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No new addresses expected

No new addresses are expected for Polk Township's portion in the countywide addressing project. With the four boroughs - Mt. Pocono, Delaware Water Gap, East Stroudsburg and Stroudsburg - being done currently, Polk's new addresses will, more than likely, not be given out formally until after the New Year, was Supervisor Nancy C. May's report.

No new home building permits was Codes and Zoning Officer Gerald Zurat's report. However, other permits and activities were on his monthly report. Among them was one concerning a shed of over 100 square feet that is not in compliance with township regulations. By a vote of 3-0 the supervisors okayed court action to be commenced in this matter.The supervisors also voted 3-0 to approve a 91-day time extension for the minor subdivision of Vernon L. Frable, to include both locations on Lower Middle Creek for a geotechnical study, and to allow an encroachment of the buffer zone in regard to the Walter Bojko after reviewing the plan and agreeing that there was no other way to handle the situation.They agreed to order replacement parts for the township's AEDs during the discount period and will issue a township recognition for a Troop 98 Court of Honor, to be held Sunday, Nov. 28, at the Polk Township Volunteer Fire Company fire hall.Announced was that there is still no line painting and that the township Trick or Treating time is 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 31.Several upcoming meetings and seminars were announced. Among them are: a 7:30 breakfast at Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort hosted by Pocono Alliance to present its annual Report to the Community on Thursday, Nov. 4; a Nov. 15 EMA meeting for municipalities from 7 to 9 p.m., at the County Emergency Operations Center in Snydersville; and a Penn State Cooperative Extension program on Nov. 17 at PVHS.Other items being continued are snow removal regulations and the 2011 meeting calendar. The next Polk Township supervisors meeting will be held on Monday, Nov. 8.