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Clarks Summit council moves to serve notice to Decker on easement, greenlights talks to restore borough clock
Summary
Council authorized the solicitor to serve notice to a private owner to remove and restore property tied to a 1986 easement and approved negotiations with a local group offering to refurbish and relocate the DeFazio clock to the borough pocket park; council members stressed written agreements for liability and maintenance are required before any transfer.
Clarks Summit Borough Council on March 25 authorized its solicitor to serve notice to a private property owner to remove and restore a parcel and to terminate an easement dated 1986, and separately approved negotiating agreements that would allow private groups to refurbish and relocate the DeFazio clock tower to the borough's pocket park.
The move followed a public presentation by Mike Perry, who described a privately funded plan to remove, refurbish and reinstall the clock in the pocket park and said local businesses had volunteered services and would not seek borough funding. "I have a local…
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