Duboistown public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The Borough Council voted to change Sortman Ave from one-way to two-way traffic. Council also approved over $121,000 in expenditures and the creation of a junior council for 2024.
- Approved changing Sortman Ave from one-way to two-way traffic (6-1)
- Approved total expenditures of $121,396.16 (7-0)
- Approved moving forward with a junior council to start in 2024 (7-0)
- Approved August 3, 2023 meeting minutes (7-0)
- Directed solicitor to revise Fire Agreement based on Mayor's suggestions for October review
DuBoistown Borough General Council
Council approved a revised schedule for the Cochran Ave and Edgewood Ave Sewer Project and authorized expenditures totaling $83,102.52. A motion to revert Sortman Avenue to two-way traffic failed due to a lack of a second. The council also approved the July 13, 2023, meeting minutes.
- Approved July 13, 2023 meeting minutes (6-0)
- Changed Cochran Ave and Edgewood Ave Sewer Project deadline to advertise bids in November and award in January (5-1)
- Removed tabled motion regarding Real Seal Quote (6-0)
- Approved quote from Real Seal and agreed to look into a committee for a tar buggy (6-0)
- Approved total expenditures of $83,102.52 (6-0)
- Motion to change Sortman Ave back to a two-way street failed (not seconded)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
Borough Council approved several funding measures, including a donation for the police K9 unit and a salary adjustment for the Borough Manager. The council also authorized a grant application for multimodal transportation and approved a local triathlon event.
- Approved $2,500 from Act 13 for the police department K9 Unit (7-0)
- Approved resolution 20230713 for a multimodal transportation fund grant application (7-0)
- Approved Lumberjack Triathlon for July 30 (7-0)
- Approved curb cut at 2533 Riverside Drive (7-0)
- Approved $2,787.20 salary difference payment for Borough Manager Ann Baker (7-0)
- Approved Keystone Central COG to police the borough 10 hours a month for property maintenance (7-0)
- Approved $70.00 for an ad in the tax collector's booklet (7-0)
- Tabled discussion on contracting road tarring