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2) Requests from the public to be heard:
3) Review and approval of the March 28, 2023 draft minutes.
4) Updating the Bridgeton Twp. Comprehensive Plan Lead/Roger Keller:
Objective for this BTPC meeting: is to complete working toward coming to a consensus on a few last CP update items and moving the CP update forward.
>Discussion of any changes, additions, deletions to the ‘Summary’ and ‘Recommendations’ sections of the draft.
>Requests for any other suggested changes, additions, deletions to the CP
>Land Use – Zoning Districts
>Request for the inclusion of 3 groundwater studies in the CP update that were completed after Bridgton Townships last Comprehensive Plan:
Insert on pg 76, under the heading Water Supply, at the end of paragraph 3.
· Hydrogeology and Ground-Water Quality Of Northern Bucks County, Pennsylvania – U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4109
Within the summary (on pg. 75) of this study area in northern Bucks it was stated that: “Diabase has no primary porosity, and the depth of fracturing rarely exceeds 100 to 150 feet. Therefore, all ground-water flow is through fractures, and nearly all ground-water storage is in the upper weathered zone. Where the weathered zone is absent, little ground-water storage is available. Many wells drilled into diabase penetrate underlying hydrogeologic units, and these wells may derive some or all of their water from the underlying units.”
· Hydrogeologic Framework Of The Diabase Aquifer At The Boarhead Farms Superfund Site, Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania – U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4090
“The Hydrogeologic investigation at the Boarhead Farms Superfund Site was done to characterize the framework of the diabase aquifer underlying the site. The primary water-producing fracture system is less than 30 feet below land surface.”… “The diabase aquifer is low yielding with low transmissivities.”
Insert the following study in the Wetlands section, pg 23, at the end of second paragraph:
· Wetlands Study Results for Tinicum Creek Watershed, Bridgeton, Nockamixon & Tinicum Townships, Bucks County, Pennsylvania – BNT GMC and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; USEPA Grant Number 66-461
This joint effort “performed wetlands inventorying and characterization tasks, and performed recharge potential quantification tasks. Results of the study are deemed appropriate for use as planning tools by the respective townships.”
>Going forward per the Bucks County Planning Commission:
The Bridgeton Planning Commission can begin the adoption period once they are satisfied with the plan. You can announce the start of the review period at a BTPC meeting, and then the Bucks County Planning Commission will work on sending letters out to the surrounding municipalities and school district, notifying these entities of the review period.
The plan just needs to be posted for public viewing. Usually this is on the municipality’s website with a physical copy also made available at the municipal building. There is no legal requirement to advertise in the local news source or on social media, but these extra steps can certainly be taken.
The township just needs to advertise the public meeting as it would any other meeting and put the action item on the agenda. The date does not need to be set when you announce the start of the review period. It would make the most sense to just have the BCPC present the plan at your regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting via Zoom as we have been doing. The public meeting can occur within the 45-day review period. So if you decide to start the review period at your April meeting, we could meet in May to present the plan to the public.
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Thinking about as we update our current 1994 Comp. Plan…
-What are Bridgeton’s challenges since last Twp Comp. Plan of 1994?
-Should the Comp Plan Map/pg. 31 be changed? How/in what way?
-Ref. the CP Map…What are Bridgeton Townships land use goals?
-Ref. the CP Map… What is our vision? “What do we want to be?”
-Decide what we DON’T want in the plan.
-What maps should be included and available as digital, GIS and paper
>A few census stats from: The U.S. Census, type “Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, PA” into their search bar. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/
Please be advised that, weather permitting, Chesapeake Bay Helicopters will be mobilizing to the Met-Ed region to begin performing UV/IR patrols on all Met-Ed 69kV and 115kV lines. These inspections are expected to take approximately one to two weeks to complete, however, any storm or outage-related patrols could prolong completion. The helicopter to be used is as follows:
Blue Bell 206 Jet Ranger w/tail registration number N719CB – see photo
A UV/IR patrol (also known as Infrared & Corona inspection) is a similar to a routine visual patrol in terms of patrol speed, but the onboard inspection crew is viewing the transmission line(s) through the infrared and ultraviolet spectrums through specialized cameras. The purpose of a UV/IR patrol is to detect any overheated transmission line components or arcing that isn’t otherwise visible to the naked eye.
It should be noted that the contractor has been authorized to patrol the transmission circuits in their entirety (i.e. “breaker-to-breaker”), so patrols on certain lines may therefore extend into the neighboring regions. The flight crew will provide information on their daily location to Transmission Lines Maintenance, FE East Transmission Operations, and any local airports when in their airspace.
Aug. 5, 2022 and request for waivers received via electronic mail by
Bridgeton Twp. engineers, Wynn Associates, Inc. on February 2, 2023.
>Bridgeton Twp. Engineer, Tim Fulmer, P.E., Wynn Associates, Inc. will lead the review of issues to be resolved and recommendations as outlined in the engineers plan review letter dated February 17, 2023.
>This plan will need to receive relief of the Bridgeton Twp. Zoning Ordinance through the Zoning Board prior to approval of the land development plan.
5) Updating the Bridgeton Twp. Comprehensive Plan Lead/Roger Keller:
>Mar. 28, 2023 discussion will be presented by Bryn-Erin Kerr, Community Planner with the Bucks County Planning Commission; Topic:Review of the third draft changes of the Comprehensive Plan update
>The next tentative BTPC and BCPC meeting will be:
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Thinking about as we update our current 1994 Comp. Plan…
-What are Bridgeton’s challenges since last Twp Comp. Plan of 1994?
-Should the Comp Plan Map/pg. 31 be changed? How/in what way?
-Ref. the CP Map…What are Bridgeton Townships land use goals?
-Ref. the CP Map… What is our vision? “What do we want to be?”
-Decide what we DON’T want in the plan.
-What maps should be included and available as digital, GIS and paper
>A few census stats from: The U.S. Census, type “Bridgeton Township, Bucks County, PA” into their search bar. https://data.census.gov/cedsci/
Bridgeton Township is studying ways to make River Road through the village center safer. The radar signs showing speeds have been a big help, as most cars slow down when they see their speed is exceeding the speed limit. But alot of folks don’t slow down. Here is a screenshot of the logs from the speed signs.
We think, and studies show, that making everyone aware of the situation, and asking our community to help spread the word that speeding through Upper Black Eddy is dangerous for residents who live along the road AND for the drivers. If we all drive with the Golden Rule in mind, it makes our home along the river that much more inviting, safe and beautiful.
The Bridgeton Township Supervisors will have their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, April 12th at 7 pm. This meeting will be held live and on Zoom.
