Tyrone Borough Council took action on a number of routine business matters at its March 7 meeting.
It decided to approve a $100 donation for the Labor Day Community Picnic scheduled for Sept. 4 at Reservoir Park, after receiving a letter from the Labor Day Picnic Committee making a request for the donation.
Council also agreed to match an $1,816 grant which was approved for the Tyrone Regional Arts Council. The grant came from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. According to interim Borough Manager’s Sharon Dannaway’s report, the grant money was $44 less than previous grants. Dannaway said the borough had historically matched the grant and the 2005 budget included funding for the matching amount.
Council also took action on the sale of some of the borough’s equipment; agreeing to award to the highest bidder the sale of the following equipment: a 1989 John Deere backhoe to Machinery Leasing for $15,525; a Rockland bucket forks, $305.55 to Phillip Keith; an air compressor to Cornerstone Builders for $801 and a Hustler mover to Power Pro Equipment for $5,800.
Council also agreed to additional funding for two residents as part of the housing rehab (HOME) program. According to minutes from the March 7 meeting, the residents had been unable to arrange for the necessary funding over the program’s limits. The council has approved similar requests in the past.
A consensus was reached about a property now owned by the borough at 1113 Washington Avenue. It was agreed an appraisal should be done on the residential property and it should be put out to bid for its demolition and clearance. This morning, Dannaway told The Daily Herald she is still waiting to hear from the realtor the borough is using regarding the property.
Dannaway also advised council she along with Code Enforcement Officer Tom Lang were working on a list of borough-owned properties. Eventually, the information would be brought before council and a review would be made to determine which parcels could possibly be put up for sale.
Council accepted the resignations of two police officers: part-time officer Christopher Moser and full-time officer Thomas Goodfellow.
Also at the March 7 meeting, council took action on issues previously reported in The Daily Herald, including the approval of engineering services for the next phases of the Streetscape project and revisions to it snow/ice removal ordinance.
Council’s next scheduled meeting is Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m.
