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Gilpin Township is considering changes to its decades-old burning ordinance. The updated ordinance, to be voted on next month, would allow residents more leeway when burning on their property. Supervisor Charles Stull said at a meeting this week that the township’s original ordinance was passed in 1997, and contains several contradictory phrases and confusing language. The supervisors began revising the ordinance last month. “A lot of it was focused on preventing weird things,” Stull said of the original ordinance. “One thing was that people weren’t allowed to burn on Mondays … because Monday was considered ‘laundry day’ back in the day. That’s when people would hang out their laundry to dry.” ....
Tribune-Review file Allegheny Ludlum’s Bagdad plant as seen Jan. 10, 2006. ATI permanent closed the plant in 2016.
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A West Deer man is accused of stealing copper valued at $30,000 from an idled Allegheny Technologies Inc. plant with the help of two men who were not in custody as of Tuesday afternoon, Gilpin police said. Police said they had not recovered the stolen copper as of Tuesday afternoon. Gilpin police said they arrested Gerad Ogershok, 34, on Feb. 2 after receiving a complaint about a parked U-Haul blocking a garage along the township’s Bagdad Road. ....
Gilpin Township has a vacancy on its water and sewer authority board. Supervisors chairman Charlie Stull confirmed Friday that Joel Knepshield stepped down from the municipal authority last month. Stull said Knepshield cited work obligations in his resignation letter. The township is looking to find a replacement as soon as possible, Stull said. Members of the municipal authority board oversee all water and sewer projects in the township. Board members are volunteers, but Township Secretary Sonya Mazak said they receive $35 for each monthly meeting they attend. Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. Interested township residents are asked to email [email protected] or mail a letter of interest to 589 State Route 66, Leechburg, PA 15656. ....