CLARKS SUMMIT — During September’s council meeting, borough manager Virginia Kehoe mentioned that she sent a letter to the residents about possibly putting a street light on the 200 block of Knapp Road.
She said that one resident wrote to her saying that she and her neighbors want a lamp post because the block is dark. The cost of the light depends on the wattage. Kehoe estimated that it would cost about $13 or $14 a month.
“It would take a few months but we can do it if you guys are going for it,” she told the council members.
Council President Gerrie Carey agreed to it.
Also, Kehoe, in response to a resident’s concern for pedestrian safety on State Street, said that the state recommended to increase visibility with fluorescent yellow stripes on both sides of the crosswalk. She mentioned that the Department of Public Works will install them next spring. She said that she looked into pedestrian crossing signs that are controlled by solar panels. The price is approximately $1,500 a piece.
“We talked about seeing if there might be some grant money for that,” said Kehoe. “
Kehoe said that the finance committee can look at the local share statewide account, which is open until Nov. 30.
In other business, council voted to use the Monroe County Share Account to purchase two additional police cars for the Clarks Summit Police Department.
In her solicitor’s report, Mariclaire Hayes said that council approved of getting an memorandum of understanding to review stormwater regionalizaton. She said that she had a Zoom conference with Attorney Lee Stinnett of Salzmann Hughes PC in Camp Hill, who is spearheading this project, about the language and process of the memorandum. She mentioned that Stinnett agreed with waiting for other municipalities to join stormwater regionalization.
“A joint authority would be formed,” said Hayes. “And every municipality would have the same representation.”
Hayes also talked about the cost of the regionalization. According to Stinnett, there might be an ask from each municipality to contribute $3,000 for operating expenses.
Also, Hayes said that she can draft an ordinance for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s approval to limit the hours of allowing a left-hand turn on Lansdowne Avenue to between 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
