Weissport is planning to add a new borough maintenance garage on Allen Street, adjacent to the surrounding area that the borough building is located on at 440 Allen St.

The garage will serve as additional space to house larger pieces of equipment utilized for maintaining grounds and other various hardware. The garage will measure 26 by 22 feet and include two 9-foot garage doors.

A portion of Liquid Fuels funds will be allocated toward building the structure. The board was unanimous in proceeding forward by initiating a down payment of $1,394.85.

The maintenance garage will be strictly for borough use.

Playground cameras

After looking once more into resolving a previously deliberated decision whether to move the location of cameras on the playground or purchase an additional one has been settled.

Councilman Arland Moyer said purchasing the additional camera in order to provide optimal playback footage will hopefully deter vandals or others making mischief.

Councilman Thomas Ketchledge agreed to seek out an updated quote to add another camera. Weissport leaders are asking residents that if they witness something suspicious taking place at the playground to note the day, location and approximate time. This will allow for footage to be pinpointed more easily and viewed as needed going forward.

Events can be reported to borough police or to the secretary’s voicemail.

Drainage project

Secretary Jennifer Ketchledge reported that she had been in contact with Jason Skrimcovsky from Carbon County Planning and Development in regard to the long overdue drainage project that has encountered previous setbacks.

The funding has been delayed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Other business

• Borough council would like to make residents aware that the general election voting location has changed. Voting will be held at Jacob’s Church on Franklin Street in Weissport and is no longer at The Grove.

• Weissport will hold trick-or-treat from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 for borough residents and their families only.

• Sam Carey of the Hope Fellowship church thanked council and would like to thank everyone who came out and took part in the movie night that was held in the park in late September, attended by 43 people.

• Weissport is looking for a new tax collector beginning January 2021. Call the office at 610-377-5606 or email at Weisport@ptd.net.

• If interested in a position part time as a borough worker to assist with general maintenance duties and possibly snow clearing within the borough, call or email the borough.