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ournal-herald THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • Volume 41 – No. 5 ©2021, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
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Garbage fees sure to rise in Weatherly, but amount in doubt by Seth Isenberg
Weatherly Borough garbage bills will rise in 2022, but by how much is still to be worked out. At Weatherly Borough Council’s September meeting, held on the 27th, bids were to be opened for the next garbage contract. Only one company submitted prices for one, three and five year terms, and all these were double the previous contract. This led to a discussion about what the borough needs to do for the costs to be lower. Another company, one that did not submit a bid, shared with borough manager Harold Pudliner that they would by Ruth Isenberg be more interested if there were limits to what can be put Borough council members disagreed on what to do about out each week (six bags for example), and to how many White Haven’s veterans’ mebulk items per location (one a morial during the September 27 council meeting. A commit- month). Another item of contention is the borough’s rule tee of veterans organization represesntatives and borough about pickups during daylight officials met to discuss how to hours. Waiving this would allow haulers to better work best memorialize those local people who have served in the around weather such as snowstorms or high heat, as well as armed forces. better work with staff. The present memorial, Council was unanimous in shown above and at left, is in serious disrepair, to the point rejecting the bid, and unanithat contractors have advised mous again in voting to re-adSee VETS MEMORIAL, page 3 vertise for bids with specifi-
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cations changed to be more hauler-friendly. The Community Chest’s Halloween parade was approved to be held on October 30, with Trick or Treat night approved from 6 to 8 p.m. on the 31st. The Weatherly Hill Climb Association will be allowing the public and organizations to use their nearly complete pavilion. As a first event, a craft show is being planned for October. In other business, council adopted the new burning ordinance, and voted to advertise the updated vehicle ordinance. Lausanne Township’s request to buy anti-skid and road salt from the borough was approved. The million dollar promissory note from Jim Thorpe National Bank was renewed for another year at 1.78%. Council authorized manager Pudliner to seek a $73,000 local share grant to fund the replacement of at least one of the borough’s aging police cruisers. Two of these have over 100,000 miles on them.