Board authorizes PennDOT utility relocation reimbursement for I‑83 Mill Creek interceptor

The Springettsbury Board approved authorization for the chairman and township manager to execute a utility relocation reimbursement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation related to permanent relocation of the Mill Creek sanitary interceptor as part of the I‑83 widening project.

A board member cited an estimate that the sanitary sewer relocation could cost approximately $14,000,000. "The I‑83 widening… estimates the relocation of that sanitary sewer line is $14,000,000," the board member said, and meeting participants discussed the share of the cost covered by PennDOT. During the conversation, different percentage figures appeared in the record; the board recorded that PennDOT would cover a large portion of the relocation cost while the township would be responsible for a smaller share. The transcript did not produce a single clear percentage for each party that could be verified without consulting the PennDOT agreement.

The motion to authorize execution of the reimbursement agreement was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote on the record. The authorization allows the chairman and township manager to sign the required documents once final terms are confirmed with PennDOT and the township solicitor.