Franklin Township supervisors took the following action this month:

• Approved a resolution on behalf of the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company, a Local Share Account statewide request from the Commonwealth Financing Authority in the amount of $224,673 to be used for handheld digital, portable, radios for the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company.

• Approved the junk yard license for Joseph W. Zaprazny, proprietor of JME Land Inc., DBA Lehighton Scrap Recycling.

• Approved the Franklin Township fire police to provide traffic control for the annual Carbon County Veterans Day parade on Nov. 8, beginning at 11:30 a.m. and continuing to around 4 p.m. The rain date is Nov. 15.

• Scheduled budget workshops for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Nov. 9 and Nov. 23 at the township building.

• Announced a change in garbage collection pick-up for Veterans Day from Nov. 11 to Nov. 10.

— Terry Ahner