During the six-township meeting at Lynn Township, Lowhill Township Roadmaster Carl Kressley told fellow municipal representatives that the Route 100 and Kernsville Road intersection at Claussville is open.

The new traffic lights, however, are hard to see, he reported.

Other attendees at the Dec. 10 meeting agreed but did not see any way the lights could be improved.

North Whitehall representative Jeff Bartlett said Route 100 South needs speed enforcement.

Kressley said Narris Road has holes drilled to place posts to hold panels to brace the sides of the road.

He would like to see it opened at least temporarily because garbage and propane trucks need the route.

The road was damaged last year from Hurricane Irene.

The bridge on Winchester Road is finished. The road crew is trimming trees and brush and servicing vehicles before winter.

Heidelberg representative Janice Bortz said township crews are also getting ready for winter.

Supervisors budgeted $200,000 for Rex Road Bridge. She said two property owners will be affected, if the road is closed.

The board also designated $179,000 for road repairs for Werleys Corner Road.

PennDOT is to remove the bridge and build a cul-de-sac. A catch basin has to be replaced. Work is expected to be completed in 2014.

Bartlett said all North Whitehall trucks are ready for winter. They are still cleaning up from the storm in Neffs Park, a portion of which is closed to the public.

There is a huge amount of brush at the municipal building.

"People have threaten to dump it in our front yard," he said. The pile is 16-feet high and packed.

North Whitehall is planning to buy a Tiger boom mower. A 13-year-old sweeper required a lot of work but should last a couple more years.

A 30-inch oak tree came down between two houses rather than hitting them.

The township is tearing down Yorgey's old building along Route 309 and the house across the street.

One problem is a fiber optic cable that goes from Chicago to New York. New utility poles are needed and it is state mandated the road be kept open. The lights at Lehigh Carbon Community College are being upgraded, Bartlett reported.

Washington Township representative Tom Dengler reported there are 36 trees down in his municipality.

A new Freightliner truck is expected to be delivered in a month.

Tony Werley of Weisenberg Township is expecting a new Tiger mower mounted on a John Deere for January 2013 delivery.

Lynn Township Roadmaster Bruce Raber needed to cut 300 trees due to the storm.

"The mountain really got hurt," he said, adding some work had to be delayed while the trees were cleared.

He has been working a day or two a week at Ontelaunee Park. There were trees to trim at the recycling station.

Bartlett said North Whitehall issued permits for eight homes in the last two months.

"Hopefully the country is on the right track and things will be getting better," Raber said.

He also said Leaser Lake is filling slowly and could be open for fishing next spring.

Raber suggested roadmasters get together to discuss purchasing a new roller, maybe one that is a few years old.

He would like to roll and compact the township's dirt roads as they last longer.