The Upper Makefield Municipal Complex
Upper Makefield updated their solid waste ordinance at their Board of Supervisors meeting.
The minor change, according to Interim Township Manager David Nyman, adds a sentence to the current ordinance. Solicitor Mary Eberle stated the previous ordinance was detailed but was missing the requirement that all residents in the township have a waste hauler, which nearly all residents already have.
The requirement for the update will allow Upper Makefield to apply for a $19,000 grant that is through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Nyman said a report in a regional newspaper said an article might have been misleading. He said the article may have given the impression there were large changes to the ordinance.
“It’s a shame that reporter didn’t show up tonight. Maybe we could have set the record straight,” Board Chairman Dan Rattigan said.
In other business, the township approved spending $19,545 to remove an existing gas pump used by municipal vehicles. The price tag also includes a new pump and system that would track use of Upper Makefield’s pumps, Nyman said.
