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Clifford Takes Drilling Precautions
By Stephanie Everett

Clifford Township supervisors at a May 9 business meeting passed a motion to incorporate Susquehanna County provisions for compression stations into the Clifford Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. Such action, a township resident pointed out, could present liability issues for the township. However, Joe McGraw, solicitor, stated that the problem with adopting the county ordinance “wholesale” is that the supervisors would not be able to “address issues that may be unique to Clifford Township.” McGraw explained that in some instances, the county ordinance might be too restrictive, or not restrictive enough, to meet the needs of the township.

Next, the supervisors discussed improvement plans for the township building that are designed to improve energy efficiency and also aesthetics. Larry Wilson, who researched the building modifications, reported that within a year, the township could expect to save $9,400 on energy bills. This would mean “effectively paying for the whole project,” pointed out Dennis Knowlton, chairman. Nevertheless, the supervisors tabled the matter in order to review the plans and the cost of stucco versus siding.

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Raucous Turbulence In Harford
By Ted Brewster

The young woman who visited the Harford Township Supervisors’ meeting on May 10 as part of a school project got her money’s worth. Municipal meetings are usually bland discourses on the attributes of snow plow blades, the way to properly dig a ditch, or the merits of various types of dust-control materials. There was some of that this time, too. But this meeting also saw some tension between the Supervisors erupt into vociferous confrontation.

It began quietly enough, with the Supervisors accepting bids for fuel, dust control oil and cinders. Mirabito Energy Products will supply bio-diesel for $3.6310 per gallon, and kerosene for $3.9137 per gallon, fluctuating with average prices published in Harrisburg. The Supervisors accepted bids from both Asphalt Paving Systems of Lemon and Suit-Kote for AEP/EDP dust-control oil. The former was the low bidder at $1.34 per gallon, but, as a new company, Supervisor and Roadmaster Terry VanGorden wanted Suit-Kote (which bid $1.375 per gallon) as a backup. And they accepted the sole bid of Brown Farms Enterprises for 500 tons of clean, black cinders at $14.50 per yard for fine grade and $18.25 per yard for coarse grade, the latter being state certified, the choice to be purchased to be determined when needed.

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