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Rotary, family and borough weigh options for Clarks Summit clock tower and DeFazio plaque
Summary
Speakers at the Feb. 25 Clarks Summit Borough Council meeting debated whether the community clock should be repaired, replaced or relocated and how to preserve a memorial plaque for Laura Lee DeFazio; residents proposed easement payments and fundraising options while council said negotiations and legal review will continue.
Chris Loftus, president of the Rotary Club, told the borough council the Rotary helped raise money to install the downtown clock in 1985 and that Rotary members do not intend to destroy the memorial plaque for Laura Lee DeFazio. “We simply want to remove it from the clock tower, preserve it until there's a new place,” Loftus said.
Michael Perry, a lifelong Clarks Summit resident speaking for the DeFazio family, urged the council to keep the plaque in a prominent town location and outlined contingency locations and compensation…
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