At their May meeting, Kidder Township supervisors voted to approve the two zoning changes that were the subject of public hearings a week earlier.

The change of zoning for the more than 300-acre parcel along Route 940 in north Kidder from residential to commercial was approved on a split vote, 3-2, with Supervisors Tom Bradley, Bruce Berger and Ray Gluck in favor, and Louis Pantages and Wilson Klotzman opposed.

Supervisors were unanimous on approving the zoning ordinance change regarding large solar power generation projects.

In other business, with the delayed paving work on North Lake Drive finally underway, supervisors approved a change order adding speed humps (wide and long) with signs, marking and painting to inform drivers, and there was more drainage and milling work.

The change extended the contract to July 31, and costs $103,424 (about $10,000 of that was for the speed humps).

Two sets of traffic signals on Route 940 will be outfitted with signal emitters to allow the fire companies to change the traffic signals as they approach during an emergency response. The cost for the installation totals $30,118.

Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company Fire Chief Ralph Lennon reported that the fire company has been accredited to instruct EMTs and first aid instructors. The fire company and supervisors will meet over the fire company’s suggestions about run cards. Recommendations from that meeting will then be sent to Carbon County for their review.

Suburban Propane was approved as the new fuels supplier for the township, for diesel, gasoline and propane.

No bids were submitted for the township’s tree trimming work. This work was also advertised three times last year and also received no bids. Supervisors approved readvertising.

A resolution to dispose of township records from as far back as 1987 was approved. The documents include tax rolls, bank statements and over 20-year-old police inventories.

Kidder police Chief Matthew Kuzma, in his report, encourages residents to call 911 about loud parties and disturbances. Kuzma added that the number of complaints are beginning to rise as more visitors come on weekends as summer approaches.