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JANUARY 15-21, 2015
Swearing In
Pa. State Reps. Julie Harhart, Joe Emrick, and Marcia Hahn.
Pa. State Senator Mario Scavello.
Submitted by TRICIA LEHMAN & TAYLOR MUNOZ State Rep. Julie Harhart (RLehigh/Northampton) took the oath of office as state representative for the 183rd Legislative District for the 11th time. “I continue to be humbled by the trust placed in me to be the voice of the citizens of the
183rd Legislative District,” said Harhart. “As always, I will do my utmost to uphold the values and ideals of those whom I represent. I look forward to getting started on what is sure to be another busy and productive session.” Last session, Harhart was successful in having her legislation Continued on page 2
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Moore Twp. Board of Supervisors Reorganize by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News In compliance with state regulations, the Moore Township Board of Supervisors reorganized at their meeting on January 5. The three supervisors will stay in their present positions: David Tashner, chairman, Dan Piorkowski, vice chairman, and Richard Gable, secretary-treasurer. There was much other action in designating persons to positions and setting rates. The treasurer’s bond was set at $400,000 with Travelers Insurance. Christopher Noll was appointed sewage enforcement officer for a one-year term, with Eric Erb the alternate sewage enforcement officer. Leroy Bealer was appointed to a one-year term as vacancy board chairman. Regular township meetings will be on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. National Penn Bank, First National Bank, and Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust were all designated as depositories. Atty. David Backenstoe was reappointed as township solicitor and Al Kortze of Keystone Engineers was re-appointed as township engineer. Keystone Collections was appointed to collect earned income taxes. Jason Harhart was again named zoning and building officer at a rate of $21.61 an hour. Hank VanBlargan will again be Emergency Management Coordinator. The board also established subdivision and land development
application review and fee schedules for the year, and established junkyard permits at $500; solicitation permits at $25, and animal boarding fees at $15. Lester Smith and Ray Groff were both appointed to two-year terms on the Zoning Hearing Board. Rodney Jarinko and Judith Rodwin were appointed to fouryear terms in the Planning Commission. Sterling Laubach was re-named to a five-year term on the Recreation Board. Lois Kerbacher and Larry Bender were appointed to twoyear terms on the Farmland Preservation Board. The IRS mileage rate was set at 57.5 cents per mile. No appointments were made for the Americans with Disability Act committee, Environmental Advisory committee, or for establishing non-contract wages, holidays, benefits, and pay dates. Resolutions were approved setting the non-uniformed pension rate, police pension plan contribution exoneration, and chief administrative officer police pension plan. Fire, Ambulance Report Jason Harhart submitted the December report for the Klecknersville Rangers Vol. Fire Co. on 10 fire calls that required 41 man-hours, as follows: two fires, one vehicle accident, three automatic fire alarms, and three mutual aids – a vehicle accident in Bath, a dwelling fire and an auto accident, both in Bushkill Township; and one wire down. The ambulance corps had 41 calls that required 164 man-hours. Training consisted of 30 hours for auto rescue and 30 hours for building
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