New Member Appointed to Fill Vacancy on Moon Board of Supervisors

The Moon Township Vacancy Board last night appointed a fifth township supervisor to serve out the remainder of former Supervisor Tim McLaughlin's term.

Nancy Patton Mills, of Coraopolis Heights Road, was selected in a 2-1 vote. The vacancy board is comprised of the members of the Board of Supervisors and Richard Mills, an additional, appointed member.

Mills abstained from the vote because Patton Mills is his mother. Supervisors Frank Sinatra and Jim Vitale voted in favor of Patton Mills; Supervisor Marv Eicher voted no on her appointment.

Five residents to fill the fifth seat on the township Board of Supervisors left vacant after the resignation of former Supervisor McLaughlin.

McLaughlin, who works for U.S. Airways, was to North Carolina earlier this year. He resigned shortly after his Snell Drive home sold this summer. Township officials said McLaughlin cited personal reasons for his resignation.

Patton Mills will serve for the remainder of McLaughlin's term, which ends in December. She is also a member of the township's planning commission.

The township Board of Supervisors adjourned its regular meeting to hold the vacancy board vote.

Other items of interest from the meeting:

• The township approved an amendment to its winter traffic services agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. As a part of the new agreement, the township will maintain Moon Clinton Road from Becks Run Road to University Boulevard during winter conditions.

• The board authorized a cooperative drug enforcement agreement with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office for continued collaboration between state authorities and  

• The board approved a $28,057.75 payment to USA Concrete Specialists Inc.

Check back with Patch later today for a glimpse inside the township's new production trailer.