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Tobyhanna warehouse committee grows by Ruth Isenberg
Kidder hears presentation about Lake Harmony Rescue Squad donation by Ruth Isenberg Michelle and Ken Morrow from East Allen Township were present at the October 22 Kidder Township board of supervisors meeting to provide an update on the donation of $13,420 to the Lake Harmony Rescue Squad. The East
Allen ambulance corps recently disbanded and shut down, selling its building, trucks and equipment. The proceeds had to be donated to non-profits. Both Morrows were officers of the ambulance, and their son Victor is a Kidder Township Police officer. At his urging, Lake Harmony Rescue Squad
was included as one of the fund recipients. The check presentation is shown above. A letter of support for the refurbishing of the Tannery bridge across the Lehigh River was approved at the request of the Carbon County grants coordinator, by unanimous vote. See KIDDER, page 2
On the recommendation of Tobyhanna Township supervisor Ted Wolski, Bridget Myers was added to the township’s new warehouse committee during the October 21 supervisors’ meeting. Myers is a land use attorney who works for Penn Future. Wolski and assistant township manager Crystal Butler are the other two members. Township resident Joe Crandall had also applied for the committee, but could not because he sits on the township Zoning Hearing Board. During the Clymer Library report, representative John Ryan let the supervisors know that Clymer treasurer Bill Whitehurst was honored as Trustee of the Year for Pennsylvania, and spoke at the recent PA Library Conference. Work was slated to begin before the end of the month on the township building’s roof.
As of the meeting date, 772 Short Term Rental permits had been issued, with 12 waiting to start, and 25 in progress. Butler said some of the original permits are not renewing, so the numbers seem to be balancing out. The Planning Commission will be looking at the current township food truck ordinance, to determine if it should be made stricter. The 2025 road paving bid will include widening on Gross Drive and repaving of Kalahari Boulevard. The Stone Hollow Road project will be put out as a separate bid, perhaps bidding with Tunkhannock Township to do the whole road at one time. Some money that was not used in 2024 will be carried over and may make it possible to do additional roads. Proposed changes to the Fire Ordinance were tabled for review. Solicitor Harry Coleman advised the board to ratify See TOBYHANNA, page 2