Politics & Government
Limerick notebook
Two churches move closer to planning approval; revenue from sewer pump generators; credit cards to be accepted for fee payments.
Two Limerick Township churches are a step closer to realizing their development ambitions this morning. The township's Board of Supervisors moved last night to draft resolutions granting final plan approval to and for their respective church sites.
The Northpointe church campus would be located on the north side of Game Farm Road near the intersection of Metka Road. Blessed Teresa's church site is adjacent to its existing school, which opened in 2008 at the corner of Swamp Pike and Neiffer Road.
In other township business:
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- A representative from EnerNOC briefed the board on the company's proposal to pay the township about $67,000 over three years in exchange for keeping 675 kilowatts of generating capacity at Limerick sewer pump stations on emergency standby. In the event of a "demand response" situation, typically a hot summer afternoon when air conditioning and other power needs are placing excessive demand on the power grid, EnerNOC would ask the township to activate diesel generators at four township pumping stations. The power generated would allow PJM Interconnection, the company that manages the regional power grid, to temporarily reallocate those 675 kilowatts until the peak usage period elapses. Limerick Township would collect the $67,000 regardless of whether EnerNOC asks it to activate the generators. The board moved to accept the proposal, pending the satisfaction of solicitor Joseph McGrory's concerns regarding limitations on the township's liability in the event of equipment failure.
- Residents and other parties who need to remit township fees, such as parks & recreation program fees or sewer bills, will soon be able to use a credit card to make those payments. The board approved the use of a payment processor that will charge users $1.50 or 2.45 percent of each transaction, whichever is more. The service will cost the township $240 per year after the first year. Supervisor Joseph St. Pedro called the decision "a no-brainer."
- The township will hold a yard & leaf waste drop off at next Monday, March 7, from 8:00am to 12:00pm.
The Board of Supervisors meets next on Tuesday, March 15 at 7:00pm.
