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Dave McCloskey, a Ridge Road resident, said the pipe and adjacent basin have left his front yard soggy and prone to erosion. “If you have a sedan, it would do serious damage,” McCloskey said. He told the council that homeowners want the pipe moved at PennDOT’s expense and that the current situation risks property damage.

Roger (borough manager) explained that PennDOT required the developer to replace a pipe under Ridge Road but that the contractor “didn’t get the elevation right,” so the new pipe “doesn’t line up the way it should” with the inlet. Roger said the developer fabricated a temporary connection so the system would function, but that the connection needs to be redone or the developer must obtain permission from affected property owners to make other repairs.

Don Barry and other residents described the basin’s fluctuating water level: on one visit the basin was full to the overflow, on another it was dry and cracked. A resident noted the basin is designed as an infiltration basin and that if it is saturated “it’s already absorbed” water and will overflow faster, sending water down the slope into yards below.

Council members and staff discussed options residents had raised, including asking the borough to send a letter to PennDOT, pursuing a group civil suit through Representative Diamond’s office, or having homeowners coordinate directly with PennDOT. Roger said he would provide PennDOT contact names to residents who asked for them.

No formal motion or vote was taken on the drainage issue during the meeting. The council approved routine consent items earlier in the agenda but did not adopt any ordinance or resolution related to the Ridge Road pipe at this session.

Residents asked the borough to press the developer and PennDOT to produce a permanent fix rather than temporary patches. McCloskey urged the council to “step forward here and take responsibility for errors made,” though borough staff repeatedly noted limits on municipal authority over PennDOT decisions. The council did not commit to litigation or a specific enforcement action during the meeting.

The issue was raised during the public comment period; residents and the borough manager discussed technical details—including an overflow connection to a large basin, an incorrectly pitched outlet, and a temporary fabricated connection—during that period and in subsequent informal conversation with staff. The borough manager said he would share PennDOT contact information and any updates with residents when available.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Residents told the Palmyra Borough Council that a drainage pipe installed as part of a recent development is sending stormwater into private yards on Ridge Road and that temporary connections and an overflowing infiltration basin have worsened conditions.","taxTitle","Palmyra, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania","taxId",71836,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6223193,"Council approves Resolution 2025-03 appointing municipal delegates to Lebanon County tax collection committee",31,1856000,1887000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3576839-97798066a26a31f997e68e6cb06bd8da&start=1856&end=1887","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3576839-97798066a26a31f997e68e6cb06bd8da/thumbnail_1856000.jpg","/articles/6223193/Palmyra/Lebanon-County/Pennsylvania/Council-approves-Resolution-2025-03-appointing-municipal-delegates-to-Lebanon-County-tax-collection-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223193-fe61211e4f2f0363ada4f6fa669f1319/orig.mp4?Expires=1775376209&Signature=QEE3qswmPKJjngSk-dtIEiYHPlVP7f2lq~UUI3-GTFbSNumybEN8Bb-do9AL0DVuR9AfqZQqAH~LhgKbrPiTk2~1knQUGiv03PuVsNd9bRwqposVm3Exjl0p0LbKV0qW2M6b5z~Q8~KclNl6DCE0BG10nYWpU7cfEpipIt4y60aqVwJZhc53XDdR4gpXNGdACHLudQW~xkW4pgNXGmsq8YQPLxkmZrUcguPLNhBiNTT2QYZQBgg~YSWFpGMH~bo5p1SDRvRmmf5TXtnsgRDzSS0QHespEc1Jvpg0293fKxAoOELrLiXI-seCTShAKx0N670lYoAE3A210hlBjoJnow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Palmyra Borough Council voted to approve Resolution 2025-03 appointing municipal representatives to the Lebanon County tax collection committee.

The resolution names Mandy Braden to serve as delegate and Lisa M. Dalbert to serve as alternate delegate to the Lebanon County tax collection committee. A council member moved the resolution and another seconded; the council approved it by voice vote. No recorded roll-call tally was provided in the meeting record.

Councilors thanked the appointees for stepping up; Lisa Dalbert has previously served as an alternate. The appointment was taken up during the action items portion of the agenda and passed without recorded opposition.","Palmyra Borough Council approved Resolution 2025-03 naming Mandy Braden as delegate and Lisa M. Dalbert as alternate to the Lebanon County tax collection committee by voice vote.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6223198,"Palmyra Council advances draft skill-games ordinance to solicitor for review, seeks clearer enforcement language",1361,1201000,2562000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3576839-97798066a26a31f997e68e6cb06bd8da&start=1201&end=2562","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3576839-97798066a26a31f997e68e6cb06bd8da/thumbnail_1201000.jpg","/articles/6223198/Palmyra/Lebanon-County/Pennsylvania/Palmyra-Council-advances-draft-skill-games-ordinance-to-solicitor-for-review-seeks-clearer-enforcement-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223198-760e26c79f21c9316d65b333a5cd58ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1775376209&Signature=XAIcZQellucmFdv~WDMmDOJQCHBf09phQqNKseq7-J7gg9~Vo0XpGNRYu7RE6os0BPvibUwuxXn0KjACjmKHuM8niX5h2HMJ2mBkQE1jFdtve9sLJNNfoH84yjsH2Z7pPgpvKaqJepXV938ugqRQg0Jy3ngCrBRnRGLJ3kujAi~I85U7NwGvX5c3Oh2370ohoYDyzO9GJiBimNWZ-Ys9qhss4VB2tbkJE1Fz2HFAINtGN9dlLTyMGK4wAUuI45OLBbYR4RSep68HrGm51Gng3gyXG-Sc6zVBsL0UnFaWqu49d6nDseT614gHpj3OWDxO4fN2OYn~c2MniqqZHVD6GA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Palmyra Borough Councilors agreed to send a draft ordinance regulating electronic skill games to the borough solicitor for review and formal ordinance drafting, while asking staff to tighten enforcement language and consider impacts on private clubs.

Councilor Marjorie Bridal presented the draft ordinance, saying it would not ban skill games but would regulate where they may operate and require businesses to implement age verification and terminal registration. “This does not ban skill games in the borough,” Bridal said, adding the draft would keep games largely in liquor-license establishments and nationally recognized veterans organizations like the American Legion and VFW and require an age-verification system on machines.

Bridal told council the draft sets a $100 annual terminal fee and a maximum civil penalty of up to $500 per day for violations; other speakers noted existing borough amusement- and jukebox-tax schedules that currently charge smaller fees ($15 for a jukebox and $35 for other machines) and asked staff to ensure the new fee structure would not double-charge businesses.

Council members raised enforcement concerns. A staff member and other councilors worried about relying on the codes officer for after-hours enforcement; councilors suggested police would respond to incidents occurring outside the codes officer’s hours. One councilor asked the solicitor to “tighten up” section 5 (enforcement and penalties) to define what constitutes a repeat or willful violation and how revocation of rights would be applied.

Ryan Kelly, speaking during public comment, urged the council to consider zoning changes as a parallel track. Kelly, who said he sits on the zoning board, explained that in some commercial zoning districts skill games are allowed by special exception—an approval that currently provides the zoning board little legal basis to deny an application. “If you removed it as allowed by special exception, they would have to be asking for a complete use variance,” Kelly said, adding that a variance review would give the borough more grounds to attach conditions or deny a use.

Councilors asked the solicitor (name not provided in the record) to convert the draft to ordinance form and return comments. Councilors also asked staff to review whether the definitions in the draft align with existing borough code and to evaluate possible effects on the amusement tax and private clubs. The council did not adopt the ordinance at the meeting; the action was a referral to the solicitor and further staff review.","Council members discussed an ordinance to regulate games of skill, keeping machines in private clubs and certain veterans organizations and proposing annual terminal fees and penalties; council directed the solicitor to review and convert the draft into formal ordinance language and asked for tighter enforcement provisions.","actionData","errors"]

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Palmyra Council advances draft skill-games ordinance to solicitor for review, seeks clearer enforcement language