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Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
We had an Aleppo Workshop Meeting on Monday night, July 11, 2022, 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:
- The Commissioners adopted the Resolution Adopting the 2022 Amendment to the Act 537 Sewer Plan and approved submitting the revised plan to the DEP for approval. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Resolution #Sewer #DEP
- A summary of the current police contract was given and the cost for increased patrols of Redgate Road was discussed. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Police #RedgateRoad
- The Board will hold a Public Hearing next week regarding Masonic Village’s plan to refinance their bonds and will consider the Resolution to Approve Masonic Village Bond Refinancing. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PublicHearing #MasonicVillage #Resolution
- The Commissioners approved an agreement with Cargill, Inc. for road salt for the upcoming winter season at a price of $88.96/ton. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #RoadSalt
- The Commissioners granted Waste Management’s request to start at 6:00 AM on especially hot days to protect their crews from heat exhaustion. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #WasteManagement
Our next Legislative Meeting will be on Monday, July 18, 2022, 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 in person.
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Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19
Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
We had an Aleppo Legislative Meeting on Tuesday night, May 16, 2022, 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 April. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Police
- Public Works Supervisor Tim Scott gave his monthly report. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PublicWorks
- Some updates on the new Zoning Ordinance were given, including the date of the upcoming public hearing (June 20, 2022 at 7:00 PM) and that property owners with parcels that will be changing zoning districts will receive letters from the Township notifying them of the change. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #ZoningOrdinance #PublicHearing
- The Tax Collector/Treasurer report was presented for the month of April. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #TaxCollector
- The Quaker Valley COG is installing a second glass recycling bin in Avalon Borough at 629 New Brighton Road. Both this glass bin and the glass bin in Sewickley are open to all Aleppo residents. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #QuakerValleyCOG #GlassRecycling
- The Township is awaiting the follow-up letter from the Sewickley Heights Manor Board regarding their requests for Sewickley Heights Drive parking regulations and the request to have some control over the surface of the islands in the roadway. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #SewickleyHeightsManor #SewickleyHeightsDrive #Parking
- The Act 537 Plan Amendment has been submitted to the DEP. The submission updates the Township’s official sewage facilities plan to reflect the township-wide sewer project that was constructed in 2012-2013. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #DEP #Sewage
Our next Workshop Meeting will be on Monday, June 13, 2022, 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 in person.
Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19
Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
Please see the following information regarding the Aleppo Township Workshop Meeting that will be held tonight, May 10, 2021:
- The Commissioners will meet electronically as we continue to work within COVID-19 protocols.
- Click here to see the meeting agenda.
- We will be following our normal broadcast procedures and the electronic meeting will be streamed live on YouTube. Click here for the Aleppo Township YouTube channel.
- Citizens are invited to participate in the following ways:
- Call or email your comments/concerns to me in advance of the meeting at 412-741-6555 x19 or aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com.
- If you are watching the meeting live, you can email your comments to me during the meeting (aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com) and I will convey them to the Commissioners during the electronic meeting.
- Please continue to check the Aleppo Township website for updates on meetings and other news: www.aleppotownship.com
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Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
We had an Aleppo Legislative Meeting on Monday night, April 19, 2021 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:
- The Commissioners approved two Resolutions: they approved the destruction of certain old records as permitted by the Municipal Records Manual, and they adopted a procedure for the sale of Surplus Personal Property (property means old office and/or public works equipment, not real estate property.) (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Resolution
- Chief Hanny gave the monthly Police report. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Police
- Aleppo Township adopted the Allegheny County 2020 Hazard Mitigation Plan. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #AlleghenyCounty
- The Board heard the monthly Public Works report. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PublicWorks
- Commissioner Richert reported on the most recent meeting with Amazon, and she discussed an email from a resident reminding people to clean up after their dogs while walking them. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Amazon #Resident
- Planning and Zoning: the Commissioners approved the Mygrant Development Plan for Parcel B in the 79 North Industrial Park for a new warehouse building to be constructed along Deer Run Road; they approved the DEP Resolution for New Land Development for the same proposed building; and they approved an addendum to the Developer’s Agreement between the Township and Alderman Holdings Deer Run Road LLC regarding the parking modifications that were recently approved. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #MygrantDevelopmentPlan #DEP #DeerRunRoad
- The Commissioners voted to approve a stipend increase for the position of Tax Collector/Treasurer. This stipend will increase to $3,145 per year to match the Commissioner salary increase, and will take effect following the next election. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Stipend #TaxCollector
- Commissioner Darragh gave the Aleppo Township Authority report, including updates on delinquent accounts, the Culligan manhole repair project, and the Kilbuck Run sewer study. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #AleppoTownshipAuthority #Sewer
Our next Workshop Meeting will be tonight, Monday, May 10, 2021 at 7:00 PM. If any of these issues are important to you, please feel free to contact me via phone or email and I will convey your thoughts to the Commissioners.
Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19
Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
As most of you know, Commissioner Matthew Doebler had to resign his seat on the Board of Commissioners because he moved out of Aleppo Township. He is a tough act to follow, but we intend to do our best to keep up with his communication initiatives, including these email digests. This digest is longer, as it combines both the July Workshop meeting and the July Legislative meeting.
First, the July 8, 2019 Aleppo Workshop Meeting:
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 interest to you.
Here’s what happened:
- Aleppo Resident Amy Richert, who has submitted a letter of interest for the open seat on the Board, introduced herself to the Commissioners. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Vacancy #Commissioners
- The Commissioners learned that the Verizon Franchise Agreement Ordinance will be on the agenda for adoption at the August 19, 2019 Legislative Meeting. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Verizon
- The Commissioners discussed the property cleanup at 690 Glen Mitchell Road and asked the Township Manager to contact the property owner to seek answers to some follow-up questions. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #GlenMitchellRoad
- The Commissioners were asked to review a draft of updates to meeting procedures. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Meetings
- The Board voted (4-0) to authorize HRG to seek proposals to repair a section of Rhodes Avenue paving. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #HRG #RhodesAvenue
- During Citizen Participation, a resident commented on an upcoming request for information regarding training the police receive to assist citizens with various forms of mental illness. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #CitizenParticipation
And now, the highlights from the July 15, 2019 Legislative Meeting:
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’s what happened:
- We heard an update from the Police Chief about their actions in Aleppo. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Police
- We heard from the Public Works Director about what the road crews have been working on. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #PublicWorks
- The Board voted (4-0) to authorize the township engineer to prepare a formal proposal for a stabilization study on Rhodes Avenue; voted (4-0) to direct HRG to revise a plan using line painting to address traffic calming on McCoy and Weber Roads; and voted (4-0) to authorize the solicitor and engineer to investigate property access issues regarding a possible emergency exit from Sewickley Heights Manor. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #HRG #RhodesAvenue #SewickleyHeightsManor
- The Board voted (4-0) to appoint Braden Blosser to the Zoning Hearing Board to complete a term ending December 31, 2020. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #ZoningHearingBoard
- The Tax Collector/Treasurer gave updates about how much tax revenue was received in June and the end of June bank balances. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #TaxCollector
- The Commissioners voted (4-0) to withdraw the previous motion to request the DEP to make a site visit to 690 Glen Mitchell Road. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #DEP #GlenMitchellRoad
- The Commissioners made a motion to appoint Amy Richert to the Board of Commissioners. They will be voting on this at the August Legislative Meeting. If you would like to learn more about Ms. Richert, please see the above link from the Workshop meeting where Ms. Richert introduced herself and discussed her interest in serving on the Board. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Commissioners
- New Business/Unfinished Business: the Commissioners discussed several topics, including meeting procedure updates, creating a tracking procedure for Board topics, and code enforcement proposals. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Meetings
- During Citizen Participation, State Representative Valerie Gaydos offered her assistance to Aleppo; a resident discussed drainage in his yard; and a resident discussed a recent road closure due to downed wires. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #CitizenParticipation
The next Workshop meeting will be on Monday, August 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM. If any of these issues are important to you, we welcome your attendance at the meeting. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, please feel free to share your thoughts with me via email and I will be sure to pass your comments along to the Commissioners.
Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19
Hi, Neighbors. We had an Aleppo Legislative Meeting last week 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.
Before I get into the digest, let me just say that this was my last Aleppo meeting and I am very grateful to all the township’s residents for letting me serve for the last 6 years. During the meeting, I delivered a short farewell speech–if you’re interested in my retrospective on what we’ve done and what we’ve left undone, take a look. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) Also, click here to watch a very sweet clip of my kids presenting me with a going away present.
Also, as a reminder, my resignation will create a vacancy on the board. If you are interested in being considered to be appointed to fill this vacancy, please let me know.
OK, sentimentality out of the way, here’s what happened:
- We heard what the police department has been up to in Aleppo Township. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Police
- Our Public Works Director told us what the road crews have been doing. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #PublicWorks
- I read an email from a resident in support of HR 763. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Resident #HR763
- We voted (5-0) to approve the submitted Verizon covered parking lot plan as recommended by the planning commission and HRG subject to entering into a Developer’s Agreement prepared by and acceptable to the Township Solicitor. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Verizon #HRG
- We heard a presentation from Braiden Blosser, who is a candidate for the opening on the Zoning Hearing Board and made a motion to appoint him. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) We will be voting on this motion at the next meeting, so please let me know if you have any input on this topic. #Vacancy #ZoningHearingBoard
- Our treasurer told us how much tax revenue we have collected and how much money we have in the bank. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #TaxCollector
- Our solicitor told us that the Verizon Franchise Agreement is ready for board approval–we will be discussing that next month. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Solicitor #Verizon
- We voted (5-0) to contact the DEP to ask them to make a site inspection of 690 Glen Mitchell Road. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #DEP #GlenMitchellRoad
- We voted (5-0) to adopt the May 2019 version of the Emergency Operations Procedure for Aleppo Township. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #EmergencyManagement
- We voted (5-0) to hire technicians to perform AV tasks at Township meetings in the amount of $100 per meeting. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #AVTechnicians
- We made a motion to adopt a statement saying “The Board of Commissioners of Aleppo Township support HR 763, the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act. We urge our elected leaders to support this as a potential solution to climate change.” We voted (5-0) to defer this motion until there are 5 members of the board. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #HR763
- During Citizen Participation, a resident opposed any action concerning HR 763, another asked about plans for repair of Redgate Road, and a third expressed concern for litter in the lot that is being used for truck parking along Deer Run Road. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #CitizenParticipation #HR763 #RedgateRoad #DeerRunRoad
Our next Workshop meeting will be on Monday, July 8, 2019 at 7:00 PM. If any of these issues are important to you, please feel free to join us. If you cannot attend the meeting in person, please feel free to share your thoughts with me by email and I will be sure to convey your feelings to the other commissioners.