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Tuesday, 09 June 2009 |
Photo by Heidi Zemach
Hamilton Township Chairman Brian Bastow shares a word with Supervisor Rebecca Davidson, during the meeting.
By Heidi Zemach
Special to The Kane Republican
Hamilton Township supervisors agreed to purchase high-speed Internet and telephone service from West PA net Cable Services for the township office at their regular monthly meeting June 8.
They will get it at its lowest rate since the business office is only open for half the day. While the phone service will cost less than the service that they currently receive from Verizon, the new internet service will cost more, according to Clerk/Supervisor Rebecca Davidson.
West PA has already arrived and has begun providing high-speed service to area residents on Water and Church Streets. West PA, which took over the local cable TV service from Ludlow Cable TV, has beaten Verizon, which promised to begin making its services available to residents in the area in July. Residents began collecting petitions for Verizon to bring high speed service to the area almost a year ago, in an effort headed by Davidson.
In other business, township supervisors approved a building permit for a 24-foot by 26-foot pole barn for a property owner at 215 Mud Lick Rd. They also approved
a road bond for Seneca Resources, which will start working on Hamilton Road in the near future. A road closure, which was to have taken place this week by Glen O. Hawbaker, which will pave parts of Gibbs and Bliss Hill, has been delayed. Calling it “a great idea,” the supervisors passed a motion to allow Judy Cox and Karen Rothrock to set up a book exchange table in the township offices for use by local residents. The two women have offered to manage it and keep it tidy.
The supervisors also passed an agreement between Hamilton Township and Larry W. Haswell for a sewage holding tank, to be located on the outskirts of town. During the spring road inspection May 18, the township officials and road crew identified several problem areas requiring future work. They included: removing the pipe from Richard Oddy’s driveway on Water Street; installing a catch basin at the end of Claire-Ann Depto’s driveway; putting a guide rail across the bridge on South Hillside Avenue; paving the cul-de-sac at Township Line Road; trimming trees and installing crossovers for paving on Gibbs Hill Road.
Additional properties, not in compliance with township codes due to structural problems, or unsightly junk, were identified. One contacted the township and promised to take care of these things, but has done nothing, while the other one has not contacted the township, Davidson said. The supervisors will mail letters to these nuisance property owners.
Two property owners delinquent in paying their sewage fees have responded with promised payments after their accounts were forwarded to the township attorney. They will be allowed time to follow through with their promises.
A new sewage system hook- up is planned for a newly acquired property at 38 E. Main Street, which had sat vacant for quite some time. Hamilton Township held a successful Spring Cleanup last month, with residents filling up the better part of five roll-off dumpsters and one garbage compactor, according to road master Dan “Dutch” Davidson.
Due to scheduling conflicts, the regular meeting planned for July 8 was rescheduled for July 27, at 9 a.m.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 July 2009 )
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