Upgrades on Tank for Willimasburg Authority

Due to age and condition, the Williamsburg Municipal Authority made the decision to rehabilitate the Cedar Hill water storage tank during Tuesday morning’s meeting, July 9.

The tank is currently 27 years old and has experienced multiple leaks throughout the time it has been in use. Stiffler McGraw engineer, John Clabaugh, suggested five levels at which the township could go with rehabilitation – an interior rehab, corrosion protection, exterior cleaning, resealing the exterior, and a level that took care of all the above. David Myers made a motion to get all options at a cost of $66,063 with Ed Patterson seconding, motion passed.

Myers also made a motion to authorize the submission of permits from the Department of Environmental Protection for completion of physical work at the water tank site.

“This is where you would expect to be, at this age with this tank,” Clabaugh said.

The time table for the project would be getting the permits within a few months, and rehabilitation would begin in Spring of 2025. The cost of this project has increased almost $14,000 since the time the authority started looking into the project and garnering estimates from two years ago.

The authority also received an update from Cove Forge with intent to submit building permits for their new dormitory unit and a cafeteria. In order to provide the necessary capacity letter, the authority will need to receive an updated flow test associated with fire flow demands for the new proposed facilities.

The authority also updated some fee structures, with an after hour emergency fee of $150, with David Myers making the motion and Stan Grove seconding, motion passed. The authority also approved adding Myranda Isenberg to all the bank accounts as the new borough secretary.

“She has done an excellent job for us,” Myers said.

The authority also approved closing the Kish Bank accounts as research from Myers showed the authority having too many accounts in different banks. Myers made the motion to close Kish Bank with Troy Everhart seconding, motion passed.

The authority discussed a fee for customers who enroll/re-enroll from the ACH payment options for paying bills. Troy Everhart made a motion to incur a $30 fee for re-enrolling into the program once you get out of it with Myers seconding, motion passed.