Carnegie

Police have issued warnings about two scams.

In the first, a victim receives an e-mail telling them that they can receive information about who wants to kill them by sending $1,000.

The second is a postal mail scam in which victims receive checks for several thousand dollars from out-of-state companies that are made out to the recipients. Police advise recipients not to try to cash the checks because they are bogus.

Anyone who receives questionable or suspicious mail or e-mail should contact Detective Tom Oros, 412-276-4245 or via e-mail, atoros@carnegiepolice.org.

Collier

Commissioners on July 8 approved, with 16 conditions, Collier Land & Coal Development's conditional use application for mineral removal on land located near Noblestown and Nike Site roads.

Among the conditions are a final approval, which can't be appealed, of the subdivision plan for the McHugh Residential Estate Subdivision, including required financial security; storm water runoff controls must be done to protect neighboring properties; hours of operation are limited to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays; the coal spoil pile cannot be altered without permission of the adjoining Barrington property owners; and no blasting with the coal removal.

Also, stockpiled timbered trees will be removed, measures must be undertaken to control dirt and sediment from public roads, easements will be recorded for the conveyance of an off-pond water detention site, safety fences must be erected and the developer must submit a reclamation plan that would be activated if the site is not developed for use of homes within the two years of the completion of mining.

• Officials authorized the solicitor to draft an interim assessment ordinance that would impose taxation on new construction and major improvements upon completion but before they appear on the current annually-issued tax duplicates. The measure is being done in conjunction with the Chartiers Valley School District.

• Commissioners approved a developer's agreement with NCH Hospitality for the construction of a Sonic restaurant near Route 50 at Chartiers Valley Shopping Center. Sonic is a 55-year-old chain of restaurants that offers carhop service.

• The board approved the use of the ENRADD traffic control enforcement system that calibrates speed and sends the data to patrol cars. The system, which stands for Electronic Non-Radar Device, involves placing sensors on roads that use infrared beams to transmit traffic speed information.

Findlay

Imperial Land Corp. has begun taking steps to build light industrial buildings near Burgettstown Road.

Supervisors voted June 9 to approve development of a new road, adjacent to Burgettstown Road, and the subdivision of about 289 acres into four lots.

The smaller lots were 15 acres, eight acres and 10 acres, with about 253 acres remaining.

A separate development, Chapman Commerce Park, is planned nearby, on land formerly owned by Imperial Land Corp. The company owns thousands of acres near the Findlay Connector, in an area targeted for development.

Tom Gallant was glad to see commercial projects moving forward.

"I consider us very lucky, the way the economy is and $4 gasoline ... that we have these companies in, and still moving forward with development projects, especially out there near the Findlay Connector," he said.

North Fayette

For the second consecutive month, the planning commission meeting on July 15 was cancelled because there were no new development applications.

Over the past decade or so, new residential and commercial construction in North Fayette had been brisk.

Brian Temple, the director of community development, said during his nine years with the township, he could not recall the monthly planning commission meeting ever having been cancelled until now.