The Lower Towamensing Township supervisors voted Tuesday to approve a resolution to increase its match to $100,000 for a Greenways Trails grant.

Supervisor Brent Green said the township applied last year for the $250,000 grant from Commonwealth Finance Authority for the Greenways Trails and Recreation Program, but state budget delays tied up the money."We haven't received anything yet," he said.Green said increasing the match makes the township more competitive. The township had intended to match the grant with $44,000, but decided adding $56,000 might get it a second look.Supervisor Jesse Mendez supported increasing the match, because they intended to pull $44,000 from the reforestation account to use on the project no matter what."We are providing a $100,000 match for the grant, which we anticipate applying for (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility walkways and parking area, a multipurpose athletic field area, volleyball, horseshoe, boccie ball, tether ball, bean bag toss and shuffleboard courts," Green said."In addition, we plan on applying for site furnishings for seating, waste and picnicking activities."Ronald Walbert, chairman of the board, said the township would benefit if it gets the grant and can complete the projects."We can stop talking about it and enjoy it," he said.Eagle ScoutThe supervisors also made a proclamation praising Tanner Fahringer for earning the rank of Eagle Scout. Fahringer built two bat boxes that were installed on the grounds of the Carbon County Environmental Center in Summit Hill.When asked if he likes bats, Fahringer said, "I do. They're very neat creatures."Fahringer thanked everyone in Towamensing Boy Scout Troop 209 for all of their help. He began planning the project last summer, and chose the environmental center because he thought it was the best location for the bats to thrive.Green congratulated Fahringer for joining the 15 percent of Boy Scouts nationally that earn their Eagle Scout Award. As a teenager, Green also became an Eagle Scout.Fahringer is a 2016 graduate of Palmerton Area High School and plans to attend Shippensburg University in the fall majoring in computer science.Other businessThe supervisors accepted the resignations of Gerry Madden from the planning commission and Brent Green from the recreation board. Madden recently began volunteering at the Lehigh Gap Nature Center as a camp instructor.Green had been working with the recreation board since his days as an Eagle Scout. Between his studies and work as a supervisor, he decided it was time to resign.