| Public Works Garage Update Reprinted from the FAC blog: Forks Township is seeking bids from professional architectural/Engineering firms to build the new public works building. The following is a summary of the bid notice obtained from the Forks Township website. “The Forks Township Board of Supervisors is seeking to secure the services of an Architectural/Engineering Firm to design a public works facility on a 53 acre parcel of land owned by the township. This location was designated by a 2003 Feasibility Study, commissioned by the Board of Supervisors to locate the future site of a municipal public works facility. If selected as one of the three finalists, copies will be made available, upon request at no charge to the company. This location and facility is to be compatible with at the future recreational design of the balance of the property.” However, contrary to what the above notice implies, the BoS has not yet approved a public works facility location. Residents have expressed concerns about the above noted location (it is future park land) at both the recreation hearing and the garage proposal workshop. Supervisors expressly said that the location and final design will be discussed further with the BoS, Planning Commission, and the community and that residents will have an opportunity for more input. |
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Much of what happens in and to our community is not found in our local newspapers. The Forks Action Committee's website
and weblog are here to fill the void. "Knowledge is power!" Our goal is to keep you informed so that you have real power,
power at the polls and power at the podium.
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| In The News - F.A.C. Surveys! A special thanks to Express Times reporter Sarah Mausolf for reminding folks that they have a place to go to express their opinions. Although our surveys are not scientific, they are always topical and often thought provoking. We hope that you continue to participate! If you have a suggestion for a survey, please send us a note either via email or the form on the Contact Us page. |
| School District Impact Assessments - An Update - 5/7/06 The Board agreed to sign the Impact Resolution (#060504) at their meeting on 5/4/06! Forks Supervisors had this as an agenda item at their meeting on the 4/20. The Board listened to grassroots activists Don Dal Maso and Richard Cowell (both of Lower Mount Bethel Township) describe the costs to our schools of new developments and the children they bring. The Board learned that other townships have already passed resolutions in support of school district impact fees. They learned that Rep. Rich Grucela and Rep. Stephen Maitland (his bill is lengthy - jump to page 24 for the meat of it) have introduced bills in support of giving townships the legal right to assess school impact fees on developers. And, most important to Forks taxpayers, our Supervisors voted in favor of a resolution supporting the concept! - Williams Township residents are starting to weigh in on it too! It's got a long way to go according to the Morning Call. An editorial in the Express Times described the proposal, the debate(s) to come, and Rep. Grucela's efforts. This is a big deal. To learn more about it, please contact Don Dal Maso directly. Please see our December 2005 Archive and our blog for more on this topic. Read Dal Maso's latest newsletter too and the Op-Ed piece in the Express Times. |
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Building Moratoriums and Impact Fees - Not Forgotten! On Wednesday, August 1st, State Representative Bob Freeman chaired a public hearing at Lafayette College to discuss allowing municipalities to impose building moratoriums while zoning and comprehensive plans are rewritten. And, on Thursday, August 2nd, both Freeman and State Representative Rich Grucela hosted a hearing on developer impact fees (a way to pay for schools when development makes expansion necessary) in Upper Mount Bethel Township. Below are links to meeting(s) coverage, some of the testimony, and the House Bills: |
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and even polling place details. Email us if there's anything else you'd like to see there.
Our Howell links and the election results are now in one convenient place. We hope you like it. Congratulations to all who
voted!
and even polling place details. Email us if there's anything else you'd like to see there.
Our Howell links and the election results are now in one convenient place. We hope you like it. Congratulations to all who
voted!
Lawsuit Filed - Tree Cutting! Gary Strausser - the man - and Strausser Enterprises - the company - are being sued by Forks Township. The Board voted 4:0 at its meeting on September 20th to sue both Gary Strausser and Strausser Enterprises, the developer of Riverview, for cutting the stately old township owned maples on Old River Road. Read more in articles by JD Malone (Express Times) and by Tom De Martini (Morning Call). This battle will be not be dull - Gary Asteak, Esq. represents Gary Strausser and his company. According to Township Solicitor, Karl Kline, the Township has requested a jury trial. Strausser In The News Again! The Express Times' Jimmy Miller (9/2/07) reported further on the allegations made by Strausser representative Sal Panto to the Forks Supervisors - that on at least four occasions, EMS (from outside Forks) did not arrive at the Riverview Country Club when a 911 call was made because the (still private) Riverview roads are not on the Northampton County 911 mapping system. Panto said that dispatched vehicles are not able to find the golf course country club on Winchester Drive. - Because of this, Strausser has asked the Township to take over maintenance of Riverview's roads. Barry Alberston, Jr. of Suburban EMS, said that this was untrue. Apparently there are two witnesses to one of the incidents - that of a woman fainting at the country club. Albertson said that Forks EMS called off that ALS call. .................................. Maples Gone - Strausser Gets TURKEY! The giants - maple trees that are older than any of us - are gone. Strausser Enterprises cut them down. One was 53" in diameter. Chopped to pieces. An Express Times TURKEY (August 25) went to Gary Strausser for cutting the trees and then asking the Forks Supervisors to take over maintenance of some of the Riverview roads! According to Express Times reporter JD Malone, the Township-hired arborist has finished inspecting the destroyed trees and will submit a report to the Board. This will be an agenda item at the September 6 meeting. Candidates are not quiet on the issue either. Bob Egolf's letter to Morning Call calls for vigilance when dealing with developers. David Billings' letters to the editor in both the Morning Call and to the Express Times urge the Board to take strong legal action. |
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| FAC's Election 07 and Candidates In The News pages are very much alive and will remain available on this website. The four Forks Supervisor candidates waged some of the cleanest campaigns ever seen. It was truly a race among the good guys. It's too bad for Forks Township that only two candidates could win. To see the final tally, click here. To read JD Malone's (Express Times) after election interviews with Erik Chuss and Bob Egolf, click here. |
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| Forks' Draft Comprehensive Plan - Update PC & BoS ad hoc committee meetings completed - June 8, 2009 was the last Forks Board of Supervisors (BoS) and Planning Commissioners (PC) held a joint public workshop after the July 10, 2008 regular PC meeting. The purpose was to review/discuss the latest draft of the Comprehensive Plan. And, that they did. It was decided that the current draft is too generic and, at the same time, too detailed to be the best guide possible for future Forks Supervisors and Planners. The PC and BoS opted to form an ad hoc committee composed of two members of the PC and two of the BoS to tackle improvements to the draft Plan. URDC will once again be charged with making it all work. The Comprehensive Plan ad hoc committee members are: David Howell (BoS chairman), Dean Turner (PC chairman), Vito Tamborrino (PC), and Bob Egolf (BoS). Alternate members are David Billings (PC) and Bonnie Nicholas (BoS). For more on the joint workshop see the FAC blog. The ad hoc committee meetings have now ended - next up? Revised new Comprehensive Plan! |
| Meco/Sullivan traffic light is a GO - slow Update 4/11/09: Township Engineer Fred Hay told the Board at its March 19 meeting that although the application is in, the rules keep changing for the handicap sidewalk ramps. The Federal government is making the State upgrade all State roads (handicap ramps). Hay said that the paperwork is horrendous. ................................................................................ Reprinted from the FAC blog 3/15/09: According to Christopher Baxter of the Morning Call, the longed for traffic light at Meco Road and Sullivan Trail will soon become a reality. Rob Leiser, owner of Leiser's Rental Barn, has approved and signed the PennDOT agreement. In exchange for his cooperation, the Township will pay for and install two new entrances to his business, one on Sullivan further from the intersection, and the other on Meco behind his business. Those of us who use that intersection owe Mr. Leiser our thanks. |
| Senator Wonderling has resigned Please read the following for more: Morning Call - June 1, 2009 Morning Call - June 2, 2009 Express Times - June 4, 2009 |
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| The 2009 Primary Election The May 19th Municipal Primary official winners are posted on the F.A.C. Forks-centric webpage. |
| It's summer and it's kid time at Penn's Ridge Park! On Friday June 26th, with a small ribbon cutting ceremony, phase I of the first of Forks' neighborhood parks was dedicated. By noon, there were a few families and even some "older" kids enjoying the new park equipment. It just proves the old adage, "If you build it, they will come." Still to come for this newest of Forks parks are landscaping, a unique four board basketball court, and a few more picnic tables. |
| Forks Township's new website is open for business! Check out Forks Township's brand new redesigned official website. It sports a fresh new look and it is content loaded. |
For the offical results see
| Take the trolley to the Farmers' Market Trips begin Saturday, June 6th - only $1 From the F.A.C. blog - 6/3/09: The Easton Farmers' Market trolley will begin service on Saturday, June 6. It will leave the Forks Township Municipal Building at 8:45 AM for College Hill and then to downtown. The trolley will run continuously every half hour with its last departure from Center Square at 12:45 PM. For more details, visit the Easton Farmers' Market website... and don't forget your dollar on Saturday. Parking is free at the Municipal Building. |
