This article is adopted to establish procedures
for request to be filed and reviewed by the Township of Hempfield
regarding the extension or provision of streetlights to properties
situate within the Township; to establish a method of assessing the
costs of said streetlights; and to establish a procedure for collection
of said street light assessments.
The Board of Supervisors of Hempfield Township
is hereby authorized to contract with electric, gas or other lighting
companies to light and illuminate roads and highways and other public
places with electric light, gas light or other illuminating substances.
The Board of Supervisors, at its sole discretion,
shall determine by resolution the manner by which the cost of construction
and installation of said street lights shall be collected from those
properties served by said streetlights. Said assessment shall be determined
by any one or a combination of the methods provided for by Section
2003 of the Second Class Township Code as the same may from time to time be amended.
All annual assessments for streetlights shall
be filed with the Township Tax Collector under Section 3301(a) of
the Second Class Township Code. The assessment shall be billed on the annual real estate
tax bill for general township purposes.