The Lake Harmony Rescue Squad was given time at the Kidder Township supervisors meeting to recognize businesses that stepped up in 2022 with money and time to help ambulance company operations.

Recognized were Louis and Cyndi Pantages of Nick’s Lake House, Shenanigans and Louie’s Prime Steak House; Split Rock Resort; Vail Resorts; Harmony Beverage and Seth and Ruth Isenberg of Lake News, Journal of Penn-Kidder and The Journal-Herald.

Under old business, re-advertising two more times for tree trimming bids still brought no bidders. Township solicitor Robert Yurchak said that the township can now contract for the work. No new results came from re-advertising for engineer services proposals, again twice. Supervisors tabled proposals for new township engineers.

Supervisors approved a permit for Split Rock to hold its fireworks display on July 3.

They also waived a zoning variance fee for the Lake Harmony Fire Company to erect an electronic sign on their property, and they approved the transfer of a liquor license from Lansford to the property where the Arby’s is located.

They were unanimous in approving a resolution opposing any land application of sewage sludge in Carbon County.

Contract negotiations are underway with the police officers’ bargaining unit. The contract is up in December. A meeting is scheduled for late May.

In other reports, traffic lights in the township had some of their systems upgraded to get the fire companies’ emitters installed on them, a project likely to be finished in June.