Nine Washington Township roads will be part of this summer's seal-coat project.
Seal coat is not paving, but it protects the sides of the road from potential cracking from stormwater runoff.
Supervisors on Thursday night awarded a $207,000 contract to Russell Standard Corp. to improve Zubal Road, Blueberry Drive, Donna Drive, Ridge Drive, Highview Drive, Paradise Drive, 510 feet of Pfeffer Road Extension, Thompson Road and more than 3,000 feet of Gill Road.
No start date has been determined.
In other business
• Two new eateries near the junction of Routes 380 and 66 will be moving into the township.
Supervisors gave the OK for Michael Large to open Route 66 Pizza and Grill, a take-out-only establishment.
Large will convert a former medical building for his new restaurant.
William Wolf, owner of Country Manor Motel, will be permitted to open Cones & More in the motel parking lot.
The small restaurant will be housed in an 8-foot-by-16-foot trailer and be open from April through October.
Outdoor tables will be provided to patrons.
• Signal Mountain, Inc. representing AT&T Mobility, was given the go-ahead to install three new 4-gigabyte antennas on an already existing pole along Route 356.
Officials said engineering studies showed the pole can hold the additional antennas.
• Washington Township will buy about one-tenth of an acre of the Edward Krokosky property on Evans Road.
This will be done in order for Consol Energy Co. to widen Evans Road to make it easier for the energy giant's vehicles to reach nearby natural gas drilling sites.
Consol will bear all costs for the project, including reimbursing the township for buying the property and accompanying legal fees.
• Supervisors designated township-owned Kunkle Park and Crestview ballfield as tobacco-free zones.
• The Kiski Astronomers, in conjunction with the Washington-Bell Lions Club, will hold stargazing parties from 8 p.m. to midnight May 17 and May 25, weather permitting.
George Guido is a freelance writer for Trib Total Media.
