New Curbs Planned for Lincoln and Flexer Avenues

Property owners on Lincoln and Flexer avenues in Salisbury Township will have to pay for new curbs that need to be installed to prevent erosion, according to the

Townhip Engineer Dave Tettemer told the board at a workshop meeting last week that about 2,100 feet of curbing needs to be installed on the two roads. The project would involve about eight residential property owners and Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church, 1151 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.

"There is some minor erosion there and a curb would help stabilize that," Tettemer said. "Water is a big issue with road life. A curb would help give better life to the road."

Cement curbing costs about $30 a foot and the entire project could cost about $14,000, Tettemer said. The largest property owner has about 200 feet of frontage, which would cost about $6,000 to install curbing.

The board discussed ways to ease the cost to the property owners, who can either hire their own contractors or pay the township to contract the work at possibly a lower price.

"No matter how you cut it, it is a cost to the property owner," Township Manager Randy Soriano said.

Public Works Director John Andreas said curbing, which is priced by linear feet, is generally less expensive when done by a curbing machine than when installed in sections by hand.

When the township installed curbing in the past on Public Road on the eastern side, it worked out three payment options to property owners, said Assistant Township Manager and Finance Director Cathy Bonaskiewich. Fees were lower when payment terms were shorter, she said.

Soriano said he wanted to review the ordinance on curbing before moving taking any action.