November 17, 1994

The budget session of the Supervisors of Franklin Township, held
in the Township office, was called to order by Chairman Benjamin
Sitek at 0915 hours.  Present were Sitek, Herbert Netzler and
David Henderson.

REVENUES
Projected revenues at 18 mills - $347,851, excluding one time
large revenues - $272,851.  Projected revenues at 17 mills -
344,051, excluding one time large revenues - $269,051.

EXPENSES
Discussion on various expense accounts.

404, Legal - Herb felt that research on the cable television
issue boosted cost this year.

408, Engineer - Dave said he put in $3,500 for 1995, the rest of
the cost for the Silverthorn Road project will be in 1996.

409, Building and Grounds - was high this year because of the
high heating costs with the bad winter and pipes needed for
drainage on our property adjoining ESTA.  Dave said Jeff Nelson
suggested sending ESTA a bill for 1/2 the costs incurred with the
drainage.  Herb said to contact the other townships and have them
all share in the cost as they will all utilize the ESTA
facilities.  Dave said he had and they just laughed.  Herb will
send a letter on his letterhead asking that they share the cost.

415, Emergency Management - includes $3,500 in case a generator
comes up.

430, Highways - includes $700 for a radio if needed.

431, Ditching - we're over budget this year but got a lot of
ditching done.

434, Zessinger Pit - the cost of crushing is $60,459 and we still
owe for the last 5 or 6 thousand yards crushed.  Ben said he
can't figure why Hoover was short every time they crushed.  Herb
said they would be if they were counting more going in than going
out.

Henderson - we have exact figures for loading and hauling from
Hoover and Russell Standard.  The engineer on the ESTA project
used compacted yards.  We didn't know that, if we had we would
have had Hoover crush 30,000 yards instead of 20,000 yards. 
Someone is lying somewhere because each load was counted.  Our
cost was $2.45, we charged ESTA $2.75.  The remainder of the ESTA
money when it comes in will go to pay Ivancic and Tan.  Whatever
Hoover's bill is will represent our loss.  The figures in
Zessinger pit represent Silverthorn Road project only.  The
amount includes County Aid funds and is based on 12" of base, 4"
of top.

435, Girard Pit - will be put out for bid.  Discussion on scales.

437, Repairs to Equipment - discussion on what is included in the
various category headings, on expenses for truck 5, 6, and 10.

438, Repairs to Highways - includes Fry Road project - $11,100;
Francis Road project - $8,700; stock pile - $9,800; Silverthorn
Road project - $1,000; Silverthorn Road contingency - $4,000
(cost overrun).  Dave said this is where choices are to be made
because the budget as presented is out of balance; at 17 mills -
$14,338, at 18 mills - $10,538.

Netzler - scrub Fry and Francis, do Francis in 1997 and leave Fry
out altogether.

Henderson - if that's what you want, we will be $5,462 to the
good in the end.  I suggest we leave that amount out of balance
and put that cash in the bank to build up our cash balance.

Sitek - we should have agreed ahead of time with all the
townships that the expenses incurred because of ESTA would be
shared.

Netzler - they're putting up a fence right now, make sure they
put in a gate on our side.

Sitek - how anxious is Washington Twp. to pave Fry?

Henderson -  it's in their budget for 1995.

Sitek - let them pay for the whole thing and we will make
payments on our share.  They have the money, they get block grant
money. 

Netzler - Ridge said he'd take care of block grants and DER.  I
want a letter sent telling our legislators to take care of these
issues.

Henderson - we have three choices on the lost gravel:  it's in
our pile and on New; it's on Eureka (Washington Twp./Elk Creek
Twp.); or Hoover didn't produce it.

Netzler - Hoover validated his amounts, Russell Standard
validated theirs.  The only one not validated is Washington Twp.
and it's only validated according to them.

Henderson - our stockpile came out almost exact.  What if no one
admits a mistake.  If split three ways it would be $3,000 each.

Netzler - then we dig up the road and then we have PennDOT come
out and take core samples of New and Eureka.  We voted on $4.50 a
yard to Washington Twp.  If we stuck to that we wouldn't be out
so bad.  I'm asking Frosty if he is using the gravel from the
Girard pit.  If not he's getting billed for the money we spent to
stockpile it.  We can't make our taxpayers bear the brunt.

Sitek - I don't want to create hard feelings.

Netzler - Russ Atkins told me Washington Twp. didn't include
gravel in their liquid fuel project for this year.  If they had
they would have to validate it. 

Discussion.

ADJOURN
Sitek called the meeting adjourned at 1112 hours. 

Bonnie J. Bernhardt, Secretary