Upper Milford supervisors June 16 approved an agreement with Paul Sarver to settle the township’s legal action against him. Sarver continued to hold weddings on his property, Meadowbrook Farm, despite his request for a permit being rejected by the zoning hearing board.

The agreement is similar to a compromise proposed at the previous supervisors’ meeting, which the board did not approve. Township solicitor Marc Fisher reported since that meeting, two other events have been held at Meadowbrook Farms, and while legal action against Sarver has been initiated, no court date has been set.

Under the new agreement, only two more events will be held there; one which was scheduled for last weekend and one Sept. 3. All August weddings have been canceled. Also, Sarver has agreed not to file legal action against any of the speakers at public meetings where the issue has been discussed and also agreed he won’t challenge any legal action taken by the township if the conditions of the agreement are violated.

“If they have any other events, the township will go back to court and the Sarvers won’t challenge,” Fisher explained.

Other conditions discussed at the last meeting will also be imposed on the two scheduled events, including parking either on-site or via shuttle. Sarver will hire a security service and amplified music will stop by 9:30 p.m.

Fisher also said the township will stop the current litigation against the Sarvers. Resident Kimberly DeWire, one of several neighbors of the Sarvers, asked for the township to keep the litigation going in case Sarver violates any of the terms of the agreement.

Fisher responded, “I didn’t say when we’d end the litigation.”

“I don’t understand why they can keep going after the decision,” resident Melissa Kirchner said.

Supervisor Robert Sentner said he doesn’t have a problem with the Sept. 3 wedding going forward because of “extraordinary circumstances.” Discussion at the previous meeting suggested those circumstances involved guests having already made plans to travel long distances, including from out of the country, for the event.

The vote to approve the agreement was 2-0; supervisor Daniel Mohr was absent.

Supervisors Chairman George DeVault reported Sarver had gone to the zoning hearing board June 13 seeking permission to operate a bed and breakfast. His request was approved with a long list of conditions, DeVault said, including no special events, no use of the barn on the property and no camping.