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Public Works, parks and recreation debate fencing, paving and pool repairs in 2026 budget talks
Summary
Public Works described cuts to resurfacing to preserve other paving funds, debated permanent bollards vs. water barriers for event security, and Recreation flagged future pool gutter replacements and high chemical costs; council urged clearer outreach to businesses for construction notices.
Public Works and Recreation staff walked council through departmental budgets and a string of operational trade‑offs facing Williamsport in 2026.
Public Works said it reduced street‑resurfacing and brick‑street line items to zero this year for $200,000 in savings but still expects to maintain roughly $1 million of paving capacity by reallocating other funds. "We cut down to 0 this year, and BrickStreet's down to 0 this year. So that's a savings of $200,000," the Public Works presenter said.
Councilors pressed Public…
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