Upper Nazareth Township Meetings

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – March 20, 2024

ANNOUNCEMENTS/EVENTS

The township office on Newport Avenue is currently under construction. Residents can enter through a side door. The box for Real Estate tax checks has been mounted onto a fence.

There is an open position on the Environmental Advisory Committee. Residents who’d like to serve should send a Letter of Interest to the Township Office.

March 23^rd – Annual Easter Egg Hunt at 12 Noon at the UNT Fire Station, 25 Newport Avenue

March 28^th at 7:00PM – Review of the draft of the Zoning Ordinance at the Zoning Committee meeting

April 11^th at 6:00PM – Stormwater workshop to discuss the draft of the new policy

April 15-19^th – Curbside collection of yard waste

April 20^th – Yard Waste facility on Friedenstahl Ave opens

June 22^nd – Free movie night at Tuskes Park

August 24^th – Free movie night at Tuskes Park

November 29^th – Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Township Municipal Building

PUBLIC COMMENTS

I told the supervisors that I’d heard several complaints about high school student parking extending down 4^th and 5^th Streets into Farmview Estates.

A 5^th Street resident spoke about continued problems with student cars blocking people’s driveways and mailboxes and dumping garbage. Apparently, there are plenty of parking spaces available at the lot near Mitchell Ave, but students are choosing to park on public streets instead. Scott Sylvainus said he has been talking to resident about a solution and the township hopes to have a policy in place by fall.

SUPERVISORS COMMENTS

Approval to let the Memorial Library of Nazareth use the large pavilion at Tuskes Park on Tuesdays from June 11^th to August 6^th for Summer Reading programming

The Court hasn’t issued a ruling on the Faust lawsuit yet

Brian Sayago, who will be representing the township at an upcoming PSATS meeting, asked for advice on how to vote on the following proposals:

• Mandating utility lines to be placed underground where feasible – Yes
• Authorizing the General Assembly to create an insurance fund for sinkholes – Yes
• Seek legislation to amend the code for townships to recognize employees with dinners, plaques, flowers, etc. – No

Supervisors continue to work on the following issues: parking on public streets near the high school, the gate on 4^th Street and flooding in the area around 1^st Street.

TOWNSHIP SOLICITOR

Bushkill Township has bought the property on Knauss Road which has been the site of several car accidents, and plans to demolish the house there

The draft of the contract with RCN and the township is almost complete and can be voted on at the next meeting

TOWNSHIP MANAGER

The playground equipment at Sycamore Park needs to be replaced at an anticipated cost of $255,152. Approval to apply for a Livable Landscape grant for $125,000.

Lisa Klem plans to draft another grant to cover the cost of stream bank restoration.

Lisa is also working on a grant to pay for renovations for the township building. Two possibilities include a Covid 19 Capital Project gran or a State LSA grant.

MS-4 STORMWATER

The Supervisors tabled a motion to approve the solicitation of bids for the Sycamore and Tewksbury Basin Retrofit project. The vote will be scheduled for the next meeting.

There will be a Stormwater Management workshop on April 11^th at 6:00PM

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Live Stake workshop, which planted native shrubs along the creek near Penn Allen Road last Saturday, went very well with the participation of many volunteers

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