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Council approves vacant‑property rehabilitation application and salt purchase; bond fund balance updated
Summary
Council approved Resolution 2025‑22 to support rehabilitation of 11 Fountain Street through the county Vacant Property Recovery Program and approved purchase of 500 tons of road salt through the South Hills Area COG at $88.32/ton; manager reported the bond fund taken in 2021 has ~ $780,000 remaining.
The council approved several administrative and budget‑related items on Nov. 17, including a vacant property recovery application, a salt purchase agreement and an update on the borough’s bond fund.
Manager Jim Price asked council to approve Resolution 2025‑22 accepting the Burgess family’s Vacant Property Recovery Program application for 11 Fountain Street (Lot & Block 68‑P‑111). The program is a county tool to mitigate blight by acquiring properties free of liens for rehabilitation; the council approved the resolution after discussing that the applicants plan to rehabilitate the building back to single‑family use and must return for demolition approval if rehabilitation proves infeasible.
On fiscal matters, Price reported the borough’s $9 million bond issued in March 2021 (primarily for infrastructure) is down to about $780,000; he said the borough pays roughly $420,000 per year on that debt and projected payments continue through 2050. The manager also reported a 2026 budget process with no proposed tax increase (millage remains 8.59).
Council approved a tentative agreement to purchase 500 tons of road salt through the South Hills Area COG from Compass Minerals America at $88.32 per ton; delivery would occur next season and the expense will fall into next year’s budget. The motion carried.
What happens next: the Vacant Property Recovery Committee will meet to review proposals for 82 Belvedere (see separate agenda item) and the Burgess rehabilitation will proceed under the county program’s terms; salt will be acquired under the COG contract for 2026 distribution.
