Payments for improvements to Lindberg Park have been approved by the Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners.

The board voted 3-0, with two commissioners absent at the Nov. 10 meeting, to approve Payment No. 5, which is $56,824.16, to Charlie Nansteel Tree & Excavation, LLC, Bangor, for Lindberg Park Phase 2, Secondary Pathway.

The board voted 5-0 at the Oct. 13 meeting to approve Payment No. 4, which is $18,093.55, to Charlie Nansteel Tree & Excavation, LLC, Bangor, for Lindberg Park Phase 2, Secondary Pathway, for installation of top soil, bicycle racks and signs along the perimeter.

The board voted 5-0 at the Sept. 8 meeting to approve Payment No. 3, which is $73,277.91, to Charlie Nansteel Tree & Excavation, LLC, Bangor, for Lindberg Park Phase 2, Secondary Pathway.

At the Nov. 10 meeting, the board voted 3-0, with two commissioners absent, to approve Payment No. 7, the final payment, which is $2,300, to Miller Brothers, for the Lindberg Park Phase 1, Perimeter Trail.

In other business at the Nov. 10 meeting, commissioners voted 3-0 to approve a parking sign for a person with a disability to be placed along the street at 3305 Capital St., as requested by Cecilia Rivetti and Cynthia Rivetti-Ives.

At the Oct. 27 meeting, commissioners voted 4-0, with one commissioner absent, to approve additional administrative policies for: telephone procedures guidelines, cellphone use policy, harassment and hostile workplace, guidelines for promoting effective staff meetings, township vehicle use and equipment policies and social media policy.

At the Oct. 27 meeting, commissioners also voted 3-0 to approve renewing the employment and lease agreement with Charles Durner Jr. caretaker for Franko Farm Park farmhouse, Salisbury Township animal control officer and township drop-off center operator. Commissioner James Seagreaves abstained.

At the Oct. 27 meeting, Township Manager Randy Soriano announced:

He met with City of Bethlehem officials concerning inadequate fire hydrant pressure in Gauff’s Hill, which is supplied by the Bethlehem Authority (water system). According to Soriano, “an independent study will be done to ensure objectivity and it will provide several options for adequate pressure in those elevations” on the township’s east side.

A hydrology study will be completed in the area of Laubach Park to coincide with the Laubach Park Master Plan, which is nearing completion.

At the Oct. 13 meeting, commissioners voted 5-0 to appoint Gregory C. Gray of Hanover Engineering Associates, Inc., as additional township alternate sewage enforcement officer, with his term to expire Jan. 1, 2018.

At the Sept. 22 meeting, commissioners voted 3-0, with two commissioners absent, to approve the 2017 minimum municipal obligations for the township police and nonuniformed pension plans. The total is $818,910, which is $487,579 for the nonuniformed plan and $331,331 for the police plan. According to Soriano, state aid provides $288,277, bringing the township cost to $530,183. The nonuniformed contribution is 0.0 percent. The police contribution is about 3 percent. Contributions are based on the collective bargaining agreement. Commissioner Debra Brinton urged the township to explore the matter during the next contract negotiations.

At the Sept. 8 meeting, commissioners voted 5-0 to approve that Salisbury Township K-9 Police Officer Jason Laky adopt Fonzie, the retired K-9 Patrol dog.

At the Aug. 25 meeting, commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the bid of $121,752.50 from Fast Pipe Lining East, Inc., for the Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project, to fulfill the EPA-mandate for area municipalities’ infiltration and inflow program.

At the Aug. 25 meeting, commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the bid from Joao & Bradley Construction Co., Bethlehem, for the Kline Avenue Storm Sewer Project. Two inlets will be installed along Kline Avenue at the top of the hill and an 18-inch pipe will transport the water to the bottom of the hill.