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Union City Borough meeting: motions approved for stormwater repair, park/trail contract, Right‑to‑Know update and broadband application
Summary
At its July 23 meeting, Union City Borough Council unanimously approved a $5,000 stormwater repair, awarded an $84,774 contract for the Devereaux Park/French Creek Trail project, updated Right‑to‑Know policy language on anonymous requests, and adopted a resolution to apply for Broadband Ready Community designation with Erie Area COG as municipal champion.
Union City Borough Council approved several motions at its July 23 meeting. The minutes record unanimous votes on multiple items, all carried without recorded roll‑call tallies.
Key outcomes: - Storm water repair (Municipal Lot No. 1): Council accepted Mansfield’s $5,000 quote to repair and reconnect pipe at a sinkhole; the borough will supply pipes and fittings. (Motion by Councilor Kerns, seconded by Councilor Steadman.) - Devereaux Park / French Creek Trail project: Council awarded the construction contract to Vavala Concrete, the low bidder, in the amount of $84,774. (Motion by Councilor Osborn, seconded by Councilor Steadman.) - Right‑to‑Know Rules and Regulations: Council approved recommended language from Solicitor Wachter clarifying anonymous requests. (Motion by Councilor Osborn, seconded by Councilor Steadman.) - Broadband Ready Community: Council adopted a resolution authorizing application to the PBDA for Broadband Ready Community designation and appointed the Erie Area Council of Governments as the borough’s Municipal Broadband Champion. (Motion by Councilor Kerns, seconded by Councilor Winkler.)
Other business: Council reviewed amended parking and zoning ordinances and agreed to advertise and send zoning amendments to Erie County Planning and Union Area Planning for comment. The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m.; an executive session to discuss personnel and contracts (no action expected) ran 6:42–7:37 p.m.
The minutes record motions as "carried unanimously" but do not include individual roll‑call vote records or funding source line items for each action.
