Weissport Borough Council on Monday night discussed the situation regarding vehicles traveling well over the speed limit through the borough.

One resident mentioned a dangerous situation on White Street with people speeding while children are getting on a school bus, and passing while the bus is stopped with flashing lights.

“There should be cameras on the bus that record vehicles doing that,” Police Chief Matthew Williams pointed out. “The bus company would then forward that video to the local police.”

It was also mentioned that traffic cuts through Weissport to avoid driving over the McCall Bridge, and goes too fast through the borough.

Council will look for possible solutions for the problem.

The timing of the traffic lights on both ends of the McCall bridge are, at times, far too quick and enough vehicles cannot get through.

Trash collection increase

Council accepted the offer from Casella Waste Systems, the new owners of Tamaqua Transfer, to extend the garbage collection contract for one additional year. The increase and continuation of terms per the original service agreement dated Dec. 20, 2019, will result in a 5% increase in fees.

Railway Street repairs

Council passed a motion to begin the Railway Street project, which involves repairing the street. Some of the larger holes on the street are in the 300 and 400 blocks.

The project is estimated to cost approximately $10,000.

Railway Street runs parallel to White Street, and is between White Street and the D&L Trail.

Other business

• Councilman Bill Hartzell advised council that the Public Works Department has pulled six park benches for safety reasons and expects to remove three more. The department plans to make repairs to the benches. If any Eagle Scouts are looking for projects, council would like to hear from them.

• Council voted to raise the hourly pay rate for Colton Breiner from $12 to $13 as a laborer, and to $15 for mechanic work.

• Councilman Andrew Hottenstein asked Emergency Management Coordinator Joe Flickinger if there would be training for the emergency management courses recommended. Flicker replied that training would be available.

• Solicitor Greg Mousseau will write up a resolution for the Oct. 6 meeting for council to adopt the Emergency Operations Plan for the Borough of Weissport. A course called G402 will be training that is necessary. If any type of disaster would occur, and the borough would need federal funding, officials would need to produce the certificate that they took the training.

• Borough Engineer Mike Muffley advised council that the borough has been awarded grant money for the White Street repair project from the Community Development Block Grant administered by the Carbon County Planning Commission. Muffley said he is not sure exactly how much was awarded; however, the project cost is estimated to be $97,361.25.

Muffley will also be putting the White Street paving project out for bid. The project would be for April or May, 2026. The work has been on hold while the Borough of Lehighton completes a water line project on White Street. Approval for Muffley to put the project out for bid was granted at an earlier meeting.

• Council submitted a request to PPL Utilities to upgrade the streetlighting at no cost to the borough, which will save the borough money, possibly up to $800 per year.

• Council will be sending a request to the state Department of Environmental Protection for the Flood Protection Conduit Inspection Grant, for the reimbursement of the levee pipe video inspection in the amount of $5,120.75.