Palmyra council enacts lodging ordinance, approves property sale and stormwater fix
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Summary
At its meeting the borough council enacted Ordinance No. 839 regulating hotels, motels, inns and boarding houses, approved the sale of 40 East Front Street to Railroad Street Investments LLC for $103,500 and authorized a developer‑funded off‑site stormwater pipe improvement with the borough covering an estimated $31,459.32 cost difference from the
Palmyra Borough Council approved three formal actions at its meeting: adoption of Ordinance No. 839 to regulate lodging facilities, the sale of borough‑owned 40 East Front Street to Railroad Street Investments LLC for $103,500, and an off‑site stormwater pipe improvement tied to the Millers Phase 1 development.
Council introduced Ordinance No. 839, described in the meeting as an amendment to Chapter 209 of the borough code covering hotels, motels, inns and boarding houses, and members voted to enact the ordinance by voice vote. The council did not record roll‑call tallies in the transcript but began the night with a full complement of members present.
On borough property, council approved the sale of 40 East Front Street to the high bidder, Railroad Street Investments LLC, for $103,500; the funds will be deposited into the capital reserve fund (line 30.3910.1). The council moved, seconded and approved the sale during the same agenda block.
Separately, the council approved a developer‑led off‑site stormwater project related to the Millers Phase 1 subdivision. Borough staff explained the recommended motion would authorize the developer to construct a stormwater pipe from the developer’s detention basin to North Lincoln Street via Cramer Way and expense the work from the capital reserve line item 30.4460.372. Council minutes list an estimated $31,459.32 cost difference between the developer's park and recreation fee in‑lieu ($42,500) and the total project cost ($73,959.32); the council authorized covering that difference and asked staff to monitor whether rerouting the flow would create problems for downstream properties.
A smaller budget action also passed: a transfer of $6,656 from a wages line to culture/recreation supplies (01.4540.247) to replace LED bulbs on snowflake utility pole lights and the Town Square Christmas tree and to purchase an ornament package. Members debated replacing whole fixtures versus swapping bulbs and then approved the transfer by voice vote.
What happens next: Ordinance No. 839 will be recorded as enacted per the council motion; the property sale proceeds will be deposited into capital reserve; and the stormwater work will proceed under the terms authorized by council, with staff continuing to monitor the reroute’s impact on nearby yards.
