Manor Township 9-1-1 Signs Ready to be Picked Up

The Manor Township Supervisors discussed the progress of an ordinance that was passed last February requiring residents to purchase and install reflective 9-1-1 address signs on their properties by the end of June.

by Nathan Lasher

“If you ordered a 9-1-1 address sign from the firemen and do not need a pole, they are ready to be picked up,” declared Manor Township Supervisor Jill Davis during a meeting held yesterday evening.

According to Davis, the Supervisors made an ordinance last February after being asked by fire and ambulance personnel which would require residents of Manor Township to purchase the 9-1-1 signs.  “We had passed an ordinance that every residence in Manor Township has to have either a blue or green reflective 9-1-1 sign at the end of their driveway,” she said. “The firemen used it as a fundraiser, and that’s the hold up right now. They can’t get the posts. We had to extend it until the end of June for everyone to have their sign up, but we may be extending it again if it’s the firemen’s fault.”

Davis said that the signs, if bought from the Manor Township Fire Department, cost $20 for a pole and sign. Residents could also buy them from WalMart, Trader Horn, or any other store that had them in supply. Also, if residents are disabled, the fire department has offered to install the signs at no further cost. “If they couldn’t put their own signs up, the firemen were going to take a work night and put them up,” said Davis.

During the meeting, the Supervisors agreed that if the poles and signs were not made readily available by the due date at the end of June, they would have to extend the due date. Furthermore, once they have established a solid due date, enforcement of the ordinance will need to take the recent confusion into account. “Once they have them up, we’re not going to be able to issue tickets right away,” said Davis. “We’ll have to warn people. Still, some people don’t even know that they have to do this.”

The ordinance that was passed last February states: “All owners of property/dwelling/buildings located within the township shall conspicuously post address identification number plates at the entrance of the driveway to the property/dwelling/building. The number must be readily seen and read from the highway, street, or road upon which the driveway enters. At no time can the plate be obstructed by vegetation, trees, coverings, snow or any other object(s) or debris.”

It further states that numbers must be at least three inches high with reflective material. The identification plate must be mounted vertically at least three feet from the bottom of the plate to the ground. Numbers must be placed on both sides of the sign. The plate must be mounted on display posts such as wood pole, steel rod, or masonry pillar within five feet from the edge of the shoulder of a township road, state highway, or at the driveway entrance of a private road.