Township roads supervisor Hugh Lofting Jr. believes he has found a suitable replacement for the early-1970s Caterpillar grader online, but because state funds will be used in the purchase, the township supervisors must go through a specified bidding process. At their Oct. 3 meeting, they approved publishing a request for bids, which will be opened later this month.
If all goes as expected, Sisyphus (so named by Rob Mastrippolito of the Newlin Township road crew) will be sold.
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| Sisyphus, West Marlborough's workhouse road grader. |
Also at the Oct. 3 meeting:
-- Township secretary/treasurer Shirley Walton reported that at the end of the third quarter of 2017, the township had received 79% of its budgeted income but had spent only 68% of its budgeted expenditures. (Mrs. Walton was quick to point out, however, that many one-time expenses arise in the final quarter of each year.)
-- The township's zoning and building officer reported in September that he issued two permits for building renovations, one at 1013 Old Hilton Road and the other at 135 Springdell Road.
-- Township roadmaster Hugh Lofting Sr. reported that work to shore up a steep slope alongside Rokeby Road is awaiting only a final approval from the state Department of Environmental Protection.
-- The Southern Chester County Sportsmen's and Farmers' Association, better known to locals as simply "the gun club," wants to tear down several dilapidated sheds on its Sportsmen's Lane property and replace them with a pole barn for storing tools, equipment and machinery. The club already received approval for the barn from the township zoning hearing board, but the plan now needs to be reviewed by the township planning commission and the supervisors. A discussion of the plan is expected at the township's next meeting, on Monday, Nov. 6.
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