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Manager Price told council Korbel — a participant in the Pennsylvania Master Naturalist program — will provide the research and sign text as a volunteer; the borough would need to raise funds to produce and install signs. Council amended the motion during debate to clarify funding expectations and then approved the volunteer research project.

Councilors noted grant funding could be sought for fabrication and installation and that the borough could revisit funding decisions if a grant became available. The motion authorizes Korbel to work with the borough on sign content covering topics such as local watershed, plants, wildlife and history; it does not obligate the borough to purchase or install signage without separate appropriation or a funding source.

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Engineer Ronald Keenan told council the lowest apparent bidder was Amarante (bid read in the meeting as “Emerante” during presentation) with a total low price for the base bid and alternates of $6,154,810.75. Keenan reported the base bid was $5,582,872 and said the project is supported principally by external grants, including an Alcosan award and a Commonwealth grant.

Keenan outlined add alternates that the borough will include now that bids returned lower than expected: Belvedere Street full sidewalk and curb replacement ($97,602.50), Rebecca mill and pave ($41,350), Colter Street full sidewalk and curb replacement ($268,525), Park full sidewalk and curb replacement ($83,356), and Warren Street full sidewalk and curb replacement ($131,130.50). Council approved a motion to accept the contractor’s base bid and all add alternates for a total of $6,154,810.75; the motion passed 6‑0.

Council members and staff said the project has been on the borough’s radar for several years and will address long‑standing combined‑sewer issues, reduce street flooding and include road and sidewalk repairs on multiple streets. Manager Price and engineering staff said the project’s costs are largely covered by grant funding; Keenan noted the largest funding sources during his presentation were a grant from Alcosan and state grant funds.

The council also discussed related sewer work in the area: the Perrine Street subcomponent and a linked C20 separation project. Keenan said the borough is coordinating required agreements with Pittsburgh for easements and a potential eminent‑domain process for work that affects land in the city, and that the borough will schedule resident meetings on Ewing Road and other localized issues.

Keenan and staff said PA American Water has been performing required line relocations for related projects, and that milling and paving have been scheduled once weather and utility work allowed. Councilors said some add‑alternate streets, including Rebecca Street, were included because bids came in lower than anticipated.

Council voted to approve the Amarante base bid and add alternates and authorized the manager and engineer to finalize related contract documents and grant reimbursements. Staff said the borough will next move into contract execution and preconstruction scheduling and that grant reimbursements will follow project invoicing and state/federal disbursement rules.

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The motion to forward the draft failed on a 1‑5 vote. Residents at the meeting told council members the draft had not been adequately vetted and that changes could affect housing size rules, signage allowances and neighborhood character. “When residents have been in a 103‑page impact analysis identifying serious concerns with the zone draft, we were ignored,” said Cody Sheets, a Crafton resident who addressed the council during the public comment period.

The zoning rewrite has been underway for roughly three years, organizers said, with the first community visioning in August 2022. The county review is a standard 45‑day step that collects county recommendations; two public hearings before council are required before adoption. Solicitor Corbel warned council members that if the borough makes material changes after county review, the ordinance would need to be resubmitted and that would reset the 45‑day review clock.

Speakers at the meeting pressed several topics they said need more study before the council proceeds: whether the draft’s removal of minimum unit sizes could allow micro‑apartments; how changes interact with building codes; and whether signage and use regulations were sufficiently defined. “I’m here to tell you that’s what this current code does,” said Nicole Kurvin, citing concerns about displacement and infrastructure strain. Laura Casey, another resident, asked, “Is your decision already made?” and sought assurance the council was not predetermined.

Council members and staff said the planning commission has recommended forwarding the draft and that the county review usually provides useful, nonbinding recommendations. Council members said they remain able to make changes after the county review and that the council controls the adoption timeline. Several councilors asked for more time to read the latest draft and suggested holding additional public workshops so citizens’ questions can be collected and answered before another forwarding vote.

The council did not adopt the ordinance and did not set a final date for further public workshops. The council meeting record shows the next steps will include more internal review by council members and potential scheduling of additional public outreach before any renewed motion to send the draft for county review.

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