Auditors of Weissport’s Code Enforcement Department appear to have found problems with permits that had been issued to the Weissport House.

Parryville’s Code Enforcement Officer, Marty Sowers, who has been helping Weissport, said the auditor had not given much detail, but that he wanted to see the files on the permits.

President Arland Moyer, said at the meeting Monday night that the auditor “is going to come and look at the reports. If things don’t fare the way the reports are supposed to be, he’s going to shut down the Weissport House and evict them all.”

Moyer said the permits had been approved, but the auditor found something wrong. He and several other council members plan to meet with the auditor this week.

Landlords

Councilman James Osborne wants to start cracking down on landlords in the borough who are not following proper procedure and notifying the borough when they have residents moving in or out of the area.

“There are several people I’m seeing on a weekly basis that are just not letting us know when people move in or out of town.”

Osborne will check with borough solicitor Gregory Mousseau regarding the ordinance recently filed for the borough on landlords and see what options the borough has.

Easter parade

Mayor Paulette Watson said the Bunny Parade that was held March 27 was a success.

“Everyone did an amazing job. Everyone worked together well, and we are looking forward to doing it again.”

Council member Thomas Ketchledge said that he felt that doing the parade each year, even after the pandemic, would work better than the Easter egg hunts that had been held in the park.

“That way, all the kids from Weissport get something.”

Originally, the egg hunt in Weissport was supposed to be for the residents and their children and grandchildren; however, they often saw many children from other towns coming in.

Council members also commented on the many compliments they received on the parade and mentioned that they may put together a similar parade for Halloween and get other people and groups involved.

Other business

• The “Help Your Neighbor Day” program that will be hosted by Hope Fellowship is being moved from April to after the movie night event, which is scheduled for May 14 in the borough park. More information will be forthcoming.

• Council approved the payment of $1,848 to A.G. Industrial as a down payment for the sickle bar that had been approved at the March 15 meeting. Once they have the check, delivery should be in approximately eight weeks.

• Council member James Osborne is working with state Rep. Doyle Heffley’s office on securing a grant to pay for paving the borough’s streets, which he described as “bad; really, really, bad.”

• Council President Arland Moyer is getting an estimate from Trees Plus of Slatington on caring for the trees in the borough park. Trees need to be trimmed and dead branches removed to keep the trees healthy. Two dead trees are to be removed and replaced with two new ones. The borough is also going to be working on clearing away dead leaves from the park.

• Borough secretary Jennifer Ketchledge recommended opening a separate checking account just for the garbage collection fees. Currently they go into an account that also holds tax money. A separate account will help keep the finances accurate and easier to maintain.

• The next borough meeting will be held at 7 p.m. April 19 at the Weissport Borough Office.