{"id":1206,"date":"2011-01-04T10:56:30","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T15:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unionvilletimes.com\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2011-01-04T10:56:30","modified_gmt":"2011-01-04T15:56:30","slug":"e-marlbough-set-to-hike-some-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=1206","title":{"rendered":"E. Marlbough set to hike some fees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Costs to install pools, seek zoning variance to increase in 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/span>
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By Mike McGann<\/strong>, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com<\/span><\/em><\/span>
\n\"\"<\/a>EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 Those thinking about installing a pool in 2011 are likely to face higher fees from the township, although it\u2019s possible Monday night\u2019s decision to raise fees from $175 to $250 might be revisited, along with a number of other fee increases approved during the township\u2019s Board of Supervisors annual reorganization meeting.<\/p>\n

Township manager Jane Laslo suggested the increase on pool installs specifically because, she said, she finds that they tend to take up more administrative time, with multiple phone calls between the township, the property owner, the contractor and the pool company. As each township in the area has differing rules on set back requirements and such, it Laslo or other staff often must walk applicants through the rules.<\/p>\n

Although the vote ended up being unanimous, supervisors Robert Weer and Richard Hicks questioned the need for an increase, asking whether the pool applicants took up more township time than those applying to build an addition on their homes. Laslo said, in her experience, the pools are more \u201ccomplicated\u201d and that about half of the plans end up before the township\u2019s Zoning Hearing Board to seek a variance, usually due to set back issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI spend a significant amount of time on pool permits,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The township also opted to increase fees for those seeking variances \u2014 with residential\u00a0 fees increased to $550, while all other uses were increased from $600 to $750. Initially, the increase on non-residential variances was proposed as smaller, but supervisors chair Cuyler Walker noted that it seemed unfair not to increase those fees at the same approximate proportion to the residential fees and the rest of board agreed.<\/p>\n

The entire fee structure will likely be revisited at the February meeting, as there were some questions about other fees \u2014 specifically those for parties seeking curative amendments, changes to township zoning that deemed unfair by property owners.<\/p>\n

In other news, the Board of Supervisors unanimously reelected Walker as chair of the board and Hicks as Vice Chair.<\/p>\n

The township fared moderately well through last week\u2019s snowstorm, although roadmaster and supervisor Eddie Caudill noted two issues: the transmission on one truck broke during the heart of the storm, and there was a minor mishap with another township truck being involved in a minor accident. Still, despite those set backs, the township was able to clear the roads in a timely fashion. Walker said he\u2019d gotten several comments from residents expressing appreciation for how well it was done.<\/p>\n

Finally, Laslo noted that the township ended 2010 in the black, with a slight surplus because of better than anticipated transfer tax fees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Costs to install pools, seek zoning variance to increase in 2011 By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com EAST MARLBOROUGH \u2014 Those thinking about installing a pool in 2011 are likely to face higher fees from the township, although it\u2019s possible Monday night\u2019s decision to raise fees from $175 to $250 might be revisited, along with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[38,57,24],"class_list":["post-1206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-featured","tag-east-marlborough","tag-township-supervisors","tag-unionville"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}