At the Oct. 4 Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting, the approved vote last month to have a full-time employee for the recreation department was changed. Supervisor Richard Gable rescinded his second of the motion to approve a full-time worker.

Gable said, “I can’t see paying 65k a year for a full-time employee.”

The issue was discussed with citizen input. The change was agreed unanimously to hire a part-time worker instead of a full-time worker.

At last month’s meeting, there was division with no decision made among supervisors regarding the purchase of a needed truck. At the October meeting, there was division regarding the purchase of a loader machine, also with no decision made.

The question included bids for a loader from two suppliers: John Deere and Case. Chairman David Tashner Sr. had all the road department staff drive both loaders and make a recommendation. Tashner reported the staff favored John Deere. It appeared this debate might go smoothly toward resolution. However, Gable then said the staff told him they favored the Case machine.

At the conclusion of the discussion, Vice Chairman Daniel Piorkowski was asked his opinion. He said he needs more data. Tashner said he will get lease and other information in case supervisors decide to lease rather than buy. The purchase/lease was tabled until next meeting.

The police department reported 282 incidents during September with five arrests. All five were DUI offenses. The fire department reported 16 fire calls and 54 ambulance calls.

The road department needs new heaters in its building. Agreement was elusive as there were questions about floor heaters versus ceiling heaters. Tashner said there is no room for floor heaters. Questions were raised if there was a thorough evaluation of the garage space.

“I need more data,” Piorkowski said.

Since there were only two bids for the heater replacement, the issue was tabled pending additional information.

In another matter, a request to allow one member of the land preservation committee to also serve on the environmental advisory board was approved. A paucity of volunteers spurred the request from both committees. Supervisors voted unanimously for the shared volunteer.

In another recreation committee matter, the committee approved the disc golf course. Committee members are waiting for supervisors to approve the plan and release the $9,100 for the course. The layout of the course was debated regarding water issues after a heavy rain. The recreation committee said it would conduct a final review and report back to the supervisors.