Moore OKs LV hazard mitigation plan
At the Nov. 12 Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting, six resolutions were voted on by the board.
Resolution 2024-19 accepts the Lehigh Valley 2024 hazard mitigation plan update. Since land-use authority resides with local municipalities, the plan spans five years, and its adoption is required to remain eligible for hazardous mitigation funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
Resolution 2024-20 was approved regarding a sewage planning module for the Mast subdivision. The state Department of Environmental Protection requires a plan be submitted to the governing municipality as part of the subdivision plan before any final approvals.
Resolution 2024-16 permits the disposition of a 1994 Ford ambulance. Plans are to sell the vehicle at a public auction.
Resolution 2024-17 allows for the purchase of two police vehicles expected to cost about $125,000 through a Local Shared Agreement grant. The LSA grants are under Act 71, the Gaming Act. The Commonwealth Financing Authority provides for the distribution of gaming revenues for projects concerning the public interest, community improvement and economic development in the county.
The board approved Resolution 2024-18 for a LSA grant for Kleckenersville Rangers Volunteer Fire Department to purchase a heavy-duty pickup truck with a cost of about $71,500. Resolution 2024-21 is an LSA participating grant that would result in the purchase of updated radios for the fire department.
All resolutions and ordinances are available for resident review by visiting mooretownship.org or by calling the township office.
The recreation commission was planning to hold a clothing collection during the holiday season at the Moore Township park. Collection bins will be placed at the park at designated locations.
Under the land and environmental protection board report, it was noted the Ray and Cheryl Groff open space application was approved.
Jeffery Ayer, a township zoning hearing board member for more than 20 years, resigned from his position on the board. Interested applicants can contact the township office to apply to fill the vacancy.
In the Moore Township Police Department report, it was noted there were 321 reported incidents and two arrests — one for forgery and another for a fugitive from justice. Under the fire and ambulance reports, there were 83 ambulance calls and 37 fire calls with a response to one fire.
The public works department reported normal operations in the department, and leaf collection was expected to end around Dec. 13.
Residents were reminded about the Northampton County burn ban. The ban included all open outdoor burning, including fire rings or on the ground. The ban did not apply to propane gas stoves, charcoal brickette grills, tobacco use or campfires in designated fire rings at licensed campgrounds.
Fines for violating the ban start at $100 for the first offense and increases for subsequent offenses. The ban was enacted in response to the region’s dry weather conditions and recent forest fires.
The board approved the minutes of the Oct. 1 supervisors meeting.
The next supervisors meeting is set for noon Dec. 27 at the municipal building, 2491 Community Drive.