Carlisle council awards chemical purchase, authorizes emergency chemical buy and joins regional yard-waste procurement agreement

Carlisle Borough Council on Feb. 5 awarded the bid for hydrated lime used at the Carlisle Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants, authorized staff to purchase potassium chloride from a vendor of choice after two failed bidding periods, and approved an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with neighboring municipalities to jointly procure yard-waste processing services.

The council approved a contract term for the hydrated-lime purchase running from March 2025 through Dec. 31, 2025. On potassium chloride, the motion authorized staff to purchase the chemical after two consecutive bidding periods returned no bids; the transcript does not specify a dollar amount or the precise budget authorization language used in the motion. The motion to award the lime contract and to authorize the potassium-chloride purchase was moved by Councilor Stevie and seconded by Councilor Stiles and carried on voice vote.

Separately, the council adopted a resolution entering into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement with North Middleton Township, South Middleton Township, Middlesex Township and the borough of Shippensburg (the transcript also mentions Hamburg) to jointly solicit bids and award a contract to the lowest responsive bidder for processing, grinding and disposal of yard waste for participating municipalities. That resolution passed on voice vote.

Councilors discussed no further details about contract amounts, bid tabulation specifics or the winning vendor during the workshop; the contracting staff will complete the formal contract documentation and purchasing steps. The intergovernmental approach is intended to pool volume among municipalities and secure a single third‑party contractor via a joint solicitation.

The motions were approved by voice vote; the transcript records “aye” and “motion carries” but does not show roll-call tallies by name.