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Residents ask about $200,000 sewer charge spike and urge action on crossing guards and flashing crosswalks
Summary
At Palmyra’s public-comment period, a resident asked why the borough’s sewer bill included a roughly $200,000 charge to the borough’s share and another resident urged installation of push-button flashing crosswalk signs amid difficulty retaining crossing guards.
Two public-comment items at the Palmyra Borough Council meeting raised infrastructure and pedestrian-safety concerns.
Ashley, who identified herself as a resident at 985 East Maple, asked whether the borough had followed up on an unexpected sewer bill that increased costs to the borough. She said the borough’s portion was about $200,000 and asked whether other large users, such as North London Dairy, saw similar charges. Borough staff responded that the borough’s portion was roughly $200,000 and indicated North London Dairy also had an increase; staff said the increase was largely due to sharply higher costs for treatment chemicals used by the sewer plant.
In an unrelated public comment about pedestrian safety near schools, Dave McCloskey of 212 East Ridge Road asked what would prevent the borough from installing push-button flashing crosswalk signs like those in a nearby town called Anvil. McCloskey said such signs are typically battery- or solar-powered, require permits, and cost in the range of $1,000 each; he said he did not expect the borough to shoulder the entire cost and suggested the school board should bear most of it. McCloskey also asked that grant-seeking not delay construction work on Ridge Road, citing potential loss of hay on an adjacent field if excavation is postponed.
Council and staff did not announce any immediate policy changes or funding commitments in response to these comments during the meeting. No formal investigations or follow-up timelines were provided on the sewer billing question on the record; borough staff said they would look into the matter.
