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New supervisor for Penn Forest Twp. by Seth Isenberg Penn Forest Township supervisors thanked all citizens who came forward to apply for the vacant supervisor’s term when their September 6 meeting began. The first order of business was to swear in Jim Denier as the new supervisor, above. Denier then took a seat with the rest of the supervisors. Chairman Roger Meckes said, “We had a lot of applicants.” Vice chair Christian Bartulovich added that it was “a difficult choice to make.” Supervisors next heard public comments, again primarily about Short Term Rentals (STRs). It was noted that Granicus, the township’s violations recording agency, did not send a representative to the town hall meeting about STRs. Peg and Larry
Dusablon were back, with Larry asking why a property he has called about five times this year is not on its way to being shut down. Peg added to that, telling supervisors that “we are disturbed weekend after weekend… We want the problems prevented.” She concluded that the Granicus system is not helping them. On this, Bartulovich explained that for a property violating the ordinance to resolve the problem the same day means the problem is solved. Other speakers gave examples where a home may have a large crowd in it, overtaxing the septic system at that property. Supervisors acknowledged that the majority of violation notices sent out by the township have been for exceeding maximum occupancy. Supervisors voted to advertise to hire a part-time code enforcement officer. Pay would be $18 an hour, and more if the position would become full time. See PENN FOREST, page 2
Mountain Laurel Golf Club to close Owners asking for property to be rezoned by Seth Isenberg The owners of the Mountain Laurel Golf Club attended East Side Borough’s September 1 council meeting to advance their case to have their property rezoned to Highway Business-B1 from Conservation. Attorney
Stephanie Koval of Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, of Allentown, told council the owners want to put the property up for sale, for its “highest and best use.” The restaurant at the golf course will serve its last meals on October 2, then golfing will end on November
11, after which the business will be closed. Koval noted that the owners want to rezone to get the best price for their property. Sisters Maureen Bufalino and Catherine Gower, whose family owns the property, explained that since their family bought the properSee MOUNTAIN LAUREL, page 3