CALL TO ORDER – The meeting of the Rockefeller Township Board of Supervisors was
called to order at 6:00 p.m. on April 28, 2026 at the Rockefeller Township Municipal Building
by Chairman, Julie Powell.
PRESENT – Present were Julie Powell, Chairman; Skyler Herb, Vice-Chairman (via phone);
John Jackson, Supervisor; Donald Karpowich, Solicitor; and Stephanie McKinney,
Administrator; Visitors- Ron Gay, Grace Herrold, George Herrold, Paula Greco, and Kyle
Payne.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Skyler made a motion to approve the minutes of April 14, 2026.
John seconded the motion. Motion passed without opposition.
TREASURER’S REPORT – John made a motion to approve the Treasurer’s report and file for
audit. Skyler seconded the motion. Motion carried without opposition.
CORRESPONDENCE
SPECIAL INTEREST –
PUBLIC COMMENTS (Agenda Items)
PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Road Status Report – The road crew completed Dirt & Gravel Project on Conrad Rd, worked
on belt loader and loader, mowed grass, cleaned up the shed.
2026 Road Projects – Skyler moved, seconded by John to approve the road projects at the
following amounts: Paving- Rite Way $12,900; Line Painting – DE Gemmill – $3,731.36; Seal
Coat – Midland Paving $191,940.96, E-1 Prime $5,292.00, Double Seal $9,212.00 Total Road
Project Cost – $223,076.32. Motion was passed unanimously.
Zoning Investigations – The board discussed how complaints are received and investigated.
After some discussion, it was decided that if the board receives a compliant, they will look to see
if the complaint is legitimate and if so, report it to the Code Officer. Otherwise, the complainant
will complete and sign a complaint form.
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Tyler Karycki/Bill Yost – A letter was sent to the owners on March 30 th but there has been no
response to date. It was determined that the Zoning Officer would need to send a Notice of
Violation, Light-Heigel would need to be involved on the UCC permit end and the Sewage
Enforcement Officer would also be involved on the issue of having two principal residences on
one septic.
Clemens Road Bridge – No Report.
Tressler Road Drainage Issue – Concerning Tressler Road drainage, a letter will be sent to the
owner that there were no options to divert the water without causing a problem on another
property or on the road itself.
Data Center Ordinance- Solicitor Karpowich presented a draft amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance concerning data centers. The ordinance will be advertised, sent to the Planning
Commission and County Planning Commission for review and ready for adoption in June.
Planning Commission Member – Julie made a motion seconded by Skyler to appoint Kyle
Payne to the Planning Commission. Motion was passed unanimously.
Watershed Committee Member – Stephanie will reach out to a person for the Watershed
Committee.
Sale of Kubota Tractor – The tractor sold on Municibid for $8,750.00 and the flail mower sold
for $1,550.00. John made a motion seconded by Skyler to accept the bids from Municibid for
the tractor and flail mower. Motion was passed unanimously.
Geisinger Health Plan – The contract with Geisinger Health Plan ends June 1 and rates are
increasing $594.57 a month. We received some numbers and because this plan is grandfathered
before the Affordable Care Act the prices were higher or the same in most instances for a higher
deductible plan. Steph will get prices from PSATS Trustees Insurance and Blue Cross Blue
Shield.
Twin Hill Road Bridge Replacement – A letter was received from Wilson Consulting
concerning the detour route for the bridge replacement on Twin Hill. The board and the
roadmaster were okay with the proposed detour.
Ordinances on Website – Steph would like to publish ordinances on the website but it was
decided to wait until the codification as they will place the ordinances on the website at that time.
Right to Know Policy – Steph would like the Right to Know policy updated to include
anonymous requests. Solicitor Karpowich will draft a new RTK policy resolution.
PSATS Conference Update – Steph gave an update on the happenings at the PSATS conference
which included an important update on the Act 537 update that DEP is seeking public comment
on.
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NEW BUSINESS
Public Comment – Paula asked a question about cell phone video recording.
Review of and authorization to pay all bills – John made a motion to pay all the bills. Julie
seconded the motion. Motion passed without opposition.
Motion to Adjourn – Skyler made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:02 p.m. John seconded
the motion. Motion passed without opposition.
CENTRAL PENN BANK General Fund $301,212.22
CENTRAL PENN BANK Escrow Account $18,915.08
CENTRAL PENN BANK Liquid Fuels $260,751.45
EQUIPMENT FUND $116,315.26
Respectfully Submitted,
Stephanie A. McKinney
Administrator