Residents of the Northgate development in Upper Hanover have been plagued by unfinished projects since they moved in.

            Representatives from Gilmore & Associates and Haines & Kibblehouse attended the Tuesday, Jan. 10 meeting of the Upper Hanover Board of Supervisors to give updates on the development punch list.

            Tommy Lentwinch, of Haines & Kibblehouse, said that his firm would be addressing stormwater issues, paving, guide rails, and landscaping on the punch list. He noted that the firm was "compelled to complete everything under limits of the bond."

            He further stated that the developer, THP, which filed for bankruptcy in 2009, was not paying for anything. Haines & Kibblehouse would be paying a "couple million dollars" to complete the work at their own expense. THP is still responsible for two of the phases of the project under the terms of the bankruptcy, and solicitor Joseph Bresnan said that he had an agreement ready for signing by the developer.

            Township manager Anne Klepfer stated that the punch list only applies to public work, not private property. Lentwinch said that work should be completed by July.

            In tax-related news, Upper Hanover tax collector Matthew Kells requested that his wife be made his deputy.

            Solicitor Bresnan immediately responded "no." Previously Kells had requested his son be deputized. The tax collector is only supposed to have a deputy if he or she becomes incapacitated.

            Frustrations over Kells have been brewing for months, with questions about his place of residence still lingering. He has not been available during his set business hours for tax payments, and residents have been calling the township office to complain.

            Supervisor Ben Fiorito said, "He's snubbing his nose at us."

            Solicitor Bresnan said that Pennsylvania was the hardest state for the removal of public officials but said he would talk to local state representatives to see if anything can be done.

            A township resident said, "You can embarrass the guy until he disappears."

            In parks news, Boy Scout Hunter DeBlock presented a check for over $4,600 for the purchase of exercise equipment for his Eagle Scout project. DeBlock did the fundraising to reimburse the township for the cost of the equipment, which will be installed in Camelot Park.

            In zoning news, the supervisors sent a variance application for the Stauffer Manufacturing warehouse project on Kraussdale Road to the zoning hearing board without comment. They also approved waivers recommended for the Acorn Lofts projects in Palm.