Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – February 15, 2917 Community Concerns A resident wanted to know when the township will recoup the cost from the Nazareth School District for the installation of the traffic light at Friedenstahl Ave and Route 191. The township manager, E.J. Mentry, said a final reimbursement request from various grants is currently … More Residents Request a Climate Action Plan from Township Supervisors

Nazareth Area School Board – February 13, 2017 Announcements The house built by CIT students has sold for $271,000.  Seven CIT students won awards at the Skills Competition held this month. Presentation Superintendent Dennis Riker presented a preliminary adoption of the 2017-2018 budget. Statistical Overview Nazareth pays $15,766/student which is close to the average in … More School District proposes a 4.55% increase for 2017-2018 budget

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – February 1, 2017 Absent: Donna Hirst & Richard Mann Community Concerns William Cope was appointed to the position of Chief of Police with an annual salary of $85,000 plus benefits. Cope has been acting Police Chief for the better part of a year following a car accident suffered by the … More William Cope appointed Police Chief of Upper Nazareth

Nazareth Area School Board – January 30, 2017 Presentations Principal Kern did a presentation on the Middle School Powder Puff event, held on November 10th.  Over 1,500 people attended the Military Tribute game which raised $9,400 for school programs. Budget The board passed budgets for outside institutions as part of the Financial Resolutions. Career Institute … More School Board passes budget payments for CIT, NCC and the IU

Nazareth Area School Board – January 23, 2017 Presentations Mrs. Rabeh presented a video of her 4th graders making and distributing 30 “Care Packages for the Homeless” in Philadelphia last month. Mrs. Rabeh’s students attend the Intermediate School CIT Budget Ms. Arianne Jones presented a proposed budget for CIT to the board. (Dr. Roth has … More News from the School Board Meeting – Jan. 23rd

Upper Nazareth Township Supervisor’s Meeting – January 18, 2017 Community Concerns Former Chief of Police, Alan Siegfried, thanked residents for allowing him to serve the township for the past 40 years, expressing gratitude to the road crew and fire department. The supervisors gave a letter of proclamation to Mr. Siegfried recognizing and commending his years … More Chief of Police Receives Thanks for 40 Years of Service

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – January 3, 2016 Community Concerns/Announcements The Supervisors released a letter acknowledging the retirement of Police Chief Alan Siegfried who was injured in a car accident last year. Curbside Christmas tree pick up will take place during the month of January, following the same schedule as leaf pick up. A 2015 … More January X-mas Tree pickup, Chief of Police Retires

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – December 21, 2016 Absent: Donna Hirsch & Rich Mann Community Concerns Supervisor Mike Rinker reported a recent chemical spill at the Amazon Warehouse. Over 41 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the retention pond and it took the company 24 hours to notice. Several townships responded. Amazon has cleaned up … More Diesel Spill at Amazon Warehouse

Nazareth Area School Board – December 12, 2016   Community Concerns Tonight’s meeting only lasted 8 minutes. The board announced the District intends to issue bonds in an estimated amount of $11.75 million to finance capital improvements. Agenda Items Items IV, V, VI, VII, & VII passed.  Links to the meeting agenda can be found … More School District issues bonds to cover capital improvements

Upper Nazareth Supervisor’s Meeting – December 7, 2016 Community Concerns December 12 – December 16th is the last week for leaf pick up. Christmas tree collection will begin in January and the schedule will be posted on the township website. A resident expressed concern about the deficit in the budget. The Town Manager explained that … More Leaf Collection Ends Soon