Officials OK HVAC bid for center
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CARMICHAELS – Cumberland Township supervisors voted Monday to solicit bids for replacing the heat and air conditioning system at the Carmichaels Senior Center, which is also used as an emergency shelter.
The township will replace the system using township funds and some of the township’s Act 13 natural gas well impact fee money.
The supervisors also considered using about $40,000 of the township’s 2012 Community Development Block Grant money for the project, but rejected that plan. Using the CDBG money would require the township to modify its application, reducing the $81,660 earmarked for housing rehabilitation to $41,660.
The township’s CDBG money was used in the past for other projects at the center, including purchasing an emergency generator, repairing the drainage system and the parking lot.
In other business, the supervisors agreed to add one or two new fire hydrants on Airshaft Road, east of Crucible Road, depending on the number needed for fire protection.
The supervisors received a petition signed by 19 residents requesting the hydrants. Property owners within 780 feet of the new hydrants will be assessed a millage rate of 0.17 mills. The assessment will not be added until the hydrants are installed.
The supervisors voted to hire Brennen McMinn as summer help at $10 an hour with no benefits.
Nesmith Road resident Emmett McKenzie had several questions about activities regarding the natural gas industry. He said he was concerned about a nearby compressor on South Branch Muddy Creek that was not housed in a building. He questioned whether the township has any control over monitoring emissions from the compressor or over the transfer of materials from drilling sites. McKenzie mentioned recent news reports of radioactive drill cuttings being rejected at a state landfill.
Supervisor William Groves told McKenzie the state Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for monitoring those activities.
McKenzie also asked whether the township’s zoning ordinance designates where drilling activities can take place. The township’s ordinance does not. However, Groves said, the township several years ago asked a company not to drill near a residential area and the company complied.
McKenzie also spoke about noise from the compressor and said he believed the noise should be regulated.