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Short Term Rental ordinance now law in Kidder Township by Seth Isenberg
der’s fleet. It is in stock at the dealership, and will take “three to four weeks” to be ready to The long journey to get go into service. The first payrules on the books to regulate ment will be in the 2022 budshort term rentals in Kidder get. The retired vehicle will be Township has ended with the given to the Code Enforcement unanimous adoption of a new ordinance at the July supervi- department. Kuzma reported a busy sors meeting. month in June for his departPaul Evans, an owner of a ment, with 230 total calls. short term rental, was at the Albrightsville Volunteer Penn Forest Supervisors Chairman Roger Meckes swears in new Fire Policewoman lightly attended meeting to ask Fire Company president Rich Mandi Rogers. JPK: Seth Isenberg questions, confirming occupancy at two per bedroom plus Smallenburg asked about progress in getting emitters four more people, and then installed on the township’s asking about the registration cost and rules for enforcement traffic lights, so that fire apparatus can get the red lights of township rules when there they need as they approach an is a violation. He was assured intersection. He pointed out that the increase in traffic in the officials cannot just enter a township, and the need for home, but must have a safety for the apparatus and complaint to do so. fire personnel. Township manThe supervisors voted to by Seth Isenberg have homes right up against and have chosen to use the en- amend the township fee sched- ager Suzanne Brooks promised an answer by next month’s ule to include the new fees the property. They circulated tire nine acre lot for the plan, Penn Forest Township cita petition against having the even as the development itself that are part of the short term meeting. Lake Harmony VFD chief rental ordinance. Supervisors izens turned out at the July store built there, collecting will be about two acres. Their Ralph Lennon agreed with also voted to advertise a new supervisors meeting to repeat over 700 names so far. Oppoplan shows improvements to Smallenburg on the emitters. ordinance to regulate food their opposition to the site of sition spokesperson Kelly Hall the south side of Old Stage He asked Brooks if she had the proposed new Dollar Gen- complained about the trees Road to improve safe access to trucks (mobile food facilities) any luck in getting funds to in the township. That ordieral store, even as the develthat were cut on the site to get the store. pay to install a repeater for the nance will be voted on at the oper was drilling a well for the the drilling rig into place. She The developers of the store Carbon County Comm CenAugust meeting. site. The presence of the drill said the use is not compatible were granted a 90-day extenPolice chief Matt Kuzma was ter’s signal into the fire house. rig riled up the neighbors, who to the neighborhood. sion for their plans. They have Brooks reported ‘no progress.’ given permission to order a have been working to get the Township engineer Sal used the time to gain some There was no response again new police-package SUV, at a project stopped. Caiazzo of Hanover Engineer- normal waivers for their site cost of $47,648, to replace the to the advertising for bids for Neighbors from the Mount ing explained that the develplan (plan scale and natural Pocahontas development opers went back to their plans See PENN FOREST, page 2 oldest police vehicle in KidSee KIDDER, page 7
Dollar General project opponents air concerns