Slatington Borough will have a new website for residents to stay informed.

“The borough’s new website will be up and running later this month. It will be a lot more user friendly. I urge all residents to sign up for our notification system on the website,” Manager Roy Hambrecht said at the meeting last week. “The notification can be given for any type of information.”

“I will have my report ready at the next meeting for what we spent for 2025,” he said.

Hambrecht welcomed new council members Andy Hassold and Robert Krebs. “I look forward to working with you for years to come,” he said.

Resident input

Giovanni Romero, owner of Venue22, 661 Main St., Slatington came to the council meeting to propose a partnership with the borough to bring federal funding and community programs to Slatington.

Councilman David Schnaars said, “We will discuss it at a committee meeting next week.”

Resident Kris Burek told council, “The 1200 block of Fourth street needs streetlights. There is only one that has a very faint light bulb. It is so dark. Also, there are no street signs.”

She added, “my address does not exist to delivery drivers, which is why they cannot find my home when put into their GPS, and for two years we have not had leaf collection.”

Hambrecht said he would look into it.

Other business

The following items were approved:

• Approval of Ordinance 727, an ordinance repealing and replacing off street parking and loading. There was no discussion and the motion passed.

• Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits appointed auditor for 2026.

• Elite Revenue Solutions will serve as the delinquent tax collector for the Borough of Slatington real estate tax 2025.

• Approval to reimburse general funds used for improvements to its drinking water system with funds received from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.

• Agreement that incorporates the settlement of litigation regarding the NPES permit for Slatington Wastewater Treatment Plant and sets forth the resolution related matters between the borough, the Slatington Borough authority and state Department of Environmental Protection.

• Approved payment of $59,046.95 for Hill Street to Bracalente Construction Inc. that came in under budget by over $7,000.

• Approved payment of $61,042. for Maple Springs Road to Ronnie C. Folk Paving. Last month the board made a payment of $344,979.44.

• Water was tested and found safe for human consumption.

• Last month council voted to authorize borough solicitor Lisa Young to draft an ordinance to create the position of fire commissioner/code enforcement officer.