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MARCH–APRIL 2021
PennDOT foreman Kyle Holman honored by Lake Harmony VFC for saving family by Seth Isenberg
had left the road and rolled over. Its engine compartment Just before dawn on the was starting to burn, and the morning of December 28, Pen- people inside were not getting nDOT foreman Kyle Holman out. He pulled over, as did of Weatherly was in his truck another trucker. Both grabbed working Interstate 80 from fire extinguishers and headed the Kidder Township barn. He for the car. was near Moseywood Road The men used their extinwhen he came up on a car that guishers and put out the fire
RESCUER HONORED: Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Ralph Lennon, left, presents Kyle Holman with a plaque of appreciation, as Kidder Township manager Suzanne Brooks looks on. JH: Seth Isenberg
temporarily. The people inside, three adults and a baby, were stuck. With the car overturned in the snow, the best idea to reach everyone was to break open the windshield. Holman used a sledgehammer from his truck, and the men cleared the glass away. The pair then helped get the family out. A call had gone out on the rollover, reporting entrapment and fire. Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company responded. LHVFC fire chief Ralph Lennon quipped that “It was pretty nice to come around a corner and see the car there, with no fire, and all the people out.” Once the fire company arrived, the trucker left. Ambulances took the family away to the hospital for evaluation. Holman stayed behind to assist the tow truck driver in removing the car, and seeing that the Interstate was again safe to be open for traffic. Holman was recognized for his efforts at a ceremony at an event held in the Lake Harmony VFC training room on March 8. That night, chief Lennon praised him for “going above and beyond” to help this family. Other news sources reported that the State Police crash report lists that the driver had fallen asleep.
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Penn Forest resets garbage fees by Seth Isenberg
There was a division among Penn Forest Township supervisors at their March 1 meeting about raising the garbage fees back to $100 for the year for families, and $350 for commercial. Supervisor Judy Knappenberger was opposed to a steep increase, while Scott Lignore pointed out that “we’re back to where we were” a few years back (in 2014). Vice chairman Christian Bartulovich explained that these figures are “where we have to be … to break even.” The vote for the increase was 4-1, Knappenberger opposed. The cards for the transfer station will be sturdier, as the cards will be in effect for 18 months in order to get the renewals back to the fiscal year. Looking ahead regarding garbage, Bartulovich is concerned that with all the new families moving in, garbage fees may need to rise again in 2023.
Short-term rental hearing
On April 5, before the April supervisors meeting, there will be a hearing on the proposed new short-term rental ordinance, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the municipal building. To improve the quality of Zoom and other internet meet-
ings, at the recommendation of the Zoning Hearing Board, $7,000 was budgeted to buy a professional set of microphones, speakers, a camera and some monitors. The roof on the municipal building is ready to be replaced. As part of a discussion, supervisor Knappenberger explained that some parts of the roof are about 30 years old. Quotes are beginning to arrive, and more quotes are expected, so this was tabled until next meeting. Penn Forest Twp. will be a member of the Carbon County Council of Governments, by resolution, approved unanimously.
Fire volunteers receive tax break
A list has been provided to supervisors of all volunteers in the two fire companies who qualify for the volunteer tax credit. Supervisors were unanimous in voting to refund the municipal earned income tax to those on the list, in thanks for their service. Supervisors approved a resolution to extend coverage for participating fire company members involved in activities like fundraisers, or parades. Chairman and roadmaster Roger Meckes reported that February has been “a very See PENN FOREST, page 8