The Eldred Township supervisors announced at their meeting Wednesday night that they are moving forward with plans to advertise the new township administrator position.

The township has two staff people who plan to retire. James Phillips, the treasurer, plans to retire this year, and Ann Velopolcek, the township secretary, has told the supervisors she intends to retire next year.

In February, the supervisors received the Organizational Assessment and Administrative Staff Review from the Meyner Center at Lafayette College. They had hired the center to review the township’s staffing positions and provide feedback on the course of action in filling the staffing the needs.

The center recommended creating a professional manager or a township administrator position. The position would do the work of the treasurer, while also picking up some of the work of the secretary.

Velopolcek was glad to see the township moving forward with advertising the position.

“Jim’s been wanting to retire for a while,” she said. ”It will be good to bring someone in and get him acclimated.”

In other business, Jonathan Gula, the supervisor of the Public Works Department, said they have started doing street sweeping.

“We’ve been doing a section at a time,” Gula said. “I don’t want to get too far ahead, because if we get too far ahead, it’s going to snow.”

The new broom attachment on the backhoe, it doesn’t blow the gravel into people’s yards; it sweeps it into a bucket, where it is loaded into a truck and brought back the Public Works garage. The sweepings will be repurposed to save the township money, Gula said. So far, they have collected about 100 tons of gravel and are about halfway done with sweeping.

Gula said they have also been working on Frable Road to clear out dead ash trees. They removed around 30 dead trees over seven days.

“Just being proactive, instead of them falling in the middle of the night and getting a phone call,” he said.

The supervisors approved putting out to bid for materials for roadwork this summer. Once the solicitor has reviewed it, it will be advertised.

The Parks and Recreation committee received $250 for mulch and flowers. Velopolcek said the work is done by volunteers who purchase the flowers and mulch, and plant them in a garden near the Smale house and the Stone Arch Bridge.

“That garden is beautiful,” she said. Anyone who would like to volunteer to help with planting is welcome to join them, and donations of flowers and mulch are also welcome, Velopolcek said. Just call the township office at 610-381-4252 for more information.

In the spirit of spring cleaning, the township is planning its annual cleanup days for its residents only. Cleanup Days are slated for 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on April 11 and 8 a.m.-noon on April 12. There is no cost to residents, except for tires. Disposing of car tires is $5, truck tires $10, large truck tires $20, and extra-large tires from construction vehicles and the like are $50.

Some of the items that can disposed of include indoor or outdoor furniture, lawn mowers, bicycles and children’s toys. Regular trash is not allowed.