Friday, October 24, 2008
Mayor Denied - CVFD to get new truck
Mayor O'Connell's attempt to veto the new CVFD truck purchase failed miserably at the Oct. 22, 2008 council meeting. The Mayor was unable to get the 2/3 majority vote she needed, Council members stuck with their original vote to purchase the new truck.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Mayor to Veto CVFD Truck Purchase- 10/22/08
In the spring of 2008 the CVFD approached counsel notifying them of the need for a new ladder truck. The current is truck is from 1982 and has a 75' ladder. The new truck will be built to the 2009 NFPA standard and have a 100' ladder.
The truck will be approximately $740,000 w/ the CVFD contributing approximately $196,000. In the end the borough will be responsible for $540,000 w/ annual payments beginning in 2011 (approx. $40,000/year). This will allow the borough plenty of time to plan (something that may be new to them) for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 budgets.
It appears Mayor O'Connell will attempt to use her veto to stop the purchase of the new CVFD Fire Truck at the Oct. 22, 2008 Council meeting. Her veto can only be overridden with a 2/3 majority vote. Keep in mind the vote to purchase the truck was 6-ya and 3-nay.
Original Vote to Purchase Truck:
Ya: Bloom, Christman, Sappie, Donovan, Ogden, Luxbacher
Na: Cindric, Byers, Viola
The truck will be approximately $740,000 w/ the CVFD contributing approximately $196,000. In the end the borough will be responsible for $540,000 w/ annual payments beginning in 2011 (approx. $40,000/year). This will allow the borough plenty of time to plan (something that may be new to them) for the 2009, 2010 and 2011 budgets.
It appears Mayor O'Connell will attempt to use her veto to stop the purchase of the new CVFD Fire Truck at the Oct. 22, 2008 Council meeting. Her veto can only be overridden with a 2/3 majority vote. Keep in mind the vote to purchase the truck was 6-ya and 3-nay.
Original Vote to Purchase Truck:
Ya: Bloom, Christman, Sappie, Donovan, Ogden, Luxbacher
Na: Cindric, Byers, Viola
Monday, October 6, 2008
Bridge Fixed Temporarily - More Expenses
The Bridge is Open!! Yippie!!
Don't get to excited. It cost the borough approximately $26K to open the bridge for about 6-7 months. Most of the money spent to open the bridge is throw away work. The contractor will have to dig-out the work that was recently done to correctly finish the bridge repairs in the spring of 2009.
$26K / 6 = $4,300/month - Was it really worth it??
Don't get to excited. It cost the borough approximately $26K to open the bridge for about 6-7 months. Most of the money spent to open the bridge is throw away work. The contractor will have to dig-out the work that was recently done to correctly finish the bridge repairs in the spring of 2009.
$26K / 6 = $4,300/month - Was it really worth it??
Ed Stewart Appointed to Civil Service Commission
Former borough president Ed Stewart was appointed to the Crafton Civil Service Commission. This is a 6 year term that fills the vacant position left by E. Doherty when his term ended in July.
Council vote
Yea: Byers, Cindric, Christman, Luxbacher, Viola
Na: Bloom, Ogden, Sappie, Donovan
Council vote
Yea: Byers, Cindric, Christman, Luxbacher, Viola
Na: Bloom, Ogden, Sappie, Donovan
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