Pine Township officials seek to fill library board vacancy, designate federal covid-19 grant applicant

Pine Township officials seek to have new representation on the Northern Tier Regional Library board after a resident resigned from the appointed post.

Supervisors accepted the resignation of Catherine Boyle at Tuesday night’s meeting.

Boyle had served on the library board for about five years.

She was reappointed in 2018. There’s still one year remaining on her latest three-year term.

Township Manager Scott Anderson said Boyle is moving out of the area.

Boyle thanked supervisors for the opportunity for personal and professional development via her resignation letter.

The library serves Pine and Richland with three members from each community on its board.

Residents interested in the vacant board seat can apply for it via Pine’s website, twp.pine.pa.us.

People looking for more information on volunteer opportunities can find it under the website’s “How Do I” tab in the upper right section of the main page.

All motions made Tuesday passed via 4-0 votes. Supervisor Jack Donahue was absent.

Supervisors authorized Pine’s Emergency Management Coordinator Tim Flaherty to pursue FEMA covid assistance grants.

Anderson said the amount in grants and what they would be used for has not been finalized. Flaherty could not be reached for comment.

New signage will be posted in the township’s Treesdale community in response to citizens’ concerns about electric vehicles, like golf carts, on the streets.

Northern Regional Police Chief John Sicilia said via township memo that those vehicles are legal, but owners must adhere to strict PennDOT guidelines to be on public streets. Regulations include insurance, windshield, speedometer and lights.

“It is rare outside of gated communities to find vehicles that fit PennDOT’s criteria,” Sicilia wrote. “When we get calls for this we typically just give the driver a warning because not many people are aware of these restrictions.”