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Sewickley, PA 15143
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11/11/2024 Workshop Digest

Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –

We had an Aleppo Workshop Meeting on Monday night, November 11, 2024, 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 2025 Budget Draft will be presented to the Board at the November Legislative Meeting. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Budget
  • Moody’s Ratings has updated the Township’s credit rating. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #MoodysRatings #CreditRating
  • The Legislative Meeting on November 18, 2024 will be held at the Aleppo Township Volunteer Fire Station on Weber Road. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #MeetingLocationChange
  • Part of the renewal process for the Township’s franchise agreement with Comcast includes a public hearing for residents, which will be held during the November Legislative Meeting. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #ComcastFranchiseAgreement #PublicHearing
  • The Commissioners will vote to exercise the second option year of the Police Protection Services Contract with Ohio Township at the November Legislative Meeting. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PoliceProtectionServicesContract
  • A Change Order and Pay Request from Youngblood Paving for the tar and chip project will be on the agenda for approval at the November Legislative Meeting. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PavingProject
  • Resolutions for grant applications to seek funding to repair a pipe on Weber Road and stabilize Rhodes Avenue from a landslide will be on the agenda for approval at the November Legislative Meeting (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #GrantApplication #WeberRoad #RhodesAvenue
  • A contribution of $40,000 from the sewer bond fund to the Aleppo Township Authority is being considered. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #SewerBondFund #AleppoTownshipAuthority
  • The upcoming Christmas Tree Recycling event was announced. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #ChristmasTreeRecycling
  • The 2025 Meeting Dates have been set and will be posted on the Calendar on the Township website. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #MeetingDates
  • The members of the Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board, Vacancy Board, and Authority Board with terms ending on December 31, 2024 will be contacted to see if they are interested in being re-appointed to their positions. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #TermsEnding
  • A summary of the sessions from the Allegheny County & Western Pennsylvania Association of Township Commissioners Fall Conference was provided. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #FallConference
  • A donation of $250 to the Quaker Valley Ambulance Authority annual fund drive was approved. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Donation #QuakerValleyAmbulanceAuthority
  • The regulations were provided for political signs and flags posted within the Township. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Regulations #PoliticalSignsAndFlags
  • A disaster response drill will be held at Masonic Village in the Spring of 2025. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #DisasterResponseDrill #MasonicVillage

Our next Legislative Meeting will be on Monday, November 18, 2024, at 7:00 PM. **This meeting will be held in the Aleppo Township Volunteer Fire Station, 131 Weber Road, Sewickley, PA 15143. Please see the Latest News tab on our website for directions to the Fire Station.** 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

10/16/2023 Legislative Digest

Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –

We had an Aleppo Legislative Meeting on Monday night, October 16, 2023, and I wanted to tell you what happened.  The meeting was held at Masonic Village in an effort to reach Aleppo residents who might not otherwise be able to attend a meeting in person.  (The November 13th Workshop Meeting will be held at the Township Building, but the November 20th Legislative Meeting will be held out in the community at the Aleppo Fire Station.)

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:

  • Police: Chief Joe Hanny gave the Police Report for the month of September. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Police
  • Public Works: Supervisor Tim Scott reported on the public works activities for the month and the status of the new dump truck. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PublicWorks #DumpTruck
  • Communications: Commissioner Amy Richert reported on that we have resumed our meetings with Amazon representatives, and a resident of Masonic Village is seeking assistance in getting better cell phone coverage on the Masonic campus. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Communications #Amazon #MasonicVillage
  • Planning/Zoning: In the last year and a half the Township has updated both the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance.  (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #SALDO #Ordinance
  • Tax Collector/Treasurer: Treasurer Clayton Steup gave the financial reports for the month ending September 30, 2023.  President George Jones explained that the 2024 Budget process is underway. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #TaxCollector #Budget
  • Vice President Art Williams explained PA House Bill 589 which proposes to establish a Landslide Insurance and Assistance Program for homeowners. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PAHouseBill589
  • Commissioner Amy Richert thanked the Aleppo Township Volunteer Fire Company for hosting their Open House on October 7th.  (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #FireCompany
  • Citizen Participation: Residents thanked the Commissioners for holding the meeting at Masonic Village, and there was an inquiry about the history of Aleppo Township (note – if anyone has interest in sharing any history or old photos of Aleppo, please contact the Township Office!) (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #CitizenParticipation

Our next Workshop Meeting will be on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 7:00 PM. If any of these issues are important to you, please fee 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

 

5/15/2023 Legislative Digest

Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –

We had an Aleppo Legislative Meeting on Monday night, May 15, 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 April.  He reminded residents to lock their vehicles to prevent items being stolen from unlocked cars. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Police
  • The Public Works report was presented, and the Board approved the purchase of a thumb attachment for the Township backhoe. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PublicWorks #ThumbAttachment
  • Treasurer Clayton Steup presented the Tax Collector/Treasurer (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #TaxCollector
  • Solicitor Anna Jewart reported that she and Solicitor Stone are working on the concept of an Emergency Management Coordinator serving multiple municipalities. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Solicitor #EmergencyManagementCoordinator
  • Several roads (Ingleside Drive, Park Way, and Veshio Drive) may be added to the tar and chip list during the 2023 Paving Project. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PavingProject
  • The Board considered two donation request letters, and voted to approve a donation to the Aleppo Township Volunteer Fire Company. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Donation
  • The Board intends to appoint someone to fill the vacant seat on the Planning Commission at next month’s meeting.  (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #PlanningCommission #Vacancy

Our next Workshop Meeting will be on Monday, June 12, 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 in person.

Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19

7/18/2022 Legislative Digest

Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –

We had an Aleppo Legislative Meeting on Monday night, July 18, 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:

  • Sgt. Beck of the Ohio Township Police Department gave the police report for June. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Police
  • A complaint about Amazon trucks was received.  (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Amazon
  • The new Zoning Ordinance and Map are scheduled to be adopted at the August 15, 2022 Legislative Meeting.  (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #ZoningOrdinance
  • Treasurer Clayton Steup gave the financial reports for the month of June. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #TaxCollector
  • Vice President Art Williams gave the Quaker Valley COG report. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #QuakerValleyCOG

Our next Workshop Meeting will be on Monday, August 8, 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

7/11/2022 Workshop Digest

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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Recycling Opportunity:  Pennsylvania Resources Council is holding a Hard To Recycle Collection event at Quaker Valley High School on Saturday, July 23, 2022 from 8:45 AM – 1:00 PM.  Pre-registration is required.  Click here to learn more and to register.

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Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19