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Last meeting for some Weatherly Area School Board members by Seth Isenberg
November 10’s regular Weatherly Area School Board meeting was the last for a third of the Board. Board president Girard Fewins and members Brian O’Donnell and Chad Obert have served out their terms, and chose to not be re-elected. As of December, Last week, a fence was erected around the north access of the Lehigh Gorge trail in they’ll give up meeting nights White Haven. Construction began on Tuesday on the trail rebuilding from White for time with their families. Haven north to Middleburg Road, and paving in the parking lot with drainage O’Donnell and Obert attendwork. Work is being done by a crew from Rutledge Excavating. D. J. Rutledge was ed this meeting. Fewins was interviewed at the site Tuesday. He said the trail work by his crew would take a absent. couple of weeks. They’ll make quick work of the parking lot, though finish items When giving his final report may take extra time. Cutline and photo by Seth Isenberg as Board Liaison with the PSBA, O’Donnell commented that “It’s been an odd and pleasant experience these last six years.” He closed with a wish of “good luck to the new Board members.” Early during the meeting, student Tim Maguschak was by Ruth Isenberg borough council. The Greatfor 2022, Szoke said, and the recognized for being senior er White Haven Chamber of budget will be ready for the At their October 25 meeting, Commerce will also be reprefirst reading at the November of the month for October. Maguschak then spoke to the White Haven borough counsented, and borough manager 22 meeting, with the second Board in recognition of High cil named three members to Linda Szoke planned to attend reading and final approvSchool Heisman Scholarship a committee to work with Lu- the East Side borough council al in December, along with qualifiers Ricky Ray and zerne County Council on the meeting to invite their paradoption of the resolution effects proposed tolling of the ticipation. Chamber member for taxes. An ordinance is not Rhianne Markovchick. Congratulations were ofbridge over the Lehigh River Andy Gegaris, who was presrequired, since no increase is fered to the boys’ crosson Interstate 80 would have ent at the session, was asked planned. A work session will country team. They earned a on local quality of life. Bob to take the invitation back to be held prior to the Novem16th place finish at the state Lamsosn, John Zugarek and the Chamber. ber meeting to go over the Charlie Best will represent the No tax increase is planned See WH COUNCIL, page 9 championships.
Bridge tolling task force formed with White Haven council membership
Tim Maguschak
In Board business, members were split on the approval of bills. Tom Connors Jr. voted no when the bills were presented, objecting to payments to Umbriac Trucking Co. due to their paving work being incomplete, and to engineers Brinkash for the same reason. The other six board members voted to approve (Fewins absent, Grega seat vacated). See WASB, page 2