2/17/2020 Legislative Digest
Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
We had an Aleppo Legislative Meeting on Monday, February 17, 2020 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 heard about the various options for changes to the parking regulations in the C-2 Commercial Industrial Zoning District, and they heard resident comments and concerns about the issue. The Board voted 5-0 to authorize the Solicitor to work with the Engineers to design a parking overlay district. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). {Note: the overlay district is still being designed, so no action is scheduled on this issue for tonight’s Workshop meeting.} #ParkingOverlay #AmendmentToTheZoningOrdinance
- During the Communications report, the Board heard about two emails received from residents regarding glass recycling. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #GlassRecycling #Residents
- The Board approved a motion advertise the procedural amendment to incorporate the Oil & Gas Regulations into the Zoning Ordinance. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting), #AmendmentToTheZoningOrdinance
- The Commissioners received the Tax Collector and Treasurer reports for the month of January 2020. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #TaxCollector
- Commissioner Darragh gave the Aleppo Township Authority report, and the Board voted 5-0 to transfer $35,000 from the Township’s sewer bond refinance funds to the Aleppo Township Authority for the purchase of water meters. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #AleppoTownshipAuthority #WaterMeters
- Mary Carolyn Nash reported on the Quaker Valley Ambulance Authority. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #QuakerValleyAmbulanceAuthority
- The Commissioners learned that the Township submitted a successful application to the Local Government Academy (LGA) Intern Program and will share an intern this summer with Glen Osborne Borough and Kilbuck Township. The intern will work on GIS projects in the three communities. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #SummerIntern
- The Board heard from residents during Citizen Participation. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #CitizenParticipation
Our next Workshop Meeting will be tonight, Monday, March 9, 2020 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 Commissioners.
Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19