Texas Township Supervisors turned down a request by Rusty Palmer to install a 40 by 48 foot sign at his Route 6 business, Rusty Palmer Inc.

 They said he failed to show why such a sign was needed and that they were sticking to the township ordinance which allows a sign to be only 30 feet high.“Rusty, you didn’t give us reason not to go along with the Planning Commission,” said Supervisor Vice Chairman Don Doney.  

When Supervisor Allan Wickle said a 48-foot high sign would be like taking a tractor trailer and standing it on end, Palmer said most tractor trailers are 53 feet long. The sign would have been installed at his new location, just west of Route 652.
Doney said he’d received several phone calls from residents opposed to the sign, and  Zoning Enforcement Officer Lee S. Krause said he’d received several letters stating the same.

 “So, in other words, I’m whipped, then. You’re not going to split it in the middle or nothing?” Palmer asked, wanting to know if they’d allow a 40-foot high sign. Supervisor Wickle said they’d allow a three-foot base to place the sign on, but that was the only offer made.

“Sorry Rusty ...You can appeal it, but that’s up to you,” said Supervisor Chairman Jack McDonald.

Latest Sewer Authority news
Reading correspondence at Monday night’s supervisor’s meeting, Texas Township Secretary John Haggarty says they received good news from the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) for the Central Wayne Regional (Sewer) Authority.
At a public hearing on July 16, the DRBC, approved an application for the new waste water treatment plant in Honesdale. Haggarty said the Department of Environmental Protection could not issue any more permits without that clearance.
Treasurer of the Central Wayne Regional Authority, Haggarty said they’re in the process of, “transferring assets from the municipalities to the authority.” That’s something they hope to have completed by August, he said. They’re also finalizing layout plans for the new plant with hopes of having it out for construction bid sometime this fall.

Also discussed
•The township’s insurance policy premium, through DGK Insurance and Financial Services, is up by $60, for an annual premium of $20,760. W. Jeffrey Kyle was on hand to answer questions about the policy.

 
•Resident Gus Lintner asked when the William Pykus property on Route 6 was zoned industrial. The property, located across the river, behind Kost Tire and Muffler, was recently purchased by the Indian Orchard Renewable Energy LLC for a proposed ethanol plant. Zoning Enforcement Officer Krause said it was done “before his time.”
Lintner also questioned, “What do they have for an emergency route?”

Krause said, “They haven’t talked to any of my guys and they haven’t talked to me.”

• Krause recently handed out cards to residents in Seelyville, notifying them that they don’t meet the set backs to burn. You have to be at least 30 feet from your neighbor’s property line or any structure to burn. “That pretty much wipes out Seelyville and White Mills from burning,” he said.

Response to the cards was mixed, Krause said.
“How do you make everybody happy? You can’t. You’ve got to do the best you can with what you’ve got ...You shouldn’t have to smell their garbage next door,” McDonald said.
The burning of yard debris will require a permit and residents have to call Comm Center to inform them of the controlled burn.

 
A public hearing for the proposed burn ordinance is being considered for either August 4 or August 18, 7 p.m. at the Texas Township Municipal Building.