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Votes at a glance: Lock Haven Council approves library bylaws, solar project items, winter maintenance changes and VFW ride permit
Summary
At its September meeting the Lock Haven City Council approved the Ross Library bylaws ordinance (second reading), an amendment to a Tangent solar TPA, an easement for the solar field connection, a winter maintenance agreement change with PennDOT and a VFW memorial ride route; vote tallies recorded in the minutes are listed below.
The Lock Haven City Council recorded roll‑call votes on several agenda items at its September meeting. The council approved the listed items by the tallies shown in the meeting record.
Votes at a glance
- Ross Library bylaws, Ordinance 2025‑08 (second reading, with two word alteration as discussed): Outcome — approved. Roll call in the meeting record: Council member Alexander: yes; Council member Brandon: yes; Council member Brinker: no; Council member Conklin: yes; Council member Masorti: yes; Council member Stevenson: yes; Mayor Long: yes. Tally: 6 yes, 1 no.
- Tangent solar TPA amendment (retain fixed rate $0.0555/kWh; adjust buyout instead of adding escalator): Outcome — approved. Roll call recorded unanimous yes. Tally: 7 yes, 0 no.
- Easement with Tangent for underground electric connectivity (subject to incorporation of Phase 1/Phase 2 archaeological study restrictions): Outcome — approved. Roll call recorded unanimous yes. Tally: 7 yes, 0 no.
- PennDOT winter maintenance agreement, Resolution 2025‑33 (reduced route coverage: removed North Fairview Street, Susquehanna Avenue and Hill; city retains other listed streets): Outcome — approved. Roll call recorded yes votes from council members and mayor. Tally reported as unanimous in meeting record; change reduces anticipated reimbursement by roughly $7,000 for the city under the new terms.
- VFW Post 1630 memorial ride (use of streets on Oct. 4, 2025; alternate route over the levee for safety): Outcome — approved. Roll call recorded unanimous yes. Tally: 7 yes, 0 no.
Notes and context from the meeting record
- The Ross Library bylaws item was a second reading; council incorporated two specific wording changes discussed at the prior session and then voted.
- The winter maintenance agreement with PennDOT reduces the city's contracted route mileage and lowers anticipated reimbursement; staff said PennDOT can amend the agreement later if positions change but that an amendment before winter was unlikely.
- The Tangent items (TPA amendment and easement) were accompanied by staff recommendations and packet materials including archaeological studies; council required those study recommendations be incorporated into the recorded easement.
If a reader wants the full roll‑call transcript for any listed action, the meeting minutes include the verbatim names and votes as recorded at the meeting.
