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For the month of March, the
township collected 14.4 tons of newspaper in the bin behind the
municipal building, 2.6 tons of scrap metal, 168 lbs. of aluminum
cans, and 34.3 tons of co-mingled recyclables at curbside. The
effort generated a total revenue of $2,135.65 for the month.
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
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Lions Ask For Unsold Van
After receiving no purchase bids
for two months, township officials are considering giving a 1996
Ford Aero Star van to the Aston Lions Club. The used vehicle would
be utilized to assist with the organization’s aluminum recycling
efforts.
The township solicitor will
first check to make sure there are no legal entanglements, before
the keys and title are turned over to the Lions.
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Indian Rock Streets Dedicated
The township has officially
taken ownership of the roadways in the new Indian Rock housing
development on the north side of Concord Rd. The township will now
be responsible for maintenance of Phillips Circle, a portion of
Venuti Dr., and specified ground for open space, easements and
right-of-ways.
The 54-home subdivision
straddles the Aston-Bethel Township border, with 13 new houses in
Bethel and the remainder in Aston.
Stormwater Pollution Poses Threat
Stormwater pollutants find their
way into where we fish and swim, and the water we drink. Stormwater is the leading cause of water pollution in Pennsylvania,
since everything that goes into our storm drains, including pet
waste, grass clippings, fertilizers, car wash soap, and sediment,
makes it way untreated
into our streams.
Every
citizen can do their part to promote clean streams and safe
drinking water by -picking up litter and disposing of pet waste;
-using a commercial car wash; -composting yard waste; -fixing
vehicle leaks; -and
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directing
downspouts away from paved areas or using a rain barrel.
For
more information, visit
www.
delcocd.org/stormwater_info.htm.
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Restrictions On Portable Sports Equipment Change
Commissioners have
adopted an ordinance amendment that changes the hours portable
sports equipment can be used. Basketball backboards and hockey
nets must now be removed from the public right-of-way for at least 12 hours from
9pm to 9am.
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Commissioners Debate
Engineering Post (cont.)
cost, given the
variables encountered in the field. He applauded Stantec’s offer
to allow a comparison of their bids to other local firms.
“It gives our
township manager a lot of flexibility,” Fulginiti said of
awarding contracts. “Being able to price this work before it’s
done is being fair to every taxpayer.”
Fulginiti
suggested that the township might be best served by hiring an
in-house engineer, whose activities and associated costs could be
more closely monitored.
Commissioners
President Joseph Possenti was joined by Commissioner Jeff Pilla in
opposition to the Stantec reappointment.
“One of the
commissioners manipulated the process by having Stantec submit a
second RFP after the first round of interviews was completed,”
Possenti charged. “This borderlines on being illegal, if not
unethical,” he added.
“I am not
questioning the quality of Stantec’s work, but the cost of the
service,” Pilla noted. “If there is the opportunity to save
potentially hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars over the
next few years, then I owe it to the residents to vote ‘no.’
Township Fees Rise
Along With Costs
The cost of doing
business with Aston Township will now be the minimum fee charged.
Effective March 1, the township is charging higher permit and
licensing fees in several categories to keep up with the
increasing cost of providing services. Contractors are advised to
review the new fee schedule, which is now available at the
township office.
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Golf
Outing Planned
The St. Francis de Sales Annual
Golf Outing will be held on Monday, May 12 at Loch Nairn Golf
Club.
The $110 per golfer fee includes
cart, greens fees, lunch, dinner and prizes. Hole sponsors are
$100. Contact Cyndy Pilla at 610-558-8180
or cyndyp@comcast.net for
details.
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No
Pennell Rd. Parking Permitted
Parking on the shoulder of
any state highway is illegal, so it follows that tractor trailers
that have been parking on Rte. 452 in front of the Wawa market are
breaking the law.
To reinforce the point, the
township will be placing “No Parking Anytime” signs curbside
on the east side of Pennell Rd., between Lehr Blvd. and
Marianville Rd.
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Portable
Humps Ready To Slow
The township recently purchased
several portable speed humps, and will utilize a grant from the
office of Sen. Dominic Pileggi to buy more traffic-calming
devices, once the funding is received.
The humps come in sections that
cost $87 or $62 each. One complete hump costs about $1,500. The
expenditure of $8,200 means that the township now has a half dozen
mats ready for deployment on residential streets. “Warning -
Speed Hump” signs will also be installed to caution drivers to
slow down.
The rubberized-plastic devices
will be anchored into roadways, but can easily be transferred to
other locations. To avoid damage from snowplows, the portable
humps will be removed and stored during the winter months.
“I’m sure they’ll be
spread evenly throughout the township to control speeding,”
noted Commissioners VP Frank Murphy.
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Banner
Day Approaching?
Commissioners VP Frank Murphy
recently revisited the notion of hanging banners from utility
poles, observing that other municipalities are doing so, despite
an alleged PECO prohibition.
According
to Township Manager Dick Lehr, the only poles that can be used for
banners are those with street lights attached. Murphy noted that
Aston definitely has such poles, so he would
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