St. Luke's new medical facility at the intersection of routes 209 and 715 is just a few steps away from final approval for permits in Chestnuthill Township.

Tuesday night the group discussed the last details regarding the driveway entrances with the supervisors and will provide a plan at next month's meeting which should be approved.The only hang-up remains a final decision from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation regarding the driveway openings.Also on the agenda for consideration was the Mount Effort Development plan for a Gerrity's supermarket at the Mount Effort Plaza at the intersection of Routes 115 and State Road in Effort.The developer will need a conditional use approval regarding the side facade of the supermarket as well as the number of parking spaces and the use of plantings to break up the parking lot."Our residents don't want to see the South Jersey sea of parking spaces," said Chairman Charles Gould. "We need to find a compromise."Joe Fasula, the owner of Gerrity's, has been very firm on the number of parking spaces needed to not only make the store profitable, but to keep customers happy."I can tell you the chief complaint that my operations managers get at my other stores is always not enough parking," Fasula said.Fasula pointed out that the statement does not relate to the overall number of spaces but the number of "conveniently located" spaces.Fasula agreed to place three planting areas in the optimum parking area.The developer is also looking for relief from some of the landscaping requirements. In relation to all requests the developer has offered alternatives and added additional trees and shrubs at other locations on the lot to make up for requested waivers.The supervisors will make their final determinations at a conditional use hearingAug. 10.Also on the agenda for Tuesday evening's meeting was the accepting of the 902 Recycling Grant. The board approved signing the grant and accepting the 10 percent match. The grant is for $144,000 and will be used to purchase a forklift and provide new recycling containers to all township residents.The board also approved the sale by auction of the 2008 F550 truck with a plow and cinder spreader. The minimum price was not set, but approval was contingent on the setting of a minimum bid price.The board also approved the use of Penn Bid for advertising a bid package for the Hypsie Gap road project. The township has a $108,000 low-volume grant for the project. The project will be advertised in the newspaper as usual, but the use of Penn Bid will allow all of the documents and specifications to be available online, which will save money on creating the bid packages.