Weissport Borough Council's meeting Monday night was filled with, among other things, both nostalgia and volunteerism.

During the public comment portion of the meeting, four members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, located on White Street since 1893, spoke with council about the closing down, and selling, of their church within the borough."Everything was a problem when you're down to 15 members," explained Joanne Heine, the church's council secretary/treasurer. "It cost us between $40,000 and $45,000 a year to keep it going."The church members said a sale of the church's contents, originally scheduled for October, will now take place this Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.They said many items of a religious nature have already been donated to other area churches. They also said they are donating a plaque, which had been located in the church's vestibule for many years and lists the names of local World War II veterans, to the borough itself."We thought it would be nice to (have it) ... in here in borough hall where anybody can see it who wants to see it," said Richard Heine, the church's council vice president."We really appreciate that," said council President Gene Kershner.They added that a recent sale of the building itself, for less than $50,000, had recently fallen through, so the building is again up for sale. They later added that, after paying final bills, any leftover money will be donated to sister churches.Afterward, guest Rich Arieta, owner and operator of All R Services, a local lawn and landscaping company, offered to perform fall cleanup and leaf and debris removal free-of-charge at Weissport Borough Park."We certainly have the means to do so, to effectively remove all that stuff in a timely fashion and do a nice job," Arieta said.Council made a motion, unanimously approved, to accept Arieta's offer for the volunteer work.In other news, Kershner read a letter from the Department of Environmental Protection announcing that, due to budget cuts, it will no longer be providing conduit inspections for the borough's flood control project. However, in order to continue participating in the federal program, levee conduit video inspections are still required every five years, and other inspections every two years. The cost of those inspections will now need to be handled, via a private contractor, by the borough and may or may not be reimbursed.Mayor Jonathan Troutman expressed frustration that no orange stickers are available to be placed on unregistered/unlicensed vehicles throughout the borough to give notice they need to be moved. Council approved their purchase.He also expressed concern about delinquent properties within the borough.Similarly, in regard to tax records, council Vice President Sue Pywar asked solicitor Michael Greek if there is a way to fine landlords who do not notify the borough when tenants move in and out who should be submitting moving permits.Greek said it would have to be written into the (moving permit) ordinance; however, there may be a different ordinance already in place that could be used to cite landlords for not notifying the borough when tenants move.