A high-ranking Salisbury Township police officer was honored for completing a voluminous university course on police administration.

Salisbury Township Chief of Police Donald Sabo commended Salisbury Township Police Department Lt. Christopher Casey for graduating from the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety.

Casey completed the 22-week staff and command program online from Sept. 11, 2023 to Feb. 25. There were 24 in the class. Casey was presented with a commemorative plaque at the Aug. 22 township board of commissioners’ meeting.

“This is not an easy class to complete,” Sabo said to commissioners. “It’s a lot of extra work at night. It speaks to the dedication of Officer Casey.”

“I want to say, ‘thank you’ to Chief Sabo, the police department and the township,” Casey said.

The School of Police Staff and Command provides upper-level college instruction in 27 core blocks of instruction and optional blocks during each session.

The major topics of study include: Leadership, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Organizational Behavior, Applied Statistics, Planning and Policy Development, Budgeting and Resource Allocation, according to a news release from Northwestern.

Each student has written examinations, projects, presentations, quizzes and a staff study paper as required parts of the curriculum. Upon completion, students may be awarded a total of six units of undergraduate credit from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

In other business at the Aug. 22 meeting, commissioners voted 5-0 to:

- Approve a motion for a floodplain ordinance appeal at 3517 Regent Court.

- Approve a block party request for the 900 Block of Belford Road.

Commissioner Heather Lipkin said there was a lack of quorum at the Aug. 21 Salisbury Township Environmental Advisory Council meeting. “We haven’t had a quorum since February,” Lipkin, commissioner liaison to the EAC, said.

Salisbury Township is seeking crossing guards for the 2024-2025 school year. Each person must be available Monday through Friday for two-plus hours per day (one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon). Those interested are to submit applications and resumes by Aug. 30 to: info@salisburylehighpa.gov (Subject: Crossing Guard Position) or Attn: CGP, Salisbury Township, 2900 S. Pike Ave., Allentown, 18103.

It was noted AM Radio, a 1960s and 1970s tribute rock band, will present a concert 3-6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Franko Park, 1301 Black River Road.

The August Salisbury Township municipal meeting schedule includes 7 p.m. Aug. 28, planning commission in the meeting room of the municipal building, 2900 S. Pike Ave.