Swissvale public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Borough Council
The Borough Council met on September 27, 2023, but no agenda items were listed for a vote. The meeting consisted of public comment, presentations, and departmental reports.
Borough Council
Council members discussed several contracts and grant applications, including accessible ramp construction and asbestos abatement. The body reached a consensus to resume in-person regular meetings at Dickson STEAM Academy starting October 4. No formal votes on contracts or ordinances were recorded in the minutes.
- Consensus to return to in-person regular meetings at Dickson STEAM Academy on October 4
- Proposed $30,000 contract to El Grande Industries for accessible ramps
- Proposed $18,000 contract to Skelly and Loy for asbestos abatement inspection
- Proposed $10,000 ARPA grant to Swissvale Food Pantry
- Discussed updated 25-year borrowing ordinance for Borough Building financing
- Discussed draft ordinance for $50 fines for non-EV parking in charging spaces
Shade Tree Committee
The commission reviewed progress on TreeVitalize planting preparations and the transfer of tree inventory to Treekeeper software. Members discussed basic landscaping recommendations for the Church & Braddock Parklet to be presented to Borough Council. No formal votes were recorded.
- Decided to request inclusion on future Allegheny County Urban/Pollution Corridor Tree Grant lists
- Cleaned four of nine tree pits on Edgewood Avenue for Fall 2023 TreeVitalize planting
- Proposed basic landscaping and sidewalk installation for Church & Braddock Parklet