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tographs with our readers. The Bath Portland Cement Company was founded in 1904. The president of the company was Mr. Fred Franks, who was instrumental in organizing local cement companies. Many old
By SAVANNAH BROWN The Bath Borough Council met Monday, May 13 with a brief agenda. The first order of business included council’s consideration of an alternative to the Zoom meeting livestream due to Zoom’s new protocols that have made connection difficult, which is why Zoom has not been working properly during council meetings as of late. In response, council unanimously approved the switch from Zoom to uploading meeting audio files to the borough website during the days following each meeting. During borough administrative reports, Borough Engineer Ronald Madison shared that Colliers Engineering & Design is hoping to get UGI to move their utility relocation for the PennDOT Route 248 project, which will require an easement at Monocacy Park. Madison also noted that all of the easement documents have been sent to Northampton Area School District for the MS4 raingarden on a detention basin on their property. Borough Manager Bradford T. Flynn noted that upcoming Public Works Department projects will include fixing potholes with the water authority where a few water mains have been fixed, as well as several striping and curb
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Phoenix Cement Mill in Nazareth
Lone Star Cement, Nazareth In today’s column, we will be remembering some old cement companies in Bath and Nazareth. The plants provided employment for many of our local residents. Several years ago, Mr. Blaine Hoffmeister, of Bath and a former fine student of this writer, shared some postcards and pho-
Bath Borough B-29 Doc Superfortress visits LVIA Council Considers Shift from Zoom to audio File upload For meetings Photo by Gregory Morgan Photography The B-29 Doc Superfortress bomber, a historic aircraft built during World War II, arrived at the Lehigh Valley International Airport last Thursday. Ground
and cockpit tours were available, and warbird enthusiasts could experience rides on Saturday and Sunday.
East Allen Supervisors reject Pay increase for next term By KERI LINDENMUTH During their Thursday, May 9 meeting, East Allen Township Supervisors rejected a draft ordinance that would increase supervisor pay. Per state mandate, township supervisors are eligible for a yearly pay increase once the township population surpasses 5,000. The current yearly rate is $1,875. The ordinance proposed an increase to $2,500, per state guidelines. The increase would go into effect during the next term, meaning no supervisor would be eligible for compensation before re-election. Supervisor Mark Schwartz made a motion to approve the draft ordinance. “The population has gotten over the mark,” he said. “It’s statecontrolled…we’re just going with the scale they have created,” said Schwartz.
Supervisor Georgiann Hunsicker also voted in favor. However, Supervisors Roger Unangst and Christopher Cruz voted against the motion. Supervisor Don Heiney was absent. With this tie, the motion failed. Cruz voiced discomfort with the ordinance in a past meeting. “I am totally against it," he said during an April 11 meeting. "This is taxpayer money…We’re doing what’s best for the township." While all supervisors agreed that they did not seek office for Continued on page 5
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