Mahoning Township’s board of supervisors addressed a request to release a security deposit to Lehighton Kia at Wednesday’s meeting.

In a formal request letter, Lehighton Kia owner William Rosado asked for the release of the remaining funds in the deposit in light of the developer fixing issues related to paving and accessibility issues.

“It is my understanding that all matters have been resolved between the township engineer and the engineer for Lehighton Kia,” the letter read.

Zoning officer Carl Faust said that he had visited the property on Tuesday, and found the noted issues to be resolved.

However, Faust was curious as to whether Peter Eisenbrown of LTL Consultants had received a copy of the as-built plans for the dealership. Secretary-Treasurer Natalie Haggerty said that she had contacted Eisenbrown, but had not yet heard back from him.

In addition, Faust said that he contacted the Mahoning Municipal Authority, and was told that they had not granted final approval of the project due to the lack of complete clearance from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit from the Environmental Protection Agency that had yet to come through.

Faust said that there were water runoff issues on the property, and that they would need to be addressed before an NPDES permit was granted.

Supervisor Bruce Steigerwalt said that he had seen workers applying seed to a bank on the property earlier in the week, suggesting that the developers are addressing the runoff issue.

Solicitor Thomas Nanovic said that the next step in the process is to connect with Eisenbrown and direct him to inspect the improvements.

“The township engineer then has 30 days to file a report with the supervisors and mail a copy by registered or certified mail to the developers. The supervisors then have 15 days from receipt of the engineer’s report to act on it and notify the developer by registered or certified mail,” he said.

In other business

Mahoning’s Volunteer Service Credit Program was officially passed, allowing members of volunteer fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical service agencies to receive a tax credit for their service. Vice Chairman John Wieczorek said that the criteria for those who wish to claim the exemption is yet to be determined, as he is looking to confer with other municipalities on the matter.

The board approved the Joint Municipal UCC Ordinance Amendment to allow Parryville to join the Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals.

A well exemption request was granted with conditional approval to the owner of 812 Mahoning Drive East, allowing for a new septic tank to be placed within 80 feet of the property’s well. Borough code normally requires a distance of 100 feet.

The exemption will be permitted based on whether the well is cased or capable of being cased, and whether or not any information must be included in the deed indicating that there was an exemption for the well.