Franklin OKs plan for office building
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WAYNESBURG – Franklin Township supervisors granted conditional approval Monday to plans by the Greene County Housing Authority to build an office building off North Street near the old East Franklin School.
The authority plans to demolish two buildings on the property and build a 2,800-square-foot building for its offices. The authority previously had offices at Avalon Court Apartments in Waynesburg and moved them to Waynesburg Plaza after Avalon Court was renovated.
The township planning commission had reviewed the plan and recommended its approval with a number of conditions.
Among other conditions, the authority must indicate on its plans proposed sidewalks, storm drain system, landscaping, trash container pad and light poles.
In addition, the authority must provide a letter indicating the availability of public water, receive approval of the building drawings from the township and obtain a demolition permit for removal of the existing buildings.
State police Cpl. Brian Shuba attended the meeting to discuss various problems in the township. One issue mentioned was a rash of battery thefts from heavy equipment, trucks and traffic sign boards.
Supervisor Corbly Orndorff noted that a battery had been stolen from a township excavator last Monday night. He said he also heard batteries had been stolen from message boards on the Route 188 construction project about the same time.
Shuba said police have received an “incredible increase” in the number of reported thefts of batteries in three last few months in western Fayette County and all of Greene County.
He asked anyone with information on the thefts to contact state police.
Shuba also spoke about the “Stamp Out” program that has been initiated by state police to aggressively arrest heroin dealers and users, who are a big problem in the community, and about patrols to address reports of speeding on Route 2026.
Code enforcement officer Steve Coss reported a dilapidated house and two out buildings at 111 Dulaney Lane have been demolished. The supervisors last month awarded a bid for demolishing the buildings to Scott Reeves for $7,500. The township will place a lien on the property to try to collect its demolition costs.