Monday, January 14, 2013
Peters Township is looking for new members for its Parks and Recreation Board. Find out how to apply for the position.
Peters Township is looking for new members for its Parks and Recreation Board. The township’s council tabled a motion to reappoint Michelle Chavel to another 3-year term and instead decided to solicit more candidates before making a decision. She has been serving on the board since 2009. Anyone interested in submitting his or her name to be on the seven-person board should contact township Manager Michael Silvestri. A letter of interest with some background information can be sent to Silvestri’s email at masilvestri@peterstownship.com. Or the information can be mailed to the Peters Township Municipal Building at 610 E. McMurray Road, McMurray, PA 15317 ATTN: Michael Silvestri. The council voted 4-to-3 at its reorganizational meeting on Jan…
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Council adds another storm sewer project, approves final phases of developments, plus other notes from Monday night's meeting.
Peters Township Parks and Recreation Board has plans in the works to convert some baseball fields into a multipurpose field that could be used by football and lacrosse teams. Parks and Recreation Director Michele Harmel outlined the plans for Peters Township Council Monday evening. Under the plan, fields 3 and 4 would change from two baseball diamonds and one practice field to a multipurpose grass field usable for football and lacrosse. The baseball association has asked that one of the baseball diamonds be kept to use for tournaments. Harmel also presented a proposed new fee schedule for residents and non-resident groups booking use of the turf and athletic fields by the hour. Harmel added that the Parks and Recreation Board has …
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The parks and recreation department will impose a $500 fine on organizations failing to document criminal background checks for coaches.
Groups using the Peters Township Parks and Recreation athletic fields will soon be facing a fine of $500 if they fail to comply with a township ordinance passed in 2006, which requires them to prove that their coaches have all passed criminal and child abuse background checks. Township council has given the parks and recreation board the power to impose the fines if sports associations do not produce documentation that their coaches have received Pennsylvania State Police background checks. The board has been unable to obtain the proper clearances from some organizations despite repeated requests to produce them. “The difficulty hasn’t been with getting people to get their clearances, but it’s been difficult to achieve 100 percent …
