Ongoing problems caused by the detours necessitated by the bridge replacements on Route 63 were once again one of the topics of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Marlborough Board of Supervisors.

            The most serious of the issues involves an increase in accidents at the entrance to the Perkiomenville Quarry. A few detoured motorists unfamiliar with Crusher Rd. have been going across the intersection instead of staying on Crusher Rd.

            "They've had people T-boned already because people don't know there is a curve, and they go straight into the quarry," observed Public Works Director Jake Ferguson.

            There are arrows on the gates to the quarry - visible when the gates are closed - directing vehicles to make the turn.

            A couple of possible solutions discussed at the meeting were painting lines on the road and erecting a stop sign that directs "right turn keep moving" according to Township Manager Marybeth Cody, who credited Police Chief Darren Morgan with the suggestion.

            "It would alert people to say, 'Okay. Oh yeah, I'm supposed to make a right', and, like, clue them in a little bit to start looking at their surroundings," Cody said.

            "The line painting would make a big improvement," Chairman Brian Doremus added.

            Another problem is the timing of the temporary traffic lights that have been installed at the intersection of Route 29, Upper Ridge Rd. and Crusher Rd.

            Cody spoke from personal experience. "I sat there for two cycles and it never changed for me."

            Cody has contacted the traffic company responsible for the lights but described them as "unresponsive." The township is also in touch with PennDOT about the problem.

            One hypothesis about the light cycles centered on the possibility that trees near the lights are disrupting the sensors.

            "I'm not sure what's not working here, but it's not working," said Doremus, who has also been stuck in long lines of traffic.

            "You're just about ready to go on red because you don't think it's ever going to change; it changes and lets a car-and-half go, and it's turning yellow already.

            "It's just a bad deal down there."

            Green Lane Fire Chief Ryan Crouthamel reported that the fire company has had to adjust some response parameters because of the detours.

            Less than 24 hours before the devastating storms that again saturated Marlborough Township, Ferguson stated that his department was making progress on park improvements that had been slowed by the overabundance of rainfall this spring and summer.

            The construction of the pavilion at Finland Rd. Park was making significant progress because the area had finally dried out.

            Damage to the Lake Skymount parking area caused by Asplundh trucks staging for tree removal after the May storms has been mostly repaired. Asplundh contributed $2,000 toward the work.

            The supervisors accepted the resignation of Planning Commission member Paul Kiesel which was necessitated by his job schedule.

            "He will be missed," Doremus said. "I've had the pleasure of working with him here for about six months. He brought a degree of professionalism to the commission. It's a shame that he couldn't continue."

            Prior to the supervisor's meeting, Morgan and Officer Carlos Cartagena conducted a separate meeting at St. John's Lutheran Church in Sumneytown pertaining to the National Night Out which the Marlborough Police are hosting locally - for the first time - on August 6.

            The annual event seeks to strengthen community and police relations.

            According to Morgan and Cartagena, the local festivities will be held on the St. John's property from 6 to 9 p.m. and will feature vehicle rescue and K9 demonstrations, a helicopter landing, a dunk tank, a DJ, many activities for children and the chance to mingle with first responders from the Upper Perkiomen Valley.

            More information is available on the Marlborough Police Facebook page.

            There is no work session scheduled for July.

            The supervisors will next meet on August 14.