Chestnuthill Township supervisors decided to proceed with line painting despite the lateness of the season Tuesday evening.

"COG (Council of Governments) has finally contracted for line painting," said township manager David Albright. "Midatlantic has the contract, and even though they do not recommend painting this time of year, I believe that we have to proceed with at least striping the newly paved roads and the roads in the very foggy areas. It's a matter of safety."Albright also said he believes that the cost should be about $15,600. That number is within the amount budgeted for this year and is almost half of what was quoted to the township earlier this year.Albright updated the board on the culvert work scheduled to be done on McIlhaney Road. Albright said the township has received the signed easements from the adjoining landowners, and once they are accepted and signed by the board, he will proceed with getting the bids out. The project will be funded through an LSA grant.The board also requested that Albright send a letter to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation requesting to incorporate sidewalks along the entire length of the Route 209/Route 115 realignment project. The current design only has sidewalks in limited areas.Albright will ask the Pleasant Valley School District to make the same request of PennDOT.Bernardino Sanchez addressed the board regarding a commercial property he owns in the area of McIlhaney Road. The property has been unusable due to no working sewer system. The property has been evaluated, and one of the solutions to the problem is to have the property serviced by a 2,000 gallon holding tank rather than a septic system.Unfortunately, this solution is not in the best interest of the township, according to solicitor Tim McManus. Cases where a holding tank are used are rare and require an ordinance be adopted for the specific property. In addition, the state administrative regulations require that regardless of ownership of the property, the township will maintain responsibility for the tank and any problems if the owner fails to remedy the problems."I feel for you," said supervisor Harry Miller. "But I don't see us moving forward on this. This just isn't prudent for the taxpayers. Sewage is driving every development that comes into this township right now.""I tend to agree with Harry," Supervisor Chris Eckert said. "I would like to get some input from DEP, maybe do more research, get some more information on the matter."The subject was tabled to allow the board to obtain more information before making a final decision.It was also noted in the meeting that Monroe County Control Center is seeking dispatch fees in the amount of $61,418.48 for 2016. This is the same amount that was budgeted for 2015.