Kidder Township supervisors were unanimous in awarding contracts at the September meeting.

This season’s snow removal contract for township roads was awarded to Wernett Excavating for $65 an hour, plus materials costs. The garbage pickup contract was renewed for five years with County Waste, which was low bidder at $1,715,364 including bulk item pickups. Signal Services of West Chester was awarded a two-year contract to maintain the township’s four sets of traffic signals.

Roadmaster Bruce Berger, a supervisor, declared the Kirk Street project “done,” as is the Henning Road emergency repair. The blacktopping on Kresge Lane should be finished by the end of the month. He added that his crew is “all set for winter.”

Township Manager Suzanne Brooks received unanimous support of supervisors to schedule the first township budget meeting at 7 p.m. at on Oct. 28.

Spotted lanternflies have been seen in the township, and she encourages people who see them to kill them, then call in to 1-888-4BADFLY to help the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture track them.

A letter from Frank Gilotti Jr., president of the township’s Environmental Advisory Council, was read.

“The Kidder Township EAC would like to acknowledge and applaud the recent efforts of the Lake Harmony Group and the Lake Harmony stormwater members for their work in abating and controlling stormwater in Lake Harmony. The recent project in the Lake Harmony district will serve to minimize soil erosion, and improve water quality in the lake. Thank you for your community efforts.”

In the police report, Chief Matthew Kuzma noted another busy month. The vehicle that had been out of service was back from the body shop. The newly ordered police truck is due to be delivered in early October. Police committee chairman Supervisor Thomas LaFond added a “thank you, to the people of your department” for their work.

Newly hired code enforcement officer Noel Torres was reported to be continuing with his training, and “doing well” by LaFond, who chaired the meeting since Supervisors’ Chairman Thomas Bradley was attending by phone.

LaFond said he is “hopeful (that Torres’ work) will be a real help” to residents in controlling noise and nuisance issues.

The engineer for the proposed subdivision of a property on Spring and Birch Streets in Lake Harmony Estates sought final approval for the project.

Supervisor Ray Gluck said there were still open issues with the plan, including paving of the paper street that the developer proposes to reopen. It was decided to table the issue until next month’s meeting.

Supervisors agreed to fund pension obligations for 2021 for the police of $152,104, and for the township’s non-uniformed pension obligation of $8,363.

August’s bills of $113,120 were approved for payment.

The next regular meeting of Kidder’s supervisors is at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the municipal building, on Lake Avenue in Lake Harmony, in person, socially distanced with a limited audience.