Shenandoah Borough Council Recap
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SENTINEL PHOTO - Shenandoah Borough Council at its March 20th, 2017 meeting.
SHENANDOAH – Shenandoah Borough Council held its March meeting on Monday evening. Among the topics discussed were borough garbage guidelines and several topics raised in the wake of Winter Storm Stella, including concerns about residents piling snow on the porches of abandoned properties.
“Please, when you’re shoveling your snow, do not, if you have an abandoned home next to you, do not put the snow on the abandoned property’s porch.” Mayor Andrew Szczyglak stated. “If there’s an emergency, that emergency personnel need to get into that property, there’s no possible way they’re going to get in. They put snow on the front porches, and it’s covering all the way up to the porch roof.”
Szczyglak added that anyone caught putting snow on abandoned properties, citations will be issued.
Council Vice President Leo Pietkiewicz offered an explanation on the borough’s garbage guidelines, which had previously been vague.
Pietkiewicz explained that the guidelines to be used from now on require residents/landlords in the borough that hire a private garbage collector to provide the borough with weekly receipts which prove the garbage was collected and disposed of properly.
In other business, borough council:
- Approved a request by the A.P. Damato American Legion Post to display Hometown Heroes banners in downtown Shenandoah.
- Appointed Gary Wood to the Municipal Authority – Borough of Shenandoah board
- Noted vacancies on the Shenandoah Sewer Authority and Municipal Authority – Borough of Shenandoah boards
- Approved the re-advertising the Code Enforcement Officer position
- Approved the repository sale of 522 West Washington Street
- Approved Handicap Parking Applications for 225 North Gilbert Street, 310 South West Street, 421 West Poplar Street, and 111 South Catherine Street.
- Approved the sale of 11 South Chestnut Street
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