Next year's caterpillar spray deadline coming up

DINGMAN — “Many areas of the township have been defoliated by Gypsy moth caterpillars again this year,” reported Dingman Supervisors Chairman Tom Mincer, as the supervisors met earlier this month. After reviewing a letter sent by Pike County Gypsy Moth Coordinator Jessica Grohmann, Mincer reported, “Any township sub-divisions or private landowner interested in being part of the 2009 Suppression Program must have their application in by Aug. 1. “Dingman Township will work with individuals and sub-divisions and offer financial help as we have done before. Keep in mind the conservation district will not seek you out you have to apply,” Mincer continued. Individual requests for treatment must include a $10 non-refundable fee. Community Association requests must include a $50.00 non-refundable fee. Submitting the application will allow the Pike County Conservation District to evaluate the property. This does not guarantee Gypsy moth suppression spraying. The conservation district will determine the eligibility of a property based on the number of egg cases found when they evaluate the property. Applications and additional information can be found on their website www.pikeconservation.org. In other business, Township Roadmaster Jim Snyder submitted a proposal from Chemung Supply of Elmira, NY for the replacement of the roadway guard rails on several township roads. The proposal was for $9,986.34. “I know I am required to get three proposals for anything over $4000 but there is nobody else that I could find.” said Snyder. “If you make a good faith effort to get three proposals and can’t then it is okay to only have one proposal,” said Township Solicitor John Klemeyer. The supervisors also reviewed the proposed revision to the Daycare Facility requirements ordinance. Annette Nelson, a township home business daycare provider for six children and licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, told the supervisors, “The state will license facilities with as little as three children.” “We don’t have to change the ordinance to seven children which we thought was necessary to get the state to license their facility. Since we allow up to four children in a daycare facility without a township license. All we have to do is require them to get a state license,” said Klemeyer.