Heidelberg Administrator Janice Meyers told residents July 17 the township needs a little more time to determine if the posted changes made to the recycling site are making a difference.

As a result of consistently overflowing containers and build-up of non-recyclable items, the township installed an additional collection container, video surveillance camera and a sign stating rules and regulations for use of the receptacles.

In an attempt to control how quickly the receptacles fill, supervisors have limited the capacity of the site to residential use only.

Meyer said Berger Sanitation employees noticed much of the containers held commercial cardboard and bottles. Garbage did not seem to be the issue.

Paul Grothouse, owner of Grothouse Lumber, 6104 Buckery Road, said the township is making a mistake.

As one of the bigger commercial users in the area, Grothouse told supervisors the build-up at the site was caused by residents of surrounding townships dropping off recyclables in Heidelberg due to its convenience.

Lynn Township's drop-off recycling facility is at 6450 Scholler Road, which residents complain is out of the way and is only open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Since being denied access to the bins for his business, Grothouse said he is locked into a 2-year contract with Waste Management as his trash collector, which does not offer commingled recycling.

Commingled recycling, also known as "single-sort," allows all paper fibers, plastics, metals and other containers to be mixed.

"Berger [Sanitation] is the only one that offers commingled in the township," he said.

Grothouse told supervisors there should be an ordinance to require trash haulers to offer a commingled dumpster for commercial use.

"There is an opportunity to increase recycling here and make money for the township." he said.

In other news, engineer Ryan Christman presented bids from contractors for Buckery Road Bridge and Mantz Road Bridge repair.

The lowest bids for the projects included Professional Construction Inc., with $35,580 for Buckery Road Bridge, and $18,950 from New Pump Construction of New Jersey for Mantz Road Bridge.

Christman said repairs are to the scouring underneath the bridges and there will be no need to close the bridges to traffic.

Meyers said the construction costs are within the $60,000 the township budgeted for bridge repair.

Solicitor Keith Strohl reported he and Steve Strack of Steckel and Stopp law offices are drafting a parking ordinance for Heidelberg Heights.

He said the idea of the ordinance is to reduce the number of abandoned vehicles, motor homes, boats and commercial vehicles taking up space on the neighborhood's roads.

"The biggest thing is what is identified as prohibited vehicles," he said.

He said the ordinance has to include language defining what vehicles are prohibited.

In addition, the township needs to instate an enforcement officer to identify vehicle owners by license plate numbers and issue citations.

Christman and Roadmaster Kevin Huber will measure distances and identify street names affected by the ordinance.

Signs will be positioned to identify when the ordinance takes effect.

Phyllis Breininger and Carol Betz asked supervisors for permission to put together an area in the back of the municipal building's meeting room to display old photos of the township.

"The building needs some sprucing up," Breininger said.

The two previously worked in the former Earned Income Tax Office, that had been in the township building.

They have wanted to do something with their collection of photos illustrating Heidelberg's history for years.

They plan to fill a 3-foot by 5-foot frame at the back of the meeting room. Supervisors granted the historians $100, from anniversary post card sales, to buy frames and supplies for the project.

Volunteers for Germansville Fire Company have been busy baking pies and selling hoagies for the fire company's 150-year anniversary celebration next year.

The fire company will participate in the firefighter's competition at Night in the Country. Events include a bucket brigade and a portable pump and barrel competition, where a beer barrel is sprayed back and forth on cable stretched between two trucks.

The review of an amusement tax ordinance was tabled until the next meeting.