(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
It was “yes” all across the board for the Beaver Falls city council at their July 26 meeting, as there were no dissenting votes on the 10 resolutions (out of 11) that were voted upon. Among them was the follow-up decision to the proposition made by the Reclaim Project at the July 12 council meeting, and on this night the council approved for city manager Charles Jones to begin purchasing properties for the Reclaim Project to advance with their plan.
Also approved at the meeting were separate repository purchases for properties on 415 6th Avenue and 1832 6th Avenue, lot consolidation for Tiger Pause at 2201 & 2213 8th Avenue to expand their water play area, the purchase for a previously-owned 2016 Datamaster Model DMT Touchscreen for the police department, and the suspension of Ordinance 1838 to allow the “Sales Of Summer” event to take place for the Beaver Falls Business District Authority on August 20.
The lone section of the agenda not voted yes to–in fact, not voted upon at all–was the letter submitted to the Safety Committee in regards to acts of speeding and vandalism in the long alley located between 4th and 5th Avenue on College Hill. Residents Scott Shidemantle and Roman Kozak spoke about the danger that speeding presents to children, teenagers and other citizens within the alley–which stretches from 37th Street to 28th Street on College Hill–and how signs that warned drivers not to speed were “stolen or vandalized,” as described by Shidemantle.
“We suggest a couple of ideas,” Shidemantle added. “One being to designate that alley as 5 miles per hour, and maybe just keep an eye on it…another idea was to pick up some speed bumps and install them along that alley.” Mayor Kenya Johns, while in agreeance with the necessity for action, said that the speed bumps could not be implemented for the liability damage it would cause for street sweepers.
The next Beaver Falls council meeting is scheduled for August 9 at 7:00 PM.