DAMASCUS, PA — Barely had those assembled for the December 15 meeting of the Damascus board of supervisors finished reciting the Pledge of Allegiance than Chairman Jeff Dexter was extending the board’s wishes for safe and happy holidays and adjourning the meeting.

Before adjournment, however, the board passed unanimously a resolution authorizing low-interest financing, 2.45%, on its new all-stainless dump truck. Operations manager Steve Adams said that during the 10 days the truck has been in township service, it has performed well and is already equipped with main and wing plows. But there is one small wrinkle: with wing plow attached, the new truck is too big for the township garage.

In other road maintenance news, Adams noted that all trucks are now plow-ready and that this year, for the first time in many years, the township will have access to V-plowing. A V-plow, found among old township equipment, has been modified for use on a grader. Typically used in blizzard conditions, V-plows offer notable advantages over conventional commercial plows, among them path-cutting capability and speed and efficiency in moving large-volume snows.

The planning commission and zoning board reported that there are currently two vacancies, one on the planning commission, one on the zoning hearing board, with a second pending on the zoning hearing board. For application instructions, call 570/224-4410.

The board’s 2015 reorganization meeting is scheduled for January 5; the next regular monthly meeting will be held on January 19 at 7 p.m.