An executive session began the June 27 meeting of the Lehigh Township Supervisors. There were two questions on personnel but the second was not resolved. The first was for a labor agreement with one of the police officers.

Brian Gasda representing Dollar General wants to get its plan in the following day. He said Turkey Hill will be working before Dollar General. Some of the items for Dollar General are Turkey Hill's responsibility. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System has to cover the entire property. The utility permits have not been acquired.Chairman Darryl Snover said he was not comfortable with passing a waiver that may let Dollar General start work before Turkey Hill.Although the house at 4645 Park Lane was described as unsound at the June 27 meeting of the Lehigh Township supervisors, solicitor David Backenstoe said it had no legal standing until an administrative search warrant allows people to go on the property. It has to be structurally compromised with an official report provided.It will be on the July agenda again. It is said a hole goes through the roof and down to the basement.Supervisor Blaine Holden asked about holding a meet the candidate night.Supervisor Dell Grove said they always let candidates have five minutes to talk during a meeting.Holden said he gets told people don't come to meetings because the supervisors have already made up their minds.Backenstoe said they could hold a town-hall meeting at a place such as the firehall, which tends to have good turnouts.Snover asked what the town hall expectations would be and would they be looking for something actionable by the supervisor.Frank Vitovitch said it would not. People would have to know beforehand that the supervisors cannot make decisions there.Vitovitch said that could be among the ground rules laid out in the beginning. Vitovitch and Holden said they could work together planning a town-hall meeting.The planning commission recommended changes to the subdivision and land development ordinance. Grove made a motion to table it.Years ago the land in a development where there was a swale would be created as a separate lot. When it came up for a tax sale the small lots could be bought for as little as a dollar, but were considered useless unless a neighboring property wanted to add it to their lot.The subject came up because a swale in Treichlers was described as getting deeper and wider with the possibility of running under a home. Supervisors will look into the possibility that Northampton County will take action.The provision that businesses should provide contact people for use in emergencies was again discussed. The difficulty would be enforcing an ordinance. The police have enough of a list to give the township a start.The fire company is requiring Knox boxes but the township usually falls back on the police. Knox boxes will let emergency personnel enter a locked building.Supervisor Keith Hantz said there are so many ordinances that are not enforced. He suggested sending out letters and seeing how much of a response the township gets before investing money in making a list.A National Night Out day will be held Aug. 1 at Danielsville Park. The person in charge will attend a future meeting and provide more information.Supervisor Cindy Miller wants work being done by Public Works to be provided in a list.Ed Ziegler said Timberline Road used to be called Mountain Road and was a state road. When the township took it over it received money to bring it up to state standards. Ziegler has been complaining for the past three meeting about the condition of the road where a handicapped person lives.Grove said he has produced a newsletter for four years and is going to stop. He asked if anyone present wanted to take it over but there was no response. A volunteer is needed. He said he asked The New York Times if he could use a story but the paper wanted $16,000 and another $16,000 if it went on the web.