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Union City council approves Right‑to‑Know update and authorizes Broadband Ready Community application
Summary
Council approved updated language clarifying anonymous Right‑to‑Know requests and unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing application for Broadband Ready Community status and naming Erie Area Council of Governments as municipal broadband champion.
Union City Borough Council unanimously approved revisions to its Right‑to‑Know Rules and Regulations to clarify the borough’s handling of anonymous records requests and adopted a separate resolution authorizing an application for Broadband Ready Community designation.
Solicitor Wachter recommended clarifying language regarding anonymous requests; Councilor Osborn moved to approve the updates and Councilor Steadman seconded. The motion to update the Right‑to‑Know policy carried unanimously.
On broadband, councilors noted that a public meeting on the designation earlier that evening drew no members of the public. Councilor James Kerns moved and Councilor Melissa Winkler seconded a resolution authorizing application to the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority and naming the Erie Area Council of Governments as the borough’s Municipal Broadband Champion. The motion carried unanimously.
Minutes do not record further details about the broadband application timeline, grant targets or funding sources. Borough Manager Cindy Wells previously noted the borough withdrew a USDA grant application earlier in July for lack of funding.
