Attorney Jens Damgaard addressed the Lehigh Township supervisors about using a bond issue to pay for the public works building.

A bond issue includes an underwriting firm and financial advisor who look at state borrowing laws, local government issues and federal tax law, said Damgaard, who was invited to the June 11 meeting by Solicitor David Backenstoe.

Federal securities laws require disclosure of certain information and an official statement prepared by professionals and the administration.

Officials will check the township's credit rating from Moodys. It is likely to be A+ to A-. Interest rates depend on whether the bonds are $1 million and higher or less than that amount.

The money should be spent within three years.

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In other business, the bids for a new well and abandoning the old wells have been submitted. Engineer Phil Malitsch recommended Tucker's Water Pumps and Tanks with a bid of $26,390.

Malitsch said a lot of the needed stormwater information can be gathered by road crews when they are out in the township. Forms should be provided that can easily be filled out with minimal training involved.

Also discussed at the meeting:

· Dosch King provided the lowest bid for bituminous chip seal. There were questions about a previous bid from the company when work was not done properly.

Backenstoe said the bid has to go to the lowest responsible bidder and that roadmaster Frank Zamadics can close down the project if it is not being done properly. The bid came in at $92,000.

There is discussion about making Lehigh Township a processing center for the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. Presently, people have to be taken to either Bethlehem or Easton, which involves several police hours and a $200 processing fee.

· Mike Meyers asked about the possibility of enacting a noise ordinance. He especially mentioned tractor pulls lasting until 11 p.m.

The supervisors said Bath is working on an ordinance and there would be a cost for a decimeter and training. Backenstoe said it is one of the hardest things to enforce.

· PennDOT is willing to do work on the Walnut Street intersection in Pennsville and the intersection of routes 248 and 946 in Berlinsville.

The Cherryville intersection is most likely not on the list because more would be involved with a project at this intersection.

· Residents of the Hills of Greenock asked when the catch basin for sedimentation on the lowest point can be filled. The original plan indicated it was possible; residents have said they want to build a playground. Soil that was removed was to come back to Greenock and could be used.

Malitsch said 70 percent of the development has to be built before the sedimentation basin can be filled in. The material is on a neighboring property.

· Dan Ifkowitz asked about an apparent abandoned property on Route 946. He said someone threw everything out of the house. Township manager Alice Rehrig said no dumping citation can be issued because the owner cannot be found.

· Scott Parsons, a councilman from Northampton County, attended the June 11 meeting of the Lehigh Township supervisors. He said he just wanted to introduce himself because there is not enough communication between the county and townships.

Parsons said an emergency management technician must keep current with the work undertaken by the emergency manager, which requires a significant amount of training.