Blaine Township

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Blaine Township office hours Mondays & Thursdays 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm. Meetings held on 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:00 pm.

Washington County, Taylorstown PA

BLAINE TOWNSHIP
SUPERVISOR MEETING
Minutes
April 9th, 2026, following Data Center Ordinance Hearing

  1. Meeting called to order at 5:20p.m. by Frank Nemeth.
  2. Roll Call – Frank Nemeth, Chairman; Randy Sochor, Vice-Chairman; Heath Shriver, Supervisor; Charlotte Karnes, Solicitor; and Eden Rogers, Secretary/Treasurer were present.
  3. Pledge of Allegiance
  4. Public Comment – Doug Robbins representing T-Town Softball came to discuss the new terms listed in the Ballfield Lease Agreement.
  5. Executive Session was held at 6:00p.m. on March 12th, 2026, to discuss each supervisor’s responsibilities and goals for the Township.
  6. Approval of Minutes for March 12th, 2026 – A motion was made by Randy Sochor to approve the Minutes for March 12th, 2026. 2nd by Heath Shriver. All in favor.
  7. Treasurer’s Report
    a. Review of Treasurer’s Report for March 2026
    b. Approval of bills:
    i. General Fund for $11,148.13
    ii. State Fund for $12,729.07
    iii. Impact Fee Fund for $773.45
  8. A motion was made by Randy Sochor to approve the bills for March 2026. 2nd by Heath Shriver. All in favor.
  9. New Business – No new business.
  10. Old Business
    a. Discuss updates on gas tank regulations – Motion made by Frank Nemeth to table deciding on purchase of gas tank. 2nd by Randy Sochor. All in favor.
    b. Discuss/Approve Ballfield Lease Agreement – Motion made by Frank Nemeth to table approval of Ballfield Lease Agreement. 2nd by Heath Shriver. All in favor.
    c. Discussion of regulations and processes required to sell/advertise the Township’s 1986 International Truck.
    d. Discuss use of Range Resources Grant (tabled) – Supervisors will decide what to do with grant at a later date.
    e. Discussion of condemned house: information on owners was found.
  11. Other Business
    a. Discussion of Supervisor tablets – Reminder for supervisors to use Township-issued tablets for government work only.
  12. Road Report – Not planning on tarring and chipping this year. Instead, focusing on fixing other aspects of the roads (ditches, etc.).
  13. Zoning Officer Report – Zoning Officer not present.
  14. Solicitor’s Report – Nothing to report.
  15. Correspondence – Many residents are scheduling pavilion rentals at the Township park.
  16. Taylorstown Wins – All of the posts at the Ballfield are screwed in and the lights were fixed.
  17. A motion was made by Frank Nemeth to adjourn the meeting at 5:55p.m. 2nd by Randy Sochor. All in favor.