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Council says water‑system transition is near; administrator outlines assistance and IT, forestry grants
Summary
Council and staff told residents that a pending sale of the borough water system is close to final approvals and that a welcome packet and assistance resources will be distributed; staff also outlined an IT migration and a green‑communities grant to fund a tree inventory and forestry plan.
At the June meeting, borough staff updated residents on several administrative items tied to municipal services and grants.
The water system: Mayor Kennedy and Administrator Jerry said the water‑system sale is awaiting one final board-of-public-utilities approval; if granted, residents should receive a sample welcome packet and final municipal water bills later in June. The administration emphasized outreach for residents eligible for payment assistance, noting new resources available under the incoming operator.
IT transition: Administrator Jerry said the borough is migrating email services to Microsoft Government Cloud 365 and that a scheduled outage would occur on Sunday evening, during which emails will queue and be delivered after the migration. He also said staff will be on site Monday to assist with resets and that the borough will migrate to an updated borough domain shortly after.
Grants and capital work: Jerry and council members reported that the borough received a state green‑communities grant to fund a tree inventory and an updated forestry management plan; work by a consultant is scheduled to begin in early September. Council also noted a local recreation grant phase and a watershed/regional stormwater consultant process involving neighboring municipalities to provide a regional approach to stormwater management.
DPW staffing: Council and staff acknowledged short‑term DPW staffing shortages (an injured employee and another on sick leave) and thanked DPW crews for rapid storm response work. The council said a bid for an upcoming DPW project will be issued in the next two to three weeks.
Ending: The council approved consent resolutions including acceptance of several grants and moved forward with administrative preparations for the water transition and IT migration. Residents were urged to watch for posted materials and to contact administrator staff with questions about assistance programs.
