Municipal roundup: Bessemer, Union schedule trash days
May 20—Bessemer Borough Council set the days and times for the annual clean-up days at the borough building during its May meeting.
The days and hours will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 10 to 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m June 14 and from 8 a.m. to noon June 15. The borough will mail out a reminder for residents about the days and what is and is not accepted.
The Dollar General store at 505 E. Poland Ave. opened on May 3, while Anthony Shaner was appointed the new Bessemer fire chief by department members earlier in the month.
The borough's annual Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. May 27 at Kennedy Park. The short service will honor and remember those from Bessemer and North Beaver Township who made the ultimate sacrifice.
After a public hearing, council voted to accept a zoning ordinance amendment that allows single-family dwellings as a conditional use within the industrial district.
Borough Solicitor Lou Perrotta said the vote was for the ordinance change, and any potential development would need to be presented in front of council in a separate public hearing.
Borough officials stated there are potential developers for the former St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church at 411 W. Poland Road, with more details to be presented in the future.
The borough will apply for a state Department of Community and Economic Development multimodal block grant to repair the Roosevelt Bridge.
The cost is projected to be between $400,000 to $450,000, while the grant, if received, would require a 30-percent match from the borough.
Council agreed to pay $3,500 to fix a storm drain near the fire station and will look to get quotes to level sidewalks in the borough to prevent tripping.
The borough will look to install two new fire hydrants on 11th Street, a valve was replaced on 13th Street and the borough cannot offer a reduced refuse rate for senior citizens due to its refuse ordinance.
Book & Proch, the borough's water management operations firm, is working on piping at the borough pump house, will look to address complaints of dirty water on Walnut Street and will look to create a "flushing plan" to clean lines throughout the borough.
PERRY TOWNSHIP
In March, the township supervisors were informed that emergency management coordinator Joshua Ottaviani completed his state certification requirements through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, which is valid for five years. Ottaviani was appointed township EMC in November 2022.
UNION TOWNSHIP
The township's annual trash clean-up days will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 1-2 and June 8 to 9 at the township municipal building.
Acceptable items include general trash, furniture less than five feet in length, yard waste in bags not weighing more than 40 pounds, small household appliances and carpet in bundles less than three feet and less than 40 pounds.
Unacceptable items include automobile tires, rims or parts of any kind, building material such as plaster, ceiling tiles, dirt, bricks, stones and concrete, refrigerators, air conditioner units, any appliances containing freon, trash cans and bags exceeding 40 pounds, carpet that is not cut or in bundles greater than four feet, electronics and hazardous material such as paint, oils, chemicals, cleaning agents and antifreeze.
SLIPPERY ROCK
TOWNSHIP
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The township is still seeking names and donations for its honor roll.
This past winter, Ellwood City-based Steckman's Memorials Inc. removed the veterans memorial from the front of the former Princeton School property.
Steckman's is currently in the process of cleaning and restoring the monument, as well as adding additional names of township veterans who served in the most recent armed conflicts.
To be eligible, the veteran must have served overseas and been a resident of the township during their time of service.
Once complete, the monument will be placed outside the township municipal building with a memorial garden and pathway.
To donate towards the project or to submit a name, call the township at (724) 924-2482.
During its May meeting, supervisors agreed to use township fire tax funding to pay for five sets of gear for the fire department, with the department to pay for the remaining five. Supervisor George Johnson said he is not sure what the total cost of the gear will be.
The supervisors appointed new members for the township agriculture security advisory committee, which must be made of three farmers, a supervisor and a resident. Supervisor Candice Dunmire was appointed, as were resident Dan Donaldson and farmers Chris Webber, Adam Dean and Matt Blinn.
WAMPUM
During its May meeting, borough council agreed to go out to bid for 2024 paving work.
This year's paving includes all of the borough's portion of Park Drive and parts of Clyde Street that weren't paved last year. The borough is responsible for all of Park Drive except for 300 feet, which is located in neighboring New Beaver Borough.
Waltz Consultants will serve as the borough's grant administrator for funding the borough received from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.
The borough received $5 million from PennVEST, including $2,395,496 as grant funding and $1,004,504 as a loan, to remove and replace the lead service lines and cast lead joints on Clyde, Kay, Main and Beaver Streets.
The borough's annual community yard sale will be throughout the day on June 1. To register, call (724) 535-8866.
WILMINGTON
TOWNSHIP
Township Secretary/Treasurer Tracey Deal said the township will use the $900,000 it received in county ARPA funding for a sewer line extension into Neshannock Township.
The extension would extend 1,700 feet into Neshannock from just before the Preston-Chambers Y-Zone to a manhole near the office of Dallas Hartman on Green Ridge Road, to help with 200 potential customers in industrial, commercial and residential properties.
Deal does not know a timetable for the project.
