Goodbye to Former Chief Rehrig Page 7
The Home News Your Local News
SEPTEMBER 22-28, 2016
50 cents
Moore Township EAC discusses plans for Appalachian Park
The Wings of Hope – a Butterfly Release submitted by JEN GIBBS The Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley celebrated the ninth annual Wings of Hope, its signature Butterfly Release event on Saturday, September 10 at 10:30 a.m. The event was held in the Butterfly Garden at Cedar Crest College,
Allentown, PA. Event highlights included: free admission, emcee Rob Vaughn from WFMZ-TV 69 News, children’s crafts and activities, raffles, refreshments, music by students of the Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Arts, Continued on page 15
by JUSTIN SWEITZER The Moore Township Environmental Advisory Commission met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 13 at the Moore Township Municipal Building. Present at the event were chairman David Frey, Maureen Romano and Peter Locke; as well as Carl Martin of the Wildlands Conservancy. Following the meeting’s conclusion, Martin presented the conservancy’s plan for Moore Township’s Appalachian Park. The EAC has been working with the conservancy to create more access into the township’s section of the Appalachian Mountains. The plan aims to provide stewardship and habitat-related access to the park, which currently features only a small amount of trails available for hiking. Martin discussed the current plan to implement mainly primitive types of trails, meaning ones that are much more natural compared to trails that implement man-made materials such as barrels or rings. Camping on the land will be allowed on a limited basis, with opportunities likely only going to organized groups with a focus on education. The conservancy noted that they plan on recreating safe habitats for native animals, particularly snakes that live in the area. Martin said habitat projects such as those will draw interest from local educators and in-
terns, leading to increased usage of Moore Township’s Appalachian Park. In other news, the board announced that their most recent newsletter had been mailed. They expressed the need to have the newsletter mailed earlier in future years, suggesting the end of spring as a rough deadline of when they would like to have it mailed by in the future. The board also expressed their interest in holding an electronic recycling drive in the near future. “The EAC wants to participate in that,” the board said. Items collected would include television sets and computers. 11 other municipalities participated in a similar event in 2015, and Romano said the board was currently gauging interest toward such an event. The EAC also took steps to combat their waning membership. Romano motioned to eliminate a ban which restricts cross-membership between the EAC and the Moore Township Land Preservation Board. The two groups, which used to be one whole entity, split after land preservation often took a major focus, sometimes overshadowing other environmental projects of equal importance. The motion to overturn the membership restriction was received positively by the board. Locke hoped the move would “spur involvement between both groups.” The next EAC meeting will be held on October 11 at 7 p.m. at the Moore Township Municipal Building.
Debate Preview Page 5
LV Health Festival Page 6
Nazareth Garden Club Page 10
75th Year, Issue No. 38 www.homenewspa.com
USPS 248-700