Nesquehoning Borough Council acted on or discussed the following items during its recent meeting.

• Approved Brandon Brown as a crossing guard.

• Councilman Bruce Nalesnik asked police Chief Michael Weaver if a breakdown report could be created outlining how many code enforcement violations were handled by police on a monthly basis. The reason for the request, Nalesnik said was because council has been questioned on this matter by a resident. Weaver said that it could be worked out.

• Councilwoman Lois Kuba said that she was impressed by a recent municipal exercise hosted by Carbon County at the new Emergency Operations Training Center. The exercise allowed elected officials and candidates to see how emergency responders train, as well as participate in a few training exercises, such as pulling fire hose and active shooter events. She commended the county and first responders who took the time to provide this exercises for municipal officials, who may not be fully aware of what goes on during an emergency.

• Approved the purchase of paint for the streets department at a cost of $821 that was used with line painting.

• Commended the borough workers for making repairs to the borough salt shed that was damaged recently. Council said doing the work in house saved the borough thousands of dollars.

• Placed new pedestrian crossing signs throughout the borough. State law is that if a pedestrian is standing in a crosswalk waiting to cross a street, the motorist must stop for the person and allow them to cross.

• Nalesnik said that the parts are in for installing electric in the New Columbus park, but council was still working to get in touch with PPL.

• Councilwoman Abbie Guardiani spoke about the possibility of the communities that make up the Panther Valley coming together to try and submit an application to become a Blueprint Community. The designation would mean the possibility of money coming in to be used for revitalization.