At the Oct. 6 Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting, the board members voted to change the next meeting to 7 p.m. Nov. 5. The meeting was originally set for Election Day, Nov. 3.

The board changed the venue as well. The board has been meeting for months under the pavilion at the Moore Township Recreation Center to allow for proper social distancing. As the weather gets colder and the COVID-19 cases increase, board members decided to hold the next meeting on the Zoom meeting platform.

The Community Days Committee is holding a trunk-or-treat event 6-8 p.m. Oct. 24 at the recreation center, 635 English Road. They also plan to show the classic Halloween movie “Hocus Pocus.” Contact the township office for more details.

The Trapper Road discussion is continuing. Township Manager Nicholas Steiner detailed an agreement between a local farmer and the supervisors from years ago. Reportedly, the farmer was responsible for maintaining half of the road near his farm and helping with snow clearance.

According to Steiner, the farmer died approximately five years ago and the road has not been maintained.

The township now is intervening to clear brush and deposit stones on the ordained road to make it navigable. Additional township work on the road is expected moving forward.

Steiner said the township will receive about $20,000 in COVID-19 relief funding from Northampton County. The money may be used to purchase laptops and tablet computers to afford remote working by office staff and to hold remote supervisor and committee meetings.

Steiner said budget talks are underway. At this point, it is unclear if there will be a 2021 tax hike. The finished 2021 budget is expected to be presented at the December board of supervisors meeting. The budget can then be passed at a late December special meeting.

In the public works department report, an estimate for a new generator came in at about $16,000. The generator will provide emergency power to the municipal building and the police department.

“We are looking for the best price,” Steiner said, adding he is working to acquire more estimates.

Steiner said the autumn leaf pickup is set for Oct. 26, weather permitting. Township public works staff picks up residents’ leaves and transports them to First Regional Compost Authority.

In the First Regional Compost Authority report, it was noted Moore Township residents have used more compost this year.

“This year, people are home and, in the early spring, used a lot of compost but also dropped off a lot of yard waste,” Steiner reflected.

The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission’s work on the regional comprehensive plan is progressing, according to the Nazareth Council of Governments report.

Steiner reported the township’s recreation committee, with the supervisors’ blessing, decided to only have lights installed at one of the township’s three fields. The original plan was for all three fields to get lights.

The committee picked the McCandless Field as the first field to receive lights. The rationale is to have one field lit and assess costs before lighting the other two fields.

The old slate roof was removed from the Edelman School, with volunteers assisting the township’s historical commission. An anonymous business leader decided to contribute slate for a new roof and install it gratis.

The next Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting will be 7 p.m. Nov. 5. The meeting will be a virtual session. Contact the township office or visit mooretownship.org for the call number and access code.