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1813 Joseph Steckel House Bestowed Grassroots Advocacy Award
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submitted by CAROL BEAR-HECKMAN Preservation Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth's only private statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people protect and preserve the historic places that matter to them, has selected the 1813 Joseph Steckel House, located at 101 S. Chestnut Street, Historic Bath, as the recipient of the 2016 Special Focus Award, "Grassroots Advocacy." Carol Bear-Heckman purchased the 1804 Daniel Steckel House in
the Borough of Bath in 1977. She researched its history, drew its floor plans and submitted a nomination for the National Register. In 1982, the Daniel Steckel House was listed on the National Register. In 1980, Carol started the Governor Wolf Historical Society’s Christmas House Tour. Every year it has opened to the public five or more historic homes with at least one each year located in Bath. The
Following up on a letter that they wrote, a half-dozen residents of the Drexel-Heights development complained of low water pressure in their system. They told the Allen Township Board of Supervisors on Thursday that they fear it would not be enough should a fire ever occur there. Drexel-Heights is just south of Nor-Bath Blvd. and Howertown Road. The system was put in between 1967 and 1968 by the Bethlehem Water Authority, and the main line comes off Willowbrook Rd. chairman Bruce Frack said. He asked the residents if they have any chattering or rattling of their pipes. Some of the homes have copper pipes, others galvanized. Supervisor Al Pierce said the question is if it is a problem with
the pipes or that various amounts of pressure are in place. Also cited were pressure reducers and meters. The filtration plant for their water is at Pennsville. Supervisor Dale Hassler said a tall tank with gravity flow would help, since water flows down hill. Supervisor Larry Oberly said he doesn’t always have a lot of pressure. Frack said the board will communicate with the City of Bethlehem Water Authority to see if the problem can be resolved. Other matters • Engineer Brien Kocher reported that the developers of Stone Ridge at S. Savage Rd. and Nor-Bath Blvd. are seeking a construction security reduction for John Drive in the amount of $25,429. It was granted. There were concerns among the board when phase two of Stone
Ridge for their preliminary/final plans were discussed. Supervisor Pierce questioned the depth of curbs and provisions for storm water run-off. A commercial lot is at the corner of Savage Rd. The developer said they are following PennDOT standards. Hassler said that the plans should be tabled until they get the proper language, and the board agreed. It will come up again at the supervisors’ August 23 meeting. • Clarification of the term “event” in the PennDOT winter traffic service agreement was sought when it comes to two days after a snow storm. Hassler said Allen Township shouldn’t be called if it’s a state road. Oberly said the township has been commended by the residents for the job they do on township roads. “We have a system and it’s work-
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ing well,” he said. Authorization was given to advertise for call-in snow plow drivers. Normally, the road crew consists of five to seven people. • On a draft of the zoning ordinance amendment, Oberly said there are a lot of changes and the board should study them more before the amendments are passed. • It was reported that much compost has been moved at the First Regional Compost Authority grounds south of Weaversville. There has also been dumping in off-hours, and recycling is encouraged in the township. • Applications for a share of the Monroe County gaming grants will be made for 2016, but it depends on what kind of projects the money can be used for, Continued on page 3
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