{"id":9547,"date":"2013-12-20T22:59:29","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T03:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=9547"},"modified":"2013-12-21T22:37:22","modified_gmt":"2013-12-22T03:37:22","slug":"caln-honors-police-officers-for-heroic-action-daily-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=9547","title":{"rendered":"Caln honors police officers for heroic action, daily duties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sgt. Parkinson receives commendation, Ofc. Miller selected Officer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Kyle Carrozza<\/strong>,\u00a0Staff Writer, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Officer Nate Miller receives Officer of the Year honors as his family looks on.<\/p><\/div>\n

CALN \u2013 Caln Township honored police officers Sgt. Steve Parkinson and officer Nate Miller at the Board of Commissioners\u2019 meeting Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Officer Nate Miller receiver the township\u2019s first annual Officer of the Year Award as elected by Police Chief Joseph Elias, who said Miller was given the award for both his heroic action and his carrying out day-to-day duties as an officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe makes Caln a better place to live, work, and visit,\u201d said the nomination letter.<\/p>\n

Miller was quick to give credit to his fellow officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank my brothers and sisters in blue,\u201d Miller said while accepting the award. \u201cThank you for the standards you set. It pushes me forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sgt. Steve Parkinson stands in front of the Board of Commissioners meeting to receive the Chief’s Letter of Commendation.<\/p><\/div>\n

Sgt. Parkinson received a Chief\u2019s Letter of Commendation for his actions in stopping a man from committing suicide.<\/p>\n

Driving home one night, he saw a man standing on Kurt Strauss Memorial Bridge. The man was planning to jump off the bridge onto the tracks of the train below. Parkinson talked the man to safety, within minutes of the next train coming by.<\/p>\n

Parkinson said it was his familiarity with the area that allowed him to notice something was wrong. He, too, gave credit to his fellow officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody here does amazing things on a daily basis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In his last meeting as a commissioner, Board Vice President and Police Liaison Charles Kramer also took time to honor the police force. An Air Force Reservist, Kramer gave each police officer a First Sergeant Coin, an honor he normally gives to his airmen in the reserves.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a tremendous amount of respect for anyone in law enforcement,\u201d he said. \u201cI sleep very well at night knowing you guys are out there.<\/p>\n

Kramer said that the police department acted professionally when his son called 9-1-1, wanting to talk to his mother and that he felt particularly safe when the wind blew his garage door open, prompting the house\u2019s alarm and a thorough sweep of the house.<\/p>\n

In other township news, the Board passed regulations regarding stormwater disposal.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection \u2014 in part prompted by a regional approach mandated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency \u2014 began requiring municipalities to develop stormwater disposal regulations for property owners looking to make additions to their property. Caln\u2019s regulations will require anyone making an addition of over 2000 square feet to make sure they have a disposal plan.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Jim Kruse and Vice President Kramer opposed the motion, with Kruse even calling it \u201cworse than the NSA.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis thing is a Constitutional nightmare,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The mandate passed down by the state would allow government officials to inspect residents\u2019 land for stormwater disposal discrepancies at any time. However, the township added stipulations stating that three weeks\u2019 notice would be given to any resident whose property is to be inspected.<\/p>\n

Kramer was still opposed, saying that the hoops that homeowners now have to jump through could prevent residents from making renovations to their property or even cause them to make renovations without bothering to acquire permits.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m trying to protect here is the single family home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The remaining board members did not like the regulations but voted in favor of passing them for fear of repercussions from the county or state.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t disagree with anything you\u2019re saying, but I\u2019m not willing to gamble with other people\u2019s money,\u201d Commissioner Josh Young told the other commissioners.<\/p>\n

Commissioner Lorrain Tindaro agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like it. I\u2019m holding my nose and voting yes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Board also passed a motion giving permission for a senior living facility to be built on Bondsville Road. Developers still have to get a number of permits and approvals before construction will begin.<\/p>\n

Residents have shown opposition to the facility in the past, many of them concerned with where stormwater will go once construction is underway. The current plan calls for water to run off onto township property, though some people are concerned that water will go into a nearby stream, which could adversely affect surrounding residents.<\/p>\n

The township commissioners also passed the 2014 budget at the meeting. Commissioners were unanimous in their decision, though one resident did raise concern over some expenses. Among her arguments, she said that one police officer has been receiving pension money from the township, though the injury that forced his retirement occurred while assisting another police department.<\/p>\n

Another point of contention for the Board came while discussing the potential purchase of trash carts. The motion, which would have seen the township spend $250,000 to purchase the trash carts, ended up failing.<\/p>\n

Young said that the trash carts could make the area look nice, providing uniform receptacles for residents. The carts could also make people more conscious of what to throw away and what to recycle, thereby saving the township money.<\/p>\n

However, commissioners thought the money could be better spent elsewhere.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a complete and utter waste of tax dollars,\u201d said Kramer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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