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- In search of MONEY our Board of Supervisors and Township Mgr. have allowed us to virtually become a warehousing district. More warehouses are going in, see recent News articles for the most recent additions. What do we hear at the Supervisors Meetings? - “There’s not much we can do.” - No, not now, but the Zoning Ordinances COULD have been changed upon the receipt of the first plan for a warehouse, but that would limit revenue wouldn’t it? Here’s an excerpt from Bethlehem Township’s Ordinance, this should have been implemented here.
So it’s too late to close the barn door but we could still implement an anti-idling ordinance. See Other Documents for copies of the anti-idling laws that have been implemented around the country to combat pollution (diesel fumes and noise) from idling tractor trailers. Why should you care? Diesel engines endanger public health here’s a primer on diesel pollution and its effect on your health. Here’s a little more regarding the impact large concentrations of diesel tractor trailers can have on you and your children. Morning Call article regarding exercise and pollution.
- Can’t say for sure what prompted this commendable behavior, as it has been acceptable for the last three years; but Supervisor Eric Nagle voted against appointing fellow Supervisor Patrick Murphy to the $60,250 position of Twp. Roadmaster, stating he didn’t think it was in the best interest of the Township to have a Supervisor also on the Township payroll. Robert Kuscan also voted against the appointment although he provided no comments.
The Chairman, Mr. Dilsaver noted Lower Nazareth has some of the finest roads in the Lehigh Valley (where does he drive?) and questioned their ‘no’ votes. Neither Supervisor would change their vote, nor should they. The Morning Call article available here.
- No Response: Our township Government in action, but for who? Here are just a couple examples that have been brought to light; what else is hidden from view? During the courtesy of the floor period of the meeting (08-22-2007), township resident Tim Rister addressed the Board requesting an explanation or comments as to why he received No Response from the township to a certified letter he sent regarding purported dangerous activities taking place in the township. Not only did he receive No Response, there is no mention of the letter in any of the Board Minutes under the “Correspondence” section. After a lengthy description of what he had included in the certified letter, the Board thanked him for his comments. That’s right - No answers, No explanations yet alone an apology, not even any comments from the Board. Mr. Rister need not feel alone:
One Palmer Twp. citizen, Charles T. Brown Jr., sent two letters to the Board of Supervisors which have not been recognized at any Board Mtgs. In the First letter he requests the Board to require an Environmental Impact Study from IDI before proceeding with the Conditional Use Hearing for new warehouses and volunteers to supply several hundred signatures on a petition if necessary; in the Second letter Mr. Brown provides his credentials and implores the Board of Supervisors to respond (preferably in the affirmative, but at least respond.)
And it’s not just citizens that get the cold shoulder, J.D. Malone reporting on a proposed Wawa had this to say “Township officials did not return several phone calls and an e-mail requesting comment.” in this - Express Times article.
Anyone else see a pattern here?
- The Colonial Police have joined in implementing a Neighborhood Crime Watch organization. Volunteers are needed for specific neighborhoods. Lower Nazareth Township residents interested in joining the Neighborhood Watch program can contact Joe Fresco at LNTcrimewatch@aol.com or 610-837-3446.
The group will meet at 7 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month at the Lower Nazareth Municipal Building, 306 Butztown Road. You can read the Organization proposal as well as download an application form here.
- At the January 23rd, 2008 Board of Supervisors Meeting, the Board approved the Township’s Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) prepared and submitted by the Township Manager. You can read it under Other Documents, it’s 7.5MB - don’t open it unless you just want some entertainment with your morning coffee. If you’re in a hurry, open the EOP Template, it’s only 256K and looks almost identical, oh well it doesn’t have the words Lower Nazareth Township printed out, but if you can mentally substitute Lower Nazareth Township every time you see “City/Borough/Town/Township of” you’ll be fine. And yes, the approved copy is every bit as generic as the template.
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