A Penn Forest Township gas station is seeking approval to begin takeout beer sales.

Penn Forest Plaza LLC, which operates a Sunoco Gas Station on Route 903, plans to transfer a liquor license from a shuttered bar in East Side Borough so it can begin sales.

“What he’s looking to do is sell 6 and 12 packs,” said Alan Katz, representing Penn Forest Township LLC. “The license comes from East Side Inn Inc.”

Due to the number of existing liquor licenses in Penn Forest Township, the transfer requires the approval of the township supervisors.

Under state law, a business that transfers in a liquor license from another municipality must get approval from their township or borough if it already has more than one liquor license per 3,000 residents.

Once the business owner gives notice, the borough or township has 45 days to make a decision, or the business owner can take them to court.

The supervisors agreed to schedule the hearing before their next meeting on Sept. 8. The hearing will take place at 6:45 p.m. at the Penn Forest Township Municipal Building, 2010 Route 903, Jim Thorpe.

In other business

The supervisors:

• Approved a $365,035.95 road paving contract with Haines and Kibblehouse.

The project includes base repair and overlay on Stony Mountain Road, scratch and overlay on Schoolhouse Road, and base repairs on Old Stage and Weiler Road.

The project will be funded through a combination of liquid fuels and general fund money. Two other contractors bid on the project.

The scheduled completion date is Oct. 15.

Meanwhile, a separate project is underway for drainage repairs along Stoney Creek Road. Barletta Materials and Construction received a $123,964.85 contract for the work in June.

Roadmaster Roger Meckes said pipe and drainage work is currently underway, with paving to follow next week.

• Approved the hire of Don Fisher, full-time laborer, and Michael Palmisano, part-time laborer, both at a rate of $15.45 per hour.

• Approved a detour for the replacement of a bridge carrying North Old Stage Road over Mud Run. The project is scheduled to begin in 2021. The detour will use Henning Road, Route 543 and Route 903.

• Authorized Carbon County Special Olympics to use the Penn Forest Recreation Park for its long-distance walking/running program through November.

• Approved lot line adjustments for Jeffrey and Hollis Lucas to combine two lots in Towamensing Trails, and for Patricia Burke et al. to create two parcels separated by Route 534.

• Scheduled a workshop meeting to discuss a short-term rental ordinance on Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. at the township municipal building.