Supervisors voted to pay General Fund items totaling $299,300.41, of which $255,488.22 was identified as a Multimodal grant partial payment tied to township traffic-signal upgrades. The full Multimodal and ARLE grants were described during the meeting as "about $950,000," and Supervisor Kerry Jobe said the payment is only a partial draw for ongoing upgrades. The Board also approved payroll and other routine funds, and unanimously renewed the Primepay HRA administration agreement effective Nov. 1, 2025 at $80.10 per month and a $325 annual enrollment fee.
On public-works procurement, the Board awarded a bundled road milling, pick-up, transport and installation contract to Redstone Excavating LLC for a gross bid of $132,000 and a bundled discount of $30,000, producing a total contract amount of $102,000. Supervisor Kerry Jobe explained Redstone's PennDOT prequalification and municipal road experience broke a tie with another bidder; Supervisor Bob Zundel cast the lone "no" vote on the award.
The Board also voted on a contested sewage-permit appeal tied to the Athena Drive Lot Consolidation Plan. After debate about whether to accept post-hearing materials, the Board voted to keep the record closed and subsequently denied the appeal, with Supervisors Bob Zundel and Ken Trumbetta voting in favor of the denial and Supervisor Kerry Jobe opposed. The solicitor said a written decision will be issued and circulated as public record.
Other formal actions included approval of Resolution 16-2025 updating submission procedures for subdivision and land development plans, a tax-exemption granted to disabled veteran Donna K. Hillman for her property at 210 Keagy Ave., and final approval with conditions for the Scherf Lot Consolidation Plan.
