SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — At the Feb. 10 supervisors meeting, township manager David O’Neill mentioned a resolution to grant final approval to the land development plan for South Abington Woods Phase 3 — the townhouses at Sterling Way — and reported infrastructure work is ongoing. He added the major item remaining is to topcoat the blacktop on the surfaces of the roads.
“As part of their (Abington Development Group) to be able to start selling their townhouses, we have a resolution here to grant final approval,” O’Neill said.
Solicitor Bill Jones said he and O’Neill gave the development group conditional approval and required it to conduct an O & M (Operation and Maintenance) agreement.
“They (Abington Development Group) actually recorded it,” said Jones. “They gave us the declaration of covenants at the easement agreement with Boston Land Company and Abington Land Development.”
Jones mentioned the development group had to get its NPS (National Park Service) permit and a required easement signed by Peter Noto. He also said they will take the deed of dedication once the topcoat is placed on the roads.
O’Neill said Noto has one building completed and a second building is halfway completed.
“This (resolution) would allow him (Noto) to start selling now,” said O’Neill.
O’Neill said supervisors have a letter from the engineer indicating what’s left to be finished and what’s left for the 100% bonding for the 18 months. He announced the total cost is $139,000 but the development group can reduce it if does more.
The supervisors voted to approve signing of the resolution.
In other business …
• O’Neill announced that Brian Carpenter is forced to resign from the parks and recreation committee due to his moving out of the township. He said supervisor Mark Dougherty recommended William Blakiewicz for the position. The supervisors made a motion to appoint Blakiewicz to fill Carpenter’s remaining term.
• Attorney Damian Leone, a resident of Laurel Woods Apartments, said there is a lot of history on Northern Boulevard but there is nothing to commemorate that history.
“There’s always going to be progress, and we’re always going to move forward and be changing,” he said. “But I think we should capture something in there.”
Supervisor Giles Stanton told Leone there will be a green area at the site of the former post office.
“That would be a great place (for it) to happen,” said Stanton.
The supervisors brought up ideas like a clock tower or a plaque explaining the history of South Abington Twp. Stanton told Leone if he or the public has any ideas, the supervisors are open to suggestions.
