CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Borough Council awarded the bid for the planned Daisy Street paving project to New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. for $148,628.00.
The Daisy Street project is funded by a Community Development Block Grant. The bid for the Liquid Fuels paving project was awarded to HRI Inc. for $95,244.00.
In his department’s report, Police Chief Vincent McGinnis once again extended his thanks to the police and fire departments, training personnel, council members and staff, and news media for all their support in the recent SWAT training.
Code Enforcement Officer Larry Mack reported a growing problem with abandoned properties. He said property owners have been leaving the area without any forwarding information and properties are becoming unsightly with overgrown lawns and lack of maintenance. He said he would like help in tracking down absent owners and get these problems resolved.
Mack also reported that the clean up from last winter’s Third Street fire and demolition should be completed next week.
Borough Operations Manager Leslie Stott reported that people are misusing the parking lot at UpperWitmerPark. She said the parking lot a part of the park property and is for the convenience of park and borough office visitors – not a public parking lot.
In other business, council
– approved the Public Safety Committee’s proposal to trade two obsolete police rifles for one newer police rifle.
– approved the Personnel Committee’s proposal to accept the resignation of Jennifer Brendel as part-time administrative secretary and to advertise for a replacement, giving Stott permission to conduct the interviewing and hiring process for this position.
– approved to pay all bills presented by the Finance Committee, including $1,500 to the Clearfield County SPCA, the total of the budgeted amount for payment of $500 that had been overlooked for the last two years plus the current-year. Borough Secretary Marianne Herres pointed out that it was overlooked in the last two years because most payees send a bill or request for payment, but the SPCA had not been. The oversight was discovered when the SPCA contacted the borough office to inquire about the annual payment.
– approved the proposal of the Finance Committee to open a separate bank account to deposit property taxes paid under protest from PGP Inc. owner of the ethanol plant in Clearfield. Wade Cowder confirmed that PGP, as well as the owners of the Dimeling property are contesting the property tax assessments. He said it is usual practice that payments made under protest are kept in a separate fund until the assessment issue is decided.
– approved to purchase a new office telephone system from The Phone Guys for $9,000.