At the Nov. 4 meeting of the Washington Township supervisors the land development known as the At-Home facility was given conditional approval. It had been tabled two months ago because there were too many conditions remaining, most of which have been addressed.

The Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for the questions still to be taken care of such as a water flow rate.Two buildings on the 40 acres are from 1997, one of which is two stories. All new buildings are to be one story. Two buildings will be for personal care, one as a hospice, one for memory patients and there is room for both short- and long-term care.A request for a waiver has to be presented in writing.One acre is in Parkland and will have no construction. The remaining 39 acres are in Washington.The 2016 tax rate remains the same at 0.3 mills. The general budget is $1,485,308. The sewer account is for $504,012. A fire hydrant and streetlight account is for $18,007. The state highway account is for $343,489. The state limits the uses for this fund.The budget will be advertised and on display at the municipal office.Paul Bachman is adding 90 acres to the Ag. Security Area.Timothy Weaver and James Higgins need restrictive covenants for different reasons, but neither have room to meet the requirement when working on their septic systems.A recycling grant has been applied for.A nonprofit group home in Emerald has received a real estate tax exoneration.Sherry Graver, emergency management coordinator, said the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation refused to close Route 873 for the D&L trail run. Consequently the race was held in the opposite direction and was in Washington Township more than had been expected.Friedens and Emerald fire police helped.JoAnn Ahner said the state was working on 2013 grants and resident Ed Ziegler asked if it was a mistake. She said that is how far behind the state is in issuing checks.