Kidder Township Board of Supervisors met Thursday night and voted again to rebid for the sale of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Two bids were received in July but did not meet specifications after modifications were made. Township Manager John Finnerty had noted in July that owning a Wastewater Treatment Plant is not profitable for a government entity and places a burden on the townships resources. However, because of the economy, he said in July, unloading a Wastewater Treatment Plant has itself become difficult. The motion passed unanimously to rebid for the sale of the Plant. Finnerty did not attend Thursday's meeting due to illness. Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. continues to manage the Plant in the Township while the sale is ongoing.Kidder Township Police Chief, Mathew R. Kuzma reported to Supervisors and the public that Kidder Township Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will be initiating a Take Back Day in alliance with THE SECURE AND RESPONSIBLE DRUG DISPOSAL ACT of 2010.On Saturday, Oct. 29, anyone who has old, outdated prescriptions or drugs in the home are encouraged to bring them in for responsible disposal to the Kidder Township Municipal Building between the hours of 10am and 2pm. It's during Red Ribbon Week and it's meant to keep dialogue open about the abuses of old or outdated prescription drugs and to rid the home of possible abuses especially to children, pets, and the elderly.The Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act addresses many items not found previously in the Controlled Substances Act including abuses of stealing medications from the elderly in personal care homes and grants powers for increased sentencing for those individuals responsible. It requests that the Attorney General authorizes long term care facilities to dispose of controlled substances on behalf of their residents. To learn more about the ACT and how it may affect you or your loved ones you can go to

www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov.While many people discard old medications in the toilet, The Food and Drug Administration website adds that it discourages adding drug residue into the water system unnecessarily. FDA's policy is "Risk Mitigation," meaning to mitigate any future possibility of residue from chemicals into water systems found in prescription medications by doing whatever else can be done."Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high-more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined, according to the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Studies show that teens who abuse prescription drugs often obtain them from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medicine, often flushing them down the toilet or throwing them away - both potential safety and health hazards." DEA, Public Affairs Release.Kidder Township Supervisors reconsidered a motion made from the July 21st Supervisors meeting Administering the Uniform and Non-Uniform Pension Plans. Chairman Larry Polansky said 2 bids were received then from Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) and Trollinger who had been with the Township Police as Consultant over the years. The police were given the option of increasing their contribution to their pension plan from 5 to 8 percent in order to keep Trollinger as administrator to their pension. PSATS bid came in $12,000.00 less to administer their pensions.Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. 154 Re-enacting, restating, and amending the Earned Income Tax Ordinance to establish conformity with the local Tax Enabling Act as amended by Act 32. The meeting was about a half hour long.