Bowmanstown resident Sharon Krebs spoke to borough council this week about road repairs.

Krebs was joined by approximately 20 members of the Meadowcrest community in Bowmanstown looking for a solution for Craig Street.Craig Street is the main access road to the community of Meadowcrest and is, "worse than ever," Krebs said.She came armed with a petition signed by dozens of residents of the Meadowcrest area and also prepared a statement for the council.Craig Street has been an ongoing problem for motorists and has been put on hold for years with the exception of tar and chipping repair.Krebs and fellow residents said that they believe the process of tar and chipping doesn't help the problem of potholes, but it makes worse.She said that when it rains and is driven on, the material just washes down the hill and the potholes reappear.A member of the community who lives at the bottom of the hill said when all of the tar and chipping material washes down the hill it clogs the drainage system and causes the runoff water to flow into his yard.He also said it's beginning to cause sinkholes in his yard.Mayor William Ravert was the first to respond to the group by explaining a project of paving Lime Street, which has been under design for years, had to be taken care of first.He explained that this project would create another source of access to the Meadowcrest area."We have been trying to make the Lime Street project happen for years, and we finally got the go ahead," said Ravert.Anxious for a better answer about the repair to Craig Street, Krebs asked specifically if anything could be done in attempts to repair the street.Council member Rob Moyer explained that the streets committee would look into possible short-term solutions and will report back with their results at next month's meeting.MuralThe Rev. Dennis Schappell of the Emmanuel United Church of Christ then joined the meeting to explain his idea of creating a town mural.Schappell created a powerpoint explaining how the creation of a mural can bring the community together and give residents something to be proud of in their community.His plans were to bring in a professional Pennsylvania artist and paint the north and west walls of the borough building in Bowmanstown and asked for council's approval.Council discussed certain structural problems with the wall but then voted and passed the approval of the wall mural upon completion of the wall repair.