The Board unanimously approved engineering and legal agreements to implement a stormwater utility program. The minutes do not establish a fee or state when the program would begin charging residents.
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What this means
Forks Township will work with engineering and legal consultants to develop a stormwater utility program, which could eventually fund stormwater improvements through dedicated charges. The board also authorized bidding to remove the Frutchey Hill bridge trestle under a grant-funded transportation project. It approved a new 10-ton dump truck for $137,692 and $62,692 in related equipment work.
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Approved an agreement with Herbert, Rowlands & Grubic, Inc. for stormwater utility program implementation.
Approved an agreement with Saltzmann Hughes, P.C. for legal work related to implementing the stormwater utility program.
Authorized advertising for bids to remove the Frutchey Hill bridge trestle under an awarded DCED Multimodal Transportation Fund grant. The minutes state the project originally was estimated at more than $5,000,000 and received $1,500,000 in grant funding.
Approved ordering a 2027 Freightliner 10-ton dump truck for $137,692 from the 2026 General Capital Fund.
Approved $62,692 in upfitting for the new dump truck from the 2026 General Capital Fund.
Approved reinvestment of $2,093,880 from a general fund certificate of deposit for six months at 3.75%.
Approved a $1,000,000 investment from sewer tap-in funds for six months at 3.75%.
Ratified the hiring of Samantha Ozgar as a part-time community center monitor at $15 per hour, with no benefits, effective March 3, 2026.
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