Lansford Borough Council last week held off on a discussion and presentation on rental properties but moved through a number of other items on its meeting agenda.

Council took the following actions:

• Adopted an ordinance for a stop sign on Parkway Road near Boyer’s and Rite Aid.

• Approved a resolution regarding the sale of 2.4 acres to Ryan Eidle for $25,700, which includes the bid price and reimbursement to the borough of costs associated with the sale.

• Approved a special event application from Lansford Alive for a Fall Festival on Sept. 28.

• Tabled a refund of $81.20 to Kathial Realty LLC due to overpayment of sanitation and sewage transmission bills for 601 E. Bertsch St., and $192 to William Hamersly for overpayment of sanitation bill. The properties were sold.

• Approved opening a fire escrow account in the amount of $8,839.46 for Slakoper Rentals at 292 E. Snyder Ave.

• Approved accepting a donation of $3,939.59 from the Pocono Mountain Visitors Bureau of the purchase of 24 trash cans for the parks and playgrounds.

• Approved paying the additional costs of $1,857.62 for new radios for the fire company not covered by a grant using COVID-19 funds. The grant was originally for turnout gear and radios, but was amended to buy a new truck radio, resulting in additional costs.

• Approved a resolution requesting $78,993.41 in grant funding from the state Department of Community and Economic Development Local Share Account (Monroe) to buy a portable excavator.

• Approved a pass-through agreement between the borough, Grace Community Church and Second Harvest Food Bank in the amount of $252,465 for work on the community center at 47 W. Ridge St.

• Approved the purchase of a 2024 version of QuickBooks Desktop at a yearly cost of $849. The borough has been using the 2011 version of the software.

• Approved advertising in the newspaper for an open seat on the Civil Service Commission. The board was scheduled to reorganize last week, but newly appointed tax collector, Joe Pavlis, resigned. Other members include John Turcmanovich, Steve Foster and Thomas Dahl, who had been appointed as an alternate. The new alternate is sought.