Washington Township

On Oct. 3, Washington Township, Pa., crews dug footers for the five columns planned for the memorial at Red Run Park. Their work launched construction, which continued with GRC General Contractor Inc. and Valley Quarries forming and pouring the memorial's floor. Fundraising continues for the project, which has brought in about $45,400 to date. That includes recent donations of $5,000 from Eagles Club Inc. and $2,200 from American Legion Post 15. The memorial will feature artifacts from ground zero in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the Shanksville, Pa., field where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- The Washington Township municipal offices were expanded by nearly 1,000 square feet on Tuesday when modular additions were delivered. A tractor-trailer backed each half onto the existing building, allowing workers to then place cinderblocks underneath and level the structures. The township supervisors purchased the Anchor Modular Buildings for $68,000. The supervisors looked at several options for a larger municipal complex, but ultimately purchased the modular buildings as a way to hold off on any major construction projects.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - An outdoor burning ban is in effect in Washington Township, Pa., until further notice. "It's really dry out there," said Township Manager Michael Christopher. He said the ban will remain in effect until there is "an appreciable amount of rain. " The ban includes burning brush, using burn barrels for trash and any outdoor furnaces or incinerators, Christopher said. Township residents can still use charcoal or gas grills, however. Christopher said the burn ban was initiated Monday on the recommendation of James Meeks, the township's emergency management coordinator.

WAYNESBORO, Pa. - "We'd just like to thank the township supervisors for the opportunity to finally have a home," Rick Rowe said to the Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors on Monday. Rowe, president of the Waynesboro Stallions youth football league, spoke to the supervisors shortly before they committed to an agreement that will give the Stallions use of the lower field at Pine Hill Regional Recreation Area. The Stallions have been playing games at the Quincy (Pa.) Ox Roast grounds.

WAYNESBORO, PA. - Recommendations have been made on how zoning could change in Washington Township, Pa. Professional community planners working with Washington Township and the Borough of Waynesboro have formed suggestions on how township land could be zoned in the future. Township Manager Mike Christopher said he has seen the changes, but he might recommend against many of the ones with completely new zones. "At the end of the day, we still need to sell this to the public," Christopher said earlier this month.

waynesboro@herald-mail.com WAYNESBORO, Pa. - A Pittsburgh development company is asking Washington Township to rezone nearly 70 acres in Rouzerville, Pa., to make way for a retail center, according to an application filed with the township this week. The applicant on the rezoning request is listed as Echo Waynesboro Assoc., L.P. of 701 Alpha Drive, Pittsburgh. The company has no telephone listing. There was no individual's name on the application. While rumors abound that it's for a Wal-Mart store, Paul Benchoff, supervisors chairman, said the township has received nothing official yet. The rumors about Wal-Mart were discussed at a supervisor's meeting in July, he said.

Helping build a Sept. 11, 2001, memorial in Washington Township, Pa., will soon be only a phone call away. Volunteers working on the memorial at Red Run Park are putting together a fundraiser scheduled for Tuesday. Country station WAYZ will broadcast live from the park from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. as call-takers work a phone bank for donors. So far, just shy of $28,000 has been raised for the memorial, which will feature artifacts from Ground Zero in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the Shanksville, Pa., field where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.