Emmaus Borough Council passed a resolution allowing interested residents to purchase historic Gamewell fire notification boxes at the Aug. 19 meeting.

The money raised from the sale of the boxes will go directly to the Emmaus Fire Department to be allocated toward unbudgeted, yet necessary, equipment purchases.

The Gamewell boxes have been categorized in excellent, good and fair condition and will be sold for $150, $125 and $100 accordingly. If all boxes are sold, the Fire Department stands to make $4,700 on the 37 boxes.

Boxes can be purchased by Emmaus residents at Borough Hall. Sales will be limited to one box per household until Nov. 1, at which time sales will open to the public and as many as desired can be purchased.

The Gamewell boxes will come with a certificate of authenticity stating exactly which pole the box was on when it was in use by the borough.

Emmaus Borough Council also approved a lease agreement with the Emmaus High School Rifle Team for use of the Emmaus Police Department Firearms Range at Community Park. The agreement allows the team to use the facility for this season with the understanding they will actively search for a new venue in future years.

According to the minutes of an Aug. 7 Public Safety Committee meeting, there were some concerns about the students using the facility. The minutes said Emmaus Police Sergeant Troy Schantz reported the team had seven cabinets in the building when the prior agreement specified they were to have a maximum of three. There were also concerns about the students leaving their rifles out, not replacing a removable wall and reports of students climbing on the roof of the building.

The committee, headed by Council President Lee Ann Gilbert, reported they have "no issue with them being in the building, as long as they are there for a short-term stay and are looking for a more permanent home."

Council instructed Borough Manager Shane Pepe to talk to new Rifle Team Coach Dennis Ramella about concerns from last year's season.

A traffic ordinance was passed at the Aug. 19 meeting dealing with various issues in the borough. The ordinance sets fines from $25 to $300 for offenses including driving the wrong way on one way streets and making illegal turns. The Public Safety Committee has been working on the comprehensive ordinance for the past three years.

Council also agreed to terms of a settlement from the disbanding of the South Mountain Ambulance Corps. The assets of the disbanded unit will be split between Emmaus and Upper Saucon. Upper Saucon Township and Emmaus Borough will each receive $103,250 from the settlement and the money is mandated to be used toward funding the ambulance corps.