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Lynn Township EAC reviews Lehigh County 902 recycling grant, flags need for "no burn" yard-waste ordinance
Summary
The Lynn Township Environmental Advisory Council reviewed materials for a Lehigh County 902 Grant that would provide 90% of project costs with a 10% local match and requires a municipal "no burn of yard waste" ordinance; members asked for clarity on co-municipality arrangements, program participation rules and potential local match sources.
The Lynn Township Environmental Advisory Council on Oct. 18 reviewed a package of recycling materials related to Lehigh County’s 902 Grant Solicitation and discussed next steps for designing a township recycling-dropoff program.
Kathryn Townsend said she contacted the Lehigh County Office of General Services and confirmed Lynn Township files an annual recycling report; the council reviewed three documents provided in advance by Ashley Dobak, an advising engineer for the county plan who works for Barton & Loguidice. One document, the 902 Grant Solicitation fact sheet, specifies a 90% grant / 10% municipal funding split and, among other eligibility conditions, requires the municipality to have a "no burn of yard waste" ordinance.
Members also reviewed a Schuylkill County example of a key-card access drop-off program cited at $790,800 and a Lynn Township Recycling Drop-Off Project Road Map. Councilors raised operational and policy questions including how a "co-municipality" arrangement would work for the grant, whether the program would be mandatory or opt-in for residents, who would manage key cards, and where the township might find the 10% local match.
Action items recorded in the minutes instruct members to review the 902 fact sheet and prepare specific questions for follow-up, prepare a scope document for a Lynn Township recycling program, explore local business contributions toward the 10% match, and schedule a follow-up meeting with A. Dobak. Kathryn Townsend was assigned to schedule the follow-up with Dobak.
The council did not adopt any ordinance or commit township funds at the Oct. 18 meeting; members set tasks to gather information and to present a proposal to the township Board of Supervisors if recommended. The next procedural step recorded was to prepare questions for county staff and to develop a scope document for local consideration.
