October 11, 1994

The meeting of the Supervisors of Franklin Township, held in the
Township office, was called to order by Chairman Benjamin Sitek
with the Pledge of Allegiance at 2000 hours.  Present were Sitek,
Herbert Netzler and numerous residents.  David Henderson was
absent as he had to attend another meeting.

Netzler announced that an executive session was held on Sept. 29,
1994 to discuss missing gravel from the Zessinger pit and the
pit's boundary lines.

MINUTES
Netzler moved to accept the minutes of 9/29/94 and 10/24/94 as
presented.  Sitek seconded.  Carried.

VISITORS
Ben Sitek, Jr. - I understand the petition for Silverthorn Road
was turned in.

Sitek - yes, but no action will be taken on it until Oct. 24th. 
The Solicitor is checking into whether the money is tax
deductible.  The bid will be let in 1996.  If nothing happens
with oil prices, the bid should be within a few cents of the
price quoted.  We can stop the paving if the bids come in high.

Sitek, Jr. - any possibility for a grant?  Could you approach the
County Executive, Judy Lynch.

Sitek - you'd have to go to your legislators for a low income
loan but the road as a whole doesn't qualify.

Netzler - you can approach her but the County doesn't have any
money.  We need to change the block grant funding regulations.

Sitek - I tell every legislator every chance I get that it's
wrong the way it's distributed.

Netzler - it's a Federal program, the question is on who is
doling it out, the State or the Feds.

Sitek, Jr. - there is still time to change your vote until Oct.
24.  Will you review on whether tar and chip could be used.  What
happens if you reconstruct in 1995 and the bid comes in high in
1996.

Netzler - you'll be driving on a reconstructed road.

Kyle LeSuer - how can the petition be valid if the information
given out isn't valid.

Netzler - the petition is valid whether the question on tax
deduction is accurate or not.  If it comes back as not deductible
you can have a revote.

Denver Ireland - are you still going to gravel West Stancliff to
Fry?  Did you buy the Tiger?

Netzler - I have no plan in front of me, I can't say.  The Tiger
was leased until a 2% loan comes through for half, the rest will
be financed.

Sitek - Silverthorn was on the schedule for 4" of gravel in 1995.
We pay around $12,000 a year for mowing, payments on our own
Tiger will be around $8,000 a year for ten years.

The Tiger will be in the 1995 budget when payments start.

REPORTS
Superintendent - no report, absent.
Plows for Grader - nothing.
Orders from the Board - nothing.
Waterways - nothing.
Driveway Pipes - nothing.
Resolution on Salt Contract - no action until form is received.

Back Bill for Yellow Bags - Netzler moved that if Waste
Management does not pick up their yellow bags from the garbage
bin, we will have Welka Disposal pick them up and we will back
bill Waste Management.  Sitek seconded.  Carried.

Netzler - the order size for bags was too large, the red tags are
all right with me.

Sitek - the bid was to provide bags.  I think Welka should come
up with something.  We are considering stickers instead of red
tags.  He bid bags and now we only have the tags, it's not fair
to the residents.

Netzler - we were trying to work this through before the new
contract took off but Baumann Disposal dropped it and then the
fun started.  

Weiss Driveway Pipe - no action.

FINANCIAL AND TAXES
Bills - Netzler moved to pay the bills as presented less Anderson
Equipment for the shifter and labor totaling $1,696.23 general
fund.  Sitek seconded.  Carried.

Payroll - Sitek moved to approve payroll #20-94.  Netzler
seconded.  Carried.

Copier - nothing.

Minute Book - Herb moved to purchase a minute book.  Ben
seconded.  Carried.

PLANNING, ZONING, HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Industrial Grants - nothing.
Sewage/Washington Twp. - nothing.
Soltys Replacement - nothing.
George Burbules/Sketch Plan - Mr. Burbules was not present.

Tina Johnson/Conditional Use - Ms. Johnson is requesting a
conditional use permit to operate a notary public service from
her home at 10771 Eureka Road.  Sitek moved to advertise a
hearing for November 8 at 7:45 p.m.  Netzler seconded.  Carried.

SOLICITOR
Most items on hold until the last meeting of the month.

Nudity Ordinance #4-94 - Netzler moved to advertise the hearing
for the ordinance.  Sitek seconded.  Carried.

Netzler in answer to question - call the Liquor Control Board for
noise control.

Lost Gravel - Herb said he feels we need a meeting with the other
two townships involved.

Sitek - the meeting should be with all who got gravel, the
townships, ESTA and Hoover.  I can't see this Township taking the
loss.  Percentage of compaction was discussed.

Netzler - the thing that worries me is we came up short twice. 
They crushed another 6,000 yards and still came up short 2,000
yards.  I think the biggest share is at ESTA.  There is a big
difference in Hoover's compaction rate and the engineer's
compaction rate.  I think we're out close to $15,000 on this
deal.  Discussion.

Sitek - we've never had problems before we started crushing
gravel.  We may have lost a load or two between townships but
never this amount.  Discussion.

Netzler - it compacted to 2 1/2 inches.  All we'd need to do is
dig in the road and see where it's at.

Sitek - the best thing is to get everyone together and figure it
out.

OLD BUSINESS
Nothing on any of the items listed.

NEW BUSINESS
Nothing.

CORRESPONDENCE
Reviewed.

Tony Donikowski - I think the cost on Silverthorn Road should be
divided equally between all the residents using the road and not
by front foot assessment.

Netzler - the law says you must pay by lineal foot.  There is no
other way that is legal.  The law says it's by front foot
assessment.  The law may not be right but we have to live with
it.  If the Attorney says it's not tax deductible, the petition
will go back to the residents.

Sitek - should the road paving not go through, I don't believe I
want anyone to tell me the roads are bad.  This Township was
ridiculed during the bad spring of 1993 even though other
townships had roads closed too.  Our citizens are doing the
bitching and giving us the bad press.

Frank Servidio - the roads are better now than in the last 17
years I've been here.

ADJOURN
Sitek called the meeting adjourned at 2100 hours.

Bonnie J. Bernhardt, Secretary