Hello Riverside Residents,
Please be mindful of the sewer payment amount; as some payments have been received in the previous amount of $115.00 versus the amount of $150.00 that started with the 3rd quarter on 7/1. Thank you
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RIVERSIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
The Riverside Borough Council met in the Municipal Building, 415 Dewart Street, Riverside on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 7:00pm. Meeting was called to order by President John Domanski. Council members present: Vice President Barb Kriner, Peter Fleming, Brian Whitenight, Beth Rake and Mayor John LaMotte Also present were Chief of Police Kerry Parkes, Street Superintendent Dan Gable, Zoning Officer Brian Anderson and Secretary Lisa Fritz. Absent from Meeting: Council Members Delavan Whitenight and April Shuman Pledge of Allegiance Citizens to be Heard: Resident, Michael Madara stated how the Vultures were damaging properties and asked if they could be re-located. Barb Kriner stated once all other options have been exhausted, the Vultures might possibly be re-located. USDA told Barb that due to warmer winters, the birds have not been migrating. Barb suggested residents send photos to the Borough for submission to USDA and/or the Game Commission. Residents, Brett and Anna Jeffreys asked Council what their thoughts were regarding Pickle Ball Courts on the Tennis Court area. Oliver and Maighread Kelly were also in the audience to talk about Pickle Ball Courts. Brett Jeffreys said the courts are 30’ x 60’. Oliver believes four (4) courts could be placed on the current tennis ball court. Beth will touch base with MARC. Resident, Nate Waite encouraged Council to consider a multi-use court. A letter was sent to Merck/Cherokee on May 23rd seeking a donation to help with the Pickle Ball Courts. Anna Jeffreys asked what the plans for the current Borough building were once the new building is completed. Anna Jeffreys questioned what will happen to the current Borough Building and Park once the new building is completed. John Domanski stated there is an upcoming meeting the Engineers to further discuss construction plans; but Council has not discussed what will be done with the current building. The Park will remain as is and be maintained by the Borough Street Department. There will also be a Park at the new facility. Resident, Jane Foust stated the Vultures pecked holes in her Solar pole cover, chewed pole noodles into small pieces left feces all over her fencing and pole area. She questioned Council if they something could be done to relocate them. Jane stated her neighbor had 21 trees removed due to the Vultures nesting in them. Jane also stated the Manhole cover at the intersection is very rough to drive over, she asked when it was going to be smoothed over. Barb Kriner stated PennDot plans to complete it when they repave Route 54. Dan Gable from the Street Department said they did fill in the area around that Manhole with cold patch. Resident, Jennifer Stem Thanked Dan and the other Street Department employees for doing Line Street. She said the drainage is much better now. Jennifer also stated she feels there needs to be better communication at letting the public know about projects. All projects, community events, etc. are place on Facebook, the Borough’s web page and advertised in the Press Enterprise or the Daily Item. Barb stated Council is setting up a Borough email account to notify residents of projects/work being done in the Borough and events. Resident Ken Gardner said an email is a good idea; however, he feels it is a lot of work. He suggested putting a summary of meetings in the Press Enterprise (page 3). Ken Gardner has spoken to neighbors about putting their trash in cans, not just putting a bag out. There is an Ordinance in the Borough stating trash must be put in a container. USDA has information on their webpage (www.aphis.usda.gov) regarding vultures. Barb stated duck decoys were recommended to help chase the vultures. Ken Gardner also asked if there could be a notice placed in the newspaper when there is a scam in the area. Old Business: Minutes of 6/5/2023 were read. Brian Whitenight made a motion to approve the Minutes, Barb Kriner seconded the Motion. All in favor. Zoning Officer Report: Brian Anderson read his report for the month of June, he stated there were not many permits issued. A doctor has inquired about installing a solar field behind Whitenights’, but the Whitenights’ did not want a solar field on their land. Property on Sunbury Rd with the dilapidated fencing is in foreclosure; therefore, the fence will not be repaired by the owner. Barb Kriner made a motion to approve the Zoning Report, Peter Fleming seconded. All in favor. Street Department Report: Dan Gable presented his report. Dan stated Dan will make arrangements for the pole by the gas station to be replaced now that the insurance money was received. The Janice Drive pump station needs an air release valve replacement, one is on order. Dan received an estimate from Steinbacher’s construction for roof repair at the Borough Municipal building, as the roof is leaking. Barb made a motion to hire Steinbacher’s to repair the roof. Beth Rake seconded the Motion. All in Favor. Beth made a motion to accept the Street Department report, with Barb seconding. All in Favor. Southside Fire Company Report: A report was not submitted. Police Report: Kerry Parkes presented his report. Kerry stated they had a lot of issues at Active Killer training. The Police have been doing Duolingo (Global language) training. Resident Oliver Kelly asked if they are seeing more interactions with other races. Kerry replies that they have, which is why they are doing the language training. Kerry asked Council if they have looked over the information for PACE Scheduler (employee time tracking), it is $1,600.00 per year. Barb made a motion to implement PACE Scheduler, with Beth seconding the motion. All in Favor. Barb Kriner motioned to accept the Police report, Brian Whitenight seconded. All in favor. Mayor’s Report: The Mayor did not present a report. Solicitor Michetti Report: A report was not submitted. Borough Life: Beth stated the Kipps Run Open Swim is still being held on July 15th, with a movie in the Park following the swim. Council discussed sending out postcards for future events. Beth made a motion to pay for the postage on postcards for events. Brian seconded. All in Favor. Barb Kriner made a motion to accept the Borough Life report, Peter Fleming seconded. All in Favor. New Business: No new business. Motion to Approve: Brian Whitenight made a Motion to the Danville Assembly of GOD Event in the Borough Park on July 26th from 5pm-8pm. Brian made a motion to permit the Church to hold the event, with Peter seconding. All in Favor. Action Items: Vultures: Residents can send pictures to the Borough’s email at LFRITZ@RIVERSIDEBOROUGH.ORG. The pictures will be sent to the Game Commission. Executive Session: At 8:14pm, Peter made a motion to move into Executive session. Barb seconded. All in Favor. At 9:15pm, Brian made a motion to go back into Regular Session. Barb seconded the motion. All in Favor. Barb made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Peter seconded the motion. Council adjourned at 9:15 o’clock pm. Respectfully Submitted: Lisa Fritz Secretary ***ATTENTION RIVERSIDE RESIDENTS***
Boyce Road from Coyote Lane up to the 400 Block will be closed until further notice due to a collapse in the road. AGENDA
BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL MEETING August 7, 2023 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG CALL TO ORDER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: I. OLD BUSINESS A. Minutes of 7/10/2023 meeting. II. ZONING OFFICER REPORT III. STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT A. S.R. 54 Pavement Markings IV. SOUTHSIDE FIRE COMPANY REPORT V. POLICE REPORT VI. MAYOR’S REPORT VII. SOLICITOR MICHETTI REPORT VIII. BORO LIFE COMMITTEE IX. NEW BUSINESS X. MOTION TO APPROVE A. Sewer Fee Waiver XI. ACTION ITEMS A. SR 54 Pavement Markings B. Sewer Projects C. New Building XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS Tuesday, September 5, 2023 @ 7:00 Summer Celebration hosted by the Danville Assembly of GOD Church will be held on Wednesday, July 26th from 5pm-8pm by Borough Office on Dewart Street.
t In the coming months, Verizon will be commencing work in the Riverside area. Dates/times not provided.
Bring your Family and Friends to the Community Yard Sale on Saturday, July 22nd from 8:00am - 3:00pm, held at the former Elementary School property and Whitenight's Farm Market.
Rain or shine Riverside Borough is working on a Community Communication Committee. The members (Barb Kriner, Gretchen Knouse, & April Shuman) are working on a few projects to allow residents to be better informed.
One project is an email group (emails will be kept private). If you want to share your email with the Borough Office, monthly emails will include meeting dates, approved minutes, Borough events, announcements, etc. Please email the office at borolife@riversideborough.org to be placed on the “Riverside Boro Email Group”. Another project will be on the Boro Life Facebook page. Scan the QR code or go to Facebook and search Boro Life.
RIVERSIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
The Riverside Borough Council met in the Municipal Building, 415 Dewart Street, Riverside on Monday, June 5, 2023 at 7:00pm. Meeting was called to order by President John Domanski. Council members present: Vice President Barb Kriner, Peter Fleming, Brian Whitenight, Delavan Whitenight and April Shuman. Also present were Solicitor Joseph Michetti Jr., Chief of Police Kerry Parkes, Street Superintendent Dan Gable, Zoning Officer Brian Anderson and Secretary Lisa Fritz. Absent from Meeting: John LaMotte Mayor and Council Member, Beth Rake. Pledge of Allegiance Citizens to be Heard: Ken Gardner suggested that meeting would be more interesting if the meeting packets for Council Members were provided for people in the audience. Barb Kriner asked residents in the audience how they thought we could better get information out to the community. April Shuman suggested a quarterly mailing and volunteered to chair a committee. Resident, Gretchen Knouse said she would help. Kerry Parkes suggested a notice to be mailed out with property taxes. Resident, Gretchen Knouse said she reads the Facebook pages of Boro Life and Borough of Riverside. Gretchen Knouse said the mulch around the ‘Welcome to Riverside’ sign looks great. Old Business: Minutes of 5/15/2023 were read. Brian Whitenight made a motion to approve the Minutes, Barb Kriner seconded the Motion. All in favor. Zoning Officer Report: Brian Anderson read his report for the month of May. He stated requests for permits were up in May. Brian has tried to contact Mr. James Furfari regarding the fencing on his property. Brian Whitenight questioned if a time-line could be set for Mr. Furfari to repair the fencing. Solicitor, Attorney Michetti stated to give him until 8/1/23 to make repairs to the fencing. Brian Anderson will send Mr. Furfari a notice. Brian Anderson stated he received a call from someone who wants to put a Solar field in by the Airport and Whitenight properties, Brian plans to meet with the man who called on Tuesday, June 6 at the property. Attorney Michetti stated there a lot of speculators trying to do solar fields that will set up, then sell or lease. John Domanski questioned how a commercial business could be placed on residential or agricultural land? John feels an ordinance should be in place regarding Solar and Wind farms. Attorney Michetti suggested Larson Design Company update the ordinance for zoning and planning. Barb Kriner made a motion to approve the Zoning Report, Peter Fleming seconded. All in favor. Street Department Report: Dan Gable presented his report. Dan asked if there could be a limit set for loads per resident on Dumpster Day. He stated several people brought multiple loads. John Domanski said guidelines could be worked on. Resident, Ken Gardner stated that some Boroughs have a 2 load limit, with no commercial truck loads. Dan stated the backhoe is still out being repaired. Delavan Whitenight suggested looking into a newer backhoe. He said perhaps the Grant Writer look into getting a grant for a backhoe. Barb made a motion to accept the Street Department report, with Peter Fleming seconding the motion. All in Favor. Southside Fire Company Report: Barb Kriner stated the fire company has very busy with fires due to the dry conditions. Peter Fleming questioned the man hours for Rush Township. Barb said Rush Township does not have a fire company. Southside does bill insurance companies for services for Mayberry and Rush Township. Rush Township has sent money to the Southside. Brian Whitenight made a motion to accept the report and Delavan Whitenight seconded the motion. All in favor. Police Report: Kerry Parkes presented his report. Kerry stated the air conditioning was back on in the Police department. Kerry presented Council with information on PACE Scheduler, a program for use with employee time. Employees can go in and schedule or switch time. The program has sick, vacation, personal and comp-time hours for employees to keep track off. Resident, Gretchen Knouse has heard of this program and said it works well. Brian Whitenight asked if the program would be for non-uniform employees also. Kerry said, yes, non-union and up to 20 employees can use the program. On Monday, June 12th, the will be Active killer training at the Liberty Valley School. National night out is scheduled for June 14th, 5:00pm at the Washies Playground in Danville. Barb Kriner motioned to accept the Police report, Peter Fleming seconded. All in favor. Mayor’s Report: A report was not submitted. Solicitor Michetti Report: Attorney Michetti stated no response has been received from the owner of Lot #29 in the River Hill developments regarding their responsibility to clean out the retention pond. Attorney Michetti stated the Borough should give the owner until the beginning of July to clean the retention pond out. Bridge lighting: the Borough entered into an agreement on April 21, 2006 to maintain the bridge lights. John Domanski stated a company came and inspected the lights, some water was getting the lights causing rust. Dan Gable stated Mahoning Township wants to replace the six (6) lights on their side. Dan will contact Mahoning Township to get costs. Barb Kriner made a motion to accept the Solicitors Report, with Peter Fleming seconding. All in Favor. Borough Life: April mentioned June 19th is the Geisinger Residents Welcome Event in Danville, Boro Life will have a stand at the event. Other Boro Life Events this summer are: Movies in the Park on Friday, June 23rd, Kipps Run Open Swim on July 15th and the Community Yard Sale on July 22nd. Barb Kriner put the Burning Ordinance on Facebook. Barb Kriner stated she would like to meet regarding the By Laws, 501C3. Barb Kriner made a motion to accept the Borough Life report, Peter Fleming seconded. All in Favor. New Business: The water issue on Sunbury Road, by the Airport is estimated at $46,000.00 to correct. Senator Lynda Culver is checking on Grants to fund the project. Motion to Approve: Nothing to Approve. Action Items: Barb Kriner made a motion to sign the contract for PennDot to purchase the Stencil for roadway markings. Peter Fleming seconded. All in Favor. Barb Kriner contacted the PA Game Commission regarding the turkey vultures in the Borough. They are a protected species. The Game Commission recommended to hang shiny objects such as old CD’s or tin pie plates in trees or use noise machines. If nothing works to make them move on, they will come remove them to a safe place. April Shuman mentioned that 2 of the 5 tested months of sewer samples (February & April) still showed high Total Nitrogen. Executive Session: At 8:39pm, Barb made a motion to move into Executive session. Peter seconded. All in Favor. At 9:01pm, Brian made a motion to go back into Regular Session. Barb seconded the motion. All in Favor. Barb made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Peter seconded the motion. Council adjourned at 9:02 o’clock pm. Respectfully Submitted: Lisa Fritz Secretary AGENDA
BOROUGH OF RIVERSIDE COUNCIL MEETING July 10, 2023 PLEDGE TO THE FLAG CALL TO ORDER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD: I. OLD BUSINESS A. Minutes of 6/5/2023 meeting. II. ZONING OFFICER REPORT III. STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT IV. SOUTHSIDE FIRE COMPANY REPORT V. POLICE REPORT VI. MAYOR’S REPORT VII. SOLICITOR MICHETTI REPORT VIII. BORO LIFE COMMITTEE IX. NEW BUSINESS X. MOTION TO APPROVE A. Danville Assembly of GOD Church event XI. ACTION ITEMS A. Vultures XII. EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, August 7, 2023 @ 7:00 P.M. |
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