North Strabane to fill vacant park role
North Strabane Township could soon have a parks and recreation director, filling a position that has been vacant since March 2014.
The board of supervisors Tuesday authorized Manager Frank Siffrinn to advertise after agreeing to a revised job description.
The full-time parks director will be responsible for daily operations and scheduling at the municipal park, but will also take a more hands-on role at the 80-acre facility. Supervisors agreed the ideal candidate would have a four-year degree from a college or university in recreation management, business management or a related field.
The salary range will be $35,000 to $50,000 a year plus benefits.
Siffrinn will interview and narrow the pool to the top five candidates, who will then be interviewed by the board.
Since former parks director Greg Sulc resigned in March 2014 while under investigation for improper use of his township cellphone and computer, responsibilities of the park have been shouldered by other township employees. An agreement with YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, which provided services like concession stand staffing through 2015, was terminated by the board in September.
In other business, supervisors came to an agreement with Maronda Homes Inc., which filed an appeal in Washington County Court April 25, seeking reversal of township’s denial of a 96-acre development of 152 single-family lots.
The Magnolia Ridge subdivision master plan was rejected March 22 by supervisors, who expressed concerns about the traffic flow on Lindley Road.
Daniel Wolf of Maronda Homes agreed to suspend court proceedings and gave supervisors until their May 31 meeting to receive and review a state Department of Transportation traffic study.