Pursuant to the authority granted to me as Township Manager in Resolution 2020-30 – DECLARATION OF DISASTER EMERGENCY, I am extending the declaration of disaster emergency for an additional seven (7) days effective April 27, 2022.

Melissa A. Wehr
Township Manager

Hanover Township, Lehigh County is seeking dependable, personable, and motivated applicants to join our team and fill the position of receptionist. The receptionist must have a professional appearance as the position is responsible for serving visitors by greeting, welcoming, and directing them appropriately (in person and on the phone). The position is also expected to perform administrative duties including document filing & management, record keeping and supply orders, assist the Township Clerk as needed as well as providing typing and other clerical duties for the various departments and committees. Candidates should have excellent communication skills (written and verbal). The candidate must also be comfortable interacting with the general public, have knowledge of Business English, spelling and general clerical processes. The position requires considerable skill in typing as well as computer skills in the Microsoft Office Suite. Must have HS Diploma, or equivalent. Candidates are subject to pre-employment drug test and physical (if employed). Competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Applications are available on Township website at www.hanleco.org . Send application, cover letter, and resume to Attn: Melissa Wehr, Township Manager.

• APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED THROUGH EMAIL OR ONLINE.

• Application forms are available on the Township website: www.Hanleco.org or in person at the Municipal Building.

• Application must be submitted in person by MARCH 31, 2022 - 3:00 p.m.

• Address: Hanover Township, Lehigh County Municipal Building 2202 Grove Road, Allentown, PA 18109.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability, marital or parental status, or protected veteran status.

***EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER***

Melissa A. Wehr
Township Manager

Due to the impending weather coming tonight we have decided everyone’s safety is more important and therefore tonight’s Zoning Hearing Board Meeting has been continued until March 24th at 7:00 pm.

Melissa A. Wehr
Township Manager/Zoning Officer

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed Bids will be received by the Township of Hanover, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, until 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at the office of the Township Manager, 2202 Grove Road, Allentown, PA 18109. Call from the Parking lot of the Municipal Building (610-264-1069) for acceptance of Bid. All Bids will be publicly opened and read out loud at 7:30 P.M., at the Council Meeting on the same date. BID NO. 2022-1 PROVIDING LABOR AND EQUIPMENT FOR PICK-UP, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL GENERATED FROM 439 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND 5 MUNICIPAL UNITS WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF HANOVER, LEHIGH COUNTY Information packets are available for prospective bidders from Hanover Township, 2202 Grove Road, Allentown, PA 18109. All bids shall be tendered on forms provided by the Township in a sealed envelope bearing the bidder’s name and local address, and shall be marked “PROPOSAL FOR MUNICIAL WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING COLLECTION TOWNSHIP OF HANOVER, LEHIGH COUNTY”. Each proposal must be accompanied by either a cashier’s check or bid bond, payable to the Township, in the amount of ten (10%) percent of the bid amount. Said amount shall guarantee that in the event the contract is awarded to him/her, such party will execute the contract in good faith. Checks or bonds will be returned to all bidders within ten (10) days after the contract is executed. All bonds must be executed by the sureties who are licensed to contract business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and must be accompanied by a certified, effectively dated copy of the authority to act. The Township reserves the right to waive any informality in any bid, and to reject any or all bids, or to award any contract as deemed to be in the Township’s best interest. Following the opening of bids, no bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days.

Melissa A. Wehr
Township Manager
Advertised: 2/4/22, 2/8,22 and 2/12/22

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, Council adopted Ordinance 639, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 27 (Zoning Ordinance), Part 5, Section 27-512 of the Statutory Code of Hanover Township to Require Buffer Yards fo 600 Feet for Warehouses amd Warehousing Activities in a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zoning District Adjacent to a Medium Residential (MR) Zoning District. The vote was Heimbecker, Lawlor, Tocci, Woolley, Paulus: Aye. A Copy of Ordinance 639 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

Vicky Roth Township Clerk

NOTICE A Special Meeting of the Hanover Township, Lehigh County Council will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 4;00 P.M. for the purpose of satisfying end of year bills. Other general business may also be discussed at this meeting. VICKY ROTH TOWNSHIP CLERK

On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-11, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 27 (Zoning Ordinance), Part 5, Section 27-512 Of The Statutory Code Of Hanover Township To Require Buffer Yards Of 600 Feet For Warehouses And Warehousing Activities In A Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zoning District Adjacent To A Medium Residential (MR) Zoning District The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on February 2, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 638, An Ordinance Adopting the Budgets for the Year 2022. The vote was Heimbecker, Lawlor, Woolley, Paulus: Aye and Tocci: Nay. A Copy of Ordinance 638 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

Vicky Roth Township Clerk

THE PLANNING COMMISSION SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Vicky Roth
Township Clerk

On Wednesday, October 06, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 637 (Bill No. 2021-10), , An Ordinance Amending Chapter 18, Part 3 (Sewer Rates, Rents and Charges), Section 303 of the Statutory Code of Hanover Township The vote was Heimbecker, Lawlor, Woolley, Paulus: Aye and Tocci: Nay. A Copy of Ordinance 637 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 636 (Bill No. 2021-09), An Ordinance Amending Chapter 26, Part 1, (Water Rates, Rents and Charges), Section 124 Meter Rates, of the Statutory Code of Hanover Township The vote was Heimbecker, Lawlor, Woolley, Paulus: Aye and Tocci: Nay. A Copy of Ordinance 636 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 635 (Bill No. 2021-08), An Ordinance Amending The Statutory Code Of Hanover Township To Require The Public Exhibition And Distribution Of An Agenda For Township Meetings, Establishing Additional Content For The Agenda, Providing For the Amendment Of The Agenda And Limiting Official Action By Council On Items Not On the Agend. The vote was unanimous. A Copy of Ordinance 635 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 634 (Bill No. 2021-07), An Ordinance Amending the Statutory Code of Hanover Township To Prohibit A Single Water Meter From Serving Multiple Water Customers Except For Residential Customers In a Single Building Or By Township Approval Under Special Circumstances, Good Sanitary Reasons Or Good Cause And Subject To Conditions Imposed By the Township The vote was unanimous. A Copy of Ordinance 634 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 633 (Bill No. 2021-06), An Ordinance Amending the Statutory Code of Hanover Township To Prohibit A Single Water Meter From Serving Multiple Water Customers Except For Residential Customers In a Single Building Or By Township Approval Under Special Circumstances, Good Sanitary Reasons Or Good Cause And Subject To Conditions Imposed By the Township The vote was unanimous. A Copy of Ordinance 633 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 632 (Bill No. 2021-05), An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7, Sections 703 And 704 Of The Statutory Code Of Hanover Township To Revise Authorization Of Han-Le-Co Volunteer Fire Company #1 And Its Members To Engage In Parade, Judging And Housing Ceremonies And To Allow Township Owned Vehicles To Be Taken Outside Of Lehigh And Northampton Counties For Such Purposes With Approval Of Council The vote was unanimous. A Copy of Ordinance 632 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-05, , An Ordinance Amending Chapter 7, Sections 703 And 704 Of The Statutory Code Of Hanover Township To Revise Authorization Of Han-Le-Co Volunteer Fire Company #1 And Its Members To Engage In Parade, Judging And Housing Ceremonies And To Allow Township Owned Vehicles To Be Taken Outside Of Lehigh And Northampton Counties For Such Purposes With Approval Of Council . The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on October 6, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-06, An Ordinance Amending the Statutory Code of Hanover Township To Prohibit A Single Water Meter From Serving Multiple Water Customers Except For Residential Customers In a Single Building Or By Township Approval Under Special Circumstances, Good Sanitary Reasons Or Good Cause And Subject To Conditions Imposed By the Township. The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on October 6, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-07, An Ordinance Granting A Temporary Construction Easement To Lehigh County, Pennsylvania For An Area Of 0.029 Acres Along The D&L Heritage Trail In Hanover Township . The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on October 6, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-08, An Ordinance An Ordinance Amending The Statutory Code Of Hanover Township To Require The Public Exhibition And Distribution Of An Agenda For Township Meetings, Establishing Additional Content For The Agenda, Providing For the Amendment Of The Agenda And Limiting Official Action By Council On Items Not On the Agenda. The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on October 6, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-09, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 26, Part 1, (Water Rates, Rents and Charges), Section 124 Meter Rates, of the Statutory Code of Hanover Townshi. The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on October 6, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-10, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 18, Part 3 (Sewer Rates, Rents and Charges), Section 303 of the Statutory Code of Hanover Township. The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on October 6, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

The starting date for the Postal Road Paving Project is August 6th. The start of the paving project will begin with recycling of the roadway. The recycling will last approximately 1-1/2 weeks. The recycling will be allowed to cure for approximately a month. Curb and storm inlet work will be completed during the cure time. The finished overlay will be placed approximately mid-September. Josef A. Fragnito Public Works Supervisor

The scheduled meeting of the Planning Commision to be held on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 has been cancelled. Vicky Roth Township Clerk

On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 631, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 15, Part 4, Section 402 of the Statutory Code Of Hanover Township By Adding Hayden Circle to Parking Prohibited At All Times At certain Locations. The vote was Heimbecker, Lawlor, Tocci, Woolley and Paulus: Unan. A Copy of Ordinance 631 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-04, , An Ordinance Amending Chapter 15, Part 4, Section 402 of the Statutory Code Of Hanover Township By adding Hayden Circle to Parking Prohibited At All Times At certain Locations. The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on April 21, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

The regular monthly meeting of the Hanover Township Lehigh County Zoning Hearing Board will be held on April 22, 2021 at 7:00 p.m., in the Public Meeting Room of the Municipal Building, at 2202 Grove Road, Allentown, PA 18109, to hear the following appeal. APPEAL # 2021-04- B. Braun Medical Inc. 901 Marcon Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18109. Location: 954 Marcon Blvd, Allentown, PA 18109, PIN 640884966837, the subject property is located in a PIO - Planned Industrial - Office Zoning District. Applicant is requesting a variance to section 27-601(3) and (4) and 27-600 (8) of the Zoning Ordinance regarding temporary Truck parking based on unique circumstances. Copies of plans, applications and supporting documents are available for public inspection at the Township Municipal Building.

The Zoning Hearing Board Meeting scheduled for this evening at 7:00 P.M. has been CANCELLED.

On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 630, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 21, Part 1 of the Statutory Code of Hanover Township By Adding a Part D To Prohibit The Use of Property for Events at Which Attendees Impede the Safe Operation of Vehicles on Adjacent Streets and to Establish Penalties Upon Owners and Tenants of Property for the Violation of this Ordinance. The vote was Heimbecker, Lawlor, Woolley and Paulus: Unan. A Copy of Ordinance 630 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, Council adopted Ordinance 629, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6 of the Statutory Code Of Hanover Township to Add a New Part 4, Noise Control, Restricting Levels of Noise in Residential Areas to 57 Decibels, in Parks, Business and Institutional Areas to 67 Decibels, and in Industrial Areas to 77 Decibels, With Lower Limits at Night and to Establish Penalties for the Violation of the Ordinance. The vote was Heimbecker, Lawlor, Woolley and Paulus: Unan. A Copy of Ordinance 629 is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-02, , An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6 of the Statutory Code Of Hanover Township to Add a New Part 4, Noise Control, Restricting Levels of Noise in Residential Areas to 57 Decibels, in Parks, Business and Institutional Areas to 67 Decibels, and in Industrial Areas to 77 Decibels, With Lower Limits at Night and to Establish Penalties for the Violation of the Ordinance. The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on March 17, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

On Wednesday, March 3, 2021`Council introduced Bill No. 2021-03, An Ordinance Amending Chapter 21, Part 1 of the Statutory Code of Hanover Township By Adding a Part D To Prohibit The Use of Property for Events at Which Attendees Impede the Safe Operation of Vehicles on Adjacent Streets and to Establish Penalties Upon Owners and Tenants of Property for the Violation of this Ordinance. The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held on March 17, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the Muncipal Building. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

Due to the snow, J.P. Mascaro had to stop collections yesterday. Garbage and Recycling will be picked up one day later this week on Friday. They apologize for any inconvenience.

Hanover Township, Lehigh County, will be lifting the Snow Emergency at 3:00 P.M. today.

Due to the impending snowstorm, J.P.Mascaro will be picking up garbage between 3:00 - 4:00 A.M. Thursday. Please put your garbage out earlier. If the snow proves to be more than expected, garbage will be picked up on Friday.

Hanover Township, Lehigh County, is declaring a Snow Emergency from 4:00 A.M., February 18, 2021 until further notice.

On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Council introduced Bill No. 2021-01, Bill No. 2021-01, An Ordinance Amending the Code of Hanover Township, Specifically Chapter 27, Known as the Hanover Township Zoning Ordinance, for the Purpose of Amending the Planned Industrial-Office Zoning District to Permit a Residential Apartment Use. The Public Hearing on said Bill will be held at a later date. Copies of this Bill is available for review at the Township Building during normal business hours.

To all Municipal Customers, Due to the forecasted weather event forthcoming we will be closed Monday 2/1/21 and reopening Tuesday 2/2/2021. As it currently stands we will be operating on a one day delay schedule for all services. As the weather proceeds this may change for better or worse. We will keep you informed of any changes. Changes may be to further delay service if the weather prevents us from a normal start tuesday, or to change the delay for certain municipalities back to their regular day of service. You will be notified of any further changes with 24 hours advance notice so you may notify your residents as you see fit. For now we will proceed under a one day delay. Any questions can be returned either to myself or Chris Caras, who is copied on this notice. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. Dane Chapman Operations Manager Allentown Division Solid Waste Services d/b/a J.P. Mascaro & Sons Office 484-518-6942 Cell 215-778-5664 "If it's service, It's Us!"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Troop M Response to Winter Storm Orlena Bethlehem, PA – During Winter Storm Orlena from Monday, February 1, 2021 through Tuesday, February 2, 2021, Troopers from Troop M (Northampton County, Lehigh County and Bucks County) investigated 47 Motor Vehicle Crashes and 204 Disabled Motor Vehicles. Troop M would like to remind motorists roads throughout the area continue to be snow covered and icy in some areas. For the latest in road conditions, please visit www.511pa.com. For more information on the Pennsylvania State Police, visit www.psp.pa.gov. MEDIA CONTACTS: Requests for additional information regarding this news release can be addressed to Trooper Nathan T. Branosky at nbranosky@pa.gov or (610) 807 – 3395. Follow Troop M on twitter @PSPTroopMPIO.

DUE TO A SINKHOLE REPAIR ON TAFT STREET BETWEEN HOOVER AVENUE TO SHERWOOD STREET, TAFT STREET WILL BE CLOSED TODAY AND TOMORROW, JANUARY 19. Josef Fragnito Public Works Supervisor

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Hanover Township was formed from the southern portion of Allen Township by decree of the Bucks County Court in 1798. Its geographic limits at that time included the present area plus that which comprises Hanover Township, Northampton County, and the area immediately south of the current Township to the Lehigh River. This original territory was retained until 1812 when Lehigh County was established and the Township was divided; approximately two-thirds of its area went to Lehigh County and one-third remained in Northampton County.

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