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SUSQUEHANNA
TOWNSHIP
HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR JANUARY, 2010 |
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.
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FOOD INSPECTIONS:
Rose’s Vietnamese Cuisine-Passed-Follow-up
Seven 11 Convenience Store-Failed
The Brandywine Convenience Store
Bagel Lovers, Inc.-Failed
Brother’s Pizza-Blue Mountain Commons
Arden Courts
Empire Asian Bistro-Pre-Operational
Ecumenical Community I
Ecumenical Community II
Ecumenical Community III
Texas Roadhouse-Passed-Follow-up
Café Down Under
Aangan at Harrisburg-Passed-Follow-up
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Golden Living Center
Dollar General
Price Rite of Harrisburg
Progress Fire Company Catering Hall
Subway-Paxton Church Road
Mamma Leone’s
Mt. Sinai AME Church
Seven 11 Convenience Store-Passed-Follow-up
Bagel Lovers, Inc.-Passed-Follow-up
Mailroom Munchies-Passed-Follow-up
Edgemont Fire Company
Starbucks-Brindle Road
Uni-Mart-New Owner
On January 4, 2010; A Housing Code Inspection was done at Walnut
Crossings at Apt. G-107 to be present for air quality testing to
make sure that the unit that had mold in the ceiling last July was
safe to be refurbished and re-occupied by new tenants. The air
quality tests were then received on January 19, 2010 and all of the
testing indicated that the mold spores were diminished and within
safe range. Walnut Crossings was informed of the results and they
are able to refurbish the apartment to rent. The case is now closed
after 6 months.
On January 5, 2010; A Housing Code Re-Inspection was done at 213
Shell Street, Apt. #B-11 for the flooring in the bathroom. All of
the violations have been corrected and the case is now closed.
On January 5, 2010; Keith Hummel from Penn Waste advised me of a
fire in the back of a trash truck picking up trash on today’s route
in around the Ridgeway and Hillcrest area. A meeting was held with
Gary Myers, Manager and George Drees, Fire Marshal about the matter.
On January 6, 2010; A Dog Bite occurred on January 4, 2010 at the
home of the owner of the dog which is at 2025 Rock Fall Road. The
boxer was up-to-date on her shots and a home quarantine was allowed.
The health certificate was due back by the close of business on
Friday, January 22, 2010 and the health certificate was received on
time. The case is now closed.
On January 6, 2010; I responded to several complaints received from
a resident concerning the accumulation of snow and ice present on
the sidewalks in the Montrose area of the township. Violation
letters were sent out and the violations were corrected.
On January 7, 2010; Two Housing Code Inspections were conducted at 3
Linn Street, Apt. #2 and #3 for various violations. A violation
letters was sent out to the landlord of the property with a
re-inspection coming in February.
On January 12, 2010; A Housing Code and Yard Inspection was
conducted at 302 Oak Street for mold being present in the basement
of the home. A violation letter was sent out to the owner of the
property and a re-inspection will occur later in the month or early
February.
On January 13, 2010; A Meeting with Pat Shepler at 4272 North 6th
Street again about leaving food out in the back of her property for
cats. I did indicate to her at this time that the next complaint I
receive concerning her leaving food out will result in a citation
being issued.
On January 19, 2010; A Court Hearing for Jodi Anderson at 314 Oak
Street for the bamboo. The resident was found guilty by DJ Jim
Lenker. She was advised to seek permission from the neighbor and
address the problem as soon as the weather was permissible.
On January 19, 2010; A Court Hearing for Judith Rodriquez about
still having too much trash being present at her residence at 3540
North 6th Street. She did not show up for the hearing and she was
found guilty by abstention.
On January 19, 2010; A Court Hearing for Antoni Birando and he was
advised that he had two weeks in order to have the vehicle removed
or the citation would stand by DJ Lenker. A continuance hearing is
set for Thursday, February 4, 2010 to see if the vehicle has been
removed.
On January 19, 2010; A Meeting with Empire Asian Bistro about
advising that they are required to use Penn Waste for all of their
trash and recycling needs. The matter was corrected by the end of
the discussion.
On January 20, 2010; A Housing Code Re-Inspection occurred at 3605
Darby Road and a lot of progress has been made at the residence in
the accumulation of clutter and salvage goods. Another re-inspection
will occur in early March.
On January 20, 2010; An Inspection occurred at Rite Aid of
Linglestown Road concerning a complaint received about the freezers
not working right and keeping the ice cream frozen and solid. No
violation was noted at the time of the inspection. No additional
follow-up will be done at this time.
On January 20, 2010; A Housing Code Inspection occurred at 3539 Pine
Street following an incident with the police. The housing code
inspection was done by Lynn Roche, Health Officer and Albert
Wrightstone, Jr. and both representing Susquehanna Township. Minor
violations were noted and corrected on site. No further follow-up is
needed at this time.
On January 20, 2010; An Inspection occurred at 321 Redwood Street
and the trash is still present in the alley and the resident was
advised of the 4 container limit. If this situation occurs again
then a citation will be issued. Another re-inspection occurred on
January 26, 2010 and no excess trash was present so the case is now
closed.
On January 21, 2010; A Yard Inspection at 405 Alden Street for
salvage goods in the backyard. A violation letter was sent out for
the violation and needs to be corrected by Friday, February 5, 2010.
On January 22, 2010; A Visit to Uni-Mart which changed ownership and
has never notified the township. They were advised that they needed
to have an inspection before they could switch over to the new
owners. A license is not transferrable. A repeat visit occurred on
January 26, 2010 and the license was then received on Wednesday,
January 27, 2010. An inspection for the new owner was conducted on
Thursday, January 28, 2010.
On January 26, 2010; A Skunk was taken down at 2808 Hillside Court
and taken over to the Dept. of Agriculture’s Vet lab for testing.
There was no human exposure with the skunk. The skunk did come back
negative. However the skunk did have distemper which caused the
skunk to be sick.
On January 27, 2010; Non-Profit Food Training was conducted at the
Township Building in the Pincus Hearing Room. 32 People attended the
training from fire companies and churches within Susquehanna
Township.
On January 28, 2010; A Court Hearing for Garrett Garnett was held.
The resident lives at 304 North 31st Street. This was the 3rd
citation issued. DJ Lenker dismissed the charges and stated to the
resident that this is the last time. Any other citations come before
him and the maximum fine will be accessed.
On January 28, 2010; A Meeting at Quality Food mart about the trash
along the side of the property and also a chest freezer that doesn’t
work needs to be removed from the property. A re-inspection was done
on February 2, 2010 and all of the violations were corrected. The
case is now closed.
On January 28, 2010; An Onsite Yard Inspection at 306 Oak Street and
numerous violations were noted. Pictures were taken of the
violations and a letter went out. Violations need to be corrected by
Friday, February 5, 2010.
On January 28, 2010; A Housing Code Re-Inspection occurred at 302
Oak Street for black mold. The black mold in the basement is being
worked on by the landlord. No one is currently residing in the home.
Another re-inspection will occur in February.
On January 28, 2010; A visit to Inertia Massage with Patrolman
Ferrufino assisted with this Massage Therapy Salon. The salon was
closed temporarily pending a criminal background record being
received. The criminal background record was received and everything
is fine. The facility and the technicians are now licensed and
operating under the township ordinance.
On January 29, 2010; H1N1 Flu Clinic was held here at the township
building in the Pincus Hearing Room. 35 employees attended the
clinic.
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Lynn Roche
Health Officer |
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