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Muncy's Fourth Friday, a celebration featuring vendors, food, and entertainment, will return to North Main Street next month.
Ann Baker, event organizer, told borough council that the first of this year's Fourth Fridays is set for May 24.
"We are going to bring it back downtown," she said.
Baker said the event makes its return to the borough after being held at Today Farm near UPMC Muncy in recent years.
"They (Today Farm) came to us asking us to take it back," she said.
Fourth Friday draws thousands of people and belongs in the downtown, she said.
"We appreciate you bringing it back to the borough," Council President Scott Delany said.
Baker told council she is stepping away from the organization after being involved with it since its inception.
She introduced Cindy Appleman and Bradley Clayton to council as some of the fresh faces to the organization.
In addition to May, Fourth Fridays are set for June and July.
To make it official, council passed a resolution to return Fourth Fridays to the downtown.
In other matters, council approved a proposal from LIVIC Civil, an engineering firm, for the Carpenter Street Bridge rehabilitation project.
Mark Raup, of LIVIC, told council the bulk of the project will involve surface repairs to the bridge's underside.
Other work could include making improvements to the bridge deck and a support wall.
"Our intention is not to close it (bridge)," he said.
The hope, he said, is to begin work this summer.
Borough Manager Charles Hall said the $174,000 project will be almost completely funded through grants.
"The borough will need to come up with roughly $25,000," he said.
Council approved an amendment to the police chief contract.
It calls for the work shift to be "any eight consecutive hours worked in a 24-hour daily period; when possible, there will be 12 hours between work shifts."
In addition, the amendment reads:
"The standard work cycle shall be 80 hours per pay period worked Monday through Friday between the hours of 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. but may exceed these days and hours as needed and necessary without overtime payment, except as elsewhere in this agreement."
Hall said, "This just puts into writing what is common practice."
Marco Colbert asked council if Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood buyout properties, now empty lots, could be used for other purposes.
He said he could use at least one of the parcels behind his business on North Main Street for parking vehicles.
Borough officials noted there could be some restrictions.
"The question is what does FEMA allow," Hall said.
Council renewed a yearly maintenance agreement with Leece Electric, Inc., Williamsport for the borough's two traffic signals at $1,635.
Hall announced that the borough's annual spring cleanup day is set for Wednesday, April 30.
All debris that day must be ready for curbside pickup at 7 a.m. Limbs and brush must be tied in small bundles. No garbage of any kind is permitted.
The next council meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 at Muncy High School.