April 2024 Council Highlights

Council Highlights 4/10/24
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Among other things, council:

• Passed ordinance 334. This ordinance changes the fee charged to property owners when the borough is forced to mow the grass on those properties.
• Passed Resolution 3 of 2024 updating the fees charged for street and right-of-way excavations. These fees were last updated in 2005.
• Passed Resolution 4 of 2024 establishing the fee for handicapped parking space applications.
• Passed Resolution 5 of 2024 updating the borough’s Young Lungs at Play policy. This policy prohibits smoking and vaping on and around borough grounds including the park. This is a state-run initiative that the borough already participated in and this was just an update to the policy.
• Discussed the Local Share Account Grant the borough has received for work to repair/repave the basketball court at the park.
• Authorized advertising for bid the 2024 paving plan which is planned to include (subject to bid prices) Shirley Drive, Graham Place, Hemlock Lane, North Avenue (between Main and Beech Streets), James Street (the 100 block), and a patch on 6th Street.
• Discussed Completion of repairs to damage at the borough building.
• Discussed Gosser Street Sewer Project and possible cooperation with other municipalities.
• Discussed police coverage proposal from Southern Armstrong Regional Police. No action was taken at this time, this was just a discussion of the proposal.
• Discussed status of grant applications and future possible grant applications.
• Discussed the garbage contract and taking that out for bid.