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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 • Volume 41 – No. 25
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White Haven to hold hearing on police service for Foster Township by Ruth Isenberg
Months of negotiation will come to a close for White Haven Borough Council next Monday, January 25, when council will hold a public hearing about, and then vote on, an ordinance to approve providing police protection in neighboring Foster Township. The formal intermunicipal cooperation agreement would authorize the White Haven Police Department to provide
protection throughout all of Foster Township. The coverage is scheduled to begin February 1 if the agreement is approved. Foster Township will pay $105,000 per year for 60 hours of coverage per month. This fee will be paid on a monthly schedule. At the December council meeting, council member Harvey Morrison voted against advertising the ordinance authorizing White Haven Police to provide coverage.
He also opposed hiring three additional part-time police officers, and against the general fund budget adoption, the tax ordinance, and the salary resolution for 2021, all of which included figures based on provision of the service to Foster Township. The hearing will take place at the start of the meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. in the John Murphy room of the White Haven Area Community Library.
Voting ends Friday
Lehigh River nominated for ‘2021 River of the Year’
The Lehigh River is in the running to become Pennsylvania’s 2021 River of the Year. One of only five state waterways nominated, the Lehigh River needs your online vote before the polls close at 5 p.m. on Friday, January 22. The Lehigh River runs 103 miles and winds through ten counties including Carbon, Monroe and Wayne counties in the Pocono Mountains. Learn more about the Lehigh River and the other nominees at http://pariveroftheyear.org/2021-river-ofthe-year/2021-river-of-theyear-nominees/ The Pennsylvania DepartFOR SALE: Weatherly Borough Council voted to offer its former home for sale, the ment of Conservation and train station that served as borough building for many years. Council stipulated Natural Resources (DCNR) that the buyer must maintain the exterior as a historic structure. Read more inand the Pennsylvania Orgaside on page 3. (This photo was taken during a brisk snow flurry.) JH: Ruth Isenberg nization for Watersheds and
Rivers (POWR) organize this program annually to raise awareness of the important recreational, ecological and historical resources associated with the state’s rivers and streams. “The Lehigh River is a place where memories are made in the Pocono Mountains among residents and tourists alike,” said Chris Barrett, Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau President/CEO. “The Lehigh provides family-friendly recreational activities such as whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing and fishing. The river is also a breathtaking See LEHIGH, page 3