Upper Nazareth Township Meetings

                                        Board of Supervisor’s Meeting

                                                  November 4, 2015

All Supervisors attended. Township manager, Edward Mentry, was absent

Community Concerns

The traffic light at Friedenstahl Avenue and Route 191 was not included on the agenda. I requested an update on this project as the Supervisors have been claiming since July that construction is imminent. At the September meeting attorney Mr. Asteak claimed that the final plans had been filed and that state Representative Joe Emrick had called PennDOT to expedite the process.

Mr. Ytkin said the township has not received the HOP and that PennDOT and Newton Engineering, which drew up the plans, are still exchanging letters. The project will not appear on the agenda until there is something to report.   (Editor’s Note: I’ll keep asking)

At the October 7^th meeting, a resident complained about Mammana’s Garage being in violation of a local ordinance. Tonight the same resident wanted to know why nothing has been done about this complaint—Mammana’s still has signs posted on his business and multiple cars parked in the front in violation of the ordinance.

        The zoning officer says he is working on this but offered no explanation on why something so simple,         and handled previously, would take more than a month to solve.

Here’s a link to a news story about the previous violation of the ordinance:                                    http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/nazareth/index.ssf/2014/07/hold_mammana_automotive.html

Community Announcements

Grass clippings will no longer be accepted at the yard waste site on Friedenstahl Avenue.

The Leaf Collection schedule is available on the township website: http://uppernazarethtownship.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-Leaf-Pick-Up-Schedule.pdf

Nazareth Memorial Library has an opening for a head librarian. Check their website for details.

Construction on the new salt shed on Friedenstahl Avenue will begin next week.

Services

A request to hire Ian McCloud as a part-time police officer as soon as he receives his certification.

Upcoming Events

5Ks to be run through town on November 26^th and 28th

Becky Bartlett (an active citizen determined to keep you informed)