Trending
Muncy Borough Council signed two agreements with the state Department of Transportation and one with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to allow them to complete projects before transferring ownership of said projects to the borough.
The first agreement authorizes PennDOT to redo the borough's sidewalks at the Main and Water Street intersection, before passing responsibility back to the borough. The second one involves PennDOT working on the catch basins before passing responsibility back to the borough.
The project will expand the road slightly, meaning the catch basins and sidewalks will need to be moved back, according to Borough Manager Charley Hall.
In addition to PennDOT's actions, the borough council agreed to a memorandum of understanding with FEMA that allows the agency to purchase and demolish sites at 105 N. Washington St. and 125 N. Washington St.
Both properties, which are on the bank of Glade Run, are at risk of being flooded, according to Borough Council President Ed Feigles.
FEMA is footing the bill, and afterward, the borough will be allowed to do as it pleases with the plots so long as it does not lay down any hard surfaces.
Borough Police Chief Jim Dorman petitioned borough council to aid with trading in an older vehicle for a newer one, hoping to save in costs for maintenance and repair.
Borough Council unanimously approved a motion to delegate $12,000 of COVID stimulus money from the county, $4,000 from its general fund and then combine that with the sale of the 2013 Ford Taurus for a 2017 Ford Explorer for the department to use.
Hall also told Borough Council the Shuttle Hill paving project was nearing completion with its final pave job. According to Hall, that paving should take place Thursday.
A position opened up on the borough's Civil Service Commission, which the borough chose to fill with Logan Leidecker. Additionally, a member of the Zoning and Hearing Board moved out of the area. Borough Council approved Kevin Rupert to fill the position until Dec. 31, 2024.
Borough Council also approved Hall to pen a letter of support for an east-end effort to implement Homeland Security Curriculum in public schools.
Bill Lyons, a Muncy Borough resident, asked borough council and borough police chief Jim Dorman to address fast traffic on South Main Street.
"I have been here 45 years, and this is the worst I have seen. I don't have a picture hanging that's hanging straight," Lyons said.
Dorman said they could not change the speed limit, but they can begin to more carefully police that part of town.
Borough Council approved a memorandum of understanding between Muncy Borough Police and Milton Borough Police that would allow Milton to apply for a large grant to gain new radio equipment for Muncy Borough and surrounding boroughs.
"The more people who are involved, the more grant dollars you can leverage," Dorman said.