Riverside Borough

Dumpsters will be placed at the Riverside Street Department Garage on Avenue D from 7 am – 1 pm on Saturday, May 5, 2018.
Riverside is not accepting paint, leaves, limbs, wood, grass, ashes, asbestos, batteries or contractor waste.  Charge per Freon appliance is $15.00; tires are $6 each.  No tractor tires. Proof of Residency required.  Once on borough property, dumpster items become property of the borough.


PLEASE NOTE;  THE BOROUGH CAN NOT ACCEPT TELEVISIONS OR ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR DUMPSTER DAY DISPOSAL!

​Sealed proposals will be received by:
Riverside Borough of Northumberland County, PA, at
PO Box 307, 415 Dewart St, Riverside, PA 17868 until 7:00 PM, on
May 07, 2018, to be opened on
May 07, 2018, at 7:30 PM
Riverside Borough Municipal Building
For the following Contract:
Paving Contract
Furnish and place approximately 104 Ton Bituminous Wearing Course; 414 Ton Bituminous Base Course; 65 Ton 2A Subbase; 2 Set Grade Adjustment of Existing Manhole and perform 1,725 SY Milling Bituminous Pavement Surface.
Performance bond and payment bond in the amount of 100% of the contract, as well as proof of worker’s compensation insurance will be required from the lowest responsible bidder.
Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the contract is required of all bidders.
All work and material must meet current Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Specifications Form 408 and its Supplements. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

The Council Meeting scheduled for tonight, April 16, 2018, has been cancelled.  The next meeting will be Monday, May 7, 2018.

The Borough Office will be closed on Friday, March 30, 2018 in observance of Good Friday.

    April 1 – A Blessed Easter
                      April Fools Day
 
 April 2 -   Borough Council Meeting - 7:00 pm
                                   
 
 April 16 - Borough Council Meeting - 7:00 pm   
 
  April 22 - Earth Day
        
  April 28 - Arbor Day
 
 
 
TAX OFFICE HOURS FOR APRIL:
 
Beckie Steckley, Tax Collector, will hold office hours in the Borough Municipal Building on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons:   4:30 

Sealed proposals will be received by:
Riverside Borough of Northumberland County, PA, at
PO Box 307, 415 Dewart St, Riverside, PA 17868 until 7:00 PM, on
April 02, 2018, to be opened on
April 02, 2018, at 7:30 PM
Riverside Borough Municipal Building
For the following Contract:
Dirt & Gravel Contract
Furnish and place approximately 3,312Ton Drving Surface Aggregate; 360 LF Pipe 15" HDPE N-12 IB; 345 LF Pipe Underdrain: 60 Ton R-4 Rock; 20 Ton ASSHTO #3 Aggregate; 138 SY Geotextile Class 4, Type A; 20 Ton 2A Subbase. Perform 45 CY Class 1 Excavation and 9,200 SY Scarify, Grade and Compact.
Performance bond and payment bond in the amount of 100% of the contract, as well as proof of worker’s compensation insurance will be required from the lowest responsible bidder.
Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the contract is required of all bidders.
Prevailing Wage Rates shall be paid on the project.
All work and material must meet current Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Specifications Form 408 and its Supplements. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.

The Riverside Borough Council met on Monday, February 19, 2018 in the Municipal Building, 415 Dewart Street, Riverside, PA.  The meeting was called to order promptly at 7:00 pm by Council President Carolyn Bausch.  In attendance this evening were Vice President Peter Fleming and Council members Caressa Compton, Barb Kriner, John Novak and John Domanski.  Mayor Joseph Oberdorf and Secretary Deborah Bausch were also in attendance.  Absent this evening was Beth Rake.
 
Bob Stoudt, Montour Area Recreation Commission, was the only audience member and addressed council about the status of MARC in our area.  He had previously provided copies of the 2017 Annual Report.  This evening he highlighted the Intergovernmental Agreement of Cooperation that is being presented to all neighboring communities that support MARC.  This new agreement is mainly to update the verbiage; last agreement was signed in 2005.  A rough 2018 budget was also shared with council.  Bob stated MARC is beginning with $0 and will need $16,500 for operating costs.  Funds are raised through races which have diminished in attendance due to the popularity of them in this area.  Suggestions were put on the table to increase income for MARC such as scavenger hunts and other races.  On a Motion by Caressa Compton, council agreed to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement of Cooperation; seconded by Peter Fleming and all voted in favor.
 
Minutes from February 5, 2019 were approved on a Motion by Barb Kriner and seconded by John Novak.  All voted in favor.
 
Financial Reports for January 2018 were approved on a Motion by Barb Kriner and seconded by John Novak.  All voted for.
 
Dan Gable, Street Superintendent, then addressed council with the street department report.  As everyone was aware one of our trucks was damaged in an accident on the bridge; thankfully, employee, Eric Mayan, was not hurt.  However, the truck will probably be totaled and the street department will need a replacement one as soon as possible.  Dan provided quotes for several types of trucks and requested a crew cab model so that the guys could all ride in one vehicle without crowding each other.   His preference was a 4 door crew cab with a 6’ box.  It would be 12 - 16 weeks until it would be available.  Prices were from a Co Stars vendor who stated if there is a truck out there already, that would be our best option.  On a Motion by Caressa Compton and seconded by Barb Kriner, Dan was given the approval to order the crew cab truck. Pricing would be variable based on insurance company payment for destroyed truck.  All voted in favor.   We will await the information from the insurance company regarding the old truck.   Dan then notified council that a grant we had previously requested and did not receive was again available and Riverside Borough has been given a grant that will repair Mainzer Hill Road.  Some of the funding has been received and he has been in touch with our Penn Dot representative to get the bid specs together and advertised.  The grant will be for approximately $126,000.00 and will be strictly used for Mainzer Hill Road repair.  Work to begin this year.  Street Department Report was approved on a Motion by Barb Kriner and seconded by Peter Fleming.  All voted for.
 
In other business, Caressa Compton made a motion to explore other software options for the office.  Motion seconded by John Novak.  All voted in favor.  It was agreed to have our auditor work with the current software vendor to get our figures in order for annual audit.
 
In closing the new business, John Domanski asked to revisit the agenda scheduling to be one meeting a month.  This will be on next month’s agenda for discussion.
 
At approximately 7:44 pm, Barb Kriner made a Motion to adjourn to an Executive Session for personnel business.  Seconded by Peter Fleming.  All voted for.  Council adjourned regular session and began Executive Session.
 
Executive Session ended at approximately 8:20 pm on a Motion by Caressa Compton and seconded by Peter Fleming.  Motion approved by all in attendance.
 
8:21 pm John Domanski made a Motion to adjourn the council’s session; seconded by John Novak.
Council Meeting for February 19, 2018 was adjourned.
 
Respectfully Submitted:
Deborah Bausch
Secretary

          March 5- Council Meeting at 7:00 pm    

    March 11 - Daylight Savings Time Begins - Clocks Spring FORWARD 1 hour

            St Patrick’s Day      March 17   

      March 19- Council Meeting at 7:00 pm  

        March 20 - First Day of SPRING                                                
   March 25 - Palm Sunday 
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March 29 - 30 Spring Break for Danville Schools  
(March 29 - Snow Make Up Day #1 if needed)
                       March 30 - Good Friday    

Rebecca Steckley, tax collector, will hold office hours in the Municipal Building, 415 Dewart Street beginning Thursday, March 8th.  Hours will be Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm.

The annual Student Art Open House is being held on March 22, from 4-6:30 p.m., at our district office in Sunbury, located at 106 Arch St. Residents of the 108th District are invited to attend this open house where we will feature and recognize artwork by students from area schools and art centers.
If you have a child that is interested in submitting art work to be displayed at this event, please call my office 570-286-5885 at your earliest convenience. We have so much young talent in our area, and this is just one way we can show our appreciation for their creativity.
My staff and I will be available at this open house to assist with any state-related issues. Refreshments will be prepared and served by SUN Area Technical Institute Food Service programs. We thank Service 1st Credit Union for sponsoring this year’s event.