Crime & Safety
Another Sinkhole Poses Problem in Palmer
Palmer Township officials at Tuesday night's meeting hear about another sinkhole that has opened up.
Sinkholes in Palmer Township aren't a problem only on Northwood Avenue.
Public Safety Director Tom Adams told the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday night's meeting that another sinkhole opened up this week on Mine Lane Road.
Last week, for the third time in two months, another sinkhole opened on Northwood Avenue, closing the road for a day.
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Adams did not go into much detail about the sinkhole on Mine Lane Road.
He did tell Patch.com before the meeting that the sinkholes keep coming back because of water main breaks.
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Adams said the township also had a sinkhole on Old Orchard Road earlier this year and some sinkhole activity along the Route 33 bridge in Stockertown.
He could not say how many sinkholes have been recorded in Palmer Township this year.
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