At the June 1 Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting, the township’s land and environmental protection board reported it plans to revise the current ranking system for determining which properties are pursued for farmland or open space preservation.

The board is a highly successful endeavor that has preserved hundreds of acres of farmland and open space within the township.

The protection board also reported it is planning to work with Bushkill Township, a township adjacent to Moore, cooperatively to exchange ideas to improve preservation efforts.

In a testament of Moore Township’s success, East Allen Township has a budding farmland preservation effort underway and it is seeking input from the Moore protection board as its program grows.

Farmland preservation efforts are on the rise since the advent of the growing warehouse industry.

The Lehigh Valley has become a mecca for spacious distribution centers that gobble up large tracts of land, increase small and large truck traffic and increase damage to side roads as truckers seek ways to more efficiently move freight by using roads not designed for heavy trucks.

In other news, the fire department reported 29 calls, including five fires and four motor vehicle accidents, during the month of May. There were 79 ambulance calls in May.

Public works reported the department is assessing township roads in need of repairs.

Also at the meeting, in its report, the Community Days committee noted the community yard sale was “a big success.”

The township engineer requested and received permission from supervisors to conduct a traffic study on Dell Road. The road is allegedly being used by large truck traffic to avoid a nearby traffic light. Dell Road lacks the integrity to withstand large truck traffic.

In the solicitor report, it was noted the proposed bamboo ordinance is moving forward slowly and may not be a ban but rather an ordinance requiring a resident who plants bamboo on his or her property have the necessary barriers to keep it from spreading into a neighbor’s property.

Also noted was the livestock ordinance, which is ready for advertising, and Trapper Road, a seldom used road, is moving toward elimination from the township’s ordained road file.

A resident, a horse owner who said she was addressing supervisors on behalf of a number of other residents, expressed concern that there are no bridal paths for horseback riding. The board plans to look into the matter.

Supervisors voted to replace a 2003 Ford Ranger used primarily by administration personnel with a Ford Explorer. Purchase details are being finalized.

The next supervisors meeting will be 6 p.m. July 6 at the township recreation center pavilion, located on English Road.