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Council seeks replacement for long‑time emergency management coordinator; announces changes to chipping collection schedule
Summary
Council announced the upcoming retirement of emergency management coordinator John Bridal and set out a process to find a qualified replacement; the borough also shifted brush/chipping collection to residents’ regular refuse days to streamline pickup.
Palmyra Borough Council heard two operational items affecting municipal services.
Emergency management: Council announced that long‑time emergency management coordinator John Bridal will retire at the end of the year. The borough asked for volunteers and suggested that interested, qualified residents be considered to serve as the borough’s representative to the Western Lebanon County Emergency Management Agency. Council said if no qualified local replacement is found, responsibilities could be shifted to the county.
Chipping collection: Public works staff reported the borough changed its brush/chipping collection schedule to match residents’ regular refuse collection day. The new approach is intended to reduce the stretch‑over multi‑day collection and to complete routes more quickly; staff said the new schedule had begun and initial results were positive. The borough plans to notify residents via website, robo calls and the newsletter about the change.
No formal motions were recorded for these informational items; council asked staff to publicize the new collection schedule and to accept expressions of interest for the emergency management coordinator opening.
