Over 25 residents of the Northgate subdivision turned out Tuesday night to ask pointed questions of Upper Hanover Township supervisors regarding continued delays in completion of road and other public improvements.

                Residents also sought answers as to why the township did not step in during recent significant snowfall to plow streets within the development.

                Regarding the snowplowing, Township Solicitor Edward Skypala explained that the township was unable to enter private property to plow roads. While a township ordinance does exist that allows the township to perform necessary services on private property if a hazardous condition has not been addressed by the property owner, Skypala further explained that the property owner would then be billed for that service.

                According to Supervisor Chairman Richard Fain, four roads within Northgate will be dedicated once all necessary improvements are completed.

                Skypala also reported that he and Fain met with the bonding company to ensure that improvements to inhabited areas of the project are completed by September 1, 2010. According to Fain, the bonding company has agreed to award construction contracts by April 15, 2010, with construction to begin approximately one month after that date.

                Supervisors were then asked by residents what action will be taken if construction does not begin shortly after April 15.

                “I’m going to report what the reason is, I’ll get something to the supervisors and if they tell us to go ahead then we’ll sue,” Skypala stated.

                In other news, supervisors passed an amendment to the township’s Street Address Numbering Ordinance 2010-02.

                “It was a pretty rigid ordinance with respect to the numbering and the colors and so forth and this gives the fire marshal some discretion to allow amendments if he thinks they meet the intent with respect to safety,” Skypala explained of the amendment.

                Additionally, Lieutenant David Buckley of the Pennsylvania State Police provided supervisors with input regarding their recent consideration of posting specific warnings about local sex offenders at the township’s public parks.

                Lt. Buckley indicated to supervisors that the concept of posting actual pictures of sex offenders who reside or work in the township at the facilities could result in the implication of township officials should the posting result in harassment.

                Additionally, Lt. Buckley reminded supervisors that the Pennsylvania State Police Megan’s Law website is updated regularly. In order to keep the park postings current, the web site would need to be checked daily by the township.

                Supervisors agreed to post a more generalized warning to residents who use the parks that will include a link to the Megan’s Law web site www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us.

                Lt. Buckley also reminded all residents to lock their cars due to a recent increase in vehicle break-ins within the township.