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APRIL 6-12, 2023
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Allen Township Supervisors Discuss upcoming road work, Approve ‘No Parking’ Ordinance for Willowbrook Road By KERI LINDENMUTH During their meeting on Tuesday, March 28, the Allen Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting parking on Willowbrook Road, ending several months of headaches for local commuters following long queues of tractor-trailers blocking the road. The ordinance prohibits parking, stopping, idling, or standing on Willowbrook Road from the Hanover Township line to Savage Road. This new ordinance will be enforced by the state police, and signs will be erected to ensure compliance. In other news, Township Manager Ilene Eckhart provided an update on two upcoming PennDOT bridge projects in the township. Both the Indian Trail Road Bridge and Howertown
Road Bridge will see construction, closures, and detours in the coming months. Starting on May 1, the southbound lane of the Howertown Road Bridge will be closed until October as construction crews replace a box culvert. The northbound lane will remain open. Southbound traffic will detour to Seemsville Road via Old Carriage Road; however, supervisors worry that drivers may opt for the more direct route via Mud Lane. Construction on the Indian Trail Road Bridge will begin in the summer, overlapping with the Howertown Road construction. As a result, drivers can expect a significant amount of overlapping signage at the Kreidersville intersection, which may confuse motorists. Eckhart voiced some concerns Continued on page 10
Bath Borough Council hears Presentation from PSP Station Commander
By SAVANNAH BROWN The Bath Borough Council met Monday, April 3 to hear a presentation from Pennsylvania State Police Troop M Bethlehem Station Commander Lieutenant James W. Thomas, Jr. and to discuss regular agenda items. Lieutenant Thomas reported that in 2022, PSP responded to 76,309 crashes with 1,978 of those responses being by Troop M Bethlehem station, and 74 of those crashes occurring in Bath. Of the 495 crashes with fatalities, only one occurred in Bath, and of the 16,612 crashes including injury/death, nine of them occurred in Bath. Additionally, out of the 3,931 DUI crashes that PSP responded to, only one occurred in Bath. Out of the 9,109 hit and run crashes, 12 of those were in Bath, out of the 525,905 citations, 82 occurred in Bath, and out of the 389,742 warnings
issued, 29 of those occurred in Bath. Lt. Thomas also presented that in 2022, PSP had 103,312 criminal investigations, with 84 of those for crimes committed in Bath, of the 64,244 criminal arrests made, 40 were made in Bath, of the 12,463 drug investigations, only two occurred in Bath, of the 26,463 crimes against a person, 20 occurred in Bath, and of the 39,162 crimes against property, 49 occurred in Bath, which makes Bath’s crime rate relatively low. Following the shooting that took place in the 100 block of E. Main Street on Friday, February 3, PSP is still investigating the incident. During an aggressive patrol on Monday, March 13, PSP apprehended an individual at Broad Street and East Main Street during a traffic stop where the individual was found to be in possession of
drugs and prohibited offensive weapons at 8:36 p.m. Additionally, troopers patrolling the area observed a male run out of the Penn Jersey Gas Station and took to foot chase due to suspicious activity. It was discovered that the individual had stolen several items from the gas station. During an aggressive patrol on Tuesday, March 14, the Supervisor Led Enforcement Detail throughout the borough resulted in 30 warnings issued, 13 citations issued, and one DUI arrest. Then, during a four-hour aggresContinued on page 6
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