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Borough manager highlights parks award, MS4 compliance, Pico utility repairs and water‑treatment upgrades
Summary
The borough manager told council that Pottstown Parks & Recreation was named Pennsylvania 'Agency of the Year,' the MS4 inspection produced no violations, Pico completed an underground electrical repair on High Street, and UV disinfection installations have cut chlorine discharges and are expected to pay for themselves in about two years.
During the manager's report, borough staff announced several operational and grant successes.
Parks recognition: The manager said the borough's Parks & Recreation Department was named "agency of the year for the entire Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" by the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society. The award recognizes programming, facilities, capital improvements and leadership; the presentation will be made at the PRPS annual conference on March 26 and a local recognition is planned at the April committee meeting.
Stormwater and MS4: Staff reported a completed MS4 inspection with no violations and discussed past work such as the 2019 Airy Street alley project that used under‑drainage pipe and a Penn State‑developed aggregate. The borough received a Growing Greener grant to reconstruct Herb Alley using porous asphalt and expects to leverage county grants for additional streetscape work.
Utility repairs and sidewalks: Staff updated council that Pico replaced the damaged underground electrical line on the 100 block of High Street, temporarily stabilized the sidewalks with asphalt and may replace or substantially refurbish sidewalks as part of coordinated work tied to Montgomery County 2040 funding.
Water treatment upgrades: The manager said UV disinfection was installed at the water and wastewater treatment plants to replace chlorine systems, cutting chlorine discharges into the Skulka River and generating operational savings. "I think the authority was spending about $200,000 a month on chlorine and associated chemicals," staff said, and the project is expected to pay for itself in about two years.
Grants and procurement: Staff said bids for several projects closed and award recommendations will be presented Monday; staff also asked to list FTA Title VI and drug/alcohol policy updates and a Monco 2040 sidewalk grant for the consent agenda. The borough match for the grant was listed as $24,715 with a $164,750 request from the grant.
Council thanked staff and recognized public‑works crews for storm‑season responses; a series of consent‑agenda items and event permits were previewed for Monday's regular meeting.
