German hears request concerning power outages
GERMAN TWP. — German Township supervisors expect to share their findings next month on the practice of the McClellandtown Volunteer Fire Department using its fire trucks as generators to power traffic lights on Route 21 when there are outages.
Chief Fred Grimm approached the supervisors at this week’s meeting about issues that arise when there are power outages in the township. Grimm said in the past the fire department used its fire trucks as generators to operate the three traffic lights on Route 21 during outages. Recently, Grimm said he was told by one of the members of the fire department that only the governing municipality and its appointed contractors could do that.
Read more in Thursday’s newspaper.