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UPPER MACUNGIE YOUR TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS TOWNSHIP EDWARD EARLEY Chairman SAM ASHMAR Vice Chairman KATHY RADER EWSEWS Secretary Fall/Winter 2010 NNFOR THE CITIZENS AND FRIENDS OF UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP In ThIs Issue: emergency PrepareDness Day 2010 CERT emergency Preparedness PrOves Another sunnY success UMT Thumbnails The second annual Emergency Preparedness Day held on Saturday, September 18, was a resounding success with 2010 Volunteer Fire the collaborative efforts of three neighboring townships Fund Drive exceeded only by the cooperation of Mother Nature with Leaf & Snow removal sunny skies throughout the event. Scores of families flocked Aggressive Driving to the Pennsylvania Expo Center to learn about community life safety and resources, how to prepare for emergencies… Vandalism In our FuTURE FIREFIGHTERS honed their skills in the Junior Firefighter Challenge. Parks and have a lot of fun in the bargain with free rides, entertainment and refreshments. Basic boating course Kudos to Stephanie Weaver and all her fellow planners from Upper Macungie Township, our co-hosts from South Whitehall and North Whitehall 2010 - 2011 Townships, all the corporate sponsors, First hOLIDAY sCheDuLe Response units, volunteers and exhibitors. Working together once again proved to be the UMT Office clOsings formula for success. THANKS! NOV. 11, 2010 (Veteran’s Day) DREAm sTREAMS: Taking turns at targeting the fire hose are (left) Evan Bartolomei, from Macungie and his grandfather, NOV. 25 & 26, 2010 Bob Hayner; (right) Rob Burns (Thanksgiving) and daughter, Thalia, from Forks Township. DEC. 24 & 25, 2010 (Christmas eve & Day) JAN. 1, 2011 (New Year’s Day) EXIT sTrATEGY: Mikayla Peters from Germansville FEB. 21, 2011 practices window exit fire (Presidents Day) safety techniques. CERT-AInLY PREPARED: Upper Macungie’s Community Emergency MAR. 18, 2011 Response Team (CERT) Chuck Thomas, Joe Salvadge, Anna Breininger, (Good Friday) George Bahner, Tom Breslin, Sharon Breslin, Mel Shields, Ed Earley. Also shown, South Whitehall CERT’s Wendal Mukics. LookIng for sOme exercise? UMT Recreation Board will be starting adult indoor open co-ed volleyball play. If you are interested please call the Township at 610-395-4892 for your contact This year’s Trick or information and questions. Treat Night for Upper Macungie Location: Jaindl elementary School Gym Township will be on Time: 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, October 29 from 6 to 8 p.m Date: Starting october 6 and (rain or clear). Every Wednesday after Page 2 CERT emergency PrepareDness - We all hAve responsIbility to Prepare! On Friday, May 14 the “unthinkable” occurred when our community was hammered by golfball- Make a Plan sized hail. Many homeowners experienced damage One of the most important things you can do for yourself and to their homes and/or vehicles. It could have been your family is plan! What will you do? Where will you go? How will you reunite if you and your family get separated? worse…what if the tornado also spotted in the area Go to www.ready.gov and click on had touched down? We can’t always predict when an “Make A Plan.” You’ll find a list of emergency will occur. But we can take steps to protect simple and practical steps that you our families—start today! can take. As much as possible, involve all Stay Informed family members in the planning In addition to radio and television reports, the following are process. Once the family emergency free services that will keep you informed by delivering alerts plan is complete—be sure to give to your email and cell phone: a copy to all family members AND www.ready.gov www.nixle.com Sign up to practice your plan! receive public safety alerts Developing and practicing an emergency plan will: (1) improve directly from the Berks-Lehigh your family’s confidence in their ability to handle an emergency, Regional Police Department. and (2) help them be better prepared when an emergency occurs. When you go to the website, click on “For Residents”. https://alert.pa.gov Sign up Get Involved www.nixle.com to receive weather watches CERT = community emergency response Team and warnings affecting our community. The AlertPA system Join the Upper Macungie Township CERT, our local group is administered by Pennsylvania officials. Pennsylvania dedicated to “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” during an uses AlertPA to provide citizens and partners with timely emergency. There are currently 25 UMT residents who information to assist them in making informed decisions. completed the 16-hour CERT training. More importantly, we think & plan for the “what if…” The next CERT training will Make Your Own EMERGENCY KIT be held at the Fogelsville Be prepared…following a disaster or large scale emergency you Volunteer Fire Company may be on your own and need to take care of yourself and your (Station 8) from 6-10 p.m. on family. You should have at the following Monday nights: least a 72-hour supply of October 4, 11, 18 & 25. non-perishable food, water, and For more information about supplies, including medications the CERT or other volunteer Fogelsville Volunteer Fire Company, home of our for each person in your home. opportunities, contact Upper CERT Training Program. Make your own kit Macungie resident Mel Shiels (visit www.ready.gov and at [email protected] or 610-391-8044. click on “Get A Kit” to get a list of recommended items/ If you prefer to work with animals, join LV CART www.ready.gov quantities). (Lehigh Valley County Animal Response Team) Purchase ready-made kits (visit www.redcross.org and If you want to help with public health emergencies, join AVMRC click on “shop our store” for kits and supplies). (Allentown Volunteer Medical Reserve Corp) Sewer Authority meeting schedules second Thursday of the month of January, April, July, and October – 4:00 p.m. Board of Supervisors first Thursday of the month – 7:00 p.m. Planning Commission Work Session Monday prior to the regularly scheduled meeting – 7:00 p.m. Zoning Hearing Board submission Deadline: 28 days prior to meeting second and fourth Wednesday of the month – 6:30 p.m. Revision Deadline: 21 days prior to meeting submission Deadline: 26 days prior to meeting Planning Commission Police Commission Third Wednesday of the month – 7:00 p.m. Third Monday of the month (call the township for time and location) RECREATION BOARD last Thursday of the month – 7:00 p.m. Page 3 Emergency Services Day, which was held September 18th was a huge success u thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Grant Grim, UMT Fire Commissioner & Emergency m Management Coordinator. A sensor light has Thumbnails been installed in the parking lot at the Ponds at Apple by Township supervisor Park. Thanks to the diligence of our Recreation Board our edward J. earley, ed.D. two Movies in the Park presentations were well attended and will continue next year in addition to the Family Fishing Program which was conducted in April at the Ponds at Apple Park. There are plans to construct an animal sanctuary on an eight acre parcel at the intersect of Adams Road and Nestle Way. It is anticipated that construction of the Berks Lehigh Regional Police Station on Grim Road will begin in Spring, 2011. UMT Volunteer Fire Departments responded to 390 calls between April 1 and July 31. If you are planning on having your roof replaced please be aware that a permit must be secured from the township. (This is important because the contractor must have Workers’ Compensation and a Certificate of Liability which protects the homeowner.) Discounted Amusement Tickets are available at the township building (For more information contact Al Geosits at 610-395-4892, x 26.) In January, UMT will host a “Basic Boating Course” (See Page 7 for additional information.) For additional information regarding the Upper Macungie CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) please visit our website and click on the Heading “Police, Fire, EMS” and activate the Subheading entitled “Volunteers: Get involved in these Community Groups”. Finally, , my favorite internet store, has leased an 800,000 square foot distribution facility on Boulder Drive and will employ 1500 plus full-time employees. UMT extends a warm welcome to Amazon.com! NEWS Page 4 reCYCLIng & TrAsh PICKUP guIDeLINES RARITAN VALLEY CArDbOArD RECYCLING Holiday Trash Schedule Yard Waste Drop-off Site Nov. 25, 2010 as of Thursday is one day later The Winter hours will be in COnTAINERS effect on November 22, 2010 Dec. 25, 2010 Not Trash Holiday Upper Macungie Township has a Jan. 1, 2011 Not Trash Holiday WINTER HOURS container for recycling CARDBOARD and it is for UMT RESIDENTS ONLY. MONDAYS 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. For your convenience, Upper Macungie One recycling container TUESDAYS Closed Township provides property owners is in the UMT municipal with the means to properly dispose of WEDNESDAY 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. building parking lot. their leaves and yard wastes. There will THURSDAY Closed Drop-off site hours are Monday to Friday be a one-time only, curbside pickup FRIDAYS 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The of YARD WASTE on October 6. After SATURDAYS 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. other site is at UMT yard waste site on that, yard wastes may be deposited SUNDAYS 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Grim Road. Those hours are Monday at the UMT Yard Waste Drop-off Site. to Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 Information on both disposal choices Closed Holidays p.m. and Saturday and Sunday are detailed below. The next pickup will (See page 1 for UMT Holidays) from 9:00 a.m.