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ournal-herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2024 • Volume 43 – No. 22 ©2024, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
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Weatherly council meeting cancelled, special meeting called In last week’s edition of The Journal-Herald, Weatherly Borough advertised that monthly council meetings would be held on the fourth Monday of the month, at 5 p.m. A few days later, we received an email that the January meeting was cancelled. This
information was also posted on the borough’s website. Since then, a special meeting on Wednesday, January 24, at 1 p.m. was also posted on the borough’s website. Look for a story in next week’s Journal-Herald.
White Haven approves purchase of lot by Ruth Isenberg
Mel Bach reads his statement opposing warehouses at the Kidder Township Supervisors’ meeting. JH: Seth Isenberg
Kidder Supervisors hear LOVE Kidder, not warehouses message by Seth Isenberg A crowd nearly overflowed the room as Kidder Township supervisors met for their first regular meeting of 2024. A large group of well-wishers attended as patrolman Austin Bott was honored with plaques and appreciation. Another large group of about three dozen people were members of the LOVE Kidder Township organization, who attended to speak out against proposed new warehouse buildings along Route 940 in the north part of the township.
Six of the LOVE Kidder Township members spoke during the audience participation portion. Many are long-time residents, here 30 years and more. Topics include changing zoning codes and municipal ordinances to better protect properties against clearcutting, and strengthening forest management codes. Members advocated monitoring of adverse health effects of warehouse activity. Group members promised to become more active in all future
See KIDDER, page 5
An agreement of sale to purchase property on Towanda Street across from the White Haven Area Community Library was approved at the borough council meeting on Monday, January 22. Council voted to purchase the lot from Valerie Love for $7,800 following a title search. The library wants to put a storage shed on the parcel, designed to look like the old railroad station. The borough hired Barry Isett Engineering at the reorganization meeting, and will review the Main Street design plan with them at a 6 p.m. worksession preceding the February 26 meeting. Borough manager Linda Szoke suggested having the engineer videocamera the infrastructure and street conditions of Main Street prior to heavy equipment being brought in for Interstate 80 bridge reconstruction. Move in may start in February. Liquid fuels money can be used. The 200th birthday fireworks event received high praise from council. An electronics recycling event is in the planning stages, and
could include a paper shredding component. Council approved the destruction of unneeded documents for 2016. PA representative Michael Cabell’s office is working to schedule a meeting to discuss options for emergency services coverage some time in March. Representatives of state agencies will be invited to address this regional problem in search of a solution. Snow plowing was discussed. Purchasing a used plow to serve as a replacement in an emergency is being considered. Both plows are currently operational. Additional salt has been ordered. Bills were approved for payment. A transfer of $60,000 was made from investments to cover expenses until tax money is received; it will be replaced then. Present were council members Charlie Best, Julie Falon, John Klem, Bob Lamson, Zane Writer and John Zugarek; Harvey Morrison was absent.