Kidder Supervisors’ meetings feature Ambulance honorees

by Seth Isenberg

The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad was given a moment at the Kidder Supervisors meeting to recognize businesses who stepped up in 2022 with money and time towards ambulance company operations. Recognized were Louis and

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Republican ballot, receiving 57 and 51 otes, resepctively.

There were four vacancies for White Haven Borough Council. On the Democrat ballot, the three candidates listed on the ballot were Zane Writer-45, Julie Fallon-47, and John Klem-49. There were no write-ins. On the Republican side, Charles Best received 65 votes. There were a number of write-ins, but no one name received the required 10 votes, although there were 9 votes listed for Connie Shellock, and 1 vote listed for Shellock L. Connie.

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The Weatherly Area School Board race drew only one candidate to crossfile and appear on the ballot, even though there were five vacancies. April Walters received 174 Democrat votes, and 457 Republican votes.

Then came the write-ins. On the Democrat side, only William Knepper (15) and Christy Minor (10) appear to have gotten enough votes to appear on the November ballot.

Voting was much more robust on the Republican side. There, both Knepper

Cyndi Pantages of Nick’s Lake House, Shenanigans and Louie’s Prime Steak House; Split Rock Resort; Vail Resorts; Harmony Beverage and Seth & Ruth Isenberg of LAKE NEWS, Journal of Penn-Kidder and The Journal-Herald.

A request from new developers of the “Richard and Minor appear to have qualified to appear on the November ballot, with 25 and 23 votes respectively, along with Ty Harris with 43, and Bonnie Lee Barbush with 36.

There was also a vacancy for a 2-year term. There, no one qualified on the Democrat ballot, but Bonnie Lee Barbush had 10 votes on the Republican ballot.

East Side Borough Council had three spots open. On the Democrat side, Elizabeth Berger was the only candidate listed; she received 15 votes. On the Republican side, listed candidates were John Cepiel and Rudy Schoch, who received 16 and 19 votes respectively. There were a few write-ins on both ballots, but no one received the necessary 10 votes to appear on the ballot in November.

In Kidder Township, there were two vacancies for township supervisor. On the Democrat ballot, there were no listed candidates, and no qualified write-ins. On the Republican ballot, Louis Pantages received 123 votes, and Noel Torres received 118 votes.

There were vacancies for township supervisor in both Lehigh and Lausanne Townships, but no names

Henry” tract on Route 940 to change some items, due to a new builder, was tabled. Supervisors invited the new company to come talk some more.

Under old business, readvertising twice more for tree trimming bids still brought no bidders. Township solicitor Robert on the ballot for either party in either township, and no qualified write-ins either, according the Carbon County website.

In Packer Township, Paul Bray appears to have received enough write-in votes on the Democrat ballot to qualify to be listed in November for the one vacancy for township supervisor. On the Republican side, Terry L. Davis, whose name appeared on the ballot, received 112 votes, so he will be on the ballot in November. Bray did receive 67 write-ins there as well.

In Weatherly Borough, Paul O’Sullivan received 16 Democrat write-in votes for mayor, so his name will appear on the November ballot opposing Paul John Hadzick, who received 185 votes on the Republican ballot.

For borough council, there were two vacancies. On the Democrat side, Joe Thomas received 95 votes; Michael A. Belizzia received enough write-ins (24) to qualify for the second spot. On the Republican side, Belizzia received 190 votes, and Joseph M. Cyburt received 159. (Thomas received 23 write-ins in that contest.)

Louis Pantages of Louie’s Prime Steak House, Nick’s Lake House, and Shenanigans receives a plaque thanking himself and his wife Cyndi (absent from photo) for their work in support of the Lake Harmony Rescue Squad from LHRS operations director Scott Wuttke.

Yurchak advised that the township can now contract for the work. No new results came from readvertising for engineer services proposals, again twice. Supervisors tabled proposals for new township engineers.

Supervisors approved a permit for Split Rock to holds its fireworks display on July 3, waived a zoning variance fee for the Lake Harmony Fire Company to erect an electronic sign on their property, and approved the transfer of a liquor license from Lansford to the property where the Arby’s is located.

They were unanimous in approving a resolution opposing any land application of sewage sludge in Carbon County.

Contract negotiations are underway with the police officers’ bargaining unit. The contract is up in December. A meeting is scheduled for late May. Police Chief

Matthew Kuzma reminds citizens that Kidder Police will have “extra guys out for the holiday weekend.” He asks that if citizens are disturbed by noise, or fireworks, that they please call 911.

In other reports, traffic lights in the township had some of their systems upgraded to get the fire companies’ emitters installed on them, a project likely done in June.

In a bit of housekeeping, supervisors approved the disposition of records held by the township tax collector – tax certifications, tax bills and paid receipts, change of address records, real estate property transfers, and sheriff property sales tax records for 2020; exoneration certificates and lists for 2017; tax collector’s duplicates and general ledgers, monthly reports to taxing districts, and delinquent/tax lien records for 2015. Also in this resolution “that all electronic recordings of public meetings shall be destroyed …upon final approval of the official written minutes of the meeting.”