Jun 9, 2015 2 min read

McMURRAY – Peters Township will soon have its own community safety zone at the municipal complex, joining a number of other police departments nationwide in an effort to provide safe meeting spots for online sales and transactions, like those done on Craigslist, for example.

Police Chief Harry Fruecht asked Peters Township Council Monday whether it would accept an offer from David Davis Communications, a Finleyville telecommunications company, for a free surveillance camera that would be located at the police department and look out over the parking lot shared by the department and the municipality. In return, the department would place a sign saying the camera was donated by David Davis.

“People could come here and use the parking lot,” to meet, said Fruecht, adding the camera would be an added safety precaution.

“That way we would know people are behaving appropriately,” he said.

In other matters, council approved a plan by Eddy Land Co. Inc. of Bridgeville to build 54 patio homes at the existing Crossings Six development on Maid Marion Lane – with 17 separate conditions, including the testing and remediation of any potentially problematic groundwater.

That decision by council came after Louis Siyufy, who lives at 140 Sherwood Drive, said there was already a problem with groundwater on his property and he feared runoff from new construction would only make the situation worse for himself and his neighbors.

Linda Vaira, who lives at 115 Will Scarlett Road, said there are five acres of woods at the site. If the trees are cut down, that would exacerbate the problem.

“I understand Lou’s concern,” said Vaira, who has been a resident of Peters for 46 years.