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Bridgeport council approves routine items including hire of part‑time officer, festival contract and IRS audit closeout
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Bridgeport Borough Council approved a slate of routine motions: approval of July minutes; hiring and swearing‑in of a part‑time police officer; permits and contracts for fall events; purchase of a police vehicle; acceptance of an IRS audit closeout requiring payment; and authorization to pay August bills and salaries.
The Bridgeport Borough Council on Aug. 19 approved several routine motions, including hiring a part‑time police officer, authorizing use of borough property for community events and closing out an IRS audit that required a payment of about $18,400.
Councilors voted without extended debate to approve the July 15, 2025 meeting minutes. The council then authorized hiring Aidan (Aidan/Aiden appears as both spellings in the record) Santos as a part‑time patrol officer; Santos was sworn in at the meeting. The council approved a request from the Upper Marion Boat Club to use Rotundo Park for its annual regatta on Sunday, Sept. 28, and voted to provide a municipal letter of support for a nearby Gulf Road connector trail project being considered for William Penn Foundation grant funding. The council also approved a request from the festival committee to use borough…
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