Meeting Minutes

Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
TUESDAY, April 23, 2002
7:30 PM - MCRPC OFFICES, HERMITAGE

 

MUNICIPALITY	PRESENT	ABSENT
FARRELL CITY		Jerry Miller
		Mark A. Petrillo
HERMITAGE CITY	Rita Ferringer	James A. Rollinson
		James Pat White
SHARON CITY	Stephen Theiss	Frank Smeraglia
		George Gulla
		Lou Rotunno
CLARK BOROUGH	Robert Tomko	James Carucci, Jr.
FREDONIA BOROUGH	Larry McAdams
	Patricia McAdams
GREENVILLE BOROUGH	Burroughs Price
GROVE CITY BOROUGH	Clifford McCandless
	Thomas D. Shaffer, Jr.
JACKSON CENTER BOROUGH	Todd Sturgeon
JAMESTOWN BOROUGH	Doug McElhaney
	Darryl Pinney
MERCER BOROUGH	Jerry Johnson	Jim Carnes
NEW LEBANON BOROUGH		Janice Good
		Mary A. Ziegler
SANDY LAKE BOROUGH		Carol Paul
		Robert W. Kaltenbaugh
SHARPSVILLE BOROUGH		Alex Kovach
		Bob Piccirilli
STONEBORO BOROUGH	Samuel A. Scott
WEST MIDDLESEX BOROUGH		Linda Bollinger
		Raymond Lucich, Jr.
WHEATLAND BOROUGH	Ray Foster	Thomas R. Stanton
FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP	Jane Clark
	Mont Clark
FINDLEY TOWNSHIP		Elliott Lengel
		John B. Courtney
HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP		Pamela Brown
		Russell L. Dawes
JACKSON TOWNSHIP		Linda L. Baun
		Mary Gealy
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP	Robert F. Angermeier	Bert Weston
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP	Ron Faull	Dave Beatty
NEW VERNON TOWNSHIP	Albert W. Law
	Frank Cochran
OTTER CREEK TOWNSHIP		Richard Straub
		Paulette Young
PERRY TOWNSHIP		Richard Marshall
PINE TOWNSHIP	H. Thomas Paxton	Fred Brenner
PYMATUNING TOWNSHIP	James M. Kaller	Walter L. Weir, Jr.
SHENANGO TOWNSHIP	Charles Gilliland	Kristen Robinson
S. PYMATUNING TOWNSHIP		Mike Nashtock
		Mourice Waltz
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP	Larry T. Gruntz	Judy L. Hassler
WILMINGTON TOWNSHIP	Charles Garrett	Jeff Hoy
WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP	Mark Smith
	Michael J. Montanile
MERCER COUNTY	Jean Hodge	Jeff Fiedler
	Michelle Brooks	James L. Hogan
	Regina Ehrhart	Patty Meehan
		Julie Widel
BOROUGHS ASSOCIATION	David George
SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION
COUNTY COMMISSIONER	Olivia M. Lazor

STAFF	OTHERS PRESENT
Dennis G. Puko, Executive Director Dan Gracenin, Assistant Director Don Blakesley, Recycling Coordinator Jeremy Coxe, Planner Fred Frank, Planner Chris Conti, Senior Planner	Atty. Robert G. Kochems, Solicitor Barbara Brown, Springfield Twp.

 

CALL TO ORDER

Mr. Larry McAdams, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.

PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Mr. Cliff McCandless, Vice-Chairman, led the Commission in the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.

ATTENDANCE SIGN-IN

An attendance sign-in sheet was passed around and representatives present were asked to mark their attendance. A quorum was present.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM

There were no public comments.

MINUTES OF THE MARCH 26, 2002 MEETING

A motion was made by Ms. Lazor and seconded by Mr. George to approve the Minutes of the March 26, 2002 meeting with one correction Attorney Robert Kochems was present. The motion passed.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

A motion was made by Mr. George and seconded by Ms. Ferringer to approve the March 2002 Financial Statement as presented. The motion passed.

STAFF REPORTS

Mr. Gracenin noted that at the last MPO Committee meeting, they approved the 2003-2006 TIP project listing of $74 Million. He explained that the Committee felt that these allocations are low and they have concerns. A letter was sent to PennDOT stating our concerns regarding engineering and that type of work. No response has been received yet from PennDOT.

Mr. Puko noted that the Commission has been involved in a Natural Heritage Inventory, which is going on in the County now. In order to provide a little more public exposure and input to this, the Natural Heritage Inventory will be featured as part of the Shenango Conservancy’s annual canoe trip on the Shenango River on Saturday, June 1.

Mr. Coxe noted that as part of Earth Week, the winners from this years’ poster contest were at the Shenango Valley Mall for a media event. He also noted that the winning posters and other items are posted on our web site.

ZONING & SUBDIVISION REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT

Mr. Scott, Chairman, reported that the Committee met last week, a quorum was present and took action on the following items:

1. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment – Findley Township – Mr. Scott stated that Findley Township would like to amend their zoning ordinance, Section 502.10, Wireless Telecommunications Facilities, with a section that would include more extensive provisions for such facilities. A motion was made by Mr. Scott and seconded by Mr. Price to approve the requested Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment. The motion passed.

2. Eagle Point Condominiums – Planned Residential Development – Tentative Plan - City of Hermitage – Mr. Scott noted that the proposed PRD is located on Sample Road, east of the Deer Path Development. The plan calls for 103 units, a community building, and open space with walking trails. A motion was made by Mr. Scott and seconded by Mr. Garrett to approve the Tentative Plan for Eagle Point Condominiums – PRD. The motion passed.

UPDATE OF MERCER COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Mr. Puko explained that the Commission is preparing to update the 1996 Mercer County Comprehensive Plan. He distributed and reviewed a work program outline of funding applications to support the work, which is attached to and made part of permanent set of Minutes. He indicated that the main reason for updating the County Comprehensive Plan is because there are many new state planning code requirements.

Overall, Commission members felt comfortable with the work program outline and felt they could make it manageable. No objections or serious critique were noted.

MEDIA COVERAGE OF MCRPC MEETINGS

Mr. Puko stated that MCRPC meetings attract little interest from the media. In the past, the Commission suggested having more media attention, but nothing had been done about it. He would like to know if MCRPC should be more aggressive in seeking media coverage or do nothing. The Commission felt that we should keep things as normal and not be aggressive in seeking the media coverage.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES OF MCRPC REPS

Mr. Puko reviewed the roles and responsibilities of being an MCRPC rep for new members and old.

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business or discussion, the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Submitted and Certified By:

James Pat White, Secretary - MCRPC

 

Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
2491 Highland Road, Hermitage, PA 16148
mail@mcrpc.com    www.mcrpc.com

 

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