Carlisle council approves contracts, parks work, events and development actions; several resolutions passed

Carlisle Borough Council on March 13 approved a slate of contracts, park projects, procurement actions and land‑use extensions, and adopted two resolutions opposing the SAVE voter‑ID proposal and cuts to Medicaid funding.

The council approved several procurement and capital items that the public works and parks committees brought forward, including a major engineering services contract for a biosolids upgrade, smaller equipment purchases for the wastewater treatment plant, and a unit‑price contract for local road paving.

The council voted to: enter an engineering services contract for phase 1b of the biosolids upgrade project at the Carlisle Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (not to exceed $690,000); purchase two JWC Environmental wet‑well sewage grinders for $46,301.44; approve change order No. 1 with BWR International LLC for laboratory cabinetry work; and award the 2025 local roads paving contract to Kinsley Construction LLC for $442,086.45. All carried on council motions and voice or roll‑call votes.

Parks, recreation and municipal property actions passed with little debate. The council authorized new gates and fencing work at Latour Park in coordination with the Carlisle Area Pickleball Association, approved a roof replacement for the gym at Stewart Community Center for $145,800 using a Commonwealth cooperative purchasing contract, amended mobile‑vending permit fees at Earl…