Weissport Borough Council passed a motion Monday night to allow Councilman Bill Hartzell to spend up to $75 to purchase a high-concentration vinegar, salt and purple dye to be used for killing weeds that are growing on the cracks on the streets and the curbs.

“We need to kill that or it will start breaking up the streets,” Hartzell said.

The mixture takes a little longer to kill weeds; however, it is safer to use around pets and people, and the weeds stay away for approximately seven months.

“The purple dye is so that people can see we are using it,” Hartzell told council. “The mixture will not hurt anyone.”

In other business, Secretary/Treasurer Cheryl Miller gave council members a paper from Berkheimer, the tax collection firm, that explained two types of local taxes.

“EIT, or Earned Income Tax, can be spent on anything,” Miller said.

“LST, or Local Services Tax, at least 25% of it has to be spent on emergency services,” Miller read.

“We could do Chief Williams’ payroll out of that,” she said. “We could also use it for a fire hydrant, which is part of the water bill. It can also be used for road construction and maintenance.”

The LST is $52 per year that every working person in Weissport pays.

Other business

• Police Chief Matthew Williams submitted his monthly report.

For July, he responded to 19 calls for service. Among them were three traffic violations; four quality of life violations; two non-traffic citations; one quality of life ordinance (high grass and weeds); and one quality of life (junk vehicles).

The traffic violations were: one for the operation of an ATV on the streets; one for a driver required to be licensed; and one for operating an unregistered vehicle.

• Councilman Arland Moyer Sr. presented the monthly garbage fee and tax collection report.

* Solicitor Greg Mousseau told council that he sent out demand letters for the past-due garbage bills.

“At the next meeting I’ll tell you where that stands and who we should be taking to the magistrate’s office,” he said.