Duboistown public meetings in 2025
16 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The DuBoistown Borough General Council will consider several motions, including approval of the November 19, 2025 meeting minutes, adoption of the 2026 budget, and setting the 2026 council meeting schedule. The council will also vote on the November expenditure report and a local service tax agreement for tax collector Dottie Mertz. Additional items on the agenda include discussion of a Quality of Life Ordinance, borough signage, and a zoning matter concerning commercial vehicles in residential areas.
- Motion to approve minutes from the November 19, 2025 meeting
- Motion to approve the 2026 budget
- Motion to approve the 2026 council meeting schedule
- Motion to approve November’s expenditure report
- Motion to approve the LTS agreement for Dottie Mertz to collect tax in 2026
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The Borough Council will meet to discuss the general budget and begin reviewing the sewer budget. The body will also consider the approval of hiring seasonal employees.
- Approval of hiring seasonal employees
- General budget follow-up
- Sewer budget review
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The Borough Council will review the 2026 General Budget, including public safety, insurance, and contracted services. The meeting includes reports on a building sewer project and a traffic study for Jake Break. Council will also address a zoning issue regarding commercial vehicles in residential areas.
- 2026 General Budget discussion
- Zoning issue: commercial vehicles parked in residential areas
- Traffic Study for Jake Break
- Building Sewer Project update
- Quality of Life Ordinance (February 2026)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The Borough Council will review the General, Sewer, and Stormwater funds and discuss account restructuring for 2026. The body is also deciding on seasonal staffing for leaf collection and snow plowing.
- Easement signatures for 2436 Riverside Drive
- Hiring of seasonal leaf collection worker
- Hiring of seasonal plow drivers
- Determination of Halloween Trick-or-Treat date and time
- Review of General, Sewer, and Stormwater fund tracking
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The DuBoistown Borough Council will meet to approve the August expenditures report, discuss a cost share for a Penn Dot 2026 project, and address building sewer repairs and Right to Know fees. The meeting will also cover old business items including a Quality of Life Ordinance and zoning issues.
- Approval of August expenditures report
- Cost share approval for Penn Dot 2026 Project
- Building Sewer Repair
- Right To Know Fees
- Quality of Life Ordinance
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council unanimously approved the minutes from the previous meeting. A motion to adjourn to an executive session for a legal discussion and borough tour was also approved unanimously. No other substantive actions were taken.
- Approved previous meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Approved motion to adjourn to executive session (unanimous)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council approved the July 23, 2025 minutes and the Expenditures Report unanimously. It also approved a Fall Community Yard Sale, the Five County Regional Solid Waste Management Plan resolution, and authorized a traffic‑sign study with an 8‑1 vote. The $80/hr repeat‑offender fee discussion was tabled and the meeting was adjourned unanimously.
- Approved July 23, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Expenditures Report (unanimous)
- Authorized traffic‑sign study for brake‑retard sign (8‑1)
- Approved Fall Community Yard Sale (unanimous)
- Approved Five County Regional Solid Waste Management Plan resolution (unanimous)
- Tabled $80/hr repeat‑offender fee discussion (future consideration)
- Adjourned meeting (unanimous)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council approved the July 9, 2025 minutes with a correction to attendance. It directed police to enforce noise complaints case‑by‑case and allowed members to attend VFW meetings individually while avoiding collective discussion. The council decided to keep the next meeting date despite the Little League parade, moving it only if a quorum is not present, and then adjourned for an executive session.
- Approved July 9, 2025 minutes (attendance correction)
- Police to enforce noise complaints based on each situation
- Council members may attend VFW meetings individually but must not discuss matters together
- Keep upcoming meeting date; if no quorum, move meeting to next date
- Motion to adjourn for executive session passed
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council approved the minutes from the June 26 meeting (5‑0) and approved all June 2025 expenditures (5‑0). Council members decided the fire department’s Community Aid donation box will remain in place and the borough will invoice the fire department for an overpayment of $ l, 171.60. A tour of the fire department and other borough properties is scheduled for the July 23 meeting.
- Approved June 26 meeting minutes (5-0)
- Approved June 2025 expenditures (5-0)
- Community Aid donation box will remain in place (decision)
- Borough to send invoice to Fire Department for overpayment of $ l, 171.60 (decision)
- Scheduled fire department and borough property tour for July 23 (decision)
- Adjourned meeting (5-0)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council unanimously approved hiring Fiore Fedeli Snyder Carothers, LLP to conduct audits for fiscal years 2022 through 2026. It also approved a resolution appointing elected auditors together with a Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant (5‑0 vote). Additional unanimous actions included approving the minutes, a sewer‑discharge resolution, a transit‑authority resolution, a public‑comment resolution, a peddling permit fee, and adjournment.
- Approved the minutes of the June 12 meeting (4‑0)
- Approved replacement of elected auditors with a Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant (4‑0)
- Approved hiring Fiore Fedeli Snyder Carothers, LLP for audits 2022‑2026 (4‑0)
- Approved resolution 06‑16‑2025 to let WSA revise discharge limits (4‑0)
- Approved resolution 06‑13‑2025 for the River Valley Transit Authority (4‑0)
- Approved resolution 06‑06‑2025 for public comment and meeting conduct (4‑0)
- Approved permit application and $25 fee for ordinance 2013‑02 Peddling (4‑0)
- Approved appointment of elected auditors in conjunction with a CPA (5‑0)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council approved the May 29 meeting minutes (6‑0) and the May expenditures (6‑0). It also approved changing the regular council meeting day to Wednesday, effective July 2025 (5‑1). Several resolutions, including the CPA ordinance and ride‑share ordinance, were noted for approval at the June 26 meeting.
- Approved May 29 minutes (6-0)
- Approved May expenditures (6-0)
- Changed council meeting day to Wednesday, effective July 2025 (5-1)
- Adjourned meeting (6-0)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council approved the meeting minutes with a 6‑0 vote. It then approved hiring Fiore Fedeli Snyder Carothers, LLP to conduct audits for 2022‑2024 and future audits for 2025‑2026, also by a 6‑0 vote. The borough engineer was authorized to update the Gordon Street proposal and begin preliminary design work on the Euclid Avenue Penn Dot Project, passing 5‑0 with one abstention. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 pm.
- Approved May 8+ meeting minutes (6-0)
- Approved hiring CPA Fiore Fedeli Snyder Carothers, LLP for 2022‑2024 audits and 2025‑2026 audits (6-0)
- Approved borough engineer to update Gordon Street proposal and start Euclid Ave Penn Dot Project design (5-0, 1 abstain)
- Adjourned meeting at 6:40 pm (4-0)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council unanimously approved the minutes from the April 10 and April 24 meetings, authorized the borough manager to notify Armstrong Township about missing fire‑service payments, and approved general expenditures. The meeting was then adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
- Approved April 10 minutes (6-0)
- Approved April 24 minutes (6-0)
- Authorized borough manager to contact Armstrong Township on missing fire payments (6-0)
- Approved expenditures (6-0)
- Adjourned meeting (6-0)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council approved advertising the Duboistown Community Yard Sales for May 1‑7. It also approved a 7‑day vacate notice to two individuals living in the fire department and a demand letter to the fire department board for unpaid damages. Additionally, the council approved placing a camera on the borough dumpster and moving the fire department’s dumpster, then adjourned the meeting.
- Approved advertising Duboistown Community Yard Sales for May 1‑7 (5-0)
- Approved a 7‑day vacate notice to two fire department residents (5-0)
- Approved a demand letter to the fire department board for unpaid damages (5-0)
- Approved placing a camera on the borough dumpster and moving the fire department dumpster (4-0)
- Adjourned the meeting at 5:47 pm (4-0)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council approved several items, including the March 13 and March 27 meeting minutes, a $1,000 Act 13 grant for a police K9, and a letter to DCED for a peer program. It also extended an RFP to include audit deadlines, set a community yard sale for May 1, and approved funding to repair Bubb Street. The financial report was accepted and the council recorded the votes for each action.
- Approved March 13, 2025 meeting minutes (6-1)
- Approved March 27, 2025 meeting minutes (5-2)
- Approved $1,000 Act 13 grant to South Williamsport Police for K9 (7-0)
- Approved letter to DCED for peer program (7-0)
- Approved extension of RFP with 2023 audit by Oct 2025 and 2024 audit by Dec 31 2025 (7-0)
- Approved community yard sale for May 1, 2025, 8 am‑1 pm (7-0)
- Approved repair of Bubb Street using stormwater, sewer, liquid fuels, and general funds (6-0, 1 abstain)
- Approved financial report and expenditures (7-0)
DuBoistown Borough General Council
The council unanimously approved a budget line item of up to $5,000 for the fire department's liability insurance for 2025. They also unanimously approved signing a letter of intent with the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) to assist with completing overdue audits. The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. The quality‑of‑life ticket collection issue was tabled pending further work by the solicitor.
- Approved $5,000 fire department liability insurance line item in budget (7-0)
- Approved signing letter of intent with DCED for audit assistance (6-0)
- Adjourned meeting at 6:00 p.m. (7-0)
- Tabled decision on quality‑of‑life ticket collection pending solicitor work