Bowmanstown will move forward with a zoning permit concerning solar panels in East Penn Township on borough property.

Borough council last week agreed to submit a zoning application for the solar panel field along Route 895, right after the last house on the left heading west, with the address of 1938 E. Lizard Creek Road.

The application is in the hands of the East Penn Township zoning officer.

Tunnel lighting

Council also last week approved a quote in the amount of $3,069 from Frable & Son Electrical Services to upgrade the tunnel lighting.

The measure was approved in terms of safety and to stop people from camping inside the tunnel.

In March 2022, a mural in the tunnel was vandalized and graffiti had returned under the tunnel where the Bowmanstown Area Residents Concerned hung the mural.

Other business

In other action, council:

• Announced that it’s waiting on a meeting to be set up with St. Luke’s in regard to the Bank Street location and sewer issues.

• Announced that construction for the Mill Street project is anticipated between Sept. 16 through Oct. 4.

• Agreed to spend up to $150 on a conference phone for council chambers.

• Allowed Public Works Supervisor Chris Bixler to work from home monitoring the sewer plant four hours a day.

• Extended Ed Shubeck‘s probationary period to further evaluate. Shubeck was hired in June as a part-time seasonal employee.

• Approved the Minimum Municipal Obligation for the pension plan for 2025.

• Discussed, but did not take any action, on purchasing a trail camera due to illegal garbage dumping is happening at the treatment plant.

• Discussed possibly performing street sealing by the end of this month.

• Announced that a notice for the civil action hearing Borough v. David Halm, Christopher Sommers, has been rescheduled for 3 p.m. Oct. 11. It is for a zoning violation.