By Susan Bryant

sbryant@tnonline.com

Lowhill Township supervisors have approved a requested water line extension route for a developer looking to build a warehouse in the township.

According to Administrator Brian Carl, at the board’s Oct. 7 meeting, developer Core5 industrial Partners LLC. has requested a water service extension.

“We did agree to do that but you guys wanted the final say on how its routed,” Carl said. “They kind of want to know for their design purposes.”

Carl said the extension would essentially start at Beachwood Street, run up the east side of Route 100 to the intersection of Kernsville Road, cross under Kernsville Road, then run to the north end of Kernsville Road and to Orchard Road.

A question was raised concerning the service area boundary.

“What they said in their agreement is they require it to run the full length of the property,” Carl replied. “So, in this situation, if something would happen up on Bertz Court, they would want to run across Kernsville, pretty much the full frontage so they would go down to Leather Corner Post and stop it there for future extension.”

Carl said the direction could be changed, if the board wanted it.

“That is just the idea that I pitched to them and they are OK with it,” Carl said.

The board approved the water line extension route of travel, with Chairman George “Buddy” Wessner Jr. absenting.

In other matters, township engineer Ryan Christman provided an update on Bear Road Bridge.

Christman said he expects PPL will return in the middle of the month to put the pole back up and shortly after that the bridge should be finished.

Under old business, the board approved a motion to donate $6,000 for a memorial bench at the Northwestern Lehigh Veterans Memorial in Ontelaunee Park, Lynn Township.

Next was the township’s vacation of Poplar Road.

According to Carl, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is in favor of the vacation.

“They do not want us to rip the road up,” Carl said. “They want to keep it as a fire lane, a road for them to use.”

One issue was that David Jaindl owns a little parcel at the corner of Poplar and Scheiers roads.

“David seemed OK with everything in vacating it,” Carl said. “But what the Game Commission would actually want is ownership of the road.”

Carl said as the game commission owns land on both sides of Poplar Road, they would gate it off at the public road.

“Down below, the game commission wants to do a parking lot,” Carl stated. “They are probably going to keep it as some sort of ADA trail for handicapped people.

“Everyone is in favor of the project, so we will keep it moving forward.”

Under new business was the multimunicipal salt bid.

Township Secretary Jill Seymour said Heidelberg Township bid out for the salt this year.

Eastern Salt Company won the bid for $73 per ton delivered.

Next was the target radon survey.

“The Department of Environmental Protection sent out an email to all municipalities that it is looking to see if we are interested in sending out free radon test kits to residents in our municipality,” Seymour said. “They are asking if we are interested to give them a spreadsheet of addresses.”

The board agreed to send the DEP the spreadsheet.

Another item under new business was the joint line painting bids.

Seymour also said a joint township meeting was held at Lowhill in September.

There was discussion at that time if the other townships wanted to be involved in the bid.

“We always go together with Heidelberg for our line painting bid,” Seymour said. “Tony was for it; Bruce was for it, and they thought maybe whoever goes out for the oil bid would also do the line painting.

“They suggested going to the boards to make sure the boards were OK with that.”

Chairman Richard Hughes stated the board said yes.

Supervisors also approved a motion to advertise for a part-time snow removal employee.

Hughes announced there will be a budget workshop at 5 p.m. Nov. 4 in the township building.

The next supervisors meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. that day.