Lansford Borough Council discussed painting parking meter posts in the downtown, batting around ideas for colors from antique burgundy, black or bottle green, matching the streetlight poles.

Councilwoman Michele Bartek said she’d like to see the fire hydrants painted and would really like the borough to tackle weeds ahead of summer events.

Council President Joe Genits, presiding over the workshop meeting Tuesday night, referred the decision to a future meeting.

He also suggested finding volunteers to paint, and Councilwoman Gwyneth Collevechio is looking at the county summer youth employment program, which the borough had used in the past.

Genits noted that the borough has not received any bids for street materials for paving, and bids are due by 3 p.m. May 13, ahead of the council’s regular meeting.

In other business, council discussed:

• Revising the free yard sale dates for 2026, which had been approved last year. Two of the free yard sale dates are scheduled for this weekend.

Council agreed upon two weekends a year, instead of three, going with the third weekend in May and September with no rain dates, but no formal vote could be taken until next week.

• The possibility of residents being able to lease land from the borough for parking, namely the 800 block of East Ridge Street near homes. The borough owns roughly 32 acres in this area.

Council members pointed out that over the years people built on paper streets, which may be an issue in some other areas. They also discussed liability if a tree came down on vehicles parked on leased land, wondering who’d be responsible.

Council planned to do more research on the ownership of the paper streets and whether or not some had already been sold to adjacent property owners, and whether vacating those streets would be a better option.

• The status of the water bill for the train station on Dock Street. Council did not know if it had been paid or not, despite voting to pay it last month asking for the interest to be forgiven last month.

The Lansford Historical Society had agreed to reimburse the borough for bills as part of the transfer agreement. The council has not taken formal action on a transfer yet. Genits would be checking with office staff to see the status of the bill.

• The resolution for streaming of meetings, including the development of policy, in passing. Council members have the resolution to make a decision, Genits said.

• Selling the Silberline property or getting a certified appraisal. Council members noted they would need a certified commercial appraisal of the property and noted there are one or maybe two appraisers in the county who do this type of work. Council may bring this for vote at its next meeting.

•Getting rid of the equipment at the concession stand in Ashton Park. Councilwoman Michel Bartek wants to get new equipment, and Councilman Bruce Markovich suggested offering it to the No. 9 Mine and Museum before scrapping it.

• A request from a resident regarding making Kline Avenue/Alley a one-way street. Councilwoman Gwyneth Collevechio asked if they submitted a letter with the request, and Councilman John Zym, who chairs the zoning and ordinance committee, said he didn’t have a letter, and thought he’d just bring it before council to discuss.

• A request from Zym regarding removing the six-inch set back for fences from the ordinance, because it creates a no-man’s-land for weeds and debris between properties with two fences. Genits explained that the committee should bundle ordinance changes and do all at once, rather than individual small changes in a lengthy process.

• Removing dedicated parking spaces along Ridge Street in the business district and moving to two-hour parking limits during business hours only.

Bartek suggested allowing only residential parking on the north side of Ridge Street, and business parking only the south side. Spaces would be rented out to homeowners and apartment owners, and they’d get an assigned spot, under the idea she floated.

Genits pointed out that the borough doesn’t have people to enforce parking limits, such as two-hour business district parking, now.

Parking rules and current lists, including handicapped, will be addressed further at another meeting.