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Votes at a glance: Carlisle council approves rezoning and a slate of contracts, schedules property-maintenance hearing
Summary
At its May meeting Carlisle Borough Council adopted the Cherry Street rezoning ordinance, approved multiple public-works contracts, authorized event permitting and scheduled a special meeting to amend the property-maintenance code; most items passed on voice vote or unanimous consent.
Carlisle Borough Council handled several formal actions at its May 2025 meeting. Key results: the council enacted a rezoning ordinance for a Cherry Street parcel, approved special-event and public-works items, and scheduled a special meeting to consider amendments to the borough’s property-maintenance code. Most votes were passed unanimously by voice vote or roll call.
Summary of formal actions recorded in the meeting (motion text condensed):
- Rezoning — Enact an ordinance to rezone tax parcel 05-20-1796-001 (Cherry Street, approx. 4.48 acres) from R-3 high-density residential to Urban Mixed Use. Motion by Councilor Schalles; second Deputy Mayor Landis. Outcome: approved (council record indicates unanimous vote).
- Property-maintenance ordinance special meeting — Council directed the solicitor to draft and advertise an ordinance amending Chapter 183 (property maintenance) and set a special meeting for May 23 at 8:00 a.m. Motion passed.
- Special event permit — Approved Hope Station Juneteenth celebration on June 14, 2025 (100 block West Penn Street) contingent on insurance and cost reimbursement. Motion passed on voice vote.
Public works and procurement approvals (motions passed):
- Awarded low bid for water-treatment-plant residual waste disposal to Commonwealth Disposal, Inc. ($0.05 per gallon). - Authorized engineering services contract with Herbert, Rowland & Grubick (HRG) for the 2025 sanitary sewer rehabilitation program ($31,300), subject to solicitor review. - Authorized return of financial security to Penn Holding Group LP for Sunoco diesel pumps project ($60,000 return to reflect final work). - Authorized reduction in financial security for 650 North College Street land development ($17,340 reduction to reflect final work). - Amended Gannett Fleming engineering contract to add permitting and environmental compliance for the 2023 water transmission main project (additional $25,800), subject to solicitor review. - Approved replacement of the wastewater-treatment-plant catwalk by PSI under the Commonwealth cooperative purchasing program ($125,413). - Approved purchase of gravity filter media from Unifilts Corporation ($65,300) and installation by PSI ($122,094) for the water-treatment plant via Commonwealth cooperative purchasing programs.
Most public-works motions were moved by members of the Public Works committee and carried on voice vote or unanimous consent; specific contract amounts and vendors are recorded in staff recommendations and the meeting minutes.
What happens next: Several approvals direct follow-up actions — e.g., solicitor review of contract amendments, release or reduction of developer financial securities, and typical procurement and permitting steps. The rezoning triggers the land-development review process for any future site plan; the scheduled property-maintenance hearing will proceed on the date set by council and be advertised per borough procedures.
The meeting record shows council acted on routine business, proclamations and presentations earlier in the session (EMS Week proclamation; announcements about Carlisle Pride Week), then moved through consent and regular agenda items with multiple unanimous approvals.
