Pocopson Township
Chester County, Pennsylvania
 

  Sellers opened the meeting at 7:32 p.m. with the pledge of allegiance.  Supervisors Brutscher and Hubbard were in attendance.  Also present was the township’s wastewater engineer, Craig Kologie, Castle Valley Consultants, Inc.

Announcements:  Brutscher announced that Zeke Hubbard is going to represent the township this month at the KARPC monthly meeting.

Sellers reported the township had received a letter dated February 15, 2005 from DEP regarding preliminary treatment requirements for the Pocopson Elementary School Treatment plant.  Sellers said the Pocopson School has been having problems with their treatment plant; but, hopefully, they will be tieing into the Toll Brothers/Sheeder Property treatment plant once it is completed.  Sellers also said the township would not allow stream discharge as an alternate form of waste management. 

Open Space Committee: 
Hubbard said the Open Space Committee is requesting $700 to secure basic GIS Data files of our township from Chester County GIS Services, and the purpose of these files would be to begin to build an in-house GIS data base which can be linked to local, regional, state, and even federal data files.  Sellers and Brutscher discussed the request and agreed to fund the GIS Data files purchase at a cost of $700. 

Hubbard also presented a request for design approval and funding of Josh Schriver’s eagle scout project.  The Board reviewed the proposed signage project for both entrances of Pocopson Park, and asked Hubbard to request Josh Schriver to make a presentation of his finalized plan to the Board.  Sellers said he would like to investigate the possibility of having the signs constructed out of a new pvc product that duplicates wood.  The Board agreed the funding of this project could be discussed after Schriver presented his final plan to the Board.  Hubbard said the Board has another eagle scout seeking project funding approval for tonight.  The Board discussed Derek Larson’s request for funds to build 4 park benches out of a wood called, Massaranduba.  The Board agreed it was not necessary to purchase this type of lumber for the construction of the park benches due to the expense and recommended that pressure treated lumber would be more appropriate for these benches.  Hubbard said he would advise Bill Harwood to purchase the materials for Derek Larson’s eagle project.

WCRPC - Transportation Study:  Brutscher announced that Susie Breiseth and Bob Woodward were not available tonight to present the summary of the WCRPC transporation study.  Brutscher said they should be available for the next meeting on March 14^th. 

Baily Farm / Corinne Village:  Residents of Osborne Place Subdivision were in attendance along with Gary Sumers a resident of Corinne Road.  Sellers gave an overview of the history of the Baily Farm / Corinne Village subdivision to the meeting attendees.  Sellers also addressed questions from the residents.  Craig Kologie, Castle Valley Consultants, gave a presentation on various types of sewage treatment plants.   Sellers and Kologie answered questions from the residents during and after the presentation.   It was noted that the secretary will contact Mr. Delaney, President of Osborne Place HOA about future meetings when the Baily Farm is going to be discussed.

Scaleby Farm Subdivision:  Brutscher moved, Hubbard seconded to extend the review of the Scaleby Farm subdivision until June 30, 2005.  Motion carried.

Roundabout /Chester County Prison Project:  Sellers reported he had met with Don Thompson, Project Manager for the County Prison Project, to discuss the proposed Roundabout at the intersection of Route 52 and Wawaset Road.  Sellers discussed with the Board, and the Board agreed with his suggestion that he did not think the township should pick up any design fees for the proposed roundabout for this intersection.  Sellers also said the township could grant a CO on the JDC as long as the intersection improvements were started immediately following the completion of the JDC since the redesign of the intersection has caused a delay in the intersection improvements.  It was also noted that the township might seek additional funding for this project from their state representative. 

Other Business: 
Brutscher presented information to the other Board members that she had received on the rental of a temporary meeting building that would be placed on the township’s property that was formerly owned by the County Prison.  Brutscher said the present township offices located on Denton Hollow Road could hopefully be rented to the US Pocopson Post Office since they are losing their lease in one year.  The Board agreed to contact a post office representative to inquire whether they would be interested in leasing the township building for Pocopson Post Office.

Minutes of February 14, 2005: 
Hubbard moved, Brutscher seconded to approve the minutes of February 14, 2005 as submitted.  Motion carried.  All in agreement.

Treasurer’s Warrants:  The warrants were approved and signed as submitted.

Adjournment:  The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m.

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Karen J. Eckard, Secretary                                                       H. William Sellers, Chairman