Lower Towamensing Township plans to replace an aged bucket truck with a newer model.

Supervisors at a brief special meeting on Thursday agreed on a 2-0 vote to advertise to bid for a 2008 Ford F-350. Supervisor Ron Walbert was absent.Supervisors Chairman Brent Green said the township will accept bids for the truck from June 30 through July 14.Green said bids are due to the township by 4 p.m. July 14. They will be opened that day at 4:30 p.m. he said.The township has budgeted $50,000 in this year's budget for the truck, Green said.It would replace a 1996 bucket truck, which Green said is not fully functional, and, as a result, is a safety hazard.