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Brookville Borough Council approves ordinances, contract extension, permits and paving plan
Summary
At its March 3 meeting, Brookville Borough Council voted unanimously to advertise refuse and solar ordinances, extend a municipal services contract with Delta Development Group for 12 months at $60,000, approve event permits and set a paving priority list; managers also reported a provisional kayak-launch grant award.
Brookville Borough Council on March 3 unanimously moved forward on a set of routine but budget‑relevant items, including advertising two ordinances, renewing a municipal services contract and approving several permits and appointments.
Council President Phil Hynes called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and recorded a full attendance. The council approved the February 3 minutes and voted 7‑0 to accept the accounts‑payable batch as presented.
Solicitor Jim Dennison reported motions from the Property Committee to approve and advertise a refuse ordinance and a solar ordinance; both motions were adopted 7‑0. The council also approved a 12‑month retroactive extension of the Delta Development Group contract, at a cost of $60,000 for the year. Borough Manager Dana Rooney presented the contract item; the motion carried 7‑0.
The Public Works Committee presented a prioritized paving list — including work on 6th Street, Pickering Street, the unnamed alley between Oak and Butler streets, the first half of Cherry Alley, Weinker Way, Hiram Street and Coal Alley — and moved that Manager Dana Rooney and Public Works staff contact PennDOT and solicit paving bids. The council voted 7‑0 to proceed and formally added the matter to the agenda under Sunshine Act procedures.
Other unanimous approvals included appointment of Rick Park as the alternate to the Police Civil Service Commission for a six‑year term, authorization to advertise for summer Public Works help, approval of a weekly Food Truck Monday special‑event permit (March through November, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.), and a community spring clean‑up scheduled April 25 with two dumpsters at Memorial Park.
Manager Rooney also reported a provisional Fish & Boat Commission kayak‑launch grant award; she said the grant award was $64,200 with a borough match of $64,300, for a total project cost of $128,500. The manager's report listed the grant as provisional; no formal acceptance vote was recorded at the meeting. The council approved, by motion, a tree‑planting proposal from Council member Arthur McKinley to plant 8–10 trees at Memorial Park at his expense pending BALL approval.
The meeting closed with routine elected‑official remarks thanking staff and emergency responders; Council adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
Votes at a glance • Approval of February minutes: motion carried 7‑0 (moved by Sarah Gallagher; seconded Karen Allgeier). • Accounts payable: approved 7‑0 (moved by Karen Allgeier; seconded Randy Bartley). • Advertise refuse ordinance: adopted 7‑0 (mover recorded from Property Committee). • Advertise solar ordinance: adopted 7‑0 (mover recorded from Property Committee). • Delta Development Group contract — 12‑month extension, $60,000: approved 7‑0 (motion carried). • Police Civil Service Commission alternate (Rick Park): approved 7‑0. • Food Truck Monday permit (Mar–Nov): approved 7‑0. • Tree planting (Arthur McKinley, pending BALL approval): approved 7‑0.
Next steps and context: Several items — including the refuse and solar ordinances and the Delta contract renewal — were moved for advertisement or approved without extended public hearing. The reported kayak‑launch grant remains provisional and will require confirmation and any required matching funds or project approvals before work begins.
