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House signs available to residents

Reflective house number signs are available for Lower Towamensing Township residents to purchase.

Supervisor Jesse Mendez announced at Tuesday's board of supervisors meeting that the reflective house number signs are used to assist personnel, such as police, fire and EMS who respond to emergency calls.The township has an ordinance that required homeowners to display a house number to be in full view from the opposite side of the street."It makes it easier for them to locate it," Mendez said.Anyone who would like to purchase a sign should fill out a form and return it.Delivery is expected sometime in November after the Aquashicola Fire Department's fund drive.Each sign costs $15, and orders will not be accepted after Oct. 15.Those who purchase signs should indicate if they would like their sign to be horizontal or vertical.Club Road landscapingResident Jeanine D'Andrea, of 120 Molly Drive, questioned supervisors about the landscaping work that's going on along Club Road.D'Andrea said she's afraid the work will result in a mud slide, and that the construction will also affect water flow.Parryville Properties, LLC, is the owner of the property, township officials said.Township solicitor Jim Nanovic told D'Andrea their permit has expired, and that he wasn't sure if it was part of their landscaping.D'Andrea said she's concerned the work is going to destroy the road.Supervisors Chairman Brent Green told D'Andrea "There's nothing that we can do to stop them with their activities."Additional stop signAlthea Haydt, of Kunkletown, asked supervisors if they've considered placing another stop near the intersection of Lower Smith Gap and Covered Bridge roads.Haydt said she was previously in an accident at the intersection and suggested the township should place something there to tell motorists there is a stop sign there.Supervisor Ron Walbert said he knows several municipalities in the Lehigh Valley that put double stop signs up to alert oncoming motorists a stop sign is near.Haydt then asked how expensive it would be to put another stop sign up.Walbert said he believes the cost would range anywhere from $85 to $115."What I like about putting another sign up, it's there forever," Walbert said.In other business, supervisors:• Agreed to take $13,000 out of its liquid fuels fund to complete line painting throughout the township. As part of the line painting, all of the roads in the township except development roads will be completed.• Approved an estimate in the amount of $3,300 from Klingle Construction Inc. of Palmerton, to frame, roof, siding, soffit and provide labor for the front door at Stoney Ridge

P.A.R.C.• Agreed to have Nanovic handle all matters associated with the Aquashicola Playground.• Agreed to purchase a pump for the township's 550 truck in an amount not to exceed $675.• Agreed to obtain an estimate from Jet Signs for new sign lettering on the township's new bucket truck.• Agreed to accept sealed bids for the sale of the township's 1996 GMC bucket truck at its next meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 14.• Agreed to have the township's zoning officer review the property at 1680 Walnut Drive to see if it qualifies for a garbage exemption.• Agreed to hold a budget workshop to discuss the township's 2015 spending plan at 9 a.m. Oct. 24, at the township municipal building.

TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS Lower Towamensing Township Supervisor Jesse Mendez shows a house number sign homeowners may purchase to help assist personnel when responding to an emergency.