Penn Forest Township will sell two of its four 1-ton dump trucks.

Walter Reiner, chairman of the township board of supervisors, made the announcement Monday, during the regular monthly meeting. The trucks are used for snow plowing."Last year at least one of the trucks sat in the garage even though we had heavy snow because we just didn't have an employee to drive it," said Reiner. "We won't sell them if we don't get a fair price for them, but this is the time of year that other municipalities are looking to buy."The township then opened a bid from Locust Ridge for snow plowing. The bid was for an hourly rate for an 8-ton truck at $146 per hour and a 1-ton truck at $134 per hour of snow plowing.The board accepted the bid from Locust Ridge with Supervisor Judy Knappenberger voting no. Knappenburger also voted no on the sale of the trucks.A number of residents voiced concerns over the selling of the trucks and then the hiring of Locust Ridge to do the same job."This contract is to cover us only when we can't do all the work. We expect to do most of the salting ourselves. But if this winter is anything like last winter, we need to be prepared," Reiner said.Another resident, Ken Gilmore of Pleasant Valley West, asked the supervisors why they are no longer pursuing Pleasant Valley West regarding the vast changes they made to the road by his home."It's not just the pipe, they have added a turnaround and narrowed the road to only one lane, it's not according to (the Subdivision and Land Ordinance)," Gilmore said."We decided not to pursue the court case last month," solicitor Thomas Nanovic said. "When a development is attempting to correct a problem, we don't want to set a precedent of throwing up road blocks."Gilmore was advised that as a homeowner he has a right to bring a suit against Pleasant Valley West himself.Greg Pavlick, project engineer on the new township park on Route 903 gave a brief update. There are a few items left to close out the PennDOT permit, including replacing the inlets in the right-of-way and an "as built" survey. Also there is a defect in the surface of the play area that needs to be addressed and repaired or replaced."We will not be opening the park before next summer," said Reiner. "The grass needs two growing seasons."Pavlick also informed those present that the grants which the township applied for to help with the subsequent phases of the park, should be awarded before the end of this year.The township approved the purchase of a new security system for both the municipal building and the transfer station from ADT at a cost of $10,469.The bills were paid in the amount of $207,767.25 for the month; and $41,460.04 was sent to each of the fire companies for the Act 205 allocation. In addition, $36,469.48 was paid out as a refund for a fire escrow to Robert and Dawn Miller.Barletta Paving and Construction was paid $253,630.59 for the paving and line painting on Smith and Danner roads; $202,000 came from the liquid fuels account and the balance of $51,640.59 came from the general fund.Budget meetings are planned for 10 a.m. Oct. 22 and 29, and 6 p.m., Nov. 11.The township building will be closed Oct. 13 in observation of Columbus Day. The transfer station will be open.