A business meeting of the Center Township Board of Supervisors was held on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. at the Township Office in Rogersville. Present were Daniel R. Stoneking, Chairman, Paul Cook, Vice Chairman via telephone, Harry D. Gillispie, Supervisor and N. Dawn Horr, Secretary. Allen and Robyn Wells, Barbara Thomas and Nate Regotti were the visitors present.
Harry made a motion to approve the minutes of the July meeting as read. Dan seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Harry made a motion to approve the bills as presented. Dan seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Allen and Robyn Wells addressed the board regarding the leaking roof at the Rogersville Christian Church, now known as the Place of Grace. They are seeking funding to assist the repairs, having raised $6,000.00 to date. A chicken roast was held this past Sunday. Approximately $10,000.00 is still needed. They paid a local contractor $3,600.00 for a temporary fix but the leak is now worse. A company called Roof Monsters have agreed to repair the roof at cost. Harry stated that the board is not opposed to helping with the cost but legally doesn’t know if the township is permitted and Paul agreed. Dan suggested that we cannot accept used shingles but any old wood could be brought to our property for disposal to help defray removal costs. Harry stated that the board would consult with our solicitor and discuss further how the township can help and get back to them.
Nate Regotti was present to discuss the current grant applications and funding opportunities. Over one million in grant applications are currently submitted for our township. He met with the chief of staff for Senator Bartolotta last week. A meeting is scheduled to review grants in September but if the state budget is not passed the meeting will be pushed back to November. Nate is trying to schedule a meeting with a representative from US Senator Dave McCormick’s office as well as a representative from US Representative Guy Reschenthaler’s office to seek funding. The board discussed options for bidding and paying for the sewer expansion project to connect the school district buildings to our system as a priority.
The monthly code enforcement report was reviewed. The hearing with Approved Site Services was held on July 30th. A representative of the company did not attend and they were found guilty. The 8th Notice of Violation has been sent to the company. Citations have been filed for four other companies for unpaid fines. Notices of violation have been sent to two other companies. Payment of fines have been received from KMI Trucking, TanMar Companies and Glycol Technologies.
Harry made a motion to ratify the adoption of Resolution No. 5-2025 approving the submission of the Multimodal Transportation Grant. Paul seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Paul made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 6-2025 revising the 2025 budget to reflect the receipt of the Act 13 Impact Fee allocation and thereby increasing the annual budgeted revenue. Harry seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Harry made a motion to approve the Scott to Scott lot split. Paul seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Paul made a motion to advertise the sale of the restroom trailer and concession trailer on the Municibid website until noon on Sept. 9th. Harry seconded and the motion was carried unanimously.
Paul made a motion to advertise for bids for the construction of the new restrooms and concession stand at the park. Harry seconded and the motion was carried unanimously. The bids will be received until noon on Sept. 9th, at which time they will be opened and read.
Morris Run Road will be closed from State Route 21 to Hopewell Ridge Road from August 20th through Sept. 9th for the repair of a Texas Eastern gas line anomaly.
The township has been contacted regarding the Young Lungs at Play policy currently in place by the policy coordinator. It was agreed to update the policy and signage at the park to include vaping.
Dan made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Harry and the meeting was adjourned at 5:56 p.m.