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Will pool's future make waves here next week?
By JAMES McGINNIS
Ephrata Review
Published: May 15, 2008 10:37 AM EST
EPHRATA - A special meeting will be held Monday, May 19 to unveil several proposals
to renovate or reconstruct the Ephrata Community Pool.
Council
member, Daryl Horning said Monday that the Community Services Committee
will hold the meeting to determine the future of the three-pool complex in
Grater Park.
The pool has needed frequent improvements in recent
years because of its age. The council decided last year to study whether to
make extensive renovations to the existing pools or build new
ones.
Horning said that he hopes that attendance at the
meeting, which will start at 6:30 p.m. in the borough building, will be
high, because council wants to get an accurate representation of the views
of the community. "The borough will get its first look at the options for
our new pool next Monday evening," he said. "I hope we get a lot of people
to attend. We welcome anyone with a vested interest in the borough's
community pool."
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Council also approved a number of
planned improvements to several streets.
The council
unanimously voted to accept a bid of $105,270 from Burkholder Paving to
mill and resurface the section of State Street between Fulton and Orange
streets this summer. The size of the bid was significantly less than the
estimated $160,000.
Borough Engineering Project Manager David
Burkholder, who is not related to the owners of Burkholder Paving, said
that the project is expected to begin in early August and be completed by
Aug. 21.
"Our goal is to get our street work done before the start
of the new school year," he said.
The council also approved
easements between Redner's, Zimmerman's Auto and Homett Corporation to
install a traffic signal at the intersection between the entrances to their
parking lots and Route 272. The borough expects installation of the signal
to improve the safety of the intersection.
The council also
voted to accept a $65,654 Lancaster County transportation grant to help
fund the construction of a sidewalk along the west side of Route 272
between Martin Avenue and the northern borough line later this summer, and
to authorize the HRG engineering firm to conduct a feasibility study that
will determine whether a left-hand turn signal can be installed at the
intersection of Main and Lake streets. The study is estimated to cost
$8500.
Officials also approved plans to repair several stormwater
culverts and resurface Tower Road later this
summer.
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•Officials also authorized the Garden Spot
Auto Auction to sell nine of the 12 vehicles from the department's old
fleet. The other 3 will be donated to the borough for official use by
staff.
•The council also voted to renew the $200 per acre lease
for the Haller property to the Zeiset family. The borough leases the tract
to the Zeisets, who use it for farmland, on an annual basis.
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