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HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2005
HUMANE SOCIETY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 2005
ANIMALS PICKED UP BY PATROL
YEAR TO DATE TOTAL
Dogs
0 Picked Up
8 To Date
Cats 1 Picked Up
5 To Date
Pittbull 2
7 To Date
ANIMALS BROUGHT TO SHELTER
YEAR TO DATE TOTAL
Dogs
6 24 To
Date
Cats 5
127 To Date
Other
2 To Date
Pitt
bulls
ENVIRONMENTAL
INSPECTIONS
There were numerous inspections
made on premises throughout the Township as a result of complaints, or scheduled
survey and these premises were found to have either trash, weeds, or abandoned
vehicles as the problem. These and other miscellaneous complaints were
corrected or are in the process of correction through personal contact or letter
notification.
FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS
Thomas Holtzman Elementary School Arden
Courts
Charlie Brown’s-Pre-Operational
Morgan’s Place
Subway-Union
Deposit Great Wall
Restaurant-Failed
Yoza
Limited Liability Snack Shop-Failed
Rite Aid-Walnut Street
Kindred Place Seasons Retirement Facility The
Manor at Oakridge
Loyalton of
Harrisburg Blue
Ridge Haven East
Your
Place-Failed
Shop n’ Drive
Fox’s
Market-Failed
On Friday, December 12, 2003; a meeting was held with Lynn Roche, Health
Officer, David Dyer, Assistant Highway Superintendent, Gary Myers, Manager, Mark
Vottero, Planning and Recycling Coordinator for DEP, and Daniel Lapato, Soils
Scientist for DEP. This meeting was held to begin to implement a program where
the township will begin to pick-up yard waste. The
new
program will begin in 2004. Another meeting was held between the staff here to
begin the recycling of brush curbside in the fall of 2004. An additional
meeting with DEP will be set up in February 2004 to implement the program.
Another meeting was held on Friday, February 20, 2004 with DEP and Tom Stang
from Waste management concerning yard waste collection and Christmas tree
collection to be in compliance with Act 101. Another meeting with DEP is
scheduled for Friday, April 30, 2004. We will be submitting an Act 902 Grant to
purchase the equipment with 90% re-imbursement due back to us from the State
DEP. The application has been mailed and are awaiting a response. On May 24,
2004; a meeting occurred concerning the new 902 Grant and the Recycling Center
out at Fort Hunter. The application was mailed into to meet the Friday, June 4,
2004 and we are awaiting the response. On July 7, 2004; another meeting
occurred with DEP about the Fort Hunter site and negotiations continue with the
new owners to take over on August 7 and the Township. Another meeting also
occurred on July 26, 2004 with attorneys for both of the Township and the
Kennedy’s to further discuss the contract which will be drawn up to extend the
use of the facility with DEP requirements. We are still working towards
preparing for the Brush Clean-up which will occur during the week of September
13 through September 17, 2004 to begin to meet DEP requirements for curbside
collection of brush and yard waste. The leaf collection went very well for the
first time through and the next one will take place in May of 2005. We are
still waiting on the grant for the equipment. At the end of December and through
the month of January of 2005; we are picking up the Christmas trees and having
them recycled at the site at Fort Hunter owned by Jim Hoffer. We are still
awaiting results of the 902 grants which should be announced during the month of
February or March. The grant was awarded to the township. Susquehanna Township
received full funding to thetotal of $239,378.00 The actual check will awarded
later in the Spring. The township was awarded $239,378.00 from the 902 Grant.
The recycling grant will allow the township to purchase a recycling grinder
which is very much needed to keep the township in compliance with Act 101. The
township is conducting it’s Spring Brush Clean-up during the week of May 2
through May 6, 2005. The brush clean-up was delayed due to the fact that the
newsletter was late going out. It was extended through the second week of May.
Paperwork has been received for the re-imbursement of the funds for the
horizontal grinder. We will be able to proceed with the purchase this summer.
On July 11, 2005; a meeting was held with David Dyer, Highway Superintendent,
Gary Myers, Manager, Lynn Roche, Health Officer, Mark Myers from Stephenson
Equipment, Inc. and Mike Utterback, Bandit Industries. The horizontal grinder
has been ordered and should be received in around September 1, 2005. Paperwork
was sent in the grinder and now we wait for DEP to process the claim. The
horizontal grinder arrived on September 27, 2005 and re-imbursement from DEP
should arrive towards the end of October or the beginning of November.
Re-imbursement was received in the amount of $194,295.82. on Thursday, October
27, 2005. The new Horizontal grinder will be put into operation in Spring of
2006 with the brush pick-up.
On July 9, 2004; a Housing Code Inspection was conducted with a warrant for 2305
Canby Street after the owner of the property failed to allow the township to
come in and access the situation. Numerous violations were present and the
owner of the property has until August 16, 2004 to reschedule another
re-inspection or citations will be issued for each of the violations listed on
the violation notice. A hearing also has been set for Monday, August 9 for the
owner for two separate violations for not maintaining a maintenance program for
the roaches in the property and also for not having a car which is road worthy.
Another inspection did occur on August 26, 2004 and some of the violations were
corrected; but some still remained. One more inspection has been scheduled for
Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 2:00p.m. to see if the remaining violations have
been corrected. If not, citations will be issued. A full housing code
inspection did occur on September 8, 2004 and none of the violations have been
corrected and citations were issued for each of the violations being present. A
hearing date has been set for the citations for Friday, November 12, 2004. At
the hearing on November 12, 2004; the defendant did not show up for the hearing
and DJ Shugars issued a warrant for her arrest for several citations from Lynn
Roche, Health Officer, George Drees, Fire Marshall and the Police Department. A
constable will try and bring the defendant in first and then the Township
police will attempt to arrest the defendant. But the situation at the house
still exists for clutter and roaches and mice. A court hearing with the
Commonwealth at Dauphin County court was set for Thursday, January 6, 2005 and
was continued by the defendant until Thursday, February 10, 2005. The case
was continued by the defendant and has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 10,
2005. The case has been continued by the Judge hearing the case and it is now
scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 5, 2005. The case did appear before
Judge Scott Evans and the case was not heard. The reason is that the appeal
date had passed and the case was thrown back to the decision that DJ Shugars
made earlier. A new inspection was conducted on the outside of the property on
May 2, 2005 for dog feces being present on the roof. The matter was not cleaned
up and a citation was issued. A full housing code inspection is scheduled for
Monday, June 6, 2005. A full housing code inspection was conducted and many
violations were found again at the residence. A repeat inspection is scheduled
for Wednesday, July 13, 2005. If the violations are still present, the house
will be placarded as UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION and no one will be able to live
in the residence until the whole situation is cleaned up once and for all. On
July 13, 2005; a full Housing Code and Yard Inspection did occur at the property
with Albert Wrightstone, Jr., Building Inspector, Lynn Roche, Health Officer, DJ
Shugars, and Susquehanna Township police. The property was cleaned up much
better than it has been; but there are still some violations present and another
re-inspection is scheduled for August 17, 2005 at 9:00a.m. At the time of the
re-inspection on August 17, 2005; Josephine Knoll was advised to clean up the
basement or the house will be placarded and citations will be issued again. The
final re-inspection has been scheduled for September 28, 2005. She asked to
have the re-inspection postponed and it was postponed till Thursday, October 13,
2005. At the time of the re-inspection; some progress had been made. She will
have one more re-inspection of the property on Tuesday, November 22, 2005. If
all of the violations are not corrected; more citations will be filed. Plus the
property could be posted UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION if the property goes back to
the original state. On Tuesday, November 22, 2005; no Housing Code Inspection
occurred. The defendant called and rescheduled for Wednesday, November 30,
2005. At the time of the re-inspection; very little progress had been made and
a citation will be issued. The defendant was advised. Another housing code
inspection will occur after the beginning of the year.
On July 26, 2004; a Yard Inspection was conducted at 3621 North 6th
Street to look at the storage of salvage goods along the side of the house and
on the back porch. The property owner has a large amount of salvage goods which
needs to be cleaned up and a follow-up inspection will occur towards the end of
August. An inspection did occur on Friday, August 27, 2004 and some progress
had been made; but another inspection is scheduled for Thursday, September 30,
2004 to check on the situation. The inspection scheduled for this month was
postponed due to the death in the family. Another re-inspection of the yard
will occur in October.
A
re-inspection of the property is scheduled for Tuesday, November 9, 2004. At
another yard inspection on November 9, 2004; some of the salvage items have been
removed and some of the items were still present. Another re-inspection of the
yard will occur in the spring of 2005. Another inspection is scheduled for
Wednesday, April 20, 2005 to access the progress on the salvage goods. Progress
has been made but a final inspection will occur in May to close the case. I did
inspect the property again on May 24, 2005 and some progress was made. I am
giving the owner another chance because she is elderly to the end of July to
have the matter resolved. A repeat inspection has been scheduled for July 14,
2005. A repeat inspection was conducted on July 14, 2005; and she was told that
if the salvage goods are not cleaned up; I will be forced to issue citations. I
will do another yard inspection in the early fall. Another inspection is
scheduled for Monday, November 7, 2005. On Monday, November 7, 2005; a yard
inspection was conducted and substantial progress was made. The case will be
kept open due to the progress that has been made and will pick-up again in
Spring of 2006.
On August 18, 2004; a yard inspection was conducted at 3422 Schoolhouse
Lane with numerous violations present and a re-inspection of the property will
occur in September. A Re-inspection did occur on September 15, 2004 and a
citation was issued. All of the trash bags in the backyard remained in the
backyard and the outcome of the citation is still pending. This citation has
gone to a warrant and still waiting to be settled. The citation was claimed and
paid for; but the violation remains so I must start the whole process all over
again. A violation letter will be going out shortly. A violation letter will
also being going out on 6/2/05 for high grass and weeds at the property.
Another series of citations were issued on the property. This makes two
citations on this property within the last six months. If this situation
doesn’t get cleaned up by the resident; the township will come in and clean up
the matter and then bill the resident for the services of the highway
department. The property finally got mowed by the owners of the property but I
have sent out another notice concerning the trash to try one more time to get
the owners of the property to comply. If not, the highway crew will be called
into clean the property up and the owner be billed, as well as, cited for
allowing trash to continue to accumulate. Another citation was issued for the
trash accumulation and this is a second offense. The fine will be larger for
the second offense. The citation that was filed in late June was paid for in
full by the defendant. Another letter has gone out for the trash bags still
being present in the backyard and are awaiting the outcome.
On October 18, 2004; a yard inspection was conducted at 106 Wood
Street. The owner of the property is planning to demolish the house and put up
a modular unit in the
beginning of 2005. I have given an extension to the property owner to determine
when this is going to occur and he needs to report back to me by the beginning
of December. I did not receive a call from the owner of the property at 106
Wood Street and a re-inspection of the property will occur in January of 2005.
The project did not start as planned due to the weather
And
cold temperatures. The project will not start to warmer weather towards the end
of March or April. The property has been sold so the whole process will need to
start over with the new owners to clean up the property. A letter will be going
out to the new owners of the property. I have not received a response as of
yet. A certified letter will be going out shortly. A certified letter did go
out on June 28, 2005 by certified mail and the owner did reply via phone and I
will wait till the middle of July 15, 2005 for an answer; then we will take
whatever steps are necessary to have the matter resolved. The owner of the
property did contact me and he is pursuing a loan to work on the project and
needs to be wait for the response from the bank. Once I know the status of the
loan request then I will put this project on a time frame. The owner of the
property has until Wednesday, August 31, 2005 to submit what he plans to do with
the property before citations are issued. A letter was submitted stating that a
potential buyer maybe coming through. A re-inspection of the property indicated
that no violations existed presently on the property. The owner of the property
did call and speak with me and has received a loan for demolition of the
property. The demolition permit has not been applied for and a letter will be
going out to have a strict timeline and expected date of demolition to be
listed. A demolition permit was obtained on November 15, 2005 to have the house
demolished.
On November 15, 2004; letters went out for the Roberts Valley Sewer
project done by the Susquehanna Township Sewer Authority. The residents were
granted an extension by Manager Gary Myers, Pam Winters, Sewer Authority Manager
and Lynn Roche, Health Officer due to the fact that winter is upon us. All
residents must have the hook-ups completed no later than April 15, 2005. Pam
Winter and I will meet during the week of April 18, 2005 to determine who has
connected and who is deliquent. All of the residents have connected except
one. This individual has received another letter informing them to connect.
The resident of the property has requested that she be given an extension until
the house is sold. I did grant this condition because the resident is elderly.
No one is presently living in the house and will not be occupying the residence
until the residence is hooked up to the Susquehanna Township Sewer.
On January 5, 2005; a yard inspection was conducted at 3609 North 2nd
Street. Letters were sent out for violations for trash, salvage goods, and the
vehicle. All of the violations ended up with citations being issued for each
violation. A total of 3 citations were issued. The trash has been collected
and now the trash issue is closed. The citations for the salvage goods and the
vehicle have gone into a warrant. The violations are still present. An
additional letter has been sent out for high grass and weeds and salvage goods
in the backyard continuing to accumulate. The grass has been cut; but salvage
goods still remains and another citation has been issued. The two previous
citations have gone to warrants. But the one for the vehicle doesn’t matter;
the vehicle is removed. A second citation has been issued for the accumulation
of salvage goods in the backyard. I am awaiting the outcome of the citation.
On January 6, 2005; a Pre-Bid Meeting with held with Lynn Roche,
Health Officer, Bruce Foreman, Township Solicitor, and Gary Myers, Manager to
discuss the upcoming bid specs for the new trash contract to begin in 2006. On
February 15, 2005; a second pre-bid meeting did occur with Bruce Foreman,
Township Solicitor, Lynn Roche, Health Officer, and Gary Myers, Manager.
Another draft has been completed and a third pre-bid meeting will occur on
Thursday, March 3, 2005. Another meeting occurred with possible haulers for
obtaining the contract on Wednesday, March 30, 2005. Comments are due back from
the haulers by April 15, 2005. Comments were received by all three haulers and
they have been evaluated by our Solicitor, Bruce Foreman and changes have been
made. Another meeting was held after the Health Board meeting on Thursday,
April 21, 2005 at 12:45p.m. Final revisions are being made and the final bid
specs should be going to the Board of Commissioners at the June meeting. The
bid specs did go out to four haulers and a mandatory pre-bid meeting has been
scheduled for Monday, August 1, 2005 and the opening of the bids will be on
Monday, August 8, 2005 at 3:30p.m. There was a technicality with the bid from
Penn Waste and the Board of Commissioners elected to re-bid the trash contract.
The new bids will be opened on Friday, September 2, 2005 at 9:30a.m. and
hopefully awarded at the Board of Commissioners Meeting on Thursday, September
8, 2005. The bid was awarded to Penn Waste. We are working with the new hauler
to make the transition as smooth as possibly can be made. A flyer will be going
out to the residences in the middle of November about the new changes to the
contract and their date of collection. The flyer will be mailed to residents of
the township about the new trash contract by the end of the week on December 2,
2005. The recycling bins will start being delivered during the week of December
5, 2005. Another flyer will be going out with the recycling containers
informing the residents of when there trash and recycling will be collected.
The flyer did go out with the new recycling binds and a meeting with the new
drivers and loaders was held on Wednesday, December 22 to prepare for the new
contract. The new contract begins on Monday, January 2, 2006.
On February 22, 2005; a Housing Code Inspection did take place at
44 North 34th Street by Lynn Roche, Health Officer. Many violations
were present on the interior and exterior of the dwelling. A re-inspection will
occur on April 4, 2005. A re-inspection did occur on April 4, 2005 and none of
the violations were corrected. One more re-inspection will occur in May and if
none of the violations have been corrected. Citations will be issued for each
of the violations. Another re-inspection is scheduled for May 9, 2005 at
10:00a.m. The owner of the property did not show up for the inspection. I did;
however, have another inspection on June 1, 2005. At the time of the new
inspection; the house has been entirely gutted and a final re-inspection has
been scheduled for the end of July to close the case. A final re-inspection is
scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, 2005. At the time of the re-inspection all of
the violations on the 2nd floor had been corrected but the downstairs
needed to be finished. I felt that another re-inspection should be in order
because the only violations that remains were the downstairs. Another
re-inspection occurred on August 19, 2005 and everything has been completely
remodeled except for some receptacle covers which needs to be placed on before
the case can be closed. Another re-inspection has been scheduled for September.
A re-inspection was scheduled for September 27, 2005; but the owner of the
property did not show. Her attorney did call and I asked her to call me so that
we could get this matter resolved. As of yet, she has not responded. I will be
issuing two citations if I do not hear from her shortly. Citations were issued
for failure to obtain outlet receptacles and a door knob on the property. A
hearing has been requested by the defendant and will be held on Monday, December
12, 2005. At the hearing; the defendant was required to complete all of the
necessary violations and the case would be closed. All of the violations were
corrected and now the case is closed.
On March 1, 2005; a Housing Code Inspection was conducted at 4742
Tuscarora Street and the conditions of the property are very bad. Letters have
gone out to consider demolition of the property. The property is completely
unfit for habitation until the property is either completely rebuilt or
demolished. The owners of the property are working on the property to clean up
the property and the violations. The owners of the property are continuing to
work on the property.
On March March 7, 2005; a Housing Code Inspection was conducted at
3645 North Front Street and the owner of the property did not show. A warrant
will be obtained to determine if any violations do exist inside the property.
Other issues have also developed including high grass and weeds and a violation
letter is being sent out. The high grass and weeds were cut by the township and
a bill will be sent to the owner. If it is not paid; a lien will be placed upon
the property. The property was cut by the highway crew, a citation was issued
for the property owner and a lien has been placed on the property because of
non-payment for the services rendered.
The
highway crew again had to mow the grass and a letter has been sent to the owner
of the property to pay for the services rendered or another lien will be placed
on the property. The property has been cut again and another series of bills
has gone out. If the bill is not paid; then another lien will be placed on the
property Liens did have to be placed on the property and the highway crew is
maintaining the high grass and weeds on the property. An additional letter will
be going out following another inspection to the property on Tuesday, November
29, 2005 to seal the property up for the winter. I am looking at trying to
gain access to the dwelling either voluntarily or with the aid of a warrant.
Another inspection will be done at the property before applying for the warrant.
On April 19, 2005; Pam Winters, Manager for the Sewer Authority and
Lynn Roche, Health Officer sat down and discussed the Roberts Valley Road
project. It was determined at the time of the meeting that everyone had
connected to the sewer project except on residence. A letter was sent out to
the resident to comply. We are waiting until the property is sold.
On April 29, 2005; a yard inspection did occur at 232 Forest Oak
Lane. Numerous violations were noted at the time of the inspection. A letter
will be going out to the resident concerning violations. A re-inspection will
occur later in May. A re-inspection is scheduled for Thursday, June 2, 2005 to
access the situation. A citation has been done and another citation is pending
even after another letter went out certified mail to the owner of the property.
She refuses to comply and also doesn’t claim the certified mail. The first
citation was paid for and no response has been made by the owner of the property
but still the violations exist. A warrant will try to be obtained by DJ Shugars
to allow access to inside of the property to determine the cause of the bugs.
The owner was sent a letter and advised that she needed to contact an
exterminator by August 15 and provide paperwork to this effect to Lynn Roche and
she failed to do so and return phone calls to me. A citation has been issued
for failure to obtain an exterminator. A re-inspection of the property is
scheduled for Friday, September 9 without a warrant. A warrant will be obtained
if necessary again. Additional citations will be cited also. Another warrant
was obtained by DJ Shugars for the re-inspection of the property; but the owner
would not allow me to inspect until after the hearing. At the hearing on
September 30; she was ordered by DJ Shugars to allow me back in without a
warrant and to get an exterminator if necessary. I am to report back to him by
October 31, 2005. If she doesn’t comply; she will go to jail for 40 days and
have all of the citations to pay. She appealed four citations. She stood me up
twice for housing code inspections to be scheduled on Friday, October 14 and
Wednesday, October 26, 2005. Four housing code inspections were set up and she
called back and cancelled two of the housing code inspections. A call was made
to DJ Shugars concerning the matter on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 and I am
awaiting a decision from DJ Shugars as to where we go from here. DJ Shugars
contacted me and stated that he wanted me to try and obtain access one more
time. Michelle Baker did allow me to come in Wednesday, November 9, 2005 and at
the time of the re-inspection of the property; no active infestation was found.
In a formal letter it was stated that was required by Wednesday, November 30 to
obtain a professional exterminator and get their expertise to give a
recommendation for treatment. This was done by Orkin, Edward Murphy who is the
Sales Manager for the company and he stated that no active infestation was found
at this time and no formal treatment was recommended. A re-inspection of the
property is scheduled for Friday, December 16, 2005 and he has asked to assist
with the re-inspection of the property. Edward Murphy from Orkin and I did try
to conduct a re-inspection of the property and she would not open the door. We
even tried calling her on the cell phone to have her open the door and put
closure to the whole situation; but to no avail she didn’t cooperate. I have a
meeting scheduled for Monday, January 9, 2006 with him after my hearing over
another matter to see what he might recommend to gain access.
On May 2, 2005; Housing Code Inspections did occur at 2305 and 2307
Canby Street concerning an accumulation of dog feces in the backyard at 2305
Canby Street and also on the roof off of the one bedroom. A re-inspection of
the property did occur on May 9, 2005 and the dog feces remained on the roof and
in the backyard. A citation was issued for the accumulation
of
feces on the property creating a nuisance for the neighbors. A full housing
code inspection has been set up with Lynn Roche, Health Officer and George Drees
for Monday, June 6, 2005 at 9:00a.m. to re-examine the whole situation. A
hearing is set before District Justice Shugars for Thursday, July 7, 2005 at
2:00p.m. to determine the outcome of the citation. At the time of the
hearing; DJ Shugars decided to wait until after the full housing and yard
inspection to take place. He also accompanied Lynn Roche, Health Officer,
Albert Wrightstone, Building Inspector with police assistance to inspect the
whole house and backyard. At the time of the inspection; the yard was
completely cleaned up and the charges on the dog feces was dismissed. The
accumulation of trash and salvage goods in the basement had accumulated and a
re-inspection is scheduled for Wednesday, August 17, 2005. The house will be
placarded UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION if the conditions did not improve more as
before. A re-inspection is scheduled for September 28, 2005 and citations will
be issued if not totally cleaned up. It was postponed until Thursday, October
13 for court reasons for her. At the time of the re-inspection; some problems
still remained and another housing code inspection is set up for Tuesday,
November 22, 2005. At that time; all of the violations must be corrected or
citations will be issued again for the violations remaining. A re-inspection of
the property did not occur as previously set up on November 22, 2005; no one
answered the door. The defendant did call and requested a new housing code date
and time. The housing re-inspection was conducted on Wednesday, November 30,
2005 at 9:00a.m. There was no significant change in the situation. A citation
will be issued and re-inspection of the house will be done in January of 2006.
On July 12, 2005; a full housing code and yard inspection was
conducted at 2224 Walnut Street. Assisting with the inspection was Lynn Roche,
Health Officer, and Albert Wrightstone, Jr.,Building Inspector over the living
conditions at the residence. The situation is very bad and a 5 page letter went
out with violations giving the owners of the property a chance to correct the
problem. A meeting has been called for Wednesday, August 3 to discuss
placarding the apartment complex as UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION. This is a 9
unit apartment complex and also tenants would need to leave within a 24 hour
period. The tenants may come and go but cannot stay in the apartments overnight
until all of the violations have been corrected. On August 3, 2005; a meeting
was held at 2224 Walnut Street with Barbara Cartwright, Realtor representing the
owners of the property, and Lynn Roche, Health Officer. The property was
placarded on Thursday, August 4, 2005 as UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION. A meeting
was held with the owners of the property on August 9, 2005 concerning the
property with Lynn Roche, Health Officer, and George Drees, Fire Marshall. 14
citations were filed against the owners for the property. George Drees, Fire
Marshall and Lynn Roche, Health Officer assisted the management and tenants on
where to go. Another inspection occurred on August 18, 2005 for the purpose of
assistance with the police, Barbara Cartwright representing the owners to have
an inspection per apartment to get estimates to have the work completed. It has
been brought to my attention that the property will possibly be sold in October;
however, 14 citations have been appealed and this date is on October 17, 2005 to
see what happens with the citations. At the time of the hearing; a continuance
was granted to see if the sale of the property took place on October 28, 2005.
I am awaiting a call from the Realtor as to the status. The prospective buyers
have asked for an extension until December 15, 2005 to finalize the deal. I will
need to wait and see who the new buyers are to proceed with the violations. I
am waiting on a phone call from the realtor of the property to check on the
status of the property and proceed from there.
On July 18, 2005; a meeting was held with Bruce Foreman, Solicitor, David Dyer,
Highway Superintendent, Sean Sanderson Commissioner of Ward 6, over the
property at 3422 Schoolhouse Lane. The property was cut by the owners of the
property for high grass and weeds. The trash situation remains and another
letter will be sent out to give one more attempt to have the resident clean up
one more time before having the highway crew clean it up and bill the customer
for the work. If not then a lien is placed on the property. One more letter
has been sent out before the highway crew gets involved. A second citation has
been issued for the accumulation of trash. This is a second offense so the
penalties will be stronger. We are awaiting the outcome. The resident did pay
the citation that was issued. A re-inspection will occur to see if the
violations have finally been corrected to close the case. At the time of the
re-inspection; the trash bags were still present and another letter was sent out
to the defendant. The outcome will be decided in December. Another citation
has been issued against the owner of the property following not picking up the
trash bags in the backyard.
On July 18, 2005; a meeting with Bruce Foreman, Solicitor, George Drees, Fire
Marshall, Lynn Roche, Health Officer, and Sean Sanderson, Commissioner of Ward 6
concerning the house on Walnut Street that has burnt and how to proceed with the
demolition of the structure. The property on Walnut Street’s owners did obtain
a demolition permit and they have until September 24, 2005 to have the building
torn down or the township steps in. The property has been partially demolished
and an additional letter has been sent out by George Drees, Fire Marshall and
has given the owners of the property until Friday, October 14, 1005 to give a
time line as to how long it will take for the demolition to occur. Upon
re-inspection of the property; part of the structure has been removed. An
extension has been granted because the job is halfway there. A final
re-inspection will occur in November. Half of the structure has been removed
and we did allow an extension because the owner of the dwelling is completing
the work himself.
On July 27, 2005; a yard inspection occurred at 619 Lucknow Road and a
violation letter has been sent out with numerous violations for the structure
and the yard in an abandoned house. If the violations are not corrected; the
highway crew will be asked to clean the yard up and secure the structure.
Citations were issued in August against the owner and on August 30, 2005; the
Highway crew did clean up the property after numerous inspections and no contact
with the owner. The property is cleaned up and will be boarded up to be
secure. The property has been made secure and bills have gone out to the owner
of the property and I am waiting for a reply. The owner did not pay the bills
and a lien will be placed upon the property. This lien will have to be
satisfied before a clean title can be acquired for the property at the sale of
the dwelling. The owner of the property did not respond and pay the bills.
Liens will be placed for the clean-up totally of the property.
On September 7, 2005; an inspection occurred in the yard and the
alley at 3703 Green Street. Another inspection occurred on September 26, 2005.
But at that time it was postponed until Friday, September 30, 2005. At the time
of the inspection; the yard had some of the salvage goods removed and we were
able to see inside the other two apartments. A letter was sent out giving the
owner of the property until November 30, 2005 to comply. Another re-inspection
will occur at the end of the month to see if all of the violations have been
corrected. Another re-inspection is scheduled for Friday, December 2, 2005. A
yard inspection was conducted and the items in question were removed. A
re-inspection of the inside of the property needs to take place to close the
case.
On September 12, 2005; a Housing Code Inspection occurred at 3242
Walnut Street in Apartments #1 and #2. Numerous violations were present at the
time of the inspection and a re-inspection is scheduled for October. At the
time of the re-inspection of the property on October 24, 2005; none of the
violations had been corrected. Citations were issued for the violations and are
awaiting the outcome of the citations. Another re-inspection did occur on
November 14, 2005; more violations were found. Another letter of violations
went out and the owner of the property is requesting a hearing before the Health
Board. This matter will be brought up at the December Health Board Meeting on
Thursday, December 15, 2005. At the time of the health board meeting; hearing
notice was approved and will be heard at the January Health Board Meeting. A
hearing for the previous violations is before DJ Shugars on Monday, January 9,
2006.
On September 12, 2005; a re-inspection of the property at 2317
Canby Street occurred and the violations were still present for high grass and
weeds and vehicles still being present. Citations were issued. The defendant
did pay the citation. A re-inspection of the property will occur to see if the
vehicles have been removed or if they are still present. If the vehicles are
still present; then an additional citation will be issued for a second offense
.A second citation has been issued. Also a letter for accumulation of trash and
loose trash at the property as also been sent out.
On November 9, 2005; a Housing Code Inspection at 232 Forest Oak
Lane to check the exterminator and situation inside the house. She will be
required to obtain an exterminator by November 30 or another citation will be
filed. A re-inspection of the property is scheduled for Friday, December 16,
2005 at 2:30p.m. She did obtain the services of Orkin Pest Control and a
representative of that company, Edward Murphy, Sales Manager did go out and do a
full inspection of the property. He found no live infestation present at this
time. He has requested to accompany me to go back to a re-inspection of the
property on Friday, December 16, 2005 at 2:30p.m. Both of us will recheck the
situation at that time. At the time of the re-inspection; Lynn Roche, Health
Officer and Edward Murphy, Sales Manager for Orkin Pest Control were present for
the re-inspection. At the time of the re-inspection, the owner of the property
at 232 Forest Oak Lane would not open the door and a phone call was made to her
residence via our cell phones and no answer. A meeting has been scheduled
before DJ Shugars on Monday, January 9 to discuss the situation and how we
should proceed.
On November 15, 2005; a Housing Code Inspection was done at 3501A
Walnut Street to check on lead issues at the home. A call has been made to the
Department of Health to assist with this situation. A full housing code report
will be going out shortly to the landlord of the property. A re-inspection of
the property will occur in January
On November 15, 2005; a Housing Code Inspection was done at 3242
Walnut Street and 3244 Walnut Street with Lynn Roche, Health Officer, and Albert
Wrightstone, Jr., Building Inspector for a re-inspection. Numerous additional
violations were noted for both residences and an additional letter will be going
out to the property owner. Citations have already been filed for violations at
3242 Walnut Street. Outcome is pending.
On November 16, 2005; a meeting was held with Scott Wagner,
President of Penn Waste, Ed Ward, Municipal Manager, Gary Myers, Manager, and
Lynn Roche, Health Officer to finalize the mailer for the public and discuss the
yard waste situation. A proposal will be going before the Board of
Commissioners in their packets on December 2, 2005. The woody waste will
discussed in early 2006 to determine where the resident’s woody waste will go.
On November 21, 2005; a re-inspection was to have occurred at 3800
Elmerton Avenue at Parktowne Apartments at Apartment #2 but the tenant was being
evicted. The management company just has taken possession of the apartment and
we are allowing them to have time to make the necessary corrections. A repeat
inspection will occur towards the end of December or early in 2006. Repairs are
still being made and a re-inspection will occur either later in January or
February of 2006.
On December 1, 2005; Lynn Roche attended the quarterly CASA
meeting in Elizabethtown to discuss Highly Susceptible Populations.
On December 7, 2005; 2005 Food Code Training was held with two
sessions. 58 people attended the two seminars. Another one is planned for
Wednesday, January 18 in the morning for restaurants that were unable to attend
for various reasons.
On December 12, 2005; an inspection was held at 3222A Wakefield
Road with the Management of the complex and tenant in attendance. I will do a
re-inspection of the property if necessary; but first I am allowing the complex
to solve the problem before I become involved.
On December 12, 2005; an inspection occurred at the old Olivetti
building concerning the situation of the dumpsters being stored in the transfer
between the two companies.
On December 14, 2005; Code Red was done to inform the residents
of the new changes to the trash contract and when it would start.
On December 16, 2005; a meeting with Edward Murphy from Orkin
concerning the situation at 232 Forest Oak Lane.
On December 21, 2005; a meeting with the loaders and the haulers
of Penn Waste along with Dwayne Riley, Operations Manager, Carol Turner,
Commercial Division, and Edward Ward, Municipal Contract Manager.
On December 22, 2005; a housing code re-inspection occurred with
the property at 3242 and 3244 Walnut Street. Violations were still present and
a hearing is set up for Monday, January 9 to hear the first set of citations. A
second round of citations has been done.
Lynn
Roche
Health Officer
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