Upper Nazareth Township Meetings

Representatives from the township, school district, and engineering firms were on hand to answer questions concerning the installation of a traffic light at Friedenstahl Avenue.  Township The township has put the project out to bid and anticipates awarding a contract in March. The cost of the project will be announced then. Prep work will start … More Information About Traffic Light Installation – 2/3/16

The mine on Friedenstahl Ave/East Lawn in Upper Nazareth has applied to the PA Department of Environmental Protection for permission to expand. Residents who would like to comment on this, pro or con, must do so by February 10th, 2016.   Send written correspondence to: PA DEP: Pottsville District Mining Office 5 West Laurel Blvd … More Hercules Cement Company Applying to Expand

An informational meeting about the installation of a traffic light at Friedenstahl Ave and East Lawn (Route 191) will be held at 6:00PM on Wednesday, February 3rd at the township building. Representatives from the township, school district, and engineering firms will be on hand to answer questions about cost, the construction schedule, and changing traffic … More Meeting about traffic light on Friedenstahl Ave

Nazareth School Board Meeting – January 25, 2016   BOARD SEEKS NEW MEMBER The meeting started at 7:00 tonight, instead of 7:30, to interview replacement candidates for Linda MacDonald’s position, but no one applied.  The Board will continue the search for another member.   TENTATIVE NASD BUDGET APPROVED (Agenda Item VI) Due to state regulations, … More School Board Threatens Cuts to Personnel – 1/25/16

  PUBLIC COMMENTS As with the reorganization meeting, copies of the minutes were not made available. On January 4th, Township Manager Edward Mentry described this as an oversight, at tonight’s meeting he said the supervisors had decided minutes would no longer be provided to the public. This statement provoked an angry response from several residents. … More Supervisors called out on hiding information – Jan. 20, 2016

Nazareth School Board Meeting – January 11, 2016   No statement was made on the ongoing contract dispute with the Nazareth Area Teacher’s Union. ANNOUNCEMENTS Superintendent Riker said he planned on presenting the revenue numbers for the 2016-2017 budget at the next board meeting on January 25th. Currently, the district anticipates a 7.7% increase The … More School Budget to increase by 7.7% – Jan. 11, 2016

Supervisor Reorganization Mike Rinker will serve as Chairman of the Board this year, Scott Sylvainus will be the Vice Chairman Permit to Modify Quarry The Stockertown Quarry is applying for a DEP permit to deepen and widen their pit on Friedenstahl Avenue. The public has until February 10th to comment with questions about blasting, height … More Quarry applying to expand – Jan. 4, 2016

Supervisors attending: Donna Hirst, Mike Rinker, Steve Ytkin, Scott Sylvainus & William Austin Community Concerns A request that the record reflect the fact that the township no longer provides an Active Projects list to residents under any circumstances despite their vow to do so at the October 21st meeting. A resident asked about the raise … More Supervisors Approve Budget – 12/16/15

Announcements District’s agreement with the Teacher’s Union At the end of the meeting, Superintendent Riker said an agreement in principal had been announced on Oct. 16th. Since that date there have been 4 meetings with the teacher’s union. The union had until 6:00 PM tonight (12/14) to respond to the district’s final offer No formal … More Preliminary Budget Announced for NASD – Dec. 14, 2015

Once again, there was no statement on the union contract between the district and Nazareth Teachers. Community Announcements Members of the High School band brought their trophies to show to the school board. The band won 1st place at the PA state championships and 3rd place at the National Championships (they lost by eight-tenths of … More New Member Joins School Board – Dec. 7, 2015