Alburtis Borough Council met May 11 with a few items highlighted on the agenda regarding parks and recreation.

The meeting began with a public comment about flags being placed near the borough building. Council said flags are planned but financing has not been resolved.

There was no mayoral report, but new part-time police officer Ethan Hugg was sworn in.

Before the meeting, Chief Tony Alsleben said recruiting is going well for the police department. In his police report, Alsleben said three officers have already been brought in. He is looking to fill one more spot in the department.

The bills for payment totaled $66,492.66. The treasurer and administrator reports were quickly approved without comment.

In administration, the first item involved park and recreation items. Kathleen Raines stepped down from her position as chair of the department. She recommended current council member Stephen Nemeth for the position. This was approved.

Next, the name of the Alburtis upper ball field was announced. It was decided it would be called “Raines Park.”

The next item discussed was a grant application from the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Council decided to request additional memorial flags for past service community members. This grant is to “help fund a variety of projects intended to visually enhance our downtowns and surrounding traditional neighborhoods.”

Additionally, Borough Manager Sharon Trexler has a previous list of items to request already. They were not discussed.

Following this, the American Rescue Plan Act Funds were brought up. There is still $110,000 available which will most likely go to road work.

The last item was a talk about discussions with the office of state Sen. Pat Browne, R-16th, about truck traffic. They said they will need to perform a traffic survey on the roadways. This really provided no help, as more roads are opening with more trucks coming due to the expanding warehouses. Their hope now is for the additional police hires to help stop the traffic.

Council talked about the deterioration of the roadways due to the heavy truck traffic. They said the truck traffic is causing terrible potholes very dangerous to drive over. Councilman Hector Moss advised getting the survey completed so some action can take place. This could get the ball rolling with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The next borough council meeting takes place 7 p.m. May 25 at 260 Franklin St., Alburtis.