'Green Mold' on Road Signs to Be Investigated

A "green mold" that he has observed on some metal roadside signs in Lower Saucon Township has rendered them "unreadable," township council president Glenn Kern commented at council's April 4 meeting.

Kern told township manager Jack Cahalan that he has observed the growth in his travels around the township.

"However we get those signs cleaned, I'd like to get them cleaned," he said.

Kern acknowledged that maintenance of some of the signs is likely the responsibility of the Pennsylvania Department of Transporation (PennDOT).

Council vice president Tom Maxfield said he has observed the same problem in Upper Saucon Township, and, while council was on the subject of roadside signs, said he has seen many "temporary signs" appearing along township highways and by-ways in recent weeks.

"They just make things look junky and I think we ought to be concerned about it," he said.

Maxfield noted that some of the staked signs are advertisments for events that aren't happening in the township or its environs.

He specifically mentioned a temporary sign that advertised an upcoming auction in Glendon.

Cahalan said the township's zoning officer, Chris Garges, would soon be conducting "sweeps" in order to address the proliferation of temporary signs.

Cahalan also told Kern that he would examine solutions for removing the green mold from official township roadside signs, in order to make them legible.