The Oct. 26 meeting of the Alburtis Borough Council began with an appeal from Council President Ronald DeIaco for residents to vote not solely based on party affiliations but with their conscience during the upcoming presidential election.

William Papp, of Boy Scout Troop 86 in Alburtis, spoke at the meeting about his recently completed Eagle Scout project. For his project, Papp renovated a hockey court off Second Street in Alburtis. Papp said if he could do the project over again he would want to be more of an outgoing leader

“I was kind of shy because I’m not typically a leader,” Papp said.

According to Papp, the project included 200 man hours all together.

Next on the agenda was Resolution 2016-17 which had to do with small water and sewer grants in Pennsylvania. Council unanimously approved the resolution.

Council next looked into a resident request received from Chad Nevel, who asked about a quiet zone for trains at the Church Street train crossing near the fields at Lock Ridge Community.

Alburtis Mayor Kathleen Palmer explained because of fatalities and dangerous situations engineers are in, they are required to log their whistles.

Council decided it is not feasible to have a quiet zone and the borough can’t do anything about it at the moment.

Council then discussed a request from the Lions Club to have their logo displayed on the Alburtis Borough sign. Council decided the Lions Club logo should be no bigger than the Alburtis Borough logo on the sign.

It was decided nonprofit foundations operating within the borough would be able to have logos on the borough’s sign. Executive Secretary Sharon Trexler said she would come up with a list of rules for organizations having logos on the sign.

With a new Costco opening in the area Nov. 18, council discussed purchasing a Costco membership to be used to purchase goods the borough government needs. The Costco membership would be $110 and the borough would receive a $50 gift card as well as coupons for various items. It was decided the borough would join Costco. Even though the prices for some items at Costco might be more expensive than the same items at Sam’s Club, council believes Costo’s prices for gas evens the playing field.

Alburtis Borough Solicitor David Knerr discussed different options for selling one of the borough’s police cars. Council debated whether to sell the car online or in the newspaper. With the online option, there would be a decided start and end date for bidding on the website. Even though the price for advertising would be the same in either medium, the online ad might last longer.

Alburtis Borough Council meets the second and last Wednesdays of each month. The next meeting will be held Nov. 9. The meetings are held 7 p.m. in the Alburtis Borough Hall, 206 Franklin St.