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Paving proceeds in Penn Forest by Seth Isenberg At their August 5 regular meeting, Penn Forest Township supervisors’ chairman Roger Meckes announced that this year’s paving projects for Penn Forest Township would get underway that week, starting with paving on Old Stage Road, then moving on to Behrens Road before finishing by paving the pipe crossing on Smith Road — weather permitting. Citizens from Towamensing Trails have
been waiting for a recently replaced pipe crossing on Old Stage Road to get its asphalt cover. The stone and fill around the new pipe have been settling, and it is now ready for the work. The township will buy 40 feet of 36” plastic pipe from Fry’s Plastic for $2,084 and the township crew will replace a pipe on Drake’s Creek Road that is collapsing. Township crews have been mowing at the township park in between road work. Township attorney
Thomas Nanovic will look at rules for weight limits on township roads, because Kidder Township is putting weight limits on Henning Road and Old Stage Roads. Discussion centered on signs to alert truckers that would be placed on the approaches to these roads in Penn Forest Township. In other business, supervisors agreed to donate $300 to the Jim Thorpe High School Olympian Marching Band. Supervisors gave permisSee PENN FOREST, page 7
Kidder Supervisors continue making safety upgrades by Seth Isenberg
Scout Meckes’ community project adds to PF Park by Seth Isenberg Sawyer Meckes of Boy Scout Troop 138, Jim Thorpe, is proposing to install a public bicycle repair stand at the Penn Forest Township Park as his Eagle Scout project. The stand has eight tools on cables (wrenches, screwdrivers,
etc.) and a sturdy tower to mount a bike upon via the seat or top tube during repairs. He will also build two bike racks for the park. Details about the work stand are shown on page 3. The project is sponsored by three local businesses: See SCOUT PROJECT, page 3
July’s Kidder Township Board of Supervisors meeting on the 23rd made quick work of the short agenda. The safety upgrade, which added cameras in and outside on the municipal building, now adds two 70” monitors for the meeting room. Cost for the monitors and installation of $5,980 was approved unanimously, as was buying a laptop computer to manage the system at $945. The township will now have a citizen notification and alert system reaching
township residents and property owners’ cell phones and e-mails, with supervisors agreeing to subscribe to GoGov for $3,600 per year. Other business included buying two new gas space heaters for the municipal building and two for the Schoolhouse in Albrightsville from Affordable Comfort Contracting, at a combined cost of $1,914. Supervisors accepted two lots with new owners off the Carbon County Tax Claim list – both in the Holiday Pocono development. The Camptel Poconos/ Maison Lodging property was
given an extension of its lot improvement subdivision plan to September 24, 2024. The month’s bills totaling $247,520 were approved to be paid. $44,559 went to fund the fire companies and ambulance, plus $9,863 towards Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company’s new truck; $42,137 returned money from escrow to Lisa Millspaugh; $28,589 went to Casella Waste for trash collection; $24,609 paid Highmark Blue Shield for health insurance for township staff; $22,794 went to the IRS for staff; $17,714 See KIDDER, page 3