The Board unanimously rejected a $529,964.87 bid for the 2026 paving project because it exceeded the engineer’s estimated cost; officials indicated some planned microsurfacing may be pushed back another year.
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What this means
No contractor was selected for the paving project, so the work will need to be reconsidered or rebid. The Board also approved a $12,500 local match for a proposed $250,000 streambank restoration design grant along Asylum Run. Other approvals included a $750,000 fire truck chassis prepayment, a $662,000 traffic-signal grant application, and a street-sweeping agreement charging $800 per day.
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Rejected the $529,964.87 bid for the 2026 paving project after the engineer recommended rejection because of the elevated cost.
Ratified a $750,000 prepayment for a Pierce Enforcer Pumper truck, using $500,000 from the General Fund and $250,000 from a Gaming Grant; the prepayment provides a stated discount of $143,852.79.
Ratified a payment of $90,913.08 for furniture and installation related to the Police Department renovation, with the remaining $90,913.08 payable upon completion.
Tabled the application for pedestrian improvements under the Multimodal Transportation Fund program until the next meeting.
Approved an amendment allowing construction of a stormwater management basin for Susquehanna Union Green Phase IIG to be deferred until Phase IIH.
Approved a one-year street-sweeping agreement with Paxtang Borough at a fixed rate of $800 per day.
Approved a $12,500 local match for a proposed $250,000 Growing Greener Plus grant for design and permitting of streambank restoration along Asylum Run.
Approved advertising Ordinance 2026-03 for a July 9, 2026, public meeting; the ordinance would formally establish the Township’s fire and rescue service structure.
Approved a proposal costing up to $3,500 to prepare a $662,000 Automated Red-Light Enforcement grant application for signal improvements and replacements at four intersections.
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