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Union City adopts broadband application resolution, updates Right‑to‑Know rules and readies ordinance changes
Summary
Council adopted a resolution authorizing application for Broadband Ready Community designation and appointing Erie Area COG as municipal broadband champion; it also approved Right‑to‑Know language clarifying anonymous requests and agreed to advertise amendments to parking and zoning ordinances.
Union City Borough Council on July 23 adopted a resolution authorizing the borough to apply for Broadband Ready Community designation and appointed the Erie Area Council of Governments to serve as the municipal broadband champion for the borough. Councilor James Kerns moved the resolution, Councilor Melissa Winkler seconded, and the motion carried unanimously. A public meeting on the broadband topic had been held earlier that evening with no members of the public in attendance.
The council also approved an update to the borough’s Right‑to‑Know Rules and Regulations to clarify handling of anonymous requests, based on guidance from Solicitor Wachter; the update was moved by Councilor Osborn, seconded by Councilor Steadman, and approved unanimously.
Council reviewed requested amendments to the borough parking and zoning ordinances; council agreed with the changes and directed the zoning amendments be sent to Erie County Planning and Union Area Planning for comments before advertising. Borough Manager Cindy Wells also announced that a USDA grant application had been withdrawn (no funding) and reminded council of an upcoming staff meeting on health insurance plans (July 30) and National Night Out (Aug. 6), requesting council participation.
Why it matters: The broadband resolution authorizes pursuit of a designation intended to support municipal broadband readiness and names a regional organization to act on the borough’s behalf. The Right‑to‑Know amendment clarifies internal policy on anonymous records requests. The zoning and parking ordinance steps keep changes on a standard public review track.
The minutes do not expand the PBDA acronym or specify funding sources for broadband work, and the Right‑to‑Know and ordinance updates were adopted or approved for next steps without recorded dissent.
