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and Thomas Flanagan to the Southwest Delaware County Municipal Authority
board of directors.
-Sgt. Daniel Ruggeri will serve the coming year as acting chief of
police for the Aston Police Department; and Maureen Schmitt was named as township finance manager.
“I’d like to thank all
our appointments. We appreciate their volunteerism. They do a
great job behind the scenes and make our jobs a lot easier by
bringing information to us, and we appreciate that here on the
board,” stated Commissioners President Joseph Possenti.
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Easter
Egg Hunt Planned
An
Easter Egg Hunt for all young Aston residents will be held in
March, with
prizes given to different age groups. The free event will be
held at the Community Center on a date to be announced.
Emergency Services Kept Busy In 2007
Aston police and both fire
departments were kept busy last year responding to emergency
situations across the town.
Police issued a total of 1,070
citations in 2007, including 134 alarm citations.
Police reported
investigating
576 accidents and 906 criminal complaints in 2007.
Both categories were
down from 2006,
when there
were 666
accident
and 975
criminal investigations.
Criminal activity that dropped from the previous year
included thefts (225 from 236), motor vehicle thefts (23 from 25),
rapes (2 from 6), and robberies (7 from 10), while a rise was seen
in burglaries (42 from 35) and assaults (19 from 16).
The Green Ridge Volunteer Fire
Co. responded to 83
accidents, 365 medical alarms and 529 fire scenes last year. An
average of 10 volunteers turned out for each fire call.
The Aston-Beechwood Volunteer
Fire Co. answered a total of 443 fire calls last year, with an
average turnout of nine firefighters per call, while their
ambulance corps responded to 1,482 emergency medical situations.
Commissioners VP Frank Murphy
commended the emergency responders for their selfless actions and
constant vigilance.
“You
can see that the men and women of these fire companies are out
there
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each and every day of the year
protecting this township, so we all owe them a debt of gratitude
and our support,” Murphy stated.
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Neumann
College Plans
New
Facility (cont.)
will be relocated and new
sidewalk will be added to the north side of the street.
Groundbreaking is slated for
March, with project completion scheduled for late August 2009 and
a grand opening the following month.
The center is not intended to
increase Neumann’s current 3,100 student population, but rather
to provide a higher level of service to the college and
surrounding community.
“We at Neumann want to be very
good neighbors,” noted Neumann President Rosalie Mirenda. “We
think we have been playing an important role in the development of
the township, and want to continue to do that.”
Several commissioners applauded
the construction project, noting that Neumann is the largest
employer in the township.
“This
is extremely exciting for the township,” Commissioners President
Joseph Possenti stated. “A lot more of our students are staying
here to go to college and it’s become an economic boon for the
township.”
A
view from inside the Neumann center gym, looking toward
the front of the building.
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Curbside
leaf collections have been completed for this season.
Residents are now asked to
dispose of all remaining leaves through raking, then bagging or
placing in trash receptacles for curbside pick up with regular
trash items.
Township Sets 2008
Holiday Schedule
The township office will be
closed and no trash will be collected on the following holidays
this year: New Years Day (Jan. 1), Presidents Day (Feb. 18), Good
Friday (March 21), Memorial Day (May 26),
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Independence Day (July 4), Labor
Day (Sept. 1), Columbus Day (Oct. 13), Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27)
and the day after, and Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and the day after.
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Recycling
Makes Cents
Single-stream
curbside recycling collections are now being made by township
personnel in an effort to save taxpayer dollars. For fiscal 2008,
the township anticipates saving $65,000 through single-stream
collections. The curbside collection of recyclables now includes
bundled or bagged newspapers on the same day that co-mingled
plastic, bi-metal and glass containers are picked up.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT PAPERS
DIRECTLY INTO THE CAN WITH CO-MINGLED RECYCLING ITEMS
Residents needing to replace
recycling containers may purchase new blue cans ($14) and lids
($4) at the municipal building.
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Drainage
Fights West Nile
The Aston Board of Health is
reminding residents to completely drain all birdbaths and pools in
preparation for winter. Even a small volume of stagnant water can
allow mosquito larvae to survive, even under a layer of ice.
Controlling the mosquito population is the key to checking the
spread of West Nile Virus.
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The
2008 Aston Township calendar has been mailed
to all residents and should be received by February. If your
household has not yet received a copy of the new calendar, the
free information-packed wall hanging can be picked up at the
township office.
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Ruling
On Senior Housing Proposal Delayed
At the applicant’s
request, commissioners’ consideration of a plan to build 182
age-restricted condos on a 10-acre parcel between Pennell and Old
Pennell rds. was postponed in December, with a new deadline of
Feb. 21 set for a board ruling. Before commissioners render a
decision, however, they would like to hear citizens’ concerns
via phone calls or emails.
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