Public works staff and council members reported storm-related roadway damage, several fallen trees — one of which struck a recently purchased van — and ongoing concerns about trees near rights-of-way. Participants also discussed using thermoplastic pavement markings on neighborhood streets and waiting for a parks comprehensive plan before adding new pickleball courts.

Why it matters: Roadway washouts, bank slumps and hazardous trees pose safety and access concerns; pavement markings and park facilities planning affect public safety, recreation access and maintenance budgets.

Council members and staff described a recent heavy-rain event that caused a bank to give way on a local road and that required immediate public-works response with cones and rock placement. Staff reported crews responded within hours. Several speakers said they had received calls from residents describing basement flooding and plugged basins. Participants also said a large tree fell onto a vehicle; the owner was reported as not seriously injured but the vehicle sustained damage. Council members urged an inspection of other trees in high-risk locations identified along major approaches where several trees appear “hung” and could fall.

On pavement markings, a resident praised a thermoplastic treatment used on a street that produced a tangible bump or raised feel and said the treatment improved driver behavior. Staff said thermoplastic markings cost materially more than paint but last longer and suggested the borough could pilot the material on additional streets.

On parks, staff said the borough intends to wait for an updated comprehensive plan before siting additional pickleball courts; they do not want to install a court and later remove it because the comp plan recommends a different location. Staff estimated the comprehensive-plan update could be completed within about a year.

Ending: Staff said crews will follow up on tree inspections in rights-of-way, continue stormwater-cleanup work and provide a cost estimate for additional thermoplastic markings and for tree-trimming resources; the parks-comprehensive-plan timeline will guide any decisions on new courts.