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Cornell Wilson, 27 South Sixth Street, invited the public and officials to the county back‑to‑school festival at the YMCA on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m.; he said organizers distributed 800 book bags last year and had prepared 900–1,000 for this year. Greg Gates, 47 Bartwan Park, announced the Community Lebanon Association car show returning downtown on Sunday, Aug. 17, with registration starting about 9 a.m. Gates also praised the city for maintaining hanging baskets and planters downtown.

Residents and trustees raised park issues. Norman Tobias, Widemood Street, and other volunteers reported trash and evidence of small burn‑pile dumping near the tennis courts at Coleman's Park found during a Day of Caring cleanup. Trustees and a park board member told the council they are increasing park activities — movie nights, a pickleball tournament and a planned dog park — and said incidents of dumping have declined though they still occur.

Dave Funk (609 Chestnut Street) and others announced the Lebanon County Coalition to End Homelessness will hold a summer point‑in‑time count on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 6; volunteers can register through the Lebanon County Community Health Council website or by contacting a listed coordinator. Finally, Matt Driscoll, 439 Chestnut Street, reported several street lights at the intersection of Chestnut and Fifth that appear to need bulb replacement and asked the city to check pole numbers.

These items were announcements and public comments; no formal council actions were taken on the items during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lebanon PA City Council Meeting - July 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Residents used the meeting's public‑comment period to promote a back‑to‑school festival and a downtown car show, report park dumping found during a volunteer cleanup, announce a summer homelessness count and note streetlight outages.","taxTitle","Lebanon City, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania","taxId",4591,"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},6153202,"Mayor announces four reappointments to the Design Review Board; board's purview includes murals and historic facades",105,204000,309000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5494066-d3279b38abe7c216ef82b6bb20ea2d9e&start=204&end=309","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5494066-d3279b38abe7c216ef82b6bb20ea2d9e/thumbnail_204000.jpg","/articles/6153202/Lebanon-City/Lebanon-County/Pennsylvania/Mayor-announces-four-reappointments-to-the-Design-Review-Board-boards-purview-includes-murals-and-historic-facades","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6153202-cb3a16910e0115dc2063e5b13528f9cf/orig.mp4?Expires=1775973114&Signature=AK0cM9a5lzD664M6dWEe4gS-0WvSyZsn0-Q1EWSTQVRT9eRDwpBUmrun7dA5f6CPRNTLC4MbUSyjtz045icm8F8ly~JZo5SuxGAhWuRCrEOtVZNdy-n8SH8DF14EwdCBc9~iuHX5C3qaGJw3-avnA4zciWY1GFQeb9GMViqqfD5TSgoimIOqBUk7Y411xA~gbpRSIIjlwwzkiagW1x5GPebClVzu71xf5GLwMTqF8jRWhfNIXBvX8MbeAmmCYWS6EUbPjj0GXlTqgqgUDvl2g1-CgekVon4ibIDiEF89jrwfGFtCvSavqRoBbhWMHu2M8mQtB9AGw1Ar8UNJ-pWrNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor Sherry Alcopello told the council she had reappointed Guadalupe Barba, Janelle Grama, Joseph Morales and Richard Wirtz to the Design Review Board for five‑year terms effective July 22, 2025. The mayor said the seven‑member board represents a downtown business owner, city staff, a city council member and the historical society and reviews requests for murals and other public art.

A resident asked whether recent murals and facade changes had been presented to the board; a board representative, Janelle Grama, said the board reviews murals and public art within public view and also reviews historical features on buildings in the historic overlay district. Grama told the meeting the board saw one mural the prior week that had not approached the board, and the mayor and Grama said the board will need to handle that situation.

No formal action was required; the mayor presented the communication and council received it.","Mayor Sherry Alcopello informed the council of reappointments to the seven‑member Design Review Board: Guadalupe Barba, Janelle Grama, Joseph Morales and Richard Wirtz for five‑year terms effective July 22, 2025. The board reviews murals/public art in public view and historical features on buildings in the historic overlay district.",{"_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},6153206,"Council rebudgets $45,000 in unspent CDBG funds for Northeast Playground refresh",62,748000,810000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5494066-d3279b38abe7c216ef82b6bb20ea2d9e&start=748&end=810","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5494066-d3279b38abe7c216ef82b6bb20ea2d9e/thumbnail_748000.jpg","/articles/6153206/Lebanon-City/Lebanon-County/Pennsylvania/Council-rebudgets-45000-in-unspent-CDBG-funds-for-Northeast-Playground-refresh","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6153206-c95ecc2a254a71fd66f46ade48e1fb7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1775973114&Signature=NKL6AyHlOX1Zz8RT0fdU2vkpBXSx2NnBijhxwJwJ79UHyAzlR2vml2esU4AL0XPCxFDo1eetVmVEYDnKQAcP-eEYe7AIIl4gaANa7U2AoV26sI3WfYkSvwlooQ3zcT3bvUh9aMyZ-vwYLOZBihroRrxK~DrCw0xiaLCZULd8RBoYpswLFKiqH0uOVwXdfhvWFJBK6X6K1PHM2221RHX5uHRm031zgyHiMxLKfS8zuBdvRlVm-OnjAZxWzYTX~4t8fPfrBuzz7jwOrEU8QYdvz0IFdYNTDw1gTgl-ul9MulK866GjEScCrsHGlxr709VJ7RN~TojXg95Y1P4PRkph-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lebanon City Council voted to amend the FY2023 annual action plan to rebudget $45,000 in unspent Community Development Block Grant funds for public facilities and recreational improvements at Northeast Park. Mayor Sherry Alcopello told the council the money would be used to “do a complete refresh of the playground at Northeast Park,” describing work to replace wood timbers with plastic borders, excavate old mulch, add a 4‑inch stone drainage layer with geotextile fabric, install new mulch and purchase new playground equipment.

The mayor said the city has applied for an additional grant to cover the remainder of the project cost and that the rebudgeted $45,000 would be added to the grant funds if the application is successful. “We have unused funds from fiscal year 20 23 in the amount of $45,000, and we would like to allocate that to support public facilities and recreational improvements, in particular, the Northeast Playground,” Alcopello said.

Council members asked about the project timing; the mayor replied that the $45,000 alone was not sufficient to complete the work, that the city is waiting to hear about a grant, and that the rebudgeting was necessary to combine funds should the grant be awarded. The council moved, seconded and adopted the resolution by voice and roll call, with the mayor announcing five in favor and none against.","The council adopted an amendment to a prior annual plan to allocate $45,000 in unspent FY2023 CDBG funds toward a full playground refresh at Northeast Park, contingent on additional grant funding the city is seeking.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6153212,"Lebanon council adopts five-year CDBG consolidated plan and FY2025 action plan",246,501000,747000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5494066-d3279b38abe7c216ef82b6bb20ea2d9e&start=501&end=747","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5494066-d3279b38abe7c216ef82b6bb20ea2d9e/thumbnail_501000.jpg","/articles/6153212/Lebanon-City/Lebanon-County/Pennsylvania/Lebanon-council-adopts-five-year-CDBG-consolidated-plan-and-FY2025-action-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6153212-6705c94cde0499f63ca8dcb3be57d382/orig.mp4?Expires=1775973114&Signature=OjjRNDsheFL7h2VzNxsEYk8QW5wuszSr0uW45eVK2iKBc89Ay-56SaLKGXHLWR7CtUaHSDQvRIeLhEBUOKhWt2DBvZfzjCjt61~qWGQT6cet7UPrGGx8c4xaa1DaXR2m2coQ0vjlzeeVQDxVWf-xPsMAF9-3riGc1YInhDmBsGeLwGHXq6YKzk6UckCRFlzI~-UZxOVzHgvqayoB2ORucawRCLcJTRsd-jNWzHqmF0FVwrm5MnckHDSkYyZdlttidfx9-Jc7lr~LV6UJa8LfuFSWvDK0qhEAD8BLd5af7w~zjTWcKM9W9wXz0IbBhzygVs~xcCdsbgVRQuAjNwkNtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lebanon City Council on a 5‑0 vote adopted a five‑year consolidated plan for 2025–2029 and the fiscal year 2025 annual action plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant program. Mayor Sherry Alcopello told the council HUD had estimated the city’s FY2025 CDBG entitlement at about $695,929, with program income of roughly $20,000.

The mayor said the draft consolidated plan and the annual action plan were on public display for 30 days and that the city held public hearings and considered comments before finalizing the documents. “HUD, the Housing and Urban Development, has estimated that our fiscal year 20 25 community development block grant will be around $695,929 plus program income we believe to be in the amount of $20,000,” Alcopello said.

Under the FY2025 budget the mayor described, the city proposes allocating $104,000 for public services (police activity in low‑income census areas), $200,000 for street improvements in low‑income areas, $130,000 for code enforcement limited to low‑income areas, $130,000 for general administration (the mayor noted the city is limited to 20% of grant plus program income for administration) and $151,929 for citywide spot blight acquisition and demolition. The mayor said those figures total $715,929 when the entitlement and program income are combined.

Council members asked no substantive questions during the item; a member of the public asked whether the city already had specific properties identified for the blight acquisition and demolition funds. A city official replied the funds were intended to be available should an acquisition opportunity arise and described past partnerships with Habitat for Humanity and the city land bank to complete such projects. The official said the $151,000 allocation would likely be sufficient for only a single property or opportunity.

The council moved and seconded the resolution; the clerk called the roll and the mayor announced the vote as five in favor, none against. The resolution implements the locally adopted consolidated plan and authorizes the allocations described for the FY2025 CDBG program.","The council approved a five‑year consolidated plan and the fiscal 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) annual action plan, formally allocating estimated HUD funds and program income to public services, streets, code enforcement, administration and spot blight acquisition/demolition.","actionData","errors"]

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Residents promote back‑to‑school festival, car show and volunteer efforts; park cleanup and homelessness count announced

Mayor announces four reappointments to the Design Review Board; board's purview includes murals and historic facades

Council rebudgets $45,000 in unspent CDBG funds for Northeast Playground refresh

Lebanon council adopts five-year CDBG consolidated plan and FY2025 action plan