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Wednesday, February 09, 2000 Page: 7A
HANOVER TWP. – The township on Monday received a $50,000 state grant to
offset the cost of sewer upgrades ordered by the state Department of
Environmental Protection.
State Rep. John Yudichak, D-Plymouth, said DEP ordered the township to
clean approximately 5,000 feet of sewer line that carries flow from
Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-Barre Township, Ashley, Sugar Notch, Warrior Run and
Hanover Township.
DEP also required upgrades to manholes that were below flood elevations
along Solomon Creek, he said.
The project, which cost $56,000, was completed in September.
State Rep. Kevin Blaum, D-Wilkes-Barre, said the upgrade will make the
system large enough to accommodate increased flow from recent and future
development in Wilkes-Barre Township.
The grant was awarded by the state Department of Community and Economic
Development’s Community Revitalization Program.
Blaum and Yudichak, who each represent part of the township, presented a
check to township officials Monday.