“They got four or five applicants and narrowed it down to who they thought would fit the township, where we were weak,” Klabnik said.Ī township manager is responsible for the day-to-day activities in the township, Klabnik explained, including discussions around land development, budgeting, working with developers, reports to the county and state, and securing grant funding.MIDDLESEX TWP - A billboard proposed at 1311 Pittsburgh Road was turned down Wednesday. Winkle due to his professional experience, education and personal characteristics, which are best aligned with the professional leadership needs of the township,” a Middlesex Township statement read.Īt the meeting, township administrator and secretary Marla Klabnik said the township worked with the Allegheny League of Municipalities and consultant Jerry Andree to help find and select a final candidate for manager. He was previously certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners.

Winkle is recognized by the state as a building code official and sewage enforcement officer and is certified by the International Code Council. Winkle also served for 11 years on the school board of Hopewell Area School District, and for four years as head wrestling coach at Penn State Beaver.

He served as director of community development, planning, building and codes for Cranberry Township for more than 16 years beginning in 1990, and has also worked for Hopewell Township, Bethel Park in Allegheny County, and the natural gas company TC Energy. at the end of June.Īccording to a statement from the township, Winkle has more than 19 years of local government management experience in Pennsylvania and worked for 13 years in management roles in the natural gas industry. 3, filling the role that was left empty after the resignation of previous manager Adam Hartwig, who accepted a job with Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. MIDDLESEX TWP - Pine Township director of planning and code administration Jeffrey Winkle will serve as Middlesex Township’s new township manager/secretary following his approval at a board of supervisors meeting Wednesday afternoon.

Middlesex township supervisor