Eldred supervisors vote on shared use changes
Eldred Township supervisor Vice Chairman Mary Anne Clausen presented to the board several motions on potential shared use changes to be brought to the CJER planning commission.
The following received no second motion and failed to be approved: An after-hours club, operating between 2-6 a.m., nightclub and amusement park.The following received second motions and were approved:• Power plants. Clausen said she did not want to see nuclear or coal fire power plants permitted in Eldred. Gretchen Gannon Pettit seconded it.• Large commercial slaughter houses. There was no second for the motion. Gannon Pettit seconded it.• Correctional facility. Supervisor/secretary Sharon Solt said that since there was already one in the township, it was a moot point. Clausen replied that she was unable to locate any. Solt said there was a girls' juvenile camp located on Lower Smith Gap Road. This received a second motion from supervisor Chairman Gretchen Gannon Pettit and was passed with a 2-1 vote.• Not allow a solid waste facility, 3-0 vote.• Pipeline compression station, 3-0 vote.The West End Community Ambulance Association responded to eight calls in November.Clausen voted "no" to paying the trustees insurance fund at $29,696.40 for 2015 because she thinks it's too high and wants the township to do comparative shopping.In other business, the board approved, 3-0:• An extension to May 31 to Gower Estates, LLC minor subdivision.• An extension to Feb. 28 for Kenneth Faust minor subdivision.• Bruce George minor subdivision waiver requests.• Royal Security for the township's monitoring system for $322 for 2015.• Ricky Gower as an interim part-time employee for snowplowing only until further advertising for the position.• Keith Kuehner, roadmaster, to attend a course that would then allow the road crew to conduct surveys and relevant studies.• Adopting Kirk Summa & Co. as auditor for 2014 on Dec. 22 at a cost of $4,900.• Holding a budget meeting at 10 a.m. Dec. 29 to review the budget.