On Monday evening, the Penn Forest Township board of supervisors opened bids for tar and chip on Stoney Mountain Road and Danner Road from Route 903 east for a total of 53,573 linear feet.

Bids were received from two companies, Asphalt Maintenance Solutions for a total of $97,657.26 and Shiffer Bituminous in the amount of $79,684.70. Both bids included line painting. The board voted to award the contract to Shiffer.The supervisors also decided to reject all bids opened during a special meeting on May 17 for a concession stand for the recreation park on Route 903. The bids ranged in price from $228,460 to $298,012.During the May 17 meeting, the supervisors had indicated that they all believed that the bids were too high and wanted to give the township engineer an opportunity to take a closer look at them. At that time a motion was made to wait until the regular board of supervisors meeting to make a decision.The board indicated that they need additional time to determine how the will proceed on the matter in the future.Personnel mattersSupervisor Scott Lignore made a motion to reject a grievance filed by an employee. When pushed by residents as to what the issue was Solicitor Thomas Nanovic stated that it was a personnel matter and that the board would not discuss it further.The board also reluctantly accepted the resignation of township confidential secretary, Susan Gibiser. Gibiser is moving from the area and has taken a job with another township in McKean County.The board voted to hire Dana Vitale to replace Gibiser at a rate of $15 per hour. In addition, laborer Gerald Enck has resigned and Colton Gibiser was hired at a rate of $14.04 per hour to replace him.Garbage permitsThe new garbage bills have been mailed to residents. According to Chairman Warren Reiner a large number of residents are not reading the bills before submitting their payments."If the bill is paid before June 30, it is only $75," Reiner said."I can't tell you how many checks have been received for $100 and we have to write a refund check for all of them."The parks and recreation committee reported that they have received sponsorship for all three scoreboards for the park's new sports fields. Mauch Chunk Trust will sponsor the baseball and little league field boards. Mary Enck Realty will sponsor the multipurpose field score board. The sponsorships total $10,205. There is still $4,350 needed to cover the controllers, carrying cases and shipping. The township agreed to pay those fees.The committee has also successfully sold 21 outfield banners to businesses from the area. The money from the banners will be used by the committee to help cover smaller day to day operating costs.The parks and recreation committee will be holding a Massing of the Colors at 10:30 a.m. June 17 in honor of Flag Day. Everyone is invited to attend. The ceremony is expected to last about 30 minutes.