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Route 903 safety, Short Term Rentals top citizen complaints at Penn Forest meeting by Seth Isenberg
Among the bills, $79,353 went to Penn Forest Volunteer Fire Tim Kennedy was back Co. #1 towards their truck; again at February’s Penn $72,547 went to Penn Forest Forest Township supervisors Volunteer Fire Co. #2 towards meeting to follow up on his their truck; $50,000 was docomplaints about speeding nated to the Lehighton Ambuand dangerous driving on lance; $23,349 was the return Route 903. He and two other of a fire escrow account now citizens had complained about that the property is cleaned up; $9,825 goes to Blue Ridge Route 903 safety to superviCable for their work to bring sors at January’s supervisors internet to the township park; meeting. The recent fatal $9,785 pays for a hydraulic crash not far from the townbroom for the township tracship offices brought Kennedy tor; $9,309 went to Highout to ask about getting the mark for insurances, twice speed limit lowered on Route 903. He also suggested a Peg Dusablon also was back projects that they were involved (two months); $5,898 paid flashing light in front of the to speak about Short Term in, with BIA taking over the rest. Barry Isett & Assoc. for their ambulance garage. He pointRental (STR) properties. She Hanover will continue their ed out that there have been asked if there was a way to put work as sewage enforcement seven deaths on Route 903 a limit to the number of STR officers for the township. in the last year. He asked for properties on a street, or in a The Park Advisory Board’s better signs at the turnpike neighborhood. Township solic- proposed festival with crafts intersection — which he said itor Thomas Nanovic believes and music in the park on “is dangerous.” that such a rule is possible. September 24 gained full At February’s meeting, Supervisor Patrick Holland, support of supervisors, and by Seth Isenberg held on the 7th, supervisors’ no fan of STRs, offered his citizens. Internet for the park chairman Roger Meckes told support to the effort. is due to be installed “once the At the February supervisors Kennedy that he reached out Attorney Nanovic has filed a weather breaks,” said Meckmeeting, held on the 4th again to the state police, and petition for the township seek- es. “Paperwork was delivered Tuesday of the month for the was told that they were short- ing re-argument of the Atlantic to Pencor” for the Blue Ridge first time, supervisors heard handed. Meckes is trying to Winds windmill farm proposal Cable share of extending the from Lake Harmony Rescue set up a meeting with state before Commonwealth Court. Squad director of operations wires to the site. senator John Yudichak and Supervisors were unaniScott Wuttke on the LHRS’ Financials state representative Doyle mous in selecting Barry Isett The treasurer’s report shows need for a new four-wheel Heffley, inviting the local and Associates (BIA) to supdrive ambulance chassis. $2,482,228 in the general PennDOT manager to attend ply engineering services to the fund, $5,918,210 in certificates The new vehicle will help get to speak about Route 903 township. BIA had done the responders safely up into of deposit and $480,772 in safety. He promised Kennedy engineering prior to Hanover places the current vehicle does American Rescue funds. that he would ask all of them Engineering being appointed. go when the weather gets bad. Bills from the general fund again for that meeting. Hanover will finish out select Cost for a new Ford diesel this month totaled $290,543.
work in building and zoning; $3,596 went for U.S. taxes; and $1,850 went for a year’s license for the permit manager program. There were 45 right-to-know requests filed in January, again mostly about septic systems and permits for construction. As roadmaster, Meckes reported that the township crew found itself short-handed due to illnesses and long shifts on the bigger storms last month. Contractor Shiffer was called out to help fill-in. This led to a discussion about See PENN FOREST, page 2
Kidder Supervisors to help buy new ambulance chassis chassis is $200,000, including the cost of installing the ambulance body. The overall cost is lightened by a $4,500 rebate, and also by $17,550 trade for the old chassis. Supervisors unanimously agreed to support the purchase, and will provide 60% of the cost through the township’s emergency vehicles fund. The chassis will arrive at the dealership this summer, and the unit will be on the road by early fall.