Swissvale public meetings in 2024
3 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Shade Tree Committee
The committee reviewed a TreeVitalize application involving 26 trees, including replacements on Washington Avenue and new pits near the DPW building on McCague Street. Members also discussed tree tag installations on Edgewood and Stanton Avenue. No tree care events will be held in July due to heat.
- TreeVitalize application includes 26 trees, including 7 replacements on Washington Avenue
- New tree pits being created near the DPW building on McCague Street
- Installation of new tree tags on Edgewood and Stanton Avenue
- Coordination for tree requests on Braddock Avenue in Regent Square
Borough Council
The Swissvale Borough Council will consider several contracts and funding allocations. This includes a proposal to fund improvements at Les Getz Memorial Park and a contract for police accreditation. The council will also review site plan requests for the Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale.
- $120,830 contract with Sports and Recreation Associates for Field #1 at Les Getz Memorial Park
- $20,000 allocation from Council Discretionary Funds for Les Getz Memorial Park improvements
- $43,480.50 contract with Lexipol for the Police Accreditation process
- Road salt purchase contract with Cargill, Inc. at $85.85 per ton
- Site plan request from Woodland Hills School District for Carnegie Free Library of Swissvale
Borough Council
The Swissvale Borough Council will discuss baseball field improvements at Les Getz Memorial Park and a site plan request from Woodland Hills School District. The agenda also includes discussions regarding ARPA fund allocations and the Police Accreditation process.
- Contract for baseball field improvements at Les Getz Memorial Park
- Site plan request from Woodland Hills School District
- Contract award to Lexipol for Police Accreditation process
- Ratification of salt contract with Cargill
- Grant application for Multimodal Transportation Fund