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Votes at a glance: Hollidaysburg council approves consent agenda, grant applications and YMCA land development
Summary
Council approved the consent agenda including bills and certificates of appropriateness, accepted the minutes, authorized grant applications for two police vehicles and approved Blair Regional YMCA land development; multiple motions were carried by voice vote.
Hollidaysburg Borough Council on Sept. 11 carried a series of routine and project motions by voice vote, including acceptance of the minutes, approval of the consent agenda and authorization of several grant and land-development actions.
Key outcomes: the council approved the Aug. 14 meeting minutes; adopted a consent agenda that included bill list No. 9 ($93,272.73), certificates of appropriateness for multiple Allegheny Street properties and public-works building project change orders for additional asphalt ($12,992) and chain-link fencing ($12,350). The council also approved a resolution authorizing submission of a Local Share Account (LSA) grant application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for the purchase and outfitting of two police vehicles in the amount of $163,738.64 (resolution 2025-26).
Council further voted to request the civil service commission update the police candidate eligibility list and approved land development for a 7,000-square-foot addition and renovations at the Blair Regional YMCA (resolution 2025-28). All motions on the consent and regular agendas carried by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The consent agenda and resolutions are recorded in the meeting packet; council also scheduled routine budget meetings and a ribbon cutting for the new Public Works building on Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.
