Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
Putting cows on the front page since 1885.
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At the Sept. 3 regular meeting of the Taylor Township supervisors, an update concerning the intersection of Cross Cove Road and Woodbury Pike (Blinking Light) was presented by Greg Geishouser, township engineer. Geishouser reported that PennDOT is to install warning signs before the intersection. Any further precautions would be at the cost of the township. The township supervisors want to purchase flashing signage alerting motorists of the upcoming intersection along with adding rumble strips to slow traffic through the area. A Plum Creek...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation held a public meeting Wednesday, July 17, at the Roaring Spring Borough Building to introduce residents to the safety study being conducted of Route 36 from the intersection of Interstate 99 to Closson Road in Roaring Spring. PennDOT is doing the study to develop both long-term and short-term solutions to congestion and safety concerns on the main route to the Cove. Residents packed the room to voice their concerns with living by and traveling the ro...
The Taylor Township Supervisors’ July 8 meeting opened to a packed house of concerned citizens. A couple residing on Cemetery Avenue in Roaring Spring attended to ask who owns the road. The residents said upgrades and repairs to the road are not being made and the potholes are becoming dangerous. The road deteriorated tremendously after the construction of the Hunt Club development and all the heavy construction trucks accessing the building site. They had contacted Roaring Spring Borough assuming it was its road, only to be told that they d...
The Taylor Township supervisors’ May 6 meeting opened with a resident who is concerned about the township’s plan to vacate Papermill Road. He asked who would maintain and plow the road. Papermill Road has three residents, two private homes and the Roaring Spring Borough Sewer Plant. Taylor solicitor David Pertile explained that the road would remain as is and become a private drive. The owners of property accessed by this road would be responsible for plowing and upkeep. The township affirmed that they do not plow the road now, that Roa...
The Taylor Township supervisors’ May 6 meeting opened with a resident who is concerned about the township’s plan to vacate Papermill Road. He asked who would maintain and plow the road. Papermill Road has three residents, two private homes and the Roaring Spring Borough Sewer Plant. Taylor solicitor David Pertile explained that the road would remain as is and become a private drive. The owners of property accessed by this road would be responsible for plowing and upkeep. The township affirmed that they do not plow the road now, that Roa...
Lead Taylor Township road worker Tim Laird told the supervisors on April 1 that the North Woodbury police have asked why there are no speed limit signs on Frederick Road. The residents and businesses are concerned with the speed of traffic on the road, he said. Laird told the supervisors of the results of a Safe Running Speed Study the township crew did showing that the speed should be reduced to 35 mph and reducing to 25 mph from Nicodemus Street through the farm to State Route 164. With no signage on a roadway, the legal speed in...
Trooper John Brown of the Pennsylvania State Police addressed the Taylor Township Board of Supervisors at their monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 4. Brown explained an officer is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week if anyone in the township would need assistance. Calling the Hollidaysburg Barracks at 696-6100 would be the best way to talk with officers concerning a non-emergency matter. If you do need 911 ask to be connected to the Hollidaysburg office. Brown reported that they had responded to 42 incidents, mostly traffic stops and crashes,...
