Cecil Township agrees to allow residents’ comments
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CECIL – Citizen comments now will be taken prior to the start of Cecil Township supervisors’ meetings, in a change agreed upon at the board’s reorganization meeting Monday night.
The comments will be taken beginning at 7 p.m. with the regular business meeting to get under way at 7:30 p.m. Comments not addressed within that 30-minute period will be taken at the end of the meeting at the discretion of the chairman. Thomas Casciola was named chairman at the meeting.
John Smith, the township’s attorney, said his only concern was that the change could possibly limit public comment since some residents are seeking responses from the board.
It was decided to implement the change for a three-month period to see if it is feasible.
The board gave conditional use and site plan approval for an indoor recreational facility, Southpointe Field House II, to be located at 281 Georgetown Road.
MBM Enterprise has an existing facility on Cecil-Henderson Road and is looking to expand. The new facility will house basketball and volleyball courts.
A number of issues from residents were brought before the board, including a complaint from Kim Rozanc who has an ongoing problem with a nearby dilapidated property. Rozanc told supervisors she was considering a lawsuit if action was not taken to force repairs to the property that has drawn large numbers of feral cats.
“There’s no excuse for property in Cecil Township to look like this,” she said.
Supervisors directed Bruce Bosle, zoning officer, to have the zoning hearing board hold a meeting on the issue in January.
Supervisors also agreed to review the township’s dog ordinance after David Losko was fined $376 for his dog barking. Supervisors agreed the ordinance was for dogs who bark incessantly and not on occasion.
Supervisors also directed township manager Donald Gennuso to meet with Brian Levkulich on possible solutions to a stormwater problem on his Antil Avenue property.
Engineer Daniel Deiseroth said about 34 acres are draining to a point on Levkulich’s property and estimated it would take between $110,000 and $120,000 to address the problem. He said the project wouldn’t solve the problem entirely. Casciola said supervisors are not permitted to use taxpayer money on private property.