Land protection board to seek grant funding
In a relatively brief and efficient Aug. 4 meeting, Moore Township Board of Supervisors, thoughtfully and rapidly completed one agenda item after another.
In the land and environmental protection board report, the open space effort plans to seek substantial grant funding to increase open space preservation. It was also reported the Girl Scouts are planning a tree identification effort and a clean up of Schiavone Park.
The board scheduled its annual open house, which was held Sept. 14 at the recreation center, 635 English Road.
Supervisors approved a lot line waiver and offered conditional approval of a lot line adjustment and conditional approval of a minor property subdivision.
The police department report included 333 total incidents during July including three arrests, with one for falsification of ID to law enforcement, one possession of narcotics and one theft.
The fire department and ambulance reports were given. There were 63 fire calls including four fires during July. Ambulance calls for July were 106 calls.
The public works department report provided a brief update about the road paving being completed to date this year. So far, 1.5 miles of roadway were paved this year.
First Regional Compost Authority reported operations are going well, and a couple new municipalities are considering joining the authority.
The township engineer recommended the well isolation distance waiver be supervisor approved. The supervisors approved the waiver.
Township Manager Stephen Nowroski requested and received supervisor support to hire David Kunsman Corporation to conduct an audit of the Klecknersville Rangers Volunteer Fire Company. Supervisors noted the cost of the audit is not to exceed $10,000.
Supervisors approved resolutions 2026-16 and 2026-17 that add the Pflugler and the Harhart farms into agricultural security. All resolutions are available by visiting mooretownship.org or calling the township office.
The Community Days committee reported it is gearing up for the event, which was held Aug. 14 and 15.
Nowroski introduced the office intern Adelaide Rafieyan, a Lafayette University student. She is majoring in history and political science. Rafieyan is completing her internship and sorted through 12,500 files, with the majority to be destroyed and the rest to be digitized. She was to vacate her internship by the end of August.








