SUMMIT TOWNSHIP - A discussion about Gibson Park took up a great portion of the October meeting of the Summit Township Supervisors.

The topic began at the September meeting, when Supervisor Harry McGrath imparted some details of a water and erosion situation at the park.

He had said that a grant had been used to remedy a problem of water being taken from one side of the road via pipe and ending up in the recreation area. This was a type of experiment carried out through a Dirt and Gravel Road Project and it worked for a while until leaves and other sediment gathered in the area and caused problems.

Due to this, Porter Consulting Engineers had been directed at the September meeting to gather some preliminary sketches and plans so that the township could apply for another grant through Soil and Conservation.

Jason Dickey of Porter Consulting did that very thing and went over the particulars with the board during the October meeting. Dickey had sketches, aerial photos and a cost estimate on hand, which he handed out to supervisors.

As Dickey was going over the details, Supervisor Leroy Bell added some ideas of his own. Dickey indicated that it would not be problematic to work the repairs in the way that Bell had suggested.

The board and Dickey bantered about some ideas and Dickey indicated that it was basically a conceptual layout which would be used in the grant application process.

Secretary Cindy McCoy gave Dickey the application for his perusal and everything will soon be underway.

Meanwhile, in some rather uplifting Gibson news, Supervisor Harry McGrath said he was extremely happy to see the facility being used regularly by some folks who have various disabilities.

Evidently, these individuals have been coming out to the park in the company of health care workers and/or life skills coaches, for instance. Some come on the CATA Bus, which has been spotted at the venue on more than one occasion.

McGrath said because of this, he thought it would be a good idea to keep the restroom cleaning schedule on the docket for the time being. He said it didn't have to be done daily or anything but just wanted to make sure that there would be enough supplies in the restrooms for those who are utilizing the park on a regular basis. All agreed that it would be acceptable to do so.

Supervisors all expressed their satisfaction in terms of the the park lifting the spirits of folks in need.

Gibson Park is slated to have more visitors than the above mentioned as well. A local science teacher expressed a desire to use it for various scientific purposes.

The facility appears to be a beehive of activity as of late and will continue to be so until the weather is no longer cooperative.

Until Mother Nature becomes a real factor, supervisors are going to do their best to keep it opened for as long as humanly possible.

Pete Albaugh, Summit Fire Marshall and Code Enforcement Officer, was in attendance as well. He received a complaint about a property located in an area off of Reed Avenue Extension. The land in question is the Flanders property.

He went out to examine the situation and found that the electric had been clipped and there was a lock on the gas meter as well. The house is in deplorable condition and is not able to be inhabited.