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Votes at a glance: Palmyra council approves road closure, public‑works employee retention, park designation and sewer pump purchases
Summary
Palmyra Borough Council approved several routine and administrative items by voice vote, including a road closure for a church event, removal of an employee from probationary status, designation of Mayor's Park (Resolution 2025‑02) and the purchase of two sewer grinder pumps from the borough’s special sewer fund.
Palmyra Borough Council took the following formal actions during the meeting (voice votes unless otherwise noted):
- Road closure: Authorized closure of Arch Street between North Chestnut Street and Hamilton Alley on Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., for the Palmyra Church of the Brethren picnic and carnival. The suggested motion was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Personnel: Removed Cody Troy from probationary status and retained her as a permanent full‑time employee in the public works department effective April 28, 2025. Motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025‑02 (Mayor’s Park): Approved resolution designating 0.29 acres at the northeast corner of West Main Street (Route 422) and North Lingal Avenue as Mayor’s Park. Discussion preceded the vote; resolution adopted by voice vote.
- Sewage grinder pumps: Authorized the purchase of two replacement sewage grinder pumps for the Colonial Crafts sewer grinder pump system at a unit price of approximately $2,500 each (vendor: Keener Electric Motors). The expenditure will be charged to the special sewer fund, budget line 4429374.2; council moved, seconded and approved the expenditure. Staff said the vendor will attempt to rebuild the existing motors to maintain a rotating stock.
All actions listed above were approved by voice vote during the meeting. The meeting record shows unanimous voice approvals and no roll-call tallies were presented in the minutes for these items.
