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Ephrata Council approves ParkMobile, PennDOT signal application and awards tree-trimming contract
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Summary
Council approved a five-year ParkMobile agreement to enable on-demand parking payments, authorized a PennDOT traffic signal application for SR 0272/Dutchland Ave./Weis driveway upgrades, and awarded a 2026 electric line maintenance/tree trimming contract to Davey Tree Expert Company for $108,164.42; council also directed outreach for paid-parking public education ahead of an April 1 implementation date.
Ephrata Borough Council on Feb. 9 authorized several municipal services and transportation actions intended to modernize parking operations and advance traffic improvements.
Council voted to enter a five-year agreement with ParkMobile to provide on-demand parking transactions and accepted a ParkMobile welcome kit to assist implementation. Staff told the Highway Committee and Council that a revised paid-parking ordinance would be finalized and advertised, with an effective date of April 1, 2026; the minutes emphasize that the Borough will pursue timely and widespread public education about the reimplementation of paid parking.
Council also approved a PennDOT Application for Traffic Signal Approval for upgrades at the North Reading Road (SR 0272), Dutchland Avenue and the Weis Markets driveway intersection; the committee recommended the upgrades, which are scheduled for work later in 2026 and 2027.
On municipal enterprise procurement, Council authorized the dedication of stormwater facilities at 300 W. Chestnut St. and awarded Bid #25-7 for electric line maintenance (tree trimming) to Davey Tree Expert Company at a 2026 bid price of $108,164.42 (with optional years 2027–2030). The award was approved by roll-call vote, recorded in the minutes as unanimous.
The minutes also record a traffic speed/volume review for South Oak Street between West Fulton Street and Ridgeway Avenue; PennDOT recommended using the 85th-percentile speed to set limits and the committee directed staff to draft an ordinance establishing a 25-mph limit for that stretch.
The minutes do not include the full ParkMobile contract text, a detailed public-notification schedule for paid parking, or project funding sources for the traffic signal upgrades.