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Supervisor’s September 2025 Meeting Recap

Here’s a quick rundown of the September Supervisor’s Meeting:


A moment of silence was held in memory of Terry Kuntz, who died suddenly last week. Terry had been a vibrant member of the township government as Emergency Management Coordinator and as Bridgeton’s liaison to the Upper Bucks Regional Emergency Medical Services (UBREMS) and as a volunteer trail-building at the Bridgeton Nature Preserve.

Terry was given an Outstanding Service Award, which had been approved prior to his death.

Short-Term Rental Ordinance

The Short Term Rental Ordinance passed at the August Supervisor’s meeting is in the implementation phase. The Supervisors are in the process of creating an Application Form for a Short Term Rental Permit.

Parks & Recreation

  • Construction has begun on the stone base for the new sign for the park
  • Trail building At the Bridgeton Nature Preserve, under the leadership of the Appalachian Mountain Club will resume this fall after a summer hiatus. Trail work days will be Sept. 20, Sept 27, October 4, October 11
    Volunteers needed! A great way to meet new folks and get a nice workout in the forest! Who needs a gym.
    We meet at 9am at the Park entrance:
    1822 River Rd, Upper Black Eddy, PA 18972
    Sign up at: https://activities.outdoors.org/s/oc-activity/a5UUN000001dopB/act00015810

    EMS
  • The acquisition of Upper Bucks Regional Emergency Medical Service by the St. Luke’s Emergency & Transport Services is still working through the township approval phase. The Supervisor’s have received a proposed contract and are in the process of reviewing it and proposing suggested changes.

The next Supervisor’s Meeting will be Wednesday, October 8th.

Township Supervisor’s Meeting Minutes – March 12th, 2025

BRIDGETON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
Minutes of March 12, 2025 Regular Monthly Meeting

The regular meeting of the Bridgeton Township Board of Supervisors was held on March 12, 2025, at the Township Building,
1370 Bridgeton Hill Road, Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. This meeting was also held remotely via Zoom. Present were
Supervisor Gard Holby, Supervisor Michael Lynch, Supervisor Roger Keller (virtual) and Solicitor Dave Shafkowitz. Also
present were Secretary/Treasurer Sheryl Patterson and CC Hopf (virtual).
Supervisor Holby called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM. An executive session was held to discuss matters of real estate.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA:
None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Upon motion by Supervisor Lynch and seconded by Supervisor Holby, which carried 3-0, the minutes from the January 6,
2025 reorganization & regular meeting were approved. Upon motion by Supervisor Lynch and seconded by Supervisor
Holby, which carried 3-0, the minutes from the February 12, 2025 regular meeting were approved.
BILLS/PAYROLL: Upon motion by Supervisor Lynch and seconded by Supervisor Holby, which carried 3-0, the bills and
payroll in the amount of $ 14,468.04 were approved.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Upon motion by Supervisor Lynch and seconded by Supervisor Holby, which carried
3-0, the Treasurer’s Report from February 2025 was approved.
REPORTS:

  1. Fire Company – Chuck Anderson reported that the fire company responded to six fire calls and one fire police call. They
    are having a Fish Fry on April 4th and a Sunday morning breakfast on April 13th. He requested that a quarterly report
    regarding the Fire Tax fund be sent to the treasurer of the fire company.
  2. Open Space – Greg from AMC is starting trail work on March 15th – those interested can register online. Volunteers
    must register in order to work. The Nature Preserve sign will be installed this spring.
  3. Solicitor – No report.
  4. Planning Commission – CC Hopf reported that the February meeting was cancelled due to nothing on the agenda. She
    sent in the Municipal & Growth Survey on March 11th
    .
  5. Secretary/Treasurer – the Liquid Fuels payment was received in the amount of $ 49, 248.10.
  6. B/N/T Groundwater Committee – No report.
  7. Road Master – No report.
  8. Zoning Officer – submitted a written report to the Board of Supervisors.
  9. Emergency Management – Terry Kuntz reported: a) he responded to the survey regarding hazard mitigation items and
    wants to get grants for citizen training. He is investigating using volunteers at the Nature Preserve for the removal of dead
    trees that are standing and/or laying on the ground as they are a massive fire hazard. b) re: UBREMS – they had nine calls
    to the Springtown unit and four to the Revere unit – only five needed transport and none were during the hours of 6 PM – 6
    AM. The address list is completed with 7800 addresses. The goal is to have the Revere station open 24 hrs. by the
    beginning of April. EMS service costs are increasing.
  10. Traffic Committee – a) the speed signs are now back in place since we are done with the winter/snow season; b) the
    grant for additional signs will not be awarded or determined until September.
  11. High Falls Creek – equipment and fencing are in place.
    OLD BUSINESS:
    1) Short Term Rental Ordinance – a) the draft version has been sent to several individuals for their comments; b) this is not
    a stand-alone ordinance but will be incorporated into the zoning ordinance; c) the next step is for the draft version to be
    sent to the Bucks County Planning Commission for their comments; d) several residents commented on: the
    “grandfathering” provision for existing short-term rental units; that some of the language is ambiguous; questioned the
    limit of 24 stays per year with a 150 day limit, and the possibility of a private meeting with one supervisor. Solicitor Dave
    Shafkowitz looks at the legal perspective to preserve the single-family community and whether the Board is entitled to
    protect them. CC Hopf commented that this ordinance is bringing this new use into compliance with what is already
    required in the zoning ordinance. Supervisor Holby commented that the STR ordinance is an attempt to balance the
    community. The Supervisors asked concerned citizens to respond with their ideas in the next few weeks.

NEW BUSINESS:
1) Upon motion by Supervisor Lynch and seconded by Supervisor Holby, which carried 3-0, the request for fire police for
traffic control duties for the 74th Annual Tinicum Arts Festival on July 12th from 10 AM – 6 PM and July 13th from 10 AM – 5
PM was approved.
PERSONS TO BE HEARD:
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
1) Jim Pettincki, President – Bridgeton Township Sportsmen’s Association – reported that they are making every reasonable
effort to quiet the noise there and have submitted a new application, but the zoning officer has denied it.
Solicitor Shafkowitz will contact the zoning officer as the next step is for the BTSA to appeal to the zoning hearing board.
2) Larry Reinfeld feels that this is another example that the Supervisors have heard where the zoning department is not
working for Bridgeton Township.
3) Matt Shick thanked the Board for keeping taxes as low as possible.

Upon a motion by Supervisor Lynch and seconded by Supervisor Keller, which carried 3-0, the meeting was adjourned at
8:20 PM.
Respectfully submitted,

Sheryl L. Patterson
Secretary/Treasurer

March 12, 2025 minutesDownload

Upper Bucks Regional EMS reduces hours for Revere Station 142

From the UBREMS Board of Directors:

“Since 1958, Upper Bucks Regional EMS (UBREMS), a registered 501(c)(3) has provided advanced life support services to nine municipalities in Northern Bucks County and surrounding
communities. This is a corps of paid paramedics and EMT’s, guided by a volunteer Board of Directors…

In recent years, however, rising costs and stagnant revenue have strained our operations. Stressed by a high rate of unpaid services, policies that offer direct insurance payments to individuals, and
payments that average only 30% of the per-call expense rate. Despite efforts to increase funding— advocating for higher municipal contributions from general funds, these financial challenges persist, impacting both our organization and community safety.
To address these realities, we will maintain 24/7 service at the Springfield Station 141 and temporarily transition our Nockamixon Station 142 to 12-hour coverage (6am – 6pm) for the immediate future.
We are examining ways to expand this and have the goal of restoring service 24 hours and day, 7 days a week 365 days a year, from both stations…”

The Bridgeton Supervisors attended a regional municipal meeting held on Tuesday, January 14th at the Tinicum Municipal Building, along with the Tinicum Supervisors, Bedminster Supervisors and the UBREMS Board to begin to address the issue.

More meetings are in the works to resolve the short-term coverage issue and to fashion a long-term solution.