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Resident offers to pave borough street section; council to bundle with alley project
Summary
A resident asked the borough to allow privately funded paving of a short borough-owned street section. Council asked for three bids and said the project would be combined with a larger alley project rather than immediately accepting private paving.
A resident told borough council that a contractor offered to pave a short section of borough-owned street that leads into his parking lot and requested permission to proceed with paving or to have the borough share costs.
"So I would like permission to pay it," said Bill Garrett of the Church of Christ in Lewistown, describing a contractor quote for the borough-owned section that he said totaled about $12,070 for the section directly adjacent to his property. Garrett asked whether the borough would accept a private payment or contribute toward the cost.
Council members said the section is a borough responsibility. Council asked Garrett to obtain three competitive quotes so the borough could consider including the segment in a bundled alley-repair project. Council member Bob Bartlett said staff will tie Garrett's quote to an existing north-Pine alley project and obtain two additional bids. The borough said it will not immediately accept private paving without standard procurement steps: "For council to make a decision, I would have to have 3 quotes," a council member said.
Council also noted the project timing matters to secure contractor schedules before winter; Garrett said he planned to release the contractor to schedule work promptly. Council members said that, by committee discussion, the borough would likely not require Garrett to pay for repaving a public street if it is determined to be the borough's responsibility, but the council will proceed with quotes and more formal action at a future meeting.
No formal appropriation or contract was approved at the meeting; council and the resident agreed to coordinate bids and incorporate the segment into the borough's planned alley project.
