Scott Township approves $2.6 million loan
Scott Township approved borrowing $2.6 million to partially fund a new community pool as well at the purchase of a new fire truck. The loan, through Community Leasing Partners, a division of First National Bank, will be paid back over 10 years, with semiannual payment of $151,173.12 and a 2.96 percent interest rate.
Work on the pool began Aug. 16 and will have an estimated cost of $3 million. The remainder of the money for the new pool will be paid from a bond issued in 2013.
The fire truck, for which $400,000 of the new loan is being directed, will also be funded through the 2013 bond and the sale of an old fire truck.
The loan was approved unanimously by township commissioners.
During the regular meeting, commissioners also approved reducing the cash target for the non-uniform pension from 2 percent to 1 percent, as recommended by the pension board. Commissioner William Wells urged prudent management of the money, saying he didn’t think “it was a good idea to put the cash into the stock market now” due to the recent fluctuations the market has been experiencing.
Chartiers Enterprises, Inc. was granted final approval to consolidate 11 lots in Ward 6 and begin construction of a new headquarters for Atlas Wholesale.
Commissioners voted to appoint Jim Mykita emergency management coordinator, replacing Jerry Butts. The coordinator position is activated in the event of an emergency like flooding or severe snow storms where a state of emergency is declared, according to township manager Denise Fitzgerald.
In accordance with a compliance audit by the auditor general, the commissioners passed a motion to restore $156,000 to the pension fund that had been paid to former police chief Stanley Butkus. Commissioner Wells recommended contacting Butkus and ask him to pay the township back the funds.
The meeting concluded with Mt. Lebanon resident Barbara Sollenberger updating the commissioners on Mt. Lebanon’s plan to begin culling the deer population. Sollenberger recommended Scott residents get “Not in My Yard” lawn signs from the Coalition for Coexistence to alert hunters they aren’t permitted on private land.
Commissioner Thomas Castello reiterated that “Mt. Lebanon has no right to hunt in Twin Hills Park,” and said, “we’ve already made it clear they can’t hunt [there].” Solicitor John Vogel agreed, stating, “We’ve already confirmed they won’t hunt there.”
The issue will be regulated by Scott police.