Oct 23, 2012 2 min read

WAYNESBURG – The Franklin Township supervisors granted conditional approval Monday to plans for a new building at the EverGreene Technology Park.R.J. Johnson Co., headquartered in Washington, plans to construct a new office and warehouse building at the 248-acre park, adjacent to the Greene County Airport.The company, whose main line of business is the construction of shafts for the coal mining industry, had purchased 7.19 acres of land in the park in August for $383,400.The supervisors granted conditional approval to the plan, accepted the recommendations of the township planning commission, which earlier had reviewed the project.Before it receives final approval, the company, among other things, must ensure that grading for accessible spaces conforms to the Americans with Disabilities Act; have a sewage planning module approved by the state and a soil and sedimentation control plan approval by the conservation district.The company also must submit building drawings to the township and have its plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, because of the building’s proximity to the airport.The park, owned by Greene County Industrial Development Inc., now has three buildings. One is occupied by Consol Energy Inc.; another is the Waynesburg Readiness Center of the Pennsylvania National Guard; and the third houses the R.J. Lee Group and the Greene County campus of Westmoreland County Community College.In other business, the supervisors granted conditional approval to plans for an addition to a garage on Wade Street for the Waynesburg Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram dealership.The company plans to construct an 80-foot-by-80-foot addition to the garage, which it will use for car repairs.Before it receives final approval, the company among other things, must indicate property lines, setbacks and utility connections, indicate plans for storm water drainage, show parking spaces and have building drawings approved by the township.The supervisors rejected bids opened earlier this month for the sale of a 2002, F-350 Super Duty diesel one-ton truck. The supervisors believe bids that were received for the vehicle were too low. The high bid was $12,882.50. Since that time, two municipalities have expressed interest in purchasing the vehicle. If neither of those municipalities offer proposals, the sale of the truck will be rebid.