North Whitehall supervisors April meeting opened with a presentation by the Community Emergency Response Team.

Presented by Nelson Fogle, North Whitehall Township Emergency Managemenet Coordinator, Nel Shiels Upper Macungie Township CERT Coordinator and Scott Lindenmuth of the Lehigh County Office of Emergency Management, the program was an approach to obtain volunteers to undergo training in case of an emergency situation.

Members would take 22 to 24 hours of instruction and after completion would receive a certificate.

In an emergency, such as a hurricane, flood, blizzard, etc., CERT members would assist other emergency management personnel in rescue operations.

Topics covered in the CERT training would be disaster preparedness, fire suppression, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, animals in distress and terrorism awareness.

The spring course started April 23 and is being held at the Fogelsville Fire Station.

Anyone interested should call Tanya Hook, the community outreach coordinator at 610-782-4600.

The summer camp schedule, including volleyball, soccer, baseball, football, lacrosse and basketball, is available now at the township building.

The first camp is volleyball from July 7-11.

If anyone is interested, contact Jane at the township building.

Secretary Brenda Norder noted that tire recycling is now open, the township is still seeking a part-time yard waste attendant.

Neffs Fire Chief Jim Stewart of the Neffs Fire Company told the board that the fire company will be offering reflective markers for the public this year.

These signs will have the house numbers on them and will be used for identification purposes in case of an emergency.

The cost is $10 per sign with delivery available.

Bids for aggregate and paving material were awarded to Eastern Industries.

A bid to farm the township land at Johnson Pond was awarded to Jim Heintzelman at a rate of $35 per acre.

The site is slightly over three acres.

Daniel Linchuck of Shady Lane addressed the board with his plea for some help with his erosion problem.

He claims water is being diverted from uphill properties onto his property and is eroding his lot.

Linchuck said he has had this problem for eight years.

Supervisor Steve Pany said the township has tried to work with the owner of the land uphill.

There was a partial remedy to the situation but it is not complete.

Linchuck will take care of the problem on his lot.

The township has no obligation to address this issue because it is on private property.

However, Pany made a motion to have the township send a letter to the uphill property owner to have him complete his part of the project.

Township Manager Jeff Bartlett urged people to keep portable basketball nets off of the roadways.

Property owners should keep them back far enough so that they would not be hit by trucks.

Bartlett addressed the yard waste issue.

The township yard waste is for residents only and not for contractors.

Residents doing their own work are allowed to dump their leaves and branches at the site.

Contractors doing work for property owners are not allowed to use the site.

PennDOT has several road projects in the township.

Bartlett stated that Kernsville Road, Sand Spring Road, Route 329, Bellview Road and Game Preserve Road will be getting attention.