Upper Macungie Township police are particpating in the 30th anniversary of National Night Out 5-8:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at Lone Lane Park.

The event is designed to develop police partnerships with the community and strengthen neighborhood unity.

Activities include a cupcake recipe contest, cakewalk at 6:30 p.m., face painting, moon walk, music and more.

Police Officers Michael Cardell and William Rohrbach will give a motorcycle patrol unit demonstration at 5:30 p.m. with a question-and-answer session following the presentation.

At 7:30 p.m., Officer Matt Gardner will provide a K-9 lecture and demonstration.

Faust Auto Parts and Towing is sponsoring Paint an Old Car for the entire family and Miller-Keystone Blood Center is having a blood drive for those wanting to donate.

Members of St. Paul's United Church of Christ will be collecting non-perishable food items for the food pantry that serves Upper Macungie.

Bicycle registration will be available and certified officers will be available to assist with proper installment of child safety seats and answer questions concerning child car seat laws.

Davis Catering from Willow Tree Grove, Orefield, will be selling hamburgers, cheeseburgers, sausage sandwiches, Pa. Dutch turkey barbecue, french fries, pierogies, dipped ice cream, canned soda and iced tea.

Cetronia Ambulance Corps will have an ambulance on display and personnel will be available to answer questions.

Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter can have his or her questions answered by firefighters from the Upper Macungie Township Fire Department and check out the display of fire trucks.

Supervisor Kathy Rader, in her parks and recreation report to the board at its July meeting, said between 200 and 250 people attended the recent movie night in the park.

A "Taking Reservations" sign will be placed at the Independent Park Community Center. The basement is spackled and painted with repair to the roof next.

This is the only facility in the township's park system that allows alcoholic beverages, pursuant to regulations.

Fire Commissioner Grant Grim reported 81 fire inspections were done in June. A total of 126 emergency responses were recorded with 195 EMS responses.

The fire academy will take place Aug. 16 at Station 56, Schantz Road.

In his report, Police Chief Edgardo Colon warned residents to be on the alert for suspicious activity in their neighborhoods.

Several burglaries have occurred in the township and in neighboring communities recently.

Colon requested additional money for his budget to finish the organization of the police department.

He requested $75,680 but the board would not approve that amount.

Colon was granted $27,995 to refurbish four police cars bought at the auction for the former Berks Lehigh Regional Police Department and a sum not to exceed $10,000 for scheduling software, scanner and printer and audio microphones for the patrol cars.

The board will temporarily hold off on the remaining funding.

Colon reported total incidents for June was 772. In addition, 633 traffic citations were given out.

He asked supervisors to authorize Keystone Engineering to conduct a feasibility study to create an area on Schantz Road where vehicle inspections and truck weighing could be performed.

The board agreed to the study.

Supervisor Sam Ashmar gave the Berks Lehigh Regional Police report.

Upper Macungie should receive approximately $600,000 from the auction.

From this amount, he proposed $532,000 be placed in an account for resolution of the pension shortfall and $68,000 be moved to the general fund.

He also requested a check for $22,000 from the sewer authority. The pension shortfall is estimated at $700,000.