At the July 1 Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting, it was reported the Moore Township Police Department will host a National Night Out Against Crime event for the first time. The NNO will be held 6-9 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Moore Township Recreation Center, 635 English Road.

A goal of NNO is to engage the community to forge stronger relationships between other community members, the public and first responders.

The Moore Township NNO will be hosted by John Matthew and Katie Yost.

The National Association of Town Watch was founded in the 1980s and has grown to include millions of participants in the NNO events nationwide. NATW’s core mission is to foster safer and more caring communities through strategic crime prevention programs such as a neighborhood or crime watch groups, a dog walker safety program and other tailored safety initiatives to address a given community’s needs.

Moore Township police and first responders will be on hand to meet the public. Attendees can view emergency vehicles and equipment up close. There will also be face painting, free food, Touch-a-Truck program, live music and much more.

The police department is expecting a large community turnout for a night of free fun for the whole family and to enhance the safety of Moore Township.

In the Moore Township police report for June, Chief Gary West reported there were 311 total incidents, three warning/verbal and written notices and three arrests — one for possession of drug paraphernalia, one harassment and one theft.

West added there was one nontraffic citation for harassment, three reportable accidents and five nonreportable accidents. The June cash/check receipts for police and accident reports totaled $225.

During the public safety report, Jason Harhart, of Klecknersville Rangers Volunteer Fire Company, said there were 66 fire calls during the month of June. The calls included two fires, nine ambulance assists and eight mutual aid calls, seven with Bath Fire Department and one to East Allen Township.

Harhart added three calls for the fire department were for wires down, four calls for trees down, one rescue, three carbon monoxide alarms, one smoke/odor investigation and 22 controlled burn calls.

Harhart reported the total ambulance calls for the month of June was 107 and included seven calls for a fire standby and 26 sign off/refusal.

The supervisors appointed David Tashner to the position of township emergency management coordinator and Robert Hindley as township deputy director of emergency management. Tashner is a former township supervisor and board of supervisors chairperson.

Supervisors approved a three-year Teamster Local 773 bargaining agreement that runs Jan. 1, 2026-Dec. 31, 2028.

A representative of the Bath American Legion requested supervisors consider participating in the Hometown Heroes efforts many local communities have implemented. Hometown Heroes is a popular program that has residents purchasing banners honoring their loved ones who have served in the U.S. military or as a police officer or emergency responder in the community. The banners, with a picture and brief statement, are placed on poles within the community by a municipality’s public works department.

The supervisors discussed the request and decided to investigate potential costs of a Hometown Heroes program before moving forward.

In another request, a resident asked for the placement of a speed bump on Fairway Lane. The goal is to slow traffic on the road. The supervisors turned the request over to the police department to investigate the situation and evaluate the best possible course of action.

The next Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting is set for 5 p.m. Aug. 5. Note the start time changed from 6 p.m. to 5 p.m. This was done to accommodate attendance at the township’s NNO event 6-9 p.m.

The meeting is in-person only. Visit mooretownship.org to review the meeting agenda.