Spur to Help Write Grants for Borough

Mike Biddle, a part of Spur LLC, presented to Borough on Monday, Aug. 3, about a relationship between Spur and the Borough.

Spur wants to help write grants to fund the town, Biddle explained.

“We played little league here, ate pizza at the Sizzler, and we really care about the community,” said Biddle.

Borough Council Member Ed Patterson said, “No way we can lose with this. It’s a good deal.”

The only cost to the Borough will be if Borough wins grants, and Spur is paid 10 percent of grant. Spur had already met with the finance committee and is committed to the grant project for a year beginning Sept. 7.

Trisha Radmann attended the meeting and said that the Lions Club, for which she is president, wants to donate a bench to the borough. The bench is made up of 513 lbs. of recycled plastic bags. The first bench will be installed at Veteran’s Memorial Park. Paula Hamilton made the motion to accept Lions Club bench donation with Bruce Hamilton seconding. The motion passed.

Chief of Police Rowdy Kagarise said the camera systems around the Borough building have been paid off. The resolution for the USDA grant for a new truck for the borough and body cameras for police was a role call vote and passed 5-0.

Borough Manager Joe Lansberry said that American Rescue Plan funds have been deposited and borough wanted ideas for what to use the funds for. The rules for how to use the funds have been vague. The borough received $61,500 this year and will receive an identical payment next year.