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The Great Bend Borough Council called the meeting to order promptly on June 6th at 7:00 pm. Following establishment of quorum the council members moved swiftly into the agenda approving the prior meeting minutes. There were a couple of requests regarding the Treasurer's Report for clarification on specific line items that were easily answered. After the clarifications were made, the Treasurer's Report was also approved.

The report from Roads and Parks was discussed with several items being ongoing due to outside contacts. Of special note were the playground equipment receiving its own line item in the budget and $1,000 from the Parks budget line transferred into that special line for specific use of replacement of play equipment. It was also noted, with regards to the parks, that Rosenkrans generously donated the signage for all three parks. Paving and road projects continue with bids being submitted up until the deadline of June 17, and the crack sealing on a number of streets has been confirmed for a cost of $6,300 – which is the same price as last year. It was also noted that the unenforceable no parking signs were taken down at the Kime Apartments.

Great Bend Township Supervisors, Joe Gaughan, Ronald Cranage Jr., and Sheila Guinan, are beating the bushes for residents to fill two key positions. At their monthly meeting on June 3rd supervisors stressed the importance of filling both the township’s Emergency Management Coordinator position, as well as the long-vacant second seat on the Great Bend Sewer Authority board.

To drive home the point of how dire the situation has become, Supervisors read a letter from Attorney Ray Davis, solicitor for the Sewer Authority. Attorney Davis’ letter noted that the board was unable to achieve a quorum due to vacancies, hence his entreaty to the township’s supervisors to fill the vacant position. (Walt Dahlander, appointed in spring 2012, holds the other Great Bend Township seat on the sewer board.) Supervisors noted that the Sewer Authority meets at the same time as their own meeting, thereby precluding any of them from concurrently sitting on that board.

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