Ross Township’s board of supervisors put out its 2018 road projects for bid on Monday night.

Road foreman Ethan Brewer presented the board with a number of roads in need of overlay or tar and chip seal work, with Faulstick Road topping the list.

Brewer’s paperwork showed that a 1.48-mile section of Faulstick will require a 90-pound scratch coat and a 180-pound overlay.

“Faulstick’s the main bit, and we can maybe add the other ones as alternates, depending upon the prices as they come in. We can add or do away with them,” Brewer said.

Other projects include a 0.65-mile stretch of Ross Lane, a 0.81-mile portion of Woodhaven Drive, several small sections of roads adding up to 0.73 miles within the Chestnut Ridge Plantation Development, and a 0.15-mile piece of Hemlock Lane.

Vice Chairwoman Tina Drake asked whether the tar and chip seal method could potentially result in complaints from drivers due to loose materials.

“I looked at two jobs that were done last year in Eldred that were done by contractors, and I was very impressed by the work that they had. There were no loose stones, no piles of stones in the driveways. Now, that depends on the contractors as well. But they’ve come a long way,” Brewer said.

Brewer estimated that the combined total for all of the projects could range between $250,000 for tar and chip seal work to about $310,000 for overlay work, though final costs could vary depending upon bids.

In other business

The board entered into a five-year agility program agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation that will allow PennDOT to store materials on the township’s premises in exchange for services.

Brewer said that he would be comfortable with PennDOT putting a supply of stone in the township’s storage.

“In return we would get something, material and/or help,” Supervisor David Shay said.

Assistance from Penn­DOT may include small jobs for the township, such as road repairs, depending upon the department’s own projects in the area.

PennDOT’s website for the program says that it is based on “developing long-term relationships and cost-effective methods to better serve the public.”

The board passed a motion that would allow for the rental of the old township building. Shay said that the property will be made available for rental to governmental and quasi-governmental organizations, though the board has yet to decide on specific rates. The historical society, which currently uses the building, will have to move to the new township building once it is rented out.

The board unanimously voted down a motion to accept a plot of land along Dogwood Lane as a donation to the township. The 2-acre property is largely occupied by a steep slope, making it relatively unusable for residents or the township. During April’s meeting, chairman Howard Beers Jr. said that the land had no parking, and that “people can’t even walk on it.”