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Council authorizes payment to contractor for reed bed work pending clerical corrections

Borough Council of the Borough of Sinking Spring · October 9, 2025

Summary

ARRO recommended partial payment of $289,229.64 to Empire Wrecking for reed bed refurbishment; Council approved payment once clerical errors in the application are corrected and authorized the borough manager to sign the corrected application.

ARRO Consulting engineer David M. Schlott Jr. told Council that the reed bed refurbishment work performed by Empire Wrecking is substantially complete and recommended a partial payment application of $289,229.64.

Council Vice‑President H. David Miller noted clerical errors on the payment application and supported approving the payment once the application and cover letter are corrected. Council voted to authorize Borough Manager Michael Hart to sign the corrected payment application and to pay Empire Wrecking the recommended amount after the clerk's corrections were made (AYES 5, NAYS 0, ABSENT 2).

The engineer also reported a separate recommended escrow release for Sunrise Apartments in the amount of $10,401.80; Council approved that partial escrow release following ARRO's recommendation.

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