CLEARFIELD – A concerned citizen addressed Clearfield Borough Council Thursday night about leash laws for dogs as well as properties that do not have proper address signage.
The citizen stated that she was knocked down by a loose dog on Monday and the owner was hard to locate due to the fact that the dog owner’s address was not visible from the street.
She suggested that if residents can’t make the address visible, then maybe painting the curb with the house number would help.
Council President Stephanie Tarbay pointed out that Fire Chief Andrew Smith has encouraged residents in the past to make sure that they have proper address signage as this does help police and the fire department in emergencies.
Council said they will look into the matter and address it the best they can.
The fire department handled 31 calls for the month of June. Saturday and Sunday, there will be a flashover training held at the fire hall and residents are encouraged to attend, but to observe at a safe distance.
Tuesday, July 25, a National Night Out event will be held at the Clearfield Fire Department from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cherry Street (Front to Second streets) and Van Valzah Ave (Cherry to Market streets) will be closed for the event.
Assistant Police Chief Julie Curry encourages residents who use bicycles around town to be mindful of the traffic laws.
Stopping at stop signs and obeying traffic signals still do apply when riding a bicycle and wearing the proper safety gear like a helmet and pads and even a reflective vest while biking at night is strongly encouraged.
The Clearfield Regional Police Department handled 748 incidents for the month of June, which averages to about 25 incidents a day, not including what is received at the police department.
Curry also reported that the Clearfield Regional Police will be receiving a grant that will assist with being able to hire more officers as well as pay for police academy training.
Todd Kling with the Street Department requested that council consider purchasing a new roll-off dumpster that would help with the recycling center since the ones that the borough have now are in great disrepair.
He said he did some independent research and found that a new roll-off costs around $5,000.
Council also passed a resolution to apply for a Multimodal Grant through the state Department of Community & Economic Development.
Tarbay explained that this grant is a 0 percent match grant for $711, 210, which would improve Chester Street and hook into Rails to Trails.
