Weatherly Borough is waiting for a signed contract from the state Department of Transportation to starting moving utility poles ahead of the state’s project to repair the Hudsondale Street wall.

Borough Manager Harold Pudliner gave council an update on the project Monday night, explaining that the borough needs to temporarily move six utility poles before March 30.

“The way this works on their utility relocation is that borough will get paid 75% of the work, and we have to have a signed contract, which we have not received yet,” he said.

Pudliner is hopeful that the borough will receive that signed contract in the coming weeks and get the notice to proceed, he said. He had hoped to have this done before Thanksgiving, he said.

“It’s not looking good,” Pudliner said. “I didn’t want to have to go through and make all these moves in the dead of winter, because of the March 30 deadline.”

He pointed out that Verizon and Breezeline also have service on the poles, and they are also waiting for signed PennDOT contracts to move their service.

The borough will be moving its utility poles and using three poles to service its customers while the project is underway, Pudliner said.

Other matters

In other business, council:

• Approved the sale of various items on Municibid, which is at no cost to the borough.

• Approved the sale of older, unused police Tasers. These are not for sale to the public, but to private companies that buy them back, Chief Michael Bogart said.

• Selected a committee to negotiate with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which now represents borough employees. The committee will include Pudliner, Deputy Manager Tracy Grover, solicitor Jim Nanovic, Councilman Mike Bellizia and Mayor Norman Richie.

• Heard an update on Brian Lane water issue. Pudliner believes a new valve will allow the borough to clear the line and remove sediment.

• A loan modification agreement to extend a line of credit that was needed to meet demands after COVID funds were exhausted related to painting the water tank.

• Having Pudliner send a letter to property owners that petitioned the borough to vacate three paper streets, Blakeslee and Seventh streets, and Walnut Alley. The borough is OK with vacating Blakeslee Street, but property owners need to get other neighbors to sign the petition on the other two streets, Nanovic said.