Milt Solt Jr. asked Bowmanstown Borough Council about Lime Street.

At the Tuesday night meeting councilman William Ravert said it was waiting for the grant. Since a Community Development Block Grant is involved, the county will request the bids.Solt said cones are being removed from Spring Alley and people use the road. "Can you put rocks there to block it," he asked.But Ravert was concerned about liability. He said there should be no vehicles using Lime Street, which is scheduled for improvements.Councilman Norman Engle said there is a lot of ATV traffic on the street.At Lime and Hamilton streets Mayor Keith Billig said he heard a barricade had been moved to let a pickup go through.Councilman Chad Everett asked if there was something that could be done to settle the dust. That is possible if it gets bad. Councilmen said they do not often see dust.Councilman Ernie Guldner said there are trucks and bulldozers using it to get to the recreation fields where work is being done.The Department of Environmental Protection said people buying non-electric Energy Star appliances such as a water heater, furnace or boiler may be eligible for rebates, Check

www.paheatingrebates.com.Engle reported nine fire calls in January and seven in March, with total expenses for the period of $257.Pam Leiby, law committee chair, said the moving permit ordinance should be tabled until the solicitor is present. According to the present draft people will have one week after moving in to get a permit and 24-hours to get one before moving out of the borough.The peddlers-solicitation ordinance will be drafted by the solicitor. It will be based on the ordinance in Lehighton.A review of holidays for personnel led to a change of two paid-time-off days to holidays. If the day after Thanksgiving and Good Friday are holidays, the office does not have to be manned.Meal reimbursement during overtime hours will cover a meal after 12 consecutive hours of work at a cost up to $10, said Leiby.Troy Muffley, properties chair, said he had a bid of $6,307 from David Jones, which was accepted, for redoing 150-feet of sidewalk outside the borough building, concreting the floor in the borough hall and making two handicapped crossings on the sidewalk. The second bid from Chris Serfass was for $8,530.An estimate for $5,106 was received for electrical work. Twenty fixtures are to be replaced. Three in the office area will have photo sensors which will automatically decrease the light when there is more natural light. There will be rebates for making the lighting more energy efficient.Income received was $119 for ordinance violations, $1,134 for realty tax transfer and $426 from the tax claim bureau.Finance chair Burdell Steigerwalt said he still hears talk of a truck, and thinks that should be dropped for this year.Towamensing and Lower Towamensing townships are having an auction of unneeded equipment. Guldner wants to bid on a wood chipper being offered by Lower Towamensing. Several councilmen will go to look at it and see its condition. It was agreed that buying it would be cheaper than renting one that may cost as much as $400 per day. The sale is May 18 at 5 p.m.At this time branches are just being piled on property.Risers will have to be added to the drains when Forge and Hamilton streets are paved. The work had been bid on the suggestion of PennDot's John Davis. Council said there was no authority to bid it until council voted on it.Guldner said since Davis represented the state and it is a liquid-fuels project, he thought Davis' say was sufficient.The bids were scheduled to be opened May 4 at 3 p.m., but secretary Tracy Burbage will call all bidders and move the time up to 7 p.m. when the council meeting begins.Ravert said extra money will be needed for the state project because liquid-fuel money will not cover the cost.Guldner asked what to do about Craig Street - it will take quite a bit of patching. Ravert said he was disappointed that more road grants were not available.Billig has signed a citation about dogs running loose and barking.Council suggests everyone check the borough Web page at

bowmanstownborough.tripod.com.