Borough Looking Into 866 Flooding Problems

A few years ago, the borough was looking into fixing the flooding problem coming off Route 866 from Piney Creek coming into town. Although those plans fell through, the borough announced last Monday evening that PennDOT was looking into other options.

PennDOT sent a proposal to channel the runoff after heavy rains into the race. Borough members said that the county bridge below Liberty Street, where the race currently flows, would have to be widened. Ed Patterson made the motion to grant up to $15,000 to allow Stiffler-McGraw engineers to get started working on plans to widen the race. This money would help offset some engineering costs. The motion passed.

A motion also started by Patterson allowed CJ Webb to represent the borough with this issue, as Solicitor Nathan Karn had a conflict of interest. This motion passed.

Patterson also made a motion for a new camera system at the Riverside Park, which will cost an estimated $600. The motion passed.

Another motion was passed to allow for a purchase of new tires and a wheel for the skid loader at an estimated cost of $3,000.