Municipal News

Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 July 2015 18:55

By Miranda Startare

An abandoned farmhouse on Carolina Ave. continues to be an eyesore and potential hazard to Carroll Twp. resident Maya Patch and her neighbors, according to Patch, who regularly attends the township supervisors’ monthly meetings.

The property, owned by Dennis Fisher of Donora, has been declining for 30 years, according to Patch, who resides adjacent to the house.

The Carroll Twp. Board of Supervisors has been frustrated with the property and its owner for years and has been trying to fix the problem property through the court system. During a recent hearing, Magisterial District Judge Mark Wilson found the property owner guilty of violating the township’s property maintenance code.

Fisher appealed the decision but stated in appeals court that he would correct the code violations, according to the supervisors, who noted that Fisher has yet to do the work necessary to bring the property up to code or to begin dismantling the property.

Patch also expressed frustration with other areas of neglect in the township, citing piles of coal in front of one residence, high grass on other properties, and other areas of disrepair.

“I feel like nothing gets done on our side of the township,” Patch said, referring to the Eldora side of Carroll Twp.“I just want a nice neighborhood like I used to have.”

In other business, the supervisors acknowledged receipt of Carroll Township’s recent share of the Marcellus Shale impact fees (Act 13), in the mount of $236,003. The check was deposited into the capital reserve fund, with a portion of the funds being used to purchase a 2015 Ford F350 truck for the township road crew.

The board also opened and read several bids for the resurfacing of Craven Drive. The supervisors accepted the lowest bid from Victor Paving & Construction in the amount of $52,650, expressing their satisfaction with the company’s previous work in the township.