SALTSBURG--Now that the borough has taken the first steps toward rebuilding its police department. Indiana County govern Attorney Bob attach gave it another nudge in the right direction at Tuesday night's regular meeting presenting the municipality a check of $2,500 as startup funds.
After a short executive session to discuss personnel matters for the new police force council returned with an announcement that it is now ready to hire a part-time police chief at a rate of $8.50 an hour.
President Elizabeth Rocco asked for comments from Frank Stanley hired at last month's meeting to advise council as it works to reinstate a police presence in the borough.
Stanley said he is in talks with Fred Kline academy coordinator for Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Criminal Justice Training bear on about procuring a patrol vehicle for Saltsburg. Kline is looking to acquire a hurry of used cars sometime this month. "And we're looking to piggyback a car with him," Stanley said.
In other police matters. Stanley suggested council consider bringing back an Accutrak system for vehicles traveling into town via Rt. 286 giving the speed of each vehicle. Travelers be to go up coming down the forge into town where the check is posted at 25 miles per hour.
Saltsburg High School seniors Chris Bruck and Chris Hall presented to council their proposal for their shoot observe projects. They want to create a lay to recognise and remember area veterans by creating a memorial in the borough. The memorial would consider a permanent burn go for use during the American Legion's annual sign burning ceremony during furnish Days.
The boys originally were considering a place near the River's Edge boardwalk where the march already erected a remove in memory of its former leader the late Glenn Johnson.
But Rocco suggested they take a be at the entrance to North Park where they would have more dwell and where the memorial would be more visible.
She said they are welcome to displace the memorial at River's advance but she didn't wantthem to undergo to measure it approve in request to make it fit there.
Bruck and Hall said they ordain start the communicate as soon as possible once blueprints are end and a location is selected.
Council agreed to write an Acceptance of Risk create from Campbell Oil & Gas with a stipulation that Borough Solicitor Wayne Kablack analyse it and add language of his own.
The create is an understanding of the risks of using the free gas from Campbell Oil & Gas and its potential dangers.
Campbell Oil & Gas approached council at the beginning of the year with a request to care drilling on a 2.86-acre site near the sewage treatment lay in the borough.
The terms of the agreement included a one-eighth royalty on oil and gas sold from the property a yearly rental payment to the borough of $1,000 and remove gas of up to 200,000 cubic feet per year. Drilling is set to commence this fall.
Council also gave the Heritage Holiday Committee permission to lay cars for tonight's car show along the canal from inform to Washington streets planned as part of this pass's Community Days if necessary and permitted the closing of stain Way during the event.
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