Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
Please see the following information regarding the Aleppo Township Legislative Meeting that will be held on May 18, 2020:
- The Commissioners will meet electronically as we continue to work to maintain social distancing.
- The Agenda will be limited to timely business. 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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We had an Aleppo Workshop Meeting on Monday night, May 11, 2020 and I wanted to tell you what happened. This meeting was held via Zoom, and the agenda was limited to timely issues.
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:
- Solicitor Stone explained the electronic meeting format. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Solicitor
- The Board discussed rescheduling the adoption of the Oil & Gas Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance for the June 15, 2020 Legislative meeting. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #AmendmentToTheZoningOrdinance
- The Commissioners will vote next week on the sewer rate change ordinance. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #SewerRates
- The Commissioners will hear a presentation next week about the potential for refinancing the sewer bonds. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #SewerBonds
- Commissioner/Emergency Management Coordinator Judy Haluka gave an update about meetings and other coronavirus issues. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #EmergencyManagement #COVID19
Our next Legislative Meeting will be on Monday, May 18, 2020 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 feelings to the Commissioners.
Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19
Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
** The March Legislative Meeting that was scheduled for tomorrow night has been CANCELLED. All business is scheduled to be discussed at the April meetings. **
The COVID-19 situation is of concern to all of us. Please continue to check the LATEST NEWS button on the Township’s website (www.aleppotownship.com) for updates on meeting schedules, the COVID-19 situation, and other Township news.
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We had an Aleppo Workshop Meeting on Monday night, March 9, 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 Township has ordered some new sample street signs and they are on display in the lobby of the building. Stop by to check them out and let us know what you think! (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #StreetSigns
- Aleppo’s Earth Day Roadside Cleanup Event is scheduled for April 18, 2020 beginning at 9:00 AM. (Note: the Latest News section of the website is where we would post any scheduling changes.) (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #EarthDay
- Emergency Management Coordinator Judy Haluka gave the Commissioners an overview of the emergency management procedures as they relate to the COVID-19/Coronavirus situation (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #EmergencyManagement #COVID19
Reminder: The March Legislative Meeting has been cancelled. Our next Workshop Meeting is scheduled for April 13, 2020. If any of these issues are important to you, please feel free to join us in April. 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 them to the Commissioners.
Gwen Patterson
Aleppo Township Manager
aleppomgr@aleppotownship.com
412-741-6555 x19
Hello Aleppo Residents and Friends –
We had an Aleppo Workshop Meeting on Monday night, February 10, 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 discussed a potential amendment to the Zoning Ordinance that would regulate parking in the Commercial C-2 district and the related impact of the increased Amazon traffic in the Township. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #ParkingOverlay #AmendmentToTheZoningOrdinance
- The Board discussed Deer Management education options. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Deer
- Commissioner Darragh gave an update on a meeting regarding the Sewickley-Leetsdale Sewer Plan. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #Sewer
- The Board heard an update about the permit that Sewickley Borough received for their lot on Glen Mitchell Road. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #GlenMitchellRoad
- President Jones reported on the upcoming Earth Day Cleanup Event that will be held on April 18, 2020. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #EarthDay
- The Commissioners considered a proposed procedural amendment to the Zoning Ordinance related to Oil and Gas regulations. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #AmendmentToTheZoningOrdinance
- State Representative Valerie Gaydos asked the Commissioners for a wish list of projects that she can advocate for on behalf of the Township. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting). #ValerieGaydos
Our next Legislative Meeting will be on Monday, February 17, 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
Hi, Neighbors. We had an Aleppo Workshop Meeting last week and I wanted to tell you what happened.
It wasn’t a particularly long meeting, but there were a few topics that we discussed that will be up for a vote tomorrow. So please let us know if you have any input on any of these subjects. 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:
- We followed up on the conversation we started when our Code Enforcement Officer spoke with us last month (click here to see this portion of the meeting from the February meeting) and did not propose any revisions to the current code enforcement process. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #CodeEnforcement
- We discussed the draft Social Media Policy and proposed a motion to adopt it. We will be voting on this tomorrow night, so please let us know if you have any thoughts on this topic. (Click here to read the draft Social Media Policy and click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #SocialMedia #Policy
- We heard another proposal for township GIS services, this time from our engineer. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #GIS #HRG
- We discussed the 2018 Road Program and proposed a motion to approve our engineer’s proposal. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Paving
- We started a discussion about new street signs in the township, but did not take or propose any action because we do not yet have any information about costs. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #StreetSigns
- We discussed a resident’s request that we hold a town hall meeting to discuss fracking. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Fracking
- We made a motion to authorize the drafting of an amendment to section 232-2 of our township ordinance to increase the cost for a license to operate a junk dealer or storage lot to $1,500 annually. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #Ordinance
- We shared details about Aleppo’s Second Annual Earth Day event, which will be on 14 April 2018. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend this great event. (Click here to watch this portion of the meeting.) #EarthDay
Our next Legislative meeting will be on **Tuesday 20 March 2018** at 7:00 PM at the Township Building. If any of these issues are important to you, please feel free to join us and voice your opinion. 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.
As always, thanks for making Aleppo a great place to live.
Best wishes,
Matthew Doebler
Aleppo Township Commissioner
