Upper Macungie supervisors have approved vacation of a section of Blue Barn Road and Oak View Drive and they also dealt with a portion of Helen Drive. The land will be turned over to adjacent property owners.

Bids were awarded for two pieces of equipment put up for sale. The bid for a 2006 John Deere 310 SG was awarded to Benckini Landscaping for $38,000.

Benckini was also the successful bidder for a 1999 CAT lt 28 wheel loader with a bid of $68,299.

Police Chief Edgardo Colon informed the board the Borough of Emmaus will be leasing one of the departments' motorcycles. The borough will be using a 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle for two officers undergoing training.

Colon said there are still a few details to be worked out.

In other matters, Supervisor Kathy Rader, on behalf of the township, honored Cindy Schwartz for earning the Girl Scout Gold Award.

This award is equivalent to the Eagle Scout designation in Boy Scouts.

This is the highest achievement in Girl Scouting fewer than 6 percent of Girl Scouts receive this award.

The official presentation will be April 27 at the Crown Plaza, Philadelphia Valley Forge, King of Prussia.

Scott Faust will advertise for bids for road work for the upcoming year.

His road report included repairing signs, truck maintenance, cold patching, street sweeping and tree trimming along with the normal continuing projects.

The Public Works Department is also working at Breinigsville, Lone Lane and Grange Road parks.

Mechanic Gerald Schueck will be retiring as of April 30. Faust was told to look for a replacement.

The Public Works Department will load mulch for residents between 9 a.m.-1 p.m. every Saturday in May.

Scott Stenroos will try to obtain funding through the Tiger Grant program.

The Tiger Grant program (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) is sponsored by the federal government through the Department of Transportation.

Approximately $600 million was funded to the program in 2014 for National Infrastructure Investments.

A transportation study will be done in the Lehigh Valley. Colon opined this was a good time to do this.

Supervisor Jim Brunell also commented.

"We must preserve and upgrade what we have," Brunell said.

Supervisors authorized sending a letter to the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission in support of the LVPC's pursuit of grant for parks, recreation and open space.

The board authorized Solicitor Andrew Schantz to prepare an ordinance to change the name of a short section of Mosser Road, which is frontage of Mosser Nursing Home.

EMS personnel said there was some confusion in this area as there is another Mosser Road to the west of the nursing home. The stretch in front of the home is a dead end.

Changing the name would affect two property owners' addresses.

The Schantz Road detour will last until July 2015.

The board is concerned PennDOT has not adequately marked the construction area and truck drivers will not know where the construction is and will be unable to turn around, if they head in that direction.

Supervisors were also concerned about potential damage to township roads the trucks might use.

Stenroos is in contact with PennDOT and will try to have the agency set up more signs.

Matthew D. Szuchyt introduced himself to everyone.

He will be state Sen. Pat Browne's liaison and will be available at 702 W. Hamilton Blvd, Suite 101, Allentown. He will assist local government and residents with any problems they encounter in dealing with government.

Rader noted in her recreation board report that the Night with Psychic Lauri Moore will be June 4. Tennis clinics at Ricky Park will run from May 6 to June 5.

Fire Commissioner Grant Grim's report showed a total of 71 fire inspections and 96 emergency responses.

EMS responses totaled 211.