Upper Nazareth Township Meetings

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s meeting – July 19, 2023

Absent: Mike Rinker and Robert Disbrow

EDITOR’S NOTE – the regularly scheduled meeting for July 5^th was cancelled

ANNOUNCEMENTS/EVENTS

July 22^nd – Northampton County will hold a free documents shredding event at the DHS Building, 2801 Emrick Blvd. from 10AM – Noon

August 26^th – 8:00PM Movie Night at Tuskes Park

August 27^th – Paint in the Park (Fundraising event)

September 7^th, 8^th & 9^th – Community Days at Tuskes Park

October 7^th –  Nazareth Memorial Library’s Touch-a-Truck event at the Bushkill Recreation Fields

October 28^th – Movie Night at Tuskes Park

December 1^st – Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Municipal Building

PUBLIC COMMENT

A resident on Tatamy Road reported that Sunday’s storms delivered 4.5 feet of water to his cellar and this as been a continuing problem over recent years. He said the Fire Department was good at helping during these situations but there has been no stormwater remediation on his block. The Engineer said that they have looked at that area but there are no easy solutions. They are hoping to take action in the future, but it will be costly.

A 4th Street resident asked the Supervisors if there’s been any review of the model ordinance that non-profit PennFuture has developed which, they claim, would allow municipalities to have more of a say over warehouse development. Scott Sylvainus said that the Planning Commission has received a copy of the ordinance and is reviewing it.

I told the Supervisors that there is a lot of broken glass on the roads in Farmview Estates which might result from recycling pickup or from another cause. Public Works will take a look.

ENGINEER

Supervisors discussed a proposal to do the first stage of a Traffic Study at Knauss Road. (A car recently drove into the house there, injuring a resident). The study will include both traffic counts and evaluations of speed and the price will be split 50-50 with Bushkill Township. The Supervisors decided to table the vote until Mike Rinker and Robert Disbrow are present and after another discussion with Bushkill Twp.

A field meeting with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has been scheduled for next Wednesday at the Rail Road Crossing on Gun Club Road

The Engineer reported that the developer at Eagle’s Landing did not construct the stormwater basin to the approved design and the Township no longer has escrow funds available. UNT is waiting for guidance from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

SOLICITOR

Approval of Ordinance 191, which amends the rules on Fires and Burning. Outdoor burning of brush, hazardous waste, etc . is not prohibited. Clean dry wood should be used for recreational fires.

Project Tadmor on Gun Club Road:

• Approval of an Improvements Agreement between UNT and NP Gun Club Building 1 LCC with the posting of an $8 million bond
• Approval of a Stormwater Operations and Maintenance agreement between UNT and NP Gun Club 1, LCC

Township Manager Lisa Klem reported that the township has received a $868 recreation fee from the Tadmor developers

MANAGER

Approval of a subscription to Quickbooks at an annual cost of $2,563.61/year.

The 2023 2^nd Quarter Nationwide Police Pension Report is available for review

The Township website has been updated and the new version should go live tomorrow (July 20^th). Residents can sign up for text and email alerts on the site. UNT no longer uses the CodeRed system.

PUBLIC WORKS

Approval of a new roof for the Friedenstahl Garage for $34,600. The roof is scheduled to be completed before fall and includes a 20-year warranty.

FIRE DEPARTMENT

UNT FD helped save several people and pets from flooding in Lower Mt. Bethel and was featured in a story on WFMZ.

Becky Bartlett covers these meetings because citizens have a right to know what their government is doing.