Trustees look to board up Dewey Avenue property
By DAVID M. GRIMES (dgrimes@reviewonline.com)Article Photos
At Monday night’s trustees meeting, Steve Betteridge, Karl Kontnier and Keith Burke agreed to start the process of securing the property at 2017 Dewey Ave. After speaking with their attorney Andrew Beech, and gathering the appropriate information, it was determined that the building could not be torn down, said Burke. But they could begin to board up the residence.
“There’s no windows, no doors,” Burke said of the house. He went on to state that the house was missing siding, drywall and the porch was torn off. A hole in the yard would also have to be addressed, Burke added.
Trustees wanted to board up the house to keep trespassers out of the home and the neighboring residents safe.
Burke said needles have been seen inside the home and children live nearby.
The township will first determine if there is a lien on the property.
Also at the meeting, the trustees received the sealed bids on the police department’s Jeep Jimmy and the fire departments two Ford Crown Victorias.
After opening and reading the bids, Rich Griffin won the bid for the police department’s old four-wheel drive specialty vehicle for $751. K&M Auto Sales was the high bidder for both of the Crown Victorias with a bid for $352.01 for each car.
Kontnier said the bids were about right where he expected them to be at. The winning bidders have until Friday to pay and pick up the vehicles.
The money will go into the police and fire department funds.
Also at the meeting:
- the township sent in its letter to participate in the state’s 2009 paving program. The trustees agreed to put Armstrong Lane on the list of roads to be redone since the last update to the lane was in 1998. Kontnier cited a previous substandard paving effort coupled with the installation of utilities under the road, which required re-digging, as instances for the nomination of Armstrong Lane.
- Police Chief Charlie Burgess requested to repaint the white stripe on one of the patrol cars for $250, which the trustees approved.
- the trustees received one application for the opening for the Liverpool Township Zoning Commission. Kontnier said since this was the first meeting since Robert Smith announced his retirement, he wanted to continue the timeline to accept further applications. The trustee did state, though, “it’s nice to know someone is interested.”
