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A city man who is sight-impaired has a beef with River Valley Transit. Timothy West, a voting member of the new Williamsport Accessibility Advisory Commission
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The large pile of snow in Brandon Park, where the city has been dumping snow. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Various municipal leaders are tackling snowstorms and the subsequent removal of snow differently.
Some of these individuals are new on the job and others have years of experience under their belts.
“We can’t do anything about the weather,” Mayor Derek Slaughter said when asked about the city snow plan. “I think the public works crews are doing a fantastic job with all of the snow.”
He declined to discuss a specific city plan, referring those questions to public works.
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City Council’s Ad Hoc City Hall Committee recommended to remain at City Hall, build a handicap accessible ramp and form another committee to explore a public safety building construction.
Councilman Adam Yoder, committee chairman, said over the past seven or eight months the committee looked at the financial and logistical options of either remaining in the building or relocating to Trade and Transit Centres I or II in the 100 block of West Third Street.
By staying in City Hall, if that’s what council votes on, it will mean accessibility projects will be a priority, including a ramp on the west side of the building leading into the police department connecting with the existing ramp.
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City Council voted for an amended lease agreement Thursday with Cutting Edge Baseball (the Williamsport Crosscutters,) the city and Major League Baseball.
Mayor Derek Slaughter presented the amended lease agreement, which indicates the Crosscutters season begins a bit earlier this year on May 24 and sets the Major League Baseball commitment for the MLB Little League Classic to run through 2023 at Bowman Field.
The Classic is held during the Little League World Series, allowing the Little League World Series participants and their families to view a season-counting game with two Major League Baseball teams playing. Before the game players interact.