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Council approves $955,700 CFA grant and multiple sewer and road repair contracts
Summary
Council authorized execution of Commonwealth Financing Authority paperwork for a $955,700 multimodal grant for grid rehabilitation and approved several sanitary/storm sewer repairs and a roads and sewer blanket contract renewal; individual project amounts and vendors were recorded in motions that passed by voice or roll call.
Council approved a series of infrastructure actions intended to address sewers, stormwater and roadway maintenance and to secure a large state grant.
Resolution 1391: Council adopted Resolution 1391 authorizing the council president and borough manager to sign documents to pursue a Commonwealth Financing Authority Multimodal Transportation Fund grant for grid rehabilitation in the amount of $955,700. The motion passed on roll call.
Sewer and road repairs: Council authorized several local repairs under existing blanket contracts and purchase orders, including Clear View Drive sanitary sewer line repair (insitu pipe work; approx. $19,419), 1027 Glenville Avenue sanitary repairs (approx. $17,500), Glenville storm sewer work (approx. $6,500), and an authorization for 2026 catch basin repairs — approximately 15 basins at an aggregate amount noted in the motion (approx. $296,800). The council also approved a one‑year extension of the 2023 roads and sewer maintenance blanket contract with the incumbent vendor (Casper Plus / Sun). Motions passed with the usual voice/roll calls.
Invoices and ordinance: The council ratified May invoice payments and approved June 2026 payments for multiple funds, and adopted Ordinance 1920 setting salary and benefits for the borough manager (roll call recorded unanimous "yes").
Council members asked staff to provide project schedule and funding‑source breakdowns — particularly for the pool project and grid rehabilitation work — and requested updates at the July meeting.
