Borough Council to Hold Public Hearing Regarding Dunkin’

Ellwood City Borough Council announced during the April 17 regular meeting that they will hold a public hearing to consider a conditional use request from Dunkin’ on May 15 at 5:45 p.m.

The meeting will take place in the Borough Building’s Council Chambers on the second floor.

Blueprint for the proposed Dunkin’ on the corner of Spring Avenue and Fifth Street.

Borough Manager Kevin Swogger said the borough will be applying for a Lawrence County Liquid Fuels Grant to help offset the costs of the 2021 Road Improvement Project.

He also said that applications are still being accepted for the Ellwood City Façade Improvement Program. So far according to Swogger, applicants have included Fox & Fox, P.C., Posies by Patti, and Grand Paws Pet Salon.

Swogger added that workers will soon begin painting curbs and crosswalks around the city.

Motions Passed:

• A motion to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held 2/20/23.
• A motion to approve the Pre-Paid Voucher List dated 4/11/23, in the amount of $560,111.97, and the List of Vouchers to be Paid dated 4/12/23, in the amount of $261,690.36.
• A motion to approve the Departmental Reports.
• A motion to adopt an Ordinance repealing Ordinance #2609 and establishing one way traffic on Glen Avenue from 5th Street to 6th Street westbound.
• A motion to advertise an ordinance repealing Ordinance #2603, establishing a stop intersection on Glen Avenue at 5th Street eastbound.
• A motion to advertise an ordinance repealing Ordinance #2604 designating no left turn or straight through at Glen Avenue and 5th Street eastbound.
• A motion to advertise an ordinance repealing Ordinance #2605 and advertise an ordinance establishing No Parking on Glen Avenue (south) from 5th Street to a point 197’ west.
• A motion to approve the request by the EC Area Public Library to close Lawrence Avenue from 4th Street to 6th Street on August 11 from 5-8pm for a wine and food truck fundraiser. It is also requested to approve suspending Part 6, Chapter 606, of the Codified Ordinance Book pertaining to open containers. This suspension only applies to participants of the library fundraiser event. Event insurance shall be purchased, naming the Borough of Ellwood City as an additional named insured. All necessary State and County permits shall be in place for this event.
• A motion to approve the request by the EC Community Enrichment to close Lawrence Avenue from 5th Street to 6th Street beginning at 6:45pm on June 17, July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12 for the summer concerts at the Community Plaza.
• A motion to award the bid for the sale of a 2009 Lee Boy Pothole Pitcher to Chad Moffatt at the cost of $1,080.00.
• A motion to reject all bids and readvertise the bid for the Stiefel Park Hockey Rink Resurfacing Project.
• A motion to request additional funding in the amount of $2,500,000 from PennVest relative to the Wampum Avenue Pump Station Project.
• A motion to rescind the motion made at the Regular Council Meeting held 1/16/23 “to approve the quote from Insight Pipe Contracting in the amount of $63,109.90 for the lining of the 6th Street and Lawrence Avenue sanitary sewer. This amount will be paid from the General Fund.”
• A motion to ratify the payment in the amount of $73,934 to Insight Pipe Contracting for the lining of the 6th Street and Lawrence Avenue sanitary sewer. This amount was paid from the Sewage Collection Reserve Fund.
• A motion to approve the request to use the Men’s softball field May 20 from 8-10pm and May 21 from 8-3pm.
• A motion to approve suspending Part 10, Chapter 1066, subsection 1066.03 (a) of the Codified Ordinance Book pertaining to the prohibition of alcohol in Ewing Park. This suspension only applies to participants of the “Oktoberfest” event to be held October 7. Event insurance shall be purchased, naming the Borough of Ellwood City as an additional named insured. All necessary State and County permits shall be in place for this event.
• A motion to ratify the employment of the following individuals for summer work, contingent upon satisfactory background checks/clearances at $12 an hour: Justin Cameron, Timothy Flynn, Nicholas Garuccio, Blake Mravintz, and Ralph Richardson
• A motion to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Local Union #964 (Clerical Employees) and the Borough relative to earning vacation time during the first year of employment.
• A motion to approve the monthly pension benefit of Diane Daubenspeck (Municipal Employees’ Plan), as submitted by the Actuary.
• A motion to accept the resignation of Maximus Franksain, a part-time Public Works employee, effective 4/13/23, his last day of employment.
• A motion to advertise for a part time Public Works employee at the rate of $15.00 per hour.
• A motion to approve the request to use the Community Plaza on May 4 from 11-2pm for a National Day of Prayer event.
• A motion to approve the Agreement with the Beaver County YMCA, as submitted, relative to the YMCA running the summer playground program at a cost of $4,000 plus $1,000 for additional staff, if needed. This amount will be paid from the General Fund.