At the Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting Feb. 3, supervisor Chair David Shaffer noted that, because of the challenges experienced by the Community Days committee, event duties will be completed by the township recreation committee, which agreed to take over the planning and operation of the annual Moore Township Community Days.

The Community Days committee developed and grew the annual event to a successful experience for residents. As the years went by, the committee team members found themselves doing more and more each year. As the team burned out, reportedly due to not enough volunteers, the committee members essentially resigned from the committee en masse.

The recreation committee is seeking additional volunteers. Visit the next meeting or call the township office at 610-759-9449 to join or for information.

The township recreation committee meets 7 p.m. March 19 at the municipal building, 2491 Community Drive. At this meeting, the committee plans to begin the process of planning the annual event.

Supervisors are hoping additional volunteers are found to continue the popular festival.

In the police department report, Chief Gary West reported there were 293 police incidents, with one arrest for fraud, for the month of January.

Jason Harhart, fire recorder for Klecknersville Rangers Volunteer Fire Company, said there were six fires, with a total of 71 fire calls, in January. Harhart added there were 98 ambulance calls.

David Tashner, emergency management leader, said local churches are being contacted to initiate or renew their status as emergency shelters for Moore Township residents. He is also working to develop a safety committee.

In the public works department report, Craig Hoffman received supervisor permission to promote three public works operators to the position of technician. The promotion increases their wages from $29.72 to $30.10 per hour. Hoffman also noted he is in the process of hiring an operator, pending a criminal background check.

Solicitor David Backenstoe provided an update on the Water’s Edge appeal. The bottom line was that the appeal may take a year or two to conclude.

Backenstoe also gave an update on his efforts to develop an animal maintenance ordinance for novelty animals such as mini-cows, mini-horses, pot belly pigs, boiler chickens, hens, alpacas and other exotic animals deemed as pets or nonfarm animals. He noted the more he investigates the ordinance, the more complicated it is becoming.

Backenstoe’s final update was his work on a data center ordinance. He noted the current ordinance will need an amendment.

He provided information on the differences between regular use (permitted by right), special exception use and conditional use. He added this ordinance will be exceedingly important to regulate data centers in the township because of numerous issues such as electricity needs and water use by a data center.

A resident who operates a local towing operation asked when the township will allow a second towing business to assist the police when they need to contact a towing company. This issue was a topic at several meetings early last year. Supervisors said they would reexamine the situation at a later meeting.

The next township supervisors meeting is set for 6 p.m. March 3 at the municipal building, 2491 Community Drive. It is an in-person-only meeting. Visit mooretownship.org to review the meeting’s agenda.