Borough staff told the Yeadon caucus on May 8 that the proposed use of the 1100 Chester Avenue property remains blocked because the developer cannot secure a sewage connection while infiltration and inflow issues exist in the borough sewer system.

"They won't be able to use the facility without a sewage connection," a borough official said, adding that the property "can't get a sewage connection because of the I and I problems that are within" the system. The official said the borough's code and solicitor's offices have continued to work on related property and code issues.

Council members pressed for updates. The official said the borough has "started working on the study" and has another grant intended to begin to eliminate the I&I problem. "We have another grant, and we've started working on the study, which will hopefully eliminate that issue or start to eliminate that issue," the official said.

Councilors emphasized the borough's obligation to protect overall sewer system users. Vice President Liana Rochloud asked for confirmation that "when we're talking about infiltration and inflow, that has to do with water" and received the reply that it is water seeping into the sewage system, which the borough must pay to treat.

No formal action was taken at the caucus; staff will continue work on the I&I study and follow up with council as the grant work proceeds.