A school bus stop in Lansford is aggravating residents.

Now the borough is planning a meeting with officials from Panther Valley School District to see if the stop can be moved.

At a borough council meeting Wednesday night, Councilman John Turcmanovich reported that two residents raised complaints during a recent meeting of council’s public safety committee. The residents discussed children and parents being disruptive around the bus stop located at 24 W. Bertsch St. They requested that a police officer or crossing guard be posted at the bus stop between 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 2:30-4 p.m.

“They complained that the students and parents aren’t staying in the area of the stop, but running around their properties, leaving trash on the property, damaging a stone wall on the property,” Turcmanovich said. “They stated the parents do nothing to control the children, as they sit on the curb, drink coffee and smoke. They also leave their trash around.”

Turcmanovich said the residents reported that they tried to confront the parents at the bus stop, but the parents responded rudely.

The borough also received a copy of a letter addressed to the school board from a lawyer who said he was representing two residents who would like the bus stop moved, or the police to patrol the stop.

The bus stop at 24 W. Bertsch St. was created because the district wanted to break up another disruptive bus stop nearby. Lansford Borough Council voted last month to eliminate the proposed bus stop after residents Gail Yasson and Theresa Papay said the bus stop would create disruptions for neighbors, and be dangerous for kids because of drug dealing in the area.

But the district said they couldn’t move the bus stop because it was too close to the start of the school year.

Mayor James Romankow said he would advise the police to try to patrol near bus stops, particularly the one in question and see if there’s anything they can do. But he said it is not a crossing guard’s job to police behavior at the bus stop.

“A crossing guard’s job is to stop cars coming, not to worry about what is going on with the children and the parents at the stop,” he said.

Romankow said he also believes smoking at a bus stop is against school policies.

Councilman Jared Soto said he is planning to meet with the school again to see if the stop can be moved now that the school year has started.

“We’re going to have another meeting about some of the complaints received,” Soto said. “Hopefully before the next council meeting comes up we’ll have some resolution on some of the complaints which came up.”