The start of the maintenance period for the I-78 Eastbound and Route 863 traffic signal was approved at the Weisenberg Township Board of Supervisors June 9 meeting.

According to Township Manager Brian Carl, the signal is in and the township had received a request to start the 18-month maintenance period.

“It probably should have started back at the time of the final inspection from PennDOT and it should expire May 19, 2026,” Carl stated. “Barry Isett was out there and they did look at everything.”

Carl said during the maintenance period, a bond is provided to the township in case there is any issue with the signal.

“At the conclusion of the maintenance period, the township will have the signal inspected again to confirm everything is still good with it before the bond is released,” Carl added.

During public comment at the meeting, Katie Furman with Girl Scout Troop 68 thanked the people who helped her with her Girl Scout Silver Award project.

“I just completed my silver award project across the street which was the flower bed (surrounding the Welcome to Weisenberg sign). I replanted it and put stones in,” she stated. “I just want to thank some people who helped me with that. I first would like to thank the township supervisors for approving my project, the Environmental Advisory Committee for supporting my project and helping me figure out what I wanted to do for my project, Stone Haven for donating the stone and blocks, Edge of the Woods for providing discounts to the plants and helping me plan which plants were going where and the community for sponsoring the plants. Friends, family, and my Girl Scout Troop for helping plant the plants and the township maintenance crew for cleaning the flower bed before I actually got to plant the plants, that helped a lot.”

Furman added she was able to do fundraising in order to cover all of the project expenses.

Chairperson Linda Gorgas offered her thanks to Furman and commented on the great job she did and how nice the flower bed looked.

During the Weisenberg Community Center advisory committee comment report, Carl said they had their first meeting prior to the supervisors meeting that night.

“About a dozen people showed up for that and it went well,” he stated. “A lot of people are excited about the project.”

In other business, the board discussed two issues, one which occurred at a Northwestern Recreation Commission meeting and the other at a township park.

“NYAA reported during the Northwestern Recreation Commission meeting that there was some inappropriate behavior recently at the Northwestern Rec Fields and Weisenberg Township Fields Park on Bachelor Road,” Carl stated.

“The issue at our park involved a parent who allegedly got into some type of altercation during a sporting event. NYAA apparently temporarily banned this individual from events but they wanted to know if they could get support from the Rec Commission who owns the Rec Fields and Weisenberg Township who owns Weisenberg Fields Park,” Carl said. “The Weisenberg Board discussed the matter and will not be getting involved at this time. The matter seems best resolved by NYAA and/or the PA State Police.”

The board also discussed the dog waste issue in the park.

“We have received complaints regarding pet owners not cleaning up after their pets at the park,” Carl stated. “We supply pet waste bags that are located next to the porta potties.”

Carl said he will send a reminder out to the community via the Township’s Facebook page. He added the township does have an animal ordinance that prohibits people from allowing their pets to defecate on public property and not clean it up.

During the treasurer’s comments, Jeff Strauss stated the school tax bills will be mailed out July 1.