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Northampton council reviews grants, parade permit and event funding requests
Summary
Council accepted reports on a $69,397 Monroe County LSA police grant and a $3,457.77 PennDOT reimbursement, and considered hotel‑tax grant applications for concerts and Hometown Holidays plus a Jack Frost Parade permit request and several resident service requests.
The police department reported receiving a Monroe County Local Share Account (LSA) grant for $69,397 and the borough said it will receive a PennDOT reimbursement of $3,457.77 for winter traffic services within about 60 days.
Council discussed two proposed 2027 hotel‑tax grant applications: $3,000 (with a $1,000 borough match) to host concerts in Miquelon Park, and $10,000 (with a $3,333 match) to expand the annual Hometown Holidays event. Funding matches and program uses were noted in the packet materials.
The Exchange Club requested approval to hold the 77th annual Jack Frost Parade Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. with a rain date of Oct. 22 and asked to close the Rec Center parking lot at 5 p.m. Council also received a resident request to add a handicap parking space on West 17th Street and a written request to place a geocache at Canal Street Park near the bridge; both requests and supporting documents were included in the council packet for review.
Council heard a brief update that rental‑payment delinquencies this year total about $150,000, which officials said is an improvement from previous years. A meeting with Republic (the waste contractor) was reported as productive; council members said Republic raised ideas and would follow up on concerns including can sizes, pricing and communication.
