A surprise was in store for a Cheswick councilman during a meeting Tuesday evening. Councilman Frank Meledandri was awarded the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs President’s Award for his 40 years serving the borough. The award recognizes individuals who have served in a position for a decade or more. Meledandri’s
On the surface, it’s kind of funny. Construction equipment is what people use to dig things up. It’s not supposed to be the stuff that gets sucked down into the ground. And yet there they are — two bright yellow excavators sticking out of the muddy ground along the Allegheny
Cheswick Council is holding a special meeting Thursday night to address a vacancy on council.
“Pennsylvania law gives us a limited time frame in which we can appoint someone to fill that vacancy and the time period between when the vacancy occurred and our next regularly scheduled meeting was beyond that allotted time frame,” council President Michael Girardi said of the special meeting.
Council is looking to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of former Councilman Brian Testa.
The special meeting, along with all future council meetings, will be held at the borough fire hall at 1411 Spruce St. Thursday’s meeting starts at 7 p.m. In-person council meetings had been held at the borough building.