Mourning the loss of her dog, Russell, who was hit by a car Aug. 8 along Mauch Chunk Road in Mechanicsville, Behare Cami decided to take her concerns to the South Whitehall Board of Commissioners.

At the Sept. 3 meeting, Cami explained the situation in her neighborhood near Grumpy's Bar and Grill.

"The cars go flying," she said. "A speeding car hit my dog. He died in the car in my son's arms on the way to the vet.

"He was a part of our family. He meant a lot to us. The cars go so, so fast."

She asked for additional traffic signs to slow down traffic through the village.

"Every time I back up my car, it is frightening," Cami said. "The driving speed is not safe for kids, family or pets. Please let's work together or someone will get hurt or will die."

Board President Christina Tori Morgan offered her condolences to Cami.

"Thank you for bringing your story to us," Morgan said.

She asked Acting Township Manager Howard Kutzler for comments.

"This is a PennDOT road," Kutzler said. "It is 35 mph, the lowest speed on a state road."

Commissioner David Bond raised the possibility of having a three-way stop at the Y-shaped intersection where Orefield and Mauch Chunk roads come together.

"Let's reach out to PennDOT and see what opportunities are there," Morgan suggested.

In another matter, William H. Wehr, who is working hard to save Wehr's Dam, reported he is studying the Covered Bridge Park Master Plan approved by commissioners in February.

The plan talks a lot about recreation but very little about history, Wehr said.

The plan proposes removal of the dam, which powered the mill run by Wehr's grandfather.

Wehr stressed the need to preserve township history, which includes the 110-year-old dam.

Wehr, who said he spoke to state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, about the matter, is hopeful there may be some grant money available to save the dam.