Peters Township Resumes Capital Projects

The coronavirus put a number of activities on hold since it shut down normal life back in March. One of the activities that Peters Township Council paused was its capital improvements program. Council voted unanimously to resume a limited number of those projects. Township Manager Paul Lauer suggested about a half dozen projects that can be completed. Among those projects are the replacement of the smoke and fire detection system in the municipal building and the upgrade to the HVAC system in the library. Lauer hopes to be able to include an air cleaning system to filter out impurities and viruses such as Covid-19. Lauer said that roads will be addressed. The rejuvenator and crack sealing process will take place. Lauer praised council and their conservative budgeting practices that allow them to continue these plans. Revenues are running slightly behind in 2020, but the budgeting is what gave council the liberty to tackle the projects and their $460,000 price tag.