George Corignani will be resigning as Bradford Township code enforcement officer, effective Oct. 19.
Township supervisors accepted his resignation at Monday’s regular meeting.
“Sadly, I say yes,” said supervisor Steve Mascho when voting on the matter. “It was a pleasure working with you.”
Supervisor chairman Jim Erwin noted that Corignani took over code enforcement duties after the death of Merle Silvis.
Silvis died in 2015.
Corignani isn’t completely done with his employment for the township, as he will still be doing sale inspections, according to supervisor Gayle Bauer.
Supervisors passed a motion to advertise for a replacement for Corignani.
Also at the meeting, supervisors voted in favor of paying Chivers Construction the baseline price for an Owens Way sewer project, following the advice of an attorney; however, they tabled a motion to pay any change orders.
At September’s meeting, township officials brought up issues they had with the quality of the work on project. On Monday, they agreed to table the change order motion until the situation could be resolved.
Regarding a needed bridge replacement on East Warren Road, township resident Robert Burrell offered to complete paperwork for a floating bond to pay for it.
Erwin explained that they plan to apply for a grant to replace both the East Warren Road bridge and a bridge on Clarks Lane that has been closed to traffic since September. He noted that the Clarks Lane bridge is the largest bridge in the township.
Supervisors approved a bid from IA Construction to deliver 2,500 tons of type AS-1 anti-skid for $8/ton for the 2018-19 winter season. The only other bidder was Paper City Transfer, which offered to do it for $9.50/ton.
Police Chief Robb Shipman warned residents about ongoing scam phone calls, advising them not to give out personal information to anyone soliciting money over the phone. He noted that scammers can change what appears on the caller ID to make it appear that it is a local call, when it is really coming from far away.
On a similar note, Fire Chief Dan Burkhouse asked residents who want to donate to the Bradford Township Volunteer Fire Department to be wary of letters soliciting for firefighter groups. The BTVFD does solicit donations through the mail, first in April, followed by reminder letters in September, but all the letters will give a return address of either P.O. Box 98 in Custer City or P.O. Box 179 in Bradford.
“If it’s not going to those boxes, it’s not going to us,” Burkhouse said.
Just prior to Monday’s regular meeting, a public hearing was held with Chelsea Schwab of the McKean County Redevelopment Authority on the township’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, which is about $90,000 this year.
The supervisors explained after the meeting that $70,000 of it will go toward home rehabs, $10,000 will go toward demolitions and the rest will go toward maintaining the program.
Trick-or-treat hours will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 in the township. Participating residents should leave their porch lights on.
The next regular supervisors meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 12.
