Meeting Minutes, October 9, 2000West Earl Township Board of Supervisors157 West Meteler RoadBrownstown. PA 17508In Attendance:Chairman: Thomas BriggsVice Chairman: Sylvan FisherMembers: Richard HorstRichard StoverPage 1 of 3Secretary: Walter WannerManager: Patrick BairettThe meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm by Vice Chairman Sylvan Fisher.Motion by Dick Stover second by Dick Horst to approve the minutes as written. Motionapproved unanimously.Correspondence:B. Penn Dot approved the permit to allow for the flashing warning device on S State St. Thepermit will be reviewed for the next meeting.NewBusiness:A. The board discussed the survey of the Lions Club Park, the quote was more thananticipated.Motion by Dick Horst second by Dick Stover to table the quote until next meeting. Motionapproved unanimously.Subdivision/LandDevelopment:B. Fairmount Homes presented their request for a waiver from curbing.Motion by Walter Wanner second by Dick Stover to grant the request of a waiver fromsection 155-32.C.2 Curbing. Motion approved unanimously.They also presented the plan and requested to waive the preliminary plan.Motion by Dick Horst second by Walter Wanner to grant the request to waive the preliminaryplan and to accept the plans as final plans. Motion approved unanimously.Guests:Representatives from PPL and PPL Global presented an overview for the proposedgenerators at the Akron Sub Station. The plans include 10 gas fired megawatts units tooperate on peak demand. They discussed the amount of noise the units will create. Oneunit will create 65 decibels at 400 feet away from the unit. (A heat pump creates 75decibels) a noise expert will have to conduct a study. They also discussed the amount ofwater needed for the units. The units need 500 gallons of water per minute during operation.The water is used to reduce pollution and increase efficiency. They still have not found anadequate water source able to supply the amounts needed. There will be a small amountof nitrogen oxide omitted from the natural gas that is burned in the generators. The Akronlocation was picked to house 10 units because of the location of the gas transmission linesand the ability to connect to the sub-station.
