Council discusses recurring catch-basin backups and roadside ditching needs
Council members raised repeated drainage concerns: shallow catch basins on Chestnut Street and a similar basin near the bus garage on Main Street that frequently back up, and a ditch on Route 18 near a Babcock residence that Lark urged the borough to clean.
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Council discussed frequent backups in shallow catch basins on Chestnut Street after Streets Department Senior Laborer Bill Schwartz described the piping as shallow and prone to clogging. President Tim Webster said the basins may require full cleanouts on a regular schedule to prevent backups.
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