Lehigh County Executive Phillips Armstrong attended the Upper Macungie supervisors May meeting to answer questions and address any concerns the board may have.

Armstrong said the county has begun working on the census program for 2020.

He urged everyone to fill out their form and return it.

In the last census, 30 percent of county residents were missed, helping to make Pennsylvania second in the nation with uncounted residents.

The county’s slogan for the census is “We’re counting on you” and they are hoping for a good response, Armstrong said.

An average $2,098 per person is lost for every one uncounted.

This money is state and federal funding money which comes back to the local municipalities in the form of grants, services, aid, etc.

In other matters, Deputy Chief Doug Gernerd of the Fogelsville Fire Company reported they have acquired two live-in members and one part-time weekend live-in member in the fire company’s quest to provide service to the community by having quicker response times.

Four resolutions were on the agenda for review and adoption.

The first was an agreement with PennDOT on utility relocation.

The second added three properties totaling 115 acres to the Ag Security District.

The properties were 9032 Breinigsville Road (23 acres), 847 Mosser Road (60 acres) and 9796 Monarch Lane (32 acres).

The third resolution authorized signing of the agreement with a payment of $6,000 per acre for the Mosser Road tract.

The fourth recognized and honored all peace officers.

Eleven motions were next on the slate.

The police department was authorized to purchase items for the office such as servers, desktop computers, etc.

The purchase of six more electronic speed signs was authorized for a cost of $15,225. The public works department will install them.

Bid withdrawals, sale of public works equipment, approval of the Lehigh Valley Cooperative purchasing council bid for gasoline and diesel fuel, approving fire police assistance at community events in the Borough of Macungie, approval of pickleball opening day (Jim Brunell made the motion) and the approval of a new recreation program - Zentangle -made up most of the list.

The lawn mowing bid, given last year by Pennsylvania Lawn and Landscaping, was approved for a cost of $18,365 while the bid of $138,735 for the Breinigsville Park West pathways was granted to C.M.R. Construction. The date and place for the Zentangle program will be determined.

The police department reported 783 calls for service in April with the issuance of 360 traffic citations. Disturbing the peace led the list of reported crimes with 18 followed by fraud with 14 and DUI at 10. The K-9 corps participated in two tracking incidents, three explosive checks and three stop assists.

They also assisted other jurisdictions twice. The Motor Carrier Program had 26 inspections with 47 violations discovered and 16 citations issued.

The driver enforcement and education program had four sessions. A total of 117 citations were issued in the four stops with the high speed recorded being 86 mph in a 45 mph zone.

The fire department report, given by Peter Christ, showed priority one responses at 103, priority 2 with 64; and priority 3 with 72 and mutual aid at three.

Emergency responses were 26 for Station 8, 28 for Station 25 and 39 for Station 56. Station 8 gained one new member and Station 25 gained one senior member.

Recruitment and retention for the year showed nine new members for Station 8; two new members and four retired or resigned members and Station 56 with two new members and one retired/resigned.

Public Works Director Scott Faust noted mulch is available for pickup 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays in May.