At the Oct. 4 Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting, residents were asked not to place any metal in the brush they drop off at First Regional Compost Authority.

Former supervisor and township volunteer Dick Gable serves as the board’s liaison to FRCA. He relayed to township Manager Nick Steiner the metal can damage the FRCA grinder.

A quality brush grinder can cost thousands of dollars and repairs are costly. Steiner asked that a statement be made by the board asking residents to refrain from placing anything metal in a load of brush taken for disposal at the FRCA facility, 6701 Weaversville Road, Northampton.

Part of FRCA’s mission statement is to promote environmentally acceptable recycling and composting in the public and private sector, to provide information to the public through local government sources and to assist in the advancement of recycling through education.

Visit frcaweb.org for information or call 610-262-1000 during business hours to learn what can and cannot be delivered to the facility.

In other business, the board instructed Steiner to send a letter of support for a grant to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for new Tasers and software for the Moore Township Police Department.

The public works department planned to begin leaf collection around Oct. 21. It was reported the seal coating of some roads has been completed.

Board Chair Daniel Piorkowski reported the Nazareth Area Council of Governments is considering a joint neighborhood watch group to enhance safety in the communities.

The township’s land and environmental protection board reported it had a successful open house in September that attracted several applications to preserve open space and/or farmland preservation.

The board agreed to have the snack stands at the Moore Township Athletic Association fields deep cleaned two or three times a year. It is expected to cost between $60-$70 per cleaning.

The supervisors appointed Joi Adams to the recreation commission. Adams replaces Michael Tirrell Jr., who was elected to the board of supervisors.

The board passed two resolutions. Resolution 2022-18 is to announce the implementation of Act 57 of 2022. Act 57 governs the selections of and thorough background check of police department applicants with a goal of avoiding police who acted improperly and dismissed from a prior police department then getting hired to another police department.

Resolution 2022-17 is a resolution to indicate how the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act funds are being spent.

The board appointed David Chowder to the township’s planning commission.

The next board of supervisors meeting is set for 6 p.m. Nov. 1 in the municipal building, 2491 Community Drive, Bath. It is an in-person-only meeting.