Delaware Plaza Clinic Wins Approval
Delaware Plaza Clinic Wins Approval
The Pike County Dispatch
By Wayne Witkowski
DINGMANS FERRY -- Southern Pike County residents will have quicker, direct access for their basic medical needs sometime this year.
The Delaware Township Board of Supervisors, after a half-hour public hearing during their regular meeting last week, unanimously approved a conditional use for a medical clinic to open at Delaware Plaza, anchored by Weis Market, on Route 739. The approval allows Route 739 LLC to convert contiguous, empty storefronts at the plaza into a medical facility that will provide services such as general urgent care, blood testing and imaging that includes X-rays, CAT scans and sonograms.
Some urgent care centers in the region provide help for broken bones. The influx of patients dramatically increased at the neighboring Middle Smithfield Township Urgent Care in Monroe County during the COVID-19 outbreak where it provided testing and results for many visitors before mass produced test kits were made available to the public.
Milford attorney John Stieh, who represented Route 739 LLP's developer of the plaza opened two years ago, said Northwell Health, based in Long Island, N.Y., would be the provider. Stieh was unable to give an official name for what he called a "medical clinic" that likely will include the Northwell logo.
"We looked at the project for several years and felt it was a viable one for there," said Stieh during the hearing.
Stieh clarified that it "is not going to be a major medical facility of an extreme nature, like an emergency room of a hospital."
"We hope to have it open in 2023, in the foreseeable future," said Stieh when asked after the meeting. "There's a lot to do with some of the equipment they're bringing in."
Township Solicitor Tom Farley said in a previous meeting that some conditions might be stipulated determine an approval, but no conditions were attached to this approval by him or township supervisors.
Farley was upbeat about the approval process leading up to the public hearing, saying that a facility like that has been needed by the community.
The urgent care center would provide what Stieh called "ancillary use" to support and relieve the strain on ambulance service or admission to Wayne Memorial and other hospitals in the region for basic medical needs.
In conducting the meeting, Farley said that the township Planning Board "recommended" the proposal and that roads and infrastructure, including parking, are already in place from the original plan for the plaza that was approved five years ago.
Stieh presented project engineer Joseph Hudak of Kiley Associates LLC for testimony and Hudak affirmed, when asked, that the proposal is in compliance with the township comprehensive plan, is suitable for the property and is "sorely needed for this area." Hudak said no variances or waivers are needed and that it would not impact on local road traffic or safety for motorists. He said suitable parking already is in place.
During a public questioning segment at the hearing, resident Liz Forrest asked if the facility would operate 24 hours a day and Stieh said he "can't answer" that. She asked if a traffic study was done and Stieh said not by the developer but that one was conducted by the Pennsylvania Department or Transportation.
Stieh said, when asked, that ambulances will not be dropping off patients for care there but that it is a "walk-in" facility for the public.
Resident Dennis Lee asked, in a hypothetical situation, if someone at the plaza had a heart attack and went to the urgent care facility in need of immediate help, would medical care be administered.
"I can't answer that," said Stieh, but he said an ambulance likely would be dispatched to the facility for care and transport to a hospital.
The facility is expected to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) to provide temporary help until the ambulance would arrive.
Also at the meeting, supervisors approved advertising and public comment on the Official Sewage Facilities Plan for Delaware Township regarding the acquisition of Delaware Sewer Company for Wild Acres private community subdivision by Pennsylvania-American Water Company.
They also approved the Pennsylvania-American Water Letter of Water and Sewer Serviceability for Marcel Lake Estates private community. With the private community lifting its building moratorium, supervisors need proof of water and sewerage service for those properties in order to issue building permits. "You tell us you can hook up and give water and we'll give you your building permits," said Farley.
Also approved was bidding out the Akenac Park culvert replacement project on PennBid by the township engineer in compliance with the Monroe Loan Share Account statewide grant contract.
Also for Akenac Park, supervisors approved purchasing 170 yards of certified playground mulch at a cost of $6,120 from D&S Hauling, 22 tons of white beach sand at a cost of $1,254 from D&S Hauling and a steel coal ash receptacle for $545.00. Also approved was replacing an 8-burner event grill for $499.00. They said the existing one was too rusted to be able to be put up for sale.
Supervisors approved amending a previously approved municipal hall use request for Pocono Mountain Lake Estates sections 5,6 & 7 from May 27 to June 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a PMLE board meeting.
In the Announcements section ending the meeting, Board of Supervisors Chairman John Henderson said the township is continue to accept letters of interest for a vacancy on the Zoning Hearing Board.
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During the workshop prior to the regular meting, Henderson said that the supervisors recently attended a two-hour presentation by the Lenapes, a Native American tribe indigenous to the area. He said the Leanpes are seeking a treaty with the township to recognize that their tribe has been a predecessor to the people occupying the area today.
Henderson said the tribe numbers about 600 people left behind from a larger group of the tribe that resettled in Oklahoma.
"They're opposed to the park," said Henderson, referring to the National Park System changing the classification of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to a national park. "They're all environmentalists from day 1. They want to help the township establish a treaty recognizing their indigenous people. This can (also) help us fight turning the recreation area to a national park."
"They look for partners for support because the state of Pennsylvania has not recognized them," added Supervisor Joseph Dunne.
The treaty is one page and Henderson said the township will continue gathering information toward its decision.
During the work session, Dingmans Ferry Theatre Director Dennis Lee said he'd like easier access to some theatre items kept in the storage building at Akenac Park. Lee suggested a wall separating his items from the township's with a doorway for easier access to bring them to the theatre cabin. "You provide the material, we'll do the labor," said Lee. Roadmaster Rick Bailo said he has "concerns of who is going to do it" from Lee's end of it and perhaps that it might be better for township workers to handle it. Bailo suggested a separate room within the storage area.
Bailo also talked about the winter maintenance agreement of roads with PennDOT, renewed yearly. He said negotiations continue, with a possible solution by the next meeting. PennDOT wants to relinquish any winter weather treatment of Silver Lake Road, which it handles from the Doolan Road intersection down to the Route 739 connect, and Wilson Hil Road, which it treats from Mary Stewart Road down to Route 209.
Bailo said that he does not want the township to take over care of the entire stretch of Wilson Hill Road until PennDOT performs its repair work on the lower end that is scheduled from 2024 to 2025.
Supervisor Candidate Says Myck Road ‘Dangerous’
Supervisor Candidate Says Myck Road ‘Dangerous’
The Pike County Dispatch
By Wayne Witkowski
DINGMANS FERRY -- Myck Road, which has drawn attention for a hazardous 100-foot long curve with a deep dropoff at the edge of the road, again drew discussion at the Delaware Township Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday last week.
During the Public Comment at the end of the meeting, resident Steve Tarquini, who also was a candidate for township supervisor for Tuesday's Primary Election, questioned when that road would be repaired. Tarquini pointed to a "dangerous" stretch of the lower end of the road near state Route 2001/Milford Road with a dropoff of about nine feet to a flowing stream bed at the roadside. Township Roadmaster Richard Bailo said plastic delineators have been placed along that side of the road, which are seen as white poles with reflectors about 15 feet apart.
Delineators were already in place at a steep dropoff on the other side of Myck Road where it runs in a straight line.
With the end of the winter weather, there is no risk of a car sliding on black ice off the curving road but a speeding driver losing control of his car on the curve risks serious danger from a deadly accident.
Board of Supervisors Chairman John Henderson afterward called the dropoff the " 'grand canyon' that exists on one side of the relatively narrow road with a sharp curve and steep grade."
Henderson said an engineer's report estimates the project would cost $800,000.
Tarquini said Myck Road has been discussed for many years, particularly during meetings the last couple of years, but nothing has been done. Henderson pointed out afterward that Myck Road is a "2023 budget priority item" but Township Administrator Krista Predmore said the startup for the project has been delayed by a lack of funds. "We've tried to get money for it but have not been successful," said Predmore, but she said that the township lately has been "looking at the Pike County Conservation District for certain money to go for it."
"Grant money always helps, but hundreds of small necessities quickly eat up funds available for big projects," said Henderson when asked about it after the meeting.
Tarquini said the project "should not cost anywhere near $1 million" if culvert pipes and culvert boxes would be installed on that part of the roadwork. Tarquini, who said he has been a resident for about 20 years, recalled after the meeting how a patchwork road repair was done about 15 years ago when water running under the road caused the bed to buckle.
"When we do make the decision, we want a good plan, not a quick fix plan," said Henderson of the project that also calls for other roadwork on Myck Road. "We are and have been addressing the safety issue as best we can pending the 'fix.'
Tarquini broadened his remarks to say "the (township) roads need to be maintained better."
But after the meeting, Henderson provided the latest roadmaster report for April that stated that potholes were repaired on Long Meadow Road and Akenac Park as well as some on other roads and that culverts on roads were being cleaned out. It also listed road sealing would be done in September. Long Meadow Road repairs are "in the planning stage" as well as work on Doolan Road signage.
Bailo also mentioned during the meeting that the handicapped parking spots project for the Dingmans Ferry-Delaware Township Historical Society building in Akenac Park and the Recreation Hall, also in the park, are expected to be completed "in the next two weeks."
Also during Public Comment, state Rep. Tara Probst offered a stack of Public Utility Complaint forms that residents could fill out who are opposed to the Shawnee-Walker transmission line project that would run through the township. "We did something like this at Stroudsburg on a much smaller scale," said Probst, who served as mayor of Stroudsburg before being elected state representative.
Supervisors said,when asked, that they have not heard from First Energy since it conducted a public information center at the municipal building in March.
Probst also said that ample funding is available to the township for financial aid as long as projects are stipulated. She said the township is eligible to apply for a Monroe Loan Share Account (casino gaming funds) grant
During the meeting, Bailo and Dan Bellino were approved by the supervisors to attend LTAP Roadside Vegetation Control training on May 31 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Pike County Training Center.
Theurkauf Design & Planning will receive $10,149.29 for the comprehensive plan update.
ABS Solutions, LLC's proposal No. 41227 for Microsoft 365 renewal for $1,632.00 was approved.
Supervisors approved Akenac Park use requests by the Dingmans Ferry Theatre for May 15, June 23-24, July 22 and July 29 as well as for Aug. 5 for an outside stage show. A Beatles show will be held there outdoors on July 29 that was postponed from last year. A Gilbert and Sullivan show held last yer that was well received by the public will be presented there again at the theatre cabin on May 27. The date was approved by supervisors at a previous meeting.
Dennis Lee, head of the Dingmans Ferry Theatre, is conducting acting classes for anyone interested indoors at the theatre on Mondays through June starting at 6 p.m.
Under Announcements, Henderson said the township is accepting letters of interest for a vacancy on the Zoning Hearing Board.
A public hearing will be held at the Board of Supervisors meeting on May 24 at 7:15 p.m. regarding a conditional use hearing for a proposed 5,200-square-foot medical clinic at Delaware Plaza anchored by the new Weis Market. "They're not changing the outside but they're changing the use so it is considered a conditional use, not a changed use, because there may be conditions required," said township Solicitor Tom Farley.
Henderson also announced that a Zoning Hearing Board Public Hearing will be held on Thursday this week at 4 p.m. regarding an application for a special exception to operate a medical rehabilitation facility at a rural residential property located at 934 Milford Rd, Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328 in the 01-Milford Rd. 2001 subdivision in accordance with Section 110.7.A of the Delaware Township Zoning Ordinance.
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Henderson said, when asked by Lee at a workshop prior to the regular meeting, that pickle ball courts for Akenac Park are being considered. "We have to see if the (existing) courts are adequate and safe" to convert them to pickel ball, said Henderson.
Hearing Slated For Northwell Clinic Site
Hearing Slated For Northwell Clinic Site
The Pike County Dispatch
By Wayne Witkowski
DINGMANS FERRY -- Delaware Township residents and their neighbors in Lehman and Dingman townships may have a shorter, quicker and less costly for the gas tank drive to receive basic medical care in the near future.
A medical clinic has been proposed for Delaware Plaza in Route 739 that would unite four vacant storefronts adjacent to the Weis Market that opened in late 2020. It is part of the 10,000 square feet of retail space adjacent to the supermarket. Charles B. Miller, president of Center Point Properties purchased the site back in 2019.
Delaware Township Solicitor Thomas Farley said he understands that Northwell Health, headquartered in Long Island, has leased the four storefronts.
Supervisors at their regular meeting on Wednesday last week approved a public hearing on the proposal at 7:15 p.m. during their regular May 24 meeting for what was termed in the motion a "conditional use." Supervisor Rick Koehler and Len Glamann, chairman of the township's Planning Commission, said it actually is more of a "change of use" to convert the property from retail to medical use.
Koehler, vice chairman of the board, conducted the meeting in the absence of board Chairman John Henderson, who was home with a medical issue. Henderson is expected back at the next scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting on May 10.
The proposed change to the property would help residents avoid going to an emergency room unit at Wayne Memorial Hospital or one of two hospitals in Monroe County or another in New Jersey or calling for an ambulance service for many basic services.
Pike is the only county in the state without a hospital.
An urgent care medical unit currently is about 15 miles away in on Route 209 in Middle Smithfield Township, with licensed medical staff servicing patients with medical ailments such as viruses, including the COVID-19 virus, the flu and bronchial conditions and serving those who need medical exams.
"It seems like a win-win, something that's been long overdue," said Farley, when residents asked about the hearing.
In a recent meeting Lehman Pike EMS Administrator Sue Duffy had with Lehigh Valley Health Care network representatives regarding that township's ambulance corps. Duffy said she was told Lehigh Valley has been studying southern Pike County for an emergency care hub, but not a hospital, based on the high call volume.
Also during the regular meeting, Akenac Park use requests by the Dingmans Ferry Theatre were approved for Sept. 21 through 30 and Oct. 1 for the theatre cabin in Akenac Park, pending receipt of all required paperwork.
Dennis Lee, head of the Dingmans Ferry Theatre, presented an update during the workshop prior to the regular meeting and also had some questions. Lee asked if the theatre cabin would have a roof replacement as committed by the board last year. "I'd have to check," said Koehler.
Lee also asked if a 20-foot by 40-foot commercial tent could be set up next to the cabin and township Roadmaster Richard Bailo said he'd look into it. Lee said he still was awaiting reimbursement, as promised, for paperwork he submitted for refurbishing the stage area with new lumber. The work cost $180 and supervisors said they would search out that submission.
Supervisors approved Akenac Park septic pumping from Septic Medic at approximately $1,575 for the recreation hall and at approximately $787.50 for the park's bath house.
A motion passed to approve Paolo Insigna to adopt Johnny Bee Road under the Delaware Township Adopt-a-Road program.
Enid Resto was rehired as the seasonal part-time Akenac Park Supervisor at $15.50 per hour and Skyler Bower was rehired as seasonal part-time head lifeguard at Akenac Park at $13.00 per hour.
During the Announcements segment of the meeting, Koehler said the township is accepting letters of interest for a vacancy on the Zoning Hearing Board.
Koehler also said a Concealed Carry and Castle Doctrine Seminar will be held 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 17, at the Dingman Township Volunteer Fire Department. RSVP is required as seating is limited. Call (570) 226-5959.
During the workshop, Supervisors Koehler and Joe Dunne and township Administrator Krista Predmore discussed the township's winter maintenance agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for Wilson Hill Road.
"PennDOT wants us to do the entire road," said Koehler. The township has been treating the upper half of the road and PennDOT has taken the lower half off Route 209. Koehler said the condition of the lower half is a risk for damaging the township's trucks. Predmore said PennDOT is trying to force the township to take over the entire road because "they don't have enough drivers."
With the winter season a half-year away, they agreed to spend more time on further discussion at upcoming meetings.
Predmore also left on the front table for residents a three-page handout of the township budget for the first quarter of 2023.
"We're status quo at this point," said Predmore. "We received more tax money this year than last quarter. We always try to keep things on the low side but things are getting more expensive."
Total income for the quarter came in at $213,812 and total expenses at $312,608.65, a shortfall of $98,796.27. Predmore pointed out that there is a carryover of unallocated funds that would be calculated in later.
The final budget for the year shows an income of $1,684,563.67 against expenses of $1,516,710.28, a surplus of just under $168,000.
DTVAC Gets Funding, Plans on 24/7 Service
DTVAC Gets Funding, Plans on 24/7 Service
The Pike County Dispatch
By Wayne Witkowski
DINGMANS FERRY -- Delaware Township supervisors, at their bi-monthly board meeting, unanimously approved the second quarter 2023 funding request from Delaware Township Volunteer Ambulance Corp for $107,500 for continued EMS coverage of 18 hours per day.
The stipend is in accordance with the Pike County EMS grant program with a $53,750 split between the township and the county.
In a letter sent to the supervisors dated April 3 requesting the subsidy, DTVAC President Carl Will said the money would pay for staffing for the second quarter.
The letter reads, "With this subsidy, we will be able to provide (at a minimum) ambulance coverage with one staffed ambulance, 18 hours per day, seven days a week during the quarter. However, please note, we are planning on continuing to provide 24/7 ambulance service."
In prior meetings this year, Board of Supervisors Chairman John Henderson expressed his satisfaction with the performance of the ambulance service.
Also at the meeting, the first quarter 2023 Fire Tax Distribution to the Delaware Township Volunteer Fire Company for $8,409.84 was approved.
Wayco estimates for adjustments for Akenac Park Hall ADA parking for $8,400.00 and Akenac Park Historical Society ADA parking for $9,950.00 were approved.
Supervisors agreed to advertise for the Deputy Emergency Management vacancy with a May 8 deadline for receiving letters of interest via email at
It reads that the deputy EMC will assist the EMC "in all phases of the township's emergency management plan -- mitigation, preparation, response and recovery." Although no experience is required, it says, "Both administrative and operational field work are required as well as completing a state-mandated online training curriculum to become certified."
Supervisors also approved a series of appointments to township committees. They include Richard Bailo to the township Planning Commission and Christopher Camal to the township Zoning Hearing Board as well as Eleanore Pesce and Laura Harris to the township Recreation Committee. Rick Koehler's resignation from the Delaware Township Recreation Committee was approved.
At a special meeting held on March 31, Steve Demo also was appointed to the township Zoning Hearing Board.
In the Announcements segment at the end of the meeting, Henderson said the township is accepting letters of interest to fill one final vacancy on the Zoning Hearing Board.
Also approved was a Signal Service, Inc. traffic signal maintenance contract for both preventative maintenance and response maintenance for a two-year agreement at an annual cost of $850 to service two traffic lights at the Weis Markets intersection on Route 739 and the Route 739/State Route 2001 (Milford Road) intersection. The contract covers an annual check and labor costs but does not cover parts or overtime work, if needed.
Supervisors also agreed to purchase a second pocket colorimeter in the amount of $628 from Hach. The colorimeter runs tests at three different stages of chlorine at the township ballfields and at Akenac Park. Roadmaster Richard Bailo said purchasing the second device saves the trouble of moving the equipment from one site to the other.
The purchase of a prefab pedestrian walking bridge for Akenac Park was tabled to the next meeting as Bailo said he needs two weeks to gather more information and price quotes. He felt one price quote he had received was expensive.
Supervisors passed a retroactive motion to approve Dingman Delaware Little League free use of the Township bulk disposal for two truckloads of old baseball materials. During the workshop prior to the regular meeting, they also refused a request from the Little League to waive the $800 yearly fee they pay to the township from concession stand sales for using township fields. The league wanted the waiver after it pulled the infield sod with plans to revitalize the infield and sought funding for the work, but supervisors said they were never contacted about the matter beforehand.
Township Volunteer Insurance was renewed for the policy term July 1, 2023 to July 1, 2024 for $720.80
Supervisors approved a series of motions for Akenac Park use request by the Dingmans Ferry Theatre. They include May 27 from noon to 10 p.m. and on May 7 and Sept. 17, both from noon to 5 p.m. Also included are May 8, 15, 22, and 29 and June 5, 12, and 19, all from 5-8 p.m.
Supervisors discussed during the workshop the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Winter Maintenance Agreement with the township and Bailo pointed out that there is a formula determining the allocation based on the population of the township, a criterion that resident Steve McBride criticized.
Delaware Twp. On Record Opposing Power Line Route
Delaware Twp. On Record Opposing Power Line Route
By Wayne Witkowski - The Pike County Dispatch
DINGMANS FERRY -- Delaware Township became the second municipality to oppose, on record, the Shawnee-Walker Transmission Line Project when the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution during the regular meeting on Wednesday last week.
The proposed 69-kilovolt, 30-mile power line would run along many homeowners' rights-of-way through parts of Shohola Township, Milford Township, Dingmns Township (which also approved a resolution opposing the project), Delaware Township and Monroe County municipalities Middle Smithfield Township and East Stroudsburg Borough. It also runs through Lehman Township but its supervisors do not oppose the project because they said the route will not encroach on residential areas of that township.
The resolution was available for residents to read in printed out copies. It contends that, rather than run through residential areas, where homeowners have expressed concerns about health risks and lowered property values, "there are alternate routes that are more advantageous to the township as a whole."
It states that the township "encourages the upgrade to the power grid in the township but opposes the proposed location."
During the workshop prior to the regular meeting when the resolution was discussed, resident Steve McBride objected to the wording in the resolution that the township "encourages" the project without complete information about it. Township Solicitor Tom Farley explained that the language in the resolution resembles the Dingman Township resolution that Delaware Township officials examined beforehand and felt it would send a clearer message to the Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission LLC (MAIT) overseeing the project if the resolutions are worded similarly.
Supervisors were asked if they knew of any other municipality that has passed or is planning to pass a resolution opposed to the project. "Not yet," said board Chairman John Henderson and felow supervisor Rick Koehler with smiles.
It was mentioned after the meeting that Shohola Township had inquired about examining a copy of Delaware Township's resolution.
An informational meeting for residents was held on Tuesday night this week regarding the Shawnee-Walker Transmission Line Project at the Delaware Township Municipal Building. Supervisors approved a motion allowing the Tuesday meeting requested by Met-Ed/First Energy Service Company during last Wednesday's regular meeting.
One other meeting was held in January and drew a large gathering.
The previous meeting drew comments and questions, but few were answered by a representative of First Energy, who preferred bringing the notes he took back to his offices for answers.
The resolution, in closing, said the supervisors "recognize that there are economic and lifestyle benefits to the township from the proposed power upgrade but also recognized the negative impact that is current location places upon the township, especially the directly affected residents."
Supervisor Joe Dunne recommended residents wait until after the upcoming meeting to form their conclusions.
A regional manager from First Energy Corp. fielded feedback and questions but had few answers while taking notes, saying he would return with answers to their concerns of risks living near electromagnetic lines.
"This is all in the very early stages," said Henderson during the workshop, pointing out that no permits have been issued. Construction would begin in 2024 and be completed by the end of 2025. according to the energy companies.
Also at the regular meeting, supervisors unanimously passed a motion to remove Dillon Miller as the Delaware Township Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator.
A motion to advertise bid specifications for Mary Stuart Road on PennBid through the township's engineer was approved by the supervisors.
Also, a motion passed to approve the Hartman Family to adopt Mary Stuart Road under the Delaware Township Adopt-a-Road Program.
Supervisors authorized the township to go on a list to pay $10,050 to rent through COSTARS a machine to seal the cracks on township roadways. It would cover 24 miles in each direction and take two weeks, according to Roadmaster Richard Bailo in a discussion during the workshop.
Bailo said during the workshop that potholes are being filled every day and he also is looking into the possibility of installing a prefabricated walking bridge at the Akenac Park lake.
"We've got a lot going on right now," said said.
A proposal from Advanced Recycling in the amount of $1,800 for an electronic recycling day was approved. It will take place on June 10 at Dingman Township, which is partnering on the recycling event.
Kirk, Summa & Co, LLP was approved $8,000 for the 2022 audit of records.
Septic Medic's $1,000 estimate to pump and remove trash from township ball parks was approved.
Supervisors passed motions to advertise for part-time seasonal lifeguards, a part-time seasonal park supervisor and part-time seasonal maintenance staffing.
A request for a Wild Acres Lakes Property Owners Association meeting at the municipal hall on May 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for a board of directors meet the candidates was approved, along with a municipal hall use request by the Delaware Cemetery Association Board of Managers on April 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. for a meeting.
The Matthew Oehlmann Memorial Softball League was approved a request for use of township fields on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., beginning April 16 and going through Aug. 27.
Under Announcements at the end of the regular meeting, Henderson said that Delaware Township was awarded the statewide Loan Share Account LSA grant (from casino gaming revenue) for the Akenac Park Road Culvert Replacement Project in the amount of $176,755.
Also, the township is accepting letters of interest for vacancies on the Zoning Hearing Board and the Planning Commission.
Henderson also announced that the Working Pike Job Fair will be held Tuesday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Best Western Inn at Hunt’s Landing..
He said the Delaware Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps annual Easter Plant & Bake Sale will take place Friday, April 7 from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ambulance Station, 135 Park Road.