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Residents tell council lights out, vandalism and trash worsen downtown; request more police presence and enforcement
Summary
Several Palmyra residents used public comment to press the borough for action on nonworking streetlights, vehicle vandalism, illegal parking, refuse pickup problems and code enforcement. Councilors agreed to contact the utility and noted limitations of enforcement authority.
Residents raised multiple public-safety and municipal-service concerns during the meeting’s public comment period, asking Palmyra Borough Council to address nonworking streetlights, vehicle vandalism, refuse pickup problems, illegal parking and enforcement gaps.
Bill Siders of 333 East Main Street criticized contractors and developers he said are not paying for stormwater management and asked the borough not to issue permits that shift stormwater costs to neighbors. He also said, “There should be no more permits put out for contractors than that if…
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