“I need to thank all council members for doing their due diligence and reviewing the paperwork completely,” stated council president Judy Scott.

Scott was one in all three council members who felt uncomfortable transferring ahead with the settlement eventually week’s assembly. These members acknowledged they weren’t given adequate time to have an intensive understanding of the paperwork.

This settlement will permit the Alexandria Borough Municipal Water Authority to obtain state funding that will likely be put in the direction of changing 40,000 ft of waterline, 55 hearth hydrants, 75 shutoff/gate valves, 395 water meter replacements, a brand new water storage tank, rehabilitation to an current water storage tank and a number of other different enhancements together with renovations on the Robinson Run Reservoir. Roughly $4.4 million of the entire $11 million is issued by a low curiosity mortgage that will likely be repaid by the water authority’s income.

The borough is required to ensure the mortgage within the unlikely case of a failure to pay again that mortgage. If this happens, the borough would solely be chargeable for the portion of the mortgage that’s unpaid. Porter Township additionally assured roughly 60% of the mortgage for his or her residents who use the water authority’s infrastructure. Alexandria can be chargeable for the remaining 40%.

If Alexandria didn’t signal onto this settlement by the top of the month, it could have been extremely prone to lose the funding. Alexandria Municipal Water Authority engineer Matthew Orner was readily available final week to encourage council members to signal the settlement. He was additionally current Monday evening to thank them for agreeing to the mortgage.

“On behalf of the water authority, we thanks guys, and we will transfer ahead now,” stated Orner.

Borough council members additionally agreed to inform the residents on the 300 block of Primary Avenue relating to the alleyways behind their properties. Residents will likely be notified of their non-public easement rights and obligations in these alleyways, and be reminded that they need to maintain that alleyway clear.

It was unclear whether or not or not the alleyway had been formally “opened” by the borough. That means that the borough might not be chargeable for sustaining the standard of the alley, and should not have named the highway. Borough solicitor Greg Jackson stated there may be an easement on the area regardless, and people residents are accountable to maintain the alleyway clear.

New council members additionally mentioned their reactions to the property upkeep ordinance that was drafted final yr. Council members Tori Wilt and Jane Pilch each raised points relating to a number of the ordinance’s punitive measures, in addition to a number of the fencing necessities within the draft. Council members clarified a lot of the logic behind the ordinances, and agreed to ship them additional info for evaluate.

Ordinance enforcement was as soon as once more mentioned as properly. Council member Mike Peters acknowledged he has not but delivered a letter of resignation to mayor Ron Gorsuch for his signature. He stated he plans to ship it inside the week.