A few more names may be coming off Jim Thorpe Borough’s waiting list for monthly parking spots in municipal-owned lots pending council action next week.

The governing body is set to vote Thursday on creating 10 to 15 new monthly rental spots in a lot atop Hill Road.

“Every time you drive by it, there are 10 cars parked there and most of them have out of state plates,” Councilman Robert Schaninger said. “We may as well put lines down, make it official and get some revenue from it.”

Rather than paint lines to designate parking spots in the lot, however, the borough plans to put bumpers with lineators on the end so renters could see where the spaces are during snow events.

For several months, council has discussed the logistics of “sanctioning” parking in the Hill Road lot and debated whether to make the spaces monthly rentals or put a kiosk there.

Councilman Jay Miller said he was not in favor of putting a kiosk in an area away from a lot of foot traffic due to the risk of vandalism.

“People are ripping ATMs out of banks these days, so I don’t know how much of a problem they would have taking a kiosk out,” Miller said.

He also cautioned council that should it give residents the blessing to park there, the borough would take on increased liability.

“There has to be lighting up there,” Miller said. “Someone could get away with some nasty things before you would know it. That is an area that doesn’t see a whole lot of action from time to time so if we are going to say ok, then we have some responsibility to whomever rents those spaces.”

During a council workshop in the fall, borough officials said around $900 a month could be generated through monthly space rentals in the lot. Initial concerns, however, such as minimal lighting, no sidewalk, and no guide rail going up to the parking lot were noted.

“There is no sidewalk going up and down Hill Road for people to walk and that is something to keep in mind,” Joe Bolesky, public services manager, said. “If we are looking to generate revenue from someone who lives down on Broadway, there is no pedestrian accessibility from that area up to the lot.”

Police Chief Joe Schatz said with monthly rental spaces, officers check the license plates to make sure the appropriate vehicles are parked there.

“What usually happens at the Opera House and the jail, if someone pulls in there and they are not supposed to be there, usually the renter calls us and we go over to ticket and tow,” Schatz said.

Council intends to make a decision Thursday at 6:30 during its monthly meeting at Memorial Hall.