CLEARFIELD – Clearfield Borough Council has agreed to allow the Clearfield Municipal Authority to do the due diligence necessary regarding exploring the possibility of the authority taking over the sanitary sewer lines for both the borough and Lawrence Township.
During Tuesday’s CMA meeting, the authority board discussed the state Department of Environmental Protection’s encouragement of CMA taking over the sewer lines for both the township and borough.
The authority’s engineer indicated that DEP prefers regionalized systems and if CMA is able to take over the lines, it would bode well for efforts to close the sanitary sewer overflow and combined sewer overflow.
Borough Solicitor F. Cortez “Chip” Bell will draft a letter to CMA. This does not obligate the borough, but allows for the exploration of the possibility. Bell said the borough is interested, but isn’t committing to anything.
Council and members of the public present expressed shock and grief at the announcement of the sudden death of long-time “voice of Clearfield County” Bob E. Day.
Vice Chairman Brian Lytle, who conducted the meeting in the absence of Chairman Wade Cowder, noted that Day was an important and well-loved member of the community who will be sorely missed.
Council member Jim Kling later recalled that Day had served on council several times, filling vacated seats, and made a point of voting what he believed was best for the borough, regardless of political affiliation. Kling said he tried to get Day to run for a seat, but Day preferred the temporary positions.
“Bob was a terrific guy,” he said, a sentiment echoed by others.
“He was a fixture of the community,” Mayor Jim Schell said, recalling Day’s presence at so many community events.
Under Public Works, council opened bids for street materials. The low bid for anti-skid and 2A limestone came from Bucktail Excavating at $17.73 per ton and $14.48 per ton, respectively. The bid for stockpile cold patch and high-performance patch went to HEI-Way of Sarver, Pa., at $99.50 per ton for each.
Street Foreman Todd Kling informed council that paving began last week and the four streets paved by New Enterprise Stone and Lime look nice and they’ve received many calls from residents complementing them on the work.
Curbing on those streets will be done in the spring. HRI will start their paving in East End at the beginning of November and Kling noted that with the late start, it will be tough to get done.
Many construction projects across the state have been delayed due to unprecedented rainfall, and many contractors are behind in their projects.
Residents are reminded that Trick-or-Treat will be held Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. If you wish to be visited by Trick-or-Treaters, please leave your porch light on.
Council member Robbie Tubbs announced that ninth grade students will be holding their annual civics tour of the downtown Nov. 2 They will visit government offices, the fire department, library and other locations and learn about different professions and how the community operates.