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Burnville planning board elects officers, appoints professionals and moves notices online
Summary
At its reorganization meeting the Borough of Burnville Planning Board elected Bob Grama chair and Joe DeMarco vice chair, confirmed professional appointments (engineering and planning consultants), designated official newspapers and acknowledged a statutory change requiring legal notices on the municipal website beginning March 1; it also amended bylaws to start regular meetings at 7:00 p.m.
The Borough of Burnville Planning Board completed its reorganization business before public hearings, electing leadership and confirming professional appointments. Bob Grama was nominated and re-elected chair by acclamation, and Joe DeMarco was re-elected vice chair. The board approved multiple resolutions to appoint an engineering expert (Steve Lohrey), a planning consultant (Lisonbee Fahey of Burgess Associates), and to continue the borough-provided administrative officer (Denise).
The board also approved a resolution designating the Burnville News and Courier News as official newspapers and discussed a statutory change (Public Law 2025, ch.72) that requires municipalities and land-use boards to post legal notices on their websites beginning March 1; the board agreed the resolution will note discretionary newspaper publication during the transition months.
Bylaws and meeting schedule: Members voted to amend the bylaws to set a 7:00 p.m. start time for regular meetings (previous bylaws referenced 7:30 p.m. for some committees). The change will require republishing and was adopted on roll call.
Financial housekeeping: The board approved payment of the month's bills; the packet showed $4,073.25 though a slightly different figure ($4,070.25) was referenced during the motion and roll call. The board recorded votes by roll call on the major reorganization items and thanked members for serving.
What’s next: Administrative resolutions will be memorialized in formal resolution language; the board asked staff to draft minutes and to republish updated meeting notices where necessary.
