Moon Supervisors Plan for Road and Building Improvements in 2012

The Moon Board of Supervisors has its sights set on improving roads, intersections and the township library in 2012.

At its meeting Wednesday night, the board authorized advertisements to seek bids for the 2012 road paving program, as well as a project to improve the Beaver Grade Road-Thorn Run Road intersection. The board will award bids at its meeting March 7.

Board members also discussed adding a traffic light to the intersection at Beaver Grade Road and Montour Run Road.

Chairman Marvin Eicher said there are complications getting a traffic light at the intersection of Beaver Grade Road and Montour Run Road. He said he hopes to work with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Robinson Township Board of Commissioners to address traffic congestion.

Although $100,000 has been set aside for this particular project, Eicher said that money will not cover the entire cost of the light and its installation.

Eicher also discussed the board's plans to make long-awaited repairs to the Moon Township Public Library. The library is experiencing problems with a leaky roof and its HVAC system.

The board discussed these repairs at its last workshop meeting and plans to have a township engineer draft specifications for the project by April. 

"Our goal is to have this project finished by May or June at the latest," Eicher said. "It is not an option to let the building deteriorate."

With all of these projects, funding "becomes a big consideration, but we do have a plan and we are going to move forward," Eicher said.