Pike okays first bond grant

MILFORD - At their Feb. 21 meeting, the Pike County Commissioners approved a $45,948.50 grant from the Pike County Scenic Rural Character Preservation Program to Lackawaxen and Shohola townships. Ed Nikles, chair of the Scenic Rural Character Preservation Board, presented the application to the commissioners with the board’s recommendation to award the grant. Lackawaxen and Shohola Townships will be preparing a multi-municipal comprehensive plan and applied for this grant under the Phase I - Municipal Planning Initiatives Program. This is the first award under the Scenic Rural Character Preservation Program, which is funded by the $10 Million Bond Referendum approved by the voters in November of 2005.