North Whitehall supervisors' Sept. 9 meeting opened with Solicitor Lisa Young saying there was a public hearing on the conditional use application for Strawberry Farms scheduled.

In other matters, township Secretary Brenda Norder reported Senior Activity Day is scheduled for Sept. 19 in the Schnecksville Fire Company pavilion.

Registration starts at 8:15 a.m. Games will start 9:15 a.m. The event will last into the afternoon.

Also, Community Preparedness Day is scheduled for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the St. Luke's Campus, South Whitehall Township.

Laurys Station Community Day, an annual event, will take place 2 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Laurys Station Fire Station and neighboring park.

Norder also said a $14,497 recycling performance grant for the year 2011 was received from Department of Environmental Protection.

Yearly allocations for the township's emergency service organizations and senior citizens organizations was authorized.

Distributions will be as follows: Each fire company will receive $28,000; emergency service organization $12,000; Schnecksville Senior Citizens will receive $950 while the Laurys Station Keen-Agers will receive $700.

The board granted the Stoudt subdivision an 90-day time extension to have its review.

Two properties received exonerations on taxes. These are located at 4415 Wolfs Crossing Road ($11.40) and 4317 Levans Road ($19.35 and $19.35 for two years).

The annual schedule of development from Kids-Peace was accepted by supervisors.

This plan outlines anticipated improvements on the property in the coming year.

A resolution was adopted by the board to accept 0.799 acres of road right-of-way along Grist Mill Road.

The property belongs to Hoonani and Carmelo Cuadrado.

Township Manger Jeff Bartlett reported the Route 309 and Sand Spring Road intersection should be completed shortly.

Bartlett admonished residents not to allow clippings to be blown on the roadway while mowing grass. This clogs the storm drains and can cause accidents. He also said it is illegal.

Illegal door-to-door solicitations are occurring within the township. Certain persons supposedly representing KidsPeace are making solicitations.

These people are not connected with KidsPeace and are doing this without permission. Permits are required for soliciting in the township.

Bartlett noted the Jordan Greenway project is proceeding. At a recent meeting, the group amended the wording in the agreement by removing the mandatory payment language. A new meeting is scheduled within the month.

Rex Mott again mentioned the matter of the township's website, asking when the site would be updated.

Bartlett said the township has graduate students from DeSales University working on the project.

Anyone wanting information should have their name placed on the township's email list.

There was discussion concerning the last planning commission meeting and the number of plans submitted for Strawberry Farms.

Planners said there should be three separate submissions as there were three plans.

Pany said the submission was based on the concept, that's why there were three different plans.

"We can't have multiple plans in front of us" Planner Richard Celmer said.

Jim Morris and Leonard Nuss also repeated this message to supervisors.

Pany said he had no objection if the planning commission wanted to change the policy.

He said one plan/one submission was fine with him.

Jim and Rosemarie DeFrancisco, of 4710 Fair Drive, appealed to the board for help with their housing problem.

The mobile home they are renting apparently has mold and mildew in it and they claim the landlord will not do anything about fixing the problem.

The DeFranciscos, who said rodents are also present, said they have complained to the landlord many times.

They also said there was a problem with the septic system but the township sewage enforcement officer inspected the system and found it to be up to standard.

The couple, who has been complaining about the situation for about three years, also said it is difficult to contact the landlord sometimes.

They allege other residents in the park of approximately 12 mobile homes also have problems.