Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
We had an Aleppo Legislative Meeting on Monday night, April 17, 2023, and I wanted to tell you what happened.
If you want to watch the meeting from the beginning, Click here. Otherwise, feel free to click the links below to jump to the portions of the meeting that are of particular interest to you.
Here is what happened:
- Chief Hanny gave the Police Report for the month of March. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Police
- Tim Scott gave the Public Works report. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PublicWorks
- Communications: we received a resident email regarding dirt and debris on Glen Mitchell Road in the area where the new homes are being constructed. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Communications #GlenMitchellRoad
- The committee updating the Township’s Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance is continuing to draft the proposed updates. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #SALDO #Ordinance
- The Tax Collector/Treasurer reports were presented. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #TaxCollector
- Solicitor Stone is working on an agreement for the potential sharing an Emergency Management Coordinator with another municipality. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Solicitor #EmergencyManagement
- The 2023 Earth Day Roadside Cleanup Event was announced, including potential rain date procedures. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). The cleanup was held on Saturday April 29th – click here for photos from the event! #EarthDay
- State Representative Valerie Gaydos attended the meeting to congratulate Aleppo Township on being awarded the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence. The Township won the award for this meeting digest system – we were recognized for the way we stream and record the meetings, send out digests following the meeting, and categorize the discussions using hashtags on our website so that topics are searchable by keyword. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). (For more information about the award ceremony and other statewide awardees, click here.) #ValerieGaydos #GovernorsAward
- President George Jones gave an update on the educational sessions that were presented at the Allegheny League of Municipalities (ALOM) Spring Conference. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #ALOMConference
- Solicitor Stone and Representative Gaydos explained the current litigation regarding property tax assessments in Allegheny County (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #PropertyTaxAssessments
Our next Workshop Meeting will be on Monday, May 8, 2023, at 7:00 PM. If any of these issues are important to you, please feel free to contact me via phone or email prior to the meeting and I will convey your thoughts to the Commissioners. The meetings are open to the public and citizens are invited to attend.
Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19