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Finance committee reviews ballfield lease, relief wells and tax anticipation note

By Mark Maroney 1 min read
KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette Relief wells line the bank of the levee along Lycoming Creek near West Fourth Street in Williamsport.

Baseball at Brandon Park in the spring. Relief well engineering and design service. Re-establishing an agreement for real estate broker service.

The City of Williamsport's finance committee began the year with a slate of items it reviewed ahead of the council meeting.

Among those was an agreement with Williamsport Area Little League and the city for use of the ballfields at Brandon Park this spring.

Another, included engineering and design service for relief wells at the levee with WSP, the engineering firm.

Another is for renewal of real estate broker services to Fish.

Mayor Derek Slaughter said it was an extension of the current contract as the city officials work through issues regarding the former City Hall building at 245 W. Fourth St.

Other items reviewed included a transfer ordinance regarding the use of American Rescue Plan funds for capital projects, a transfer ordinance for resurfacing streets, a resolution to approve CGB Solution to provide technical assistance for city recorded meetings and a $2 million tax-anticipated note at 6.7 % interest if the city would borrow on it before the real estate tax returns start arriving in spring.

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