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Council President Michele Giangrieco called the Hallstead Borough Council meeting to order at 7:05pm. The prior meeting minutes were approved with no changes. The Treasurer’s Report was also approved, and the bills were presented for payment. It was noted that the Act 13 monies had been received.

A bid from Hunt Associates was received for the survey of the park by the Library. After a short discussion, it was approved. The hot dog vendor who had been in the Pennstar parking lot has requested to move to the small borough park for the remainder of the season. The Council approved the request as the vendor has all the pertinent insurances and licenses. President Giangrieco noted that last week Walton Dahlander came to the meeting to discuss the Municipal Loan Guarantee from the Hallstead-Great Bend Joint Sewer authority. While he was there he listened to several issues and suggestions the Council members present had. Among the items noted were the management issues of the Sewer Authority, the need of the Authority to collect monies due, rates for homes vs. businesses, and offering discounts to certain populations. This ordinance was approved after discussion. A Resolution for the Management of the Flood Plain Ordinance was presented and approved. This will be managed by the Susquehanna County Council of Governments.

Lanesboro’s regularly planned meeting day is the first Tuesday of each month, but a “funny” thing happened when July’s first Tuesday approached. Previous optimism for speedy completion of the Community Center had faded when deadlines were missed, and the resulting consequence was postponement of the July 2nd meeting to Wednesday, July 17th.

But Mother Nature threw a curve ball to council when the 17th rolled around. With Lanesboro and environs mired in the third day of the summer’s first official heat wave, any possibility of meeting in conditions other than harsh evaporated in inverse proportion to the rise in temperature and humidity.

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