Lack of Mowing Frustrates Borough

“It’s just frustrating,” Williamsburg Mayor Ted Hyle said during discussions at Monday evening’s Williamsburg Borough Council meeting. Hyle expressed frustration upon some residents with lack of caring for lawns and cutting grass. Hyle said that it seems to be repeat offenders, or people who own properties in the Borough but don’t live there all the time. Borough Manager Joe Lansberry said the Borough received a copy of Martinsburg’s grass and lawn ordinance, and thought it may be “easier to enforce,” as the current Borough one, has “no teeth.” Council member Dakota Biddle asked what the process was regarding citations. Hyle and Lansberry explained that grass has to be roughly 6-8 inches tall, and a citation will be posted on the home or hand delivered, and the owner has five days to mow. If mowing doesn’t occur in that timeframe, there is another citation issued until the Borough mows. Lansberry said he would email all council members a copy of the Martinsburg ordinance to discuss at the June meeting.

As the hiring of Myranda Isenberg as a part-time secretary for the Borough was being announced, the current full-time secretary, Heather Zimmerman, turned in her resignation letter and gave a two-week notice. Council President Ed Patterson thanked Zimmerman for her tenure with the Borough, “we really appreciated your employment,” Patterson noted. Since it was not on the agenda for the evening, the Borough could not approve Zimmerman’s resignation at the time. Patterson said he and the members of the Personnel and Finance Committee would have to meet to discuss the next steps following the Zimmerman resignation.