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DAMASCUS, PA — The Damascus Township Board of Supervisors passed a motion to amend the township’s temporary political signs ordinance in a meeting held Monday, September 16. 

The amended ordinance says that temporary political signs can be placed in yards beginning 90 days before the general election or before the primary election, but not before that date. 

The signs must be taken down no later than 10 days after the election, reads the ordinance. 

While the motion was carried, a public hearing will be necessary. It will be discussed at the next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

In other news:

• A representative from LaBella Associates on behalf of Honesdale Solar presented a request for an extension on the current deadline of the company’s solar project in Damascus. The current deadline expires in November 2024; the firm is requesting an extension to November 2025. While the application for highway access to the property was approved, answers have not been received on the other needed permit applications. The supervisors plan to discuss it at their regular meeting in October. 
• A budget workshop meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, October 23, with a follow-up meeting to occur if necessary on Wednesday, October 30. 
• Damage estimates are in progress as the town recovers from the storm of August 9 and 10. 
• Roadwork continues on Stonehouse Road, including pipe replacement work, asphalt patching and the installation of a 15-inch culvert to replace a 12-inch culvert, according to a report from operational supervisor Steve Adams. Pipework was also done on Oakley Road and Edwards Road.