MALLORIE McILWAIN mmcilwain@sungazette.com
JERSEY SHORE Jersey Shore Borough is in discussions with Citizen’s Hose Company and the Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police in regards to a “public safety building” that will include all three entities in the same building, after a 7-1 vote to continue discussions on the purchase of such a building.
Janet Barnhart voted no.
The regional police force as well as the fire company have been looking into moving into other buildings and discussed a collaboration with the borough, as well as the highway department.
The three groups are still in the early stages of this process and will know more as time evolves.
The Wilson Street Bridge is in need of repair, but it could be costly.
The situation was among topics discussed at council’s first meeting of 2021 this week.
The Wilson Street bridge over Pfotus Run has been deemed “poorly rated” and in need of replacement by Lycoming County, according to borough Manager Cody Hoover.
The bridge basically needs ripped out and replaced, beams, abutments and all.
It is located near Councilwoman Janet Barnhart’s home.
Council has approved a new bridge design, though Barnhart abstained because of the project’s impact on her property.
The project is not out for bid yet.
The Wilson Street bridge is in need of repair, but it could be costly.
The situation was among topics discussed at council’s first meeting of 2021 this week.
The Wilson Street bridge over Pfotus Run has been deemed “poorly rated” and in need of replacement by Lycoming County, according to borough manager Cody Hoover.
The bridge basically needs ripped out and replaced … beams, abutments and all, he said.
Council approved a new bridge design, with Councilwoman Janet Barnhart abstaining because because of the project’s impact on her property adjacent to the bridge.
The project is not out for bid yet.
mmaroney@sungazette.com
Communities around Lycoming County found different results in handling the piles of snow left by Wednesday’s snowstorm.
City residents, on edge because of spread of COVID-19, remain exasperated by a combination of fewer plow passes during the height of the blizzard of 2020 and having to unbury their vehicles to get to work or to shop.
It’s the busiest weekend of the year for shopping and many vehicles remain stuck, some of them abandoned in the middle of streets, said Adam Winder, acting general manager of the city streets and parks department, otherwise known as public works.
JERSEY SHORE Property taxes in the Jersey Shore Borough will not increase in 2021.
Borough Council this week unanimously approved a 2021 budget that keeps the tax rate the same and balances expenses and income at $1,836,380.
Moreover, council authorized the police commission to continue investigating further regionalization services of the Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Force.
Meeting by Zoom, Cody Hoover, borough manager, said the general purpose tax rate has not changed from 8.966 mills and disclosed that if a borough resident has a property assessed at $100,000, he or she pays $896.60 in property taxes.
Also with council’s approval, Hoover was granted a pay raise from $55,000 to $65,000, an 18 percent increase.