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To be in compliance with state law, North Londonderry Township supervisors amended their rules and regulations concerning recyclable materials at their Monday, May 18, meeting.
Assistant township manager Kris Troup provided insight into what led to the changes in the document, which he noted were minimal.
He said the municipality had applied for a grant through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for a compost expansion project, and a required review of the township’s regs led to notification of the inconsistencies.
“In relation to the compost expansion project here on municipal grounds, we applied for a grant for DEP for roughly $277,000 to assist with that project. Part of the process is DEP evaluates big ordinances, recycling ordinances that you have in place,” Troup said.
He noted there were discrepancies with wording in their regulations and what is contained within state law.
“They found, I think it was the total five words in our ordinances that weren’t compliant with the state’s act. And this resolution will make a correction to those five words and allow us to be eligible to apply for the grant,” Troup said.
The changes will not impact the way the township’s recycling program is conducted, he added.
“It will have no impact on the things that we’re required to recycle here in the township,” he said, adding when asked that the amended document will not be noticeable to township residents.
He said the grant is for an initial $277,000, which is “the amount they suggested at the pre-application meeting.”
“If we are funded, they would suggest that in two years we reapply for the balance of the funds for this whole project that costs roughly $450,000. They felt like it’d be worthwhile for us to go back and apply for that balance between the two numbers in two years. So we’ll see how it goes,” Troup said.
Troup also told supervisors that a decision on the grant request will be announced this fall.
Chairman Bill Buckfelder said after the vote was unanimous to adopt the changes that the township’s recycling program receives rave reviews from township residents.
“You guys do a fantastic job there. We get more positive comments about recycling than anything else we do here, I think. So you guys do a fantastic job,” Buckfelder said.
Troup gave credit to the township’s work crew for making the program outstanding.
Other township business
In other township business on what was a really short agenda, supervisors unanimously voted to:
- Accept the April 2026 treasurer’s report.
- Pay the monthly invoices.
- Accept the police department report, including the announcement that 134 pounds of unused medicine were collected during the recent drug take-back program. Chief Tom Hentz said the amount is about average for what is dropped off whenever the program is conducted. On a separate police matter, it was stated that traffic citations are up 64%, with Hentz replying complaints about speeding have led to corrective action by the department.
- Receive the library report, including the announcement that 282 people attended an open house at the historic Bindnagles Evangelical Lutheran Church. It was also noted that the library had received a $9,000 grant from the Dixon Foundation.
- Approve the April 20 minutes.
Next meeting
North Londonderry Township supervisors meet the third Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the township municipal building, 655 E. Ridge Road, Palmyra. Next meeting is scheduled for June 15 at 7 p.m.
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