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THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2021 • Volume 41 – No. 31 ©2021, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
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Kidder Twp locks in trash hauler, approves Mountain Laurel plans by Seth Isenberg
Long serving Zoning Hearing Board member Dr. Kidder Township superRichard Hubert, who has been visors, at their February 18 chairman of that board, has meeting, locked in a price for submitted a letter of resignatheir regular curbside trash tion. Hubert has served on pickup for the next five years. the ZHB since 1988. SuperviHauler County Waste will sors accepted his letter with continue to do the job under a regret, unanimously. The contract that renews on April ZHB’s alternate will step up to 1, and continues to the end of fill the vacancy, and the ZHB March in 2026, for a total of will select a new chairman at $1,715,364. their next meeting. This leaves It was pointed out that this a vacancy for the alternate to A VIEW FROM THE TRAIL: A walk along the Lehigh Gorge Trail about a was the lowest bid, by a few the board. Anyone interested quarter mile south of White Haven opens up to a view of a train crossing the railhundred thousand dollars. in being the alternate should road bridge over the Lehigh River. JH: Ruth Isenberg Supervisor Ray Gluck resend a letter or e-mail to the marked that “we need to township. monitor their performance,” A request by the township in reference to recent missed fire companies to change the deliveries and truck shortages. procedures to have just one After discussion, supervisors Looking ahead, one ask by Seth Isenberg banners and road stencils to company respond to autovoted 4 in favor and one, identify the trail path. was to buy new trail crossing matic alarms was voted down. chairman Tom Bradley, A local working group is Concerns were raised about pylons to place at the Main (The automatic alarms have Street at Berwick Street cross- opposed. gathering ideas about improv- the plan for a new parking nearly always been false The Mountain Laurel Resort alarms.) ing White Haven borough as area and entrance south of ing on weekends, and at heavy & Spa was given conditional a trail town on The Delaware Interstate 80. Participants traffic times, to make that In reports, roadmaster wanted to make sure visitors crossing safer for tourists and approvals to proceed with Bruce Berger reported that the & Lehigh National Heritage their plan to add cottages to Corridor. A community Zoom were aware of the stores and bicyclists. roads crew “did really good the property. This would be restaurants available close by The working group met through this month.” Even meeting was held in late Febin downtown White Haven. again via Zoom on March 2 to the first phase of an expansion when this recent winter ruary to gather ideas on what for the resort. can be done to make the trail A rack card about White firm up some of these ideas, weather hit the township, The sewage planning modHaven was also suggested, to and set priorities. An on-site hard, Berger “received no area more appealing, and to be printed and then distribut- visit in White Haven with D&L ule for Hickory Run State complaints.” Chairman better welcome visitors. ed along other trail locations, staff is tentatively planned for Park’s new and replacement Ideas shared included See KIDDER, page 3 bathhouses was also improved signage along the as in nearby tourist locales. March 12. approved. That project is White Haven business district There is a grant budget To become involved, contact the Greater White Haven expected to begin once winter portion, along with flower available, to about $4,000 weather clears. Chamber of Commerce. planters, picnic tables, plus a 10% local match.
Trails meeting draws community input