Hopewell Township Commissioners Meet To Discuss Road Improvement Project and First Aid

The Hopewell Commissioners met last night  and approved a contract with Youngblood Paving , Inc., for the road improvement project for a total of $342,679. Township engineer Maria Hartman tells Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano that several roads will be paved. The township  is looking to hire a new employee for the road department; applications are due by August 31. Police Chief Brian Uhrmacher announced that  first aid and medical equipment has been installed in all department vehicles. The commissioners adopted a resolution  that will enable the police department to secure grant monies through the DUI GRANT PROGRAM .  Chief Uhrmacher said that the monies will be  shared by  local departments to set up DUI checkpoints . The township will be getting a Dairy Queen soon; the current one has been closed for a few years and is being remodeled; no other details were available. Township manager Norman Kraus, Jr. said that the 2 summer office interns  were done last week. He said, “I hope they want to come back next summer.”  He said he was very satisfied with their work.