Coaldale Borough Council rejected a request to compromise on tax debt on the town’s former ambulance building.

Solicitor Robert Yurchak presented the request from the Schuylkill County tax claim bureau at a meeting Tuesday night.

He said the taxes in question are from 2014. The bureau said the taxes are uncollectable, and someone must have successfully appealed to the county to get the property declared tax exempt.

Council members noted that the building was used by the ambulance service with a 99-year lease. After the ambulance closed in 2009, it should have reverted to its owner, Lehigh Anthracite, according to councilwoman Claire Remington.

“I don’t understand why it’s tax exempt. It’s not with the ambulance anymore,” Remington said.

In other business

• Council agreed to ban parking on Coal Street during the winter months.

• Mayor Herb Whildin said he will hold an open house for residents who wish to discuss borough issues on May 1 at 5 p.m.

• Council President Angela Krapf said Portnoff Law Associates collected $2,961.17 in past due garbage bills in March, for a total of $25,301.03 since May 2017. A lien was placed against a home whose owner racked up more than $2,000 in bills and late fees.

• Council agreed to start a special fund for the Coaldale Veterans’ and Women’s monument. Donations will be accepted for the upkeep of the memorial.

• Council discussed planned road projects including First and Second streets between Ridge and Phillips streets. Councilwoman Claire Remington said she doesn’t believe that they can pave the 700 block of West Phillips Street at this time, though council may consider a weight limit on the deteriorating stretch of road.