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BUTLER TWP. &#8212; The township supervisors will discuss plans to build a new municipal building in the CAN DO office park at their regularly scheduled meeting on April 12, supervisors Chairman Brian Kisenwhether said after Tuesday&#8217;s meeting.&#8220;The purchase of the land will definitely be on the agenda,&#8221; Kisenwhether said &#8220;And, overall, we&#8217;ll be open to any kinds of comment from the public.&#8221;On the table at present is the purchase of property from CAN DO at a cost of $100,000 in order to construct what will be a building to accommodate the police department as well as municipal services.In addition, the supervisors acted to schedule a hearing on the same 12 date to consider revisions to existing sewer systems regulations, which will enhance enforcement procedures. Contained in the package is a series of fines, ranging between $300 to $1,000 plus legal costs for persons who are found in violation of township rules, township Manager Maryanne Petrilla said.In other business, the supervisors unanimously approved a series of purchases through the state&#8217;s cooperative purchasing programs, COSTARS, including:&#8226; $31,212 for a Nentrac tractor from W. F. Welliver &amp; Sons of Bloomsburg&#8226;$98,500 for a 2017 Mack truck with snow plow from Triple Cities Mack of Scranton&#8226;$43,023 for labor and material for &#8220;uplifting&#8221; a snowplow by Powell Sales and Service.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Tom HuntingtonFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach the Times Leader at 570-829-7242 or on Twitter @TLnews.</shirttailMeta></div>

Butler Township supervisors to discuss municipal building plans