Aug. 10 marked the first meeting of the month for the Alburtis Borough Council. It was another light agenda and quick meeting. Meetings are held at 260 Franklin St. and occur on the second and last Wednesday of every month.

The meeting began without public comment.

Council President Ron DeIaco said another resident complained to him about the tractor-trailer traffic in the borough. He said he reminded them that unless the trucks are on a borough road, they can’t do anything about it.

A question was asked about starting a petition to complete Sauerkraut Lane through to Route 100. Council’s reaction was bleak toward action being taken. A suggestion was made to go to a Lower Macungie Township Board of Commissioners meeting so a request can be made about action from them regarding the road’s completion.

Borough Manager Sharon Trexler said she received an answer from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation about a truck traffic study and they responded the borough is over-signed regarding truck traffic. They felt enforcement is the only response.

Mayor Kathleen Palmer did not have anything to report. Police Chief Tony Alsleben was not in attendance for a police report.

Following the approval of the previous meeting minutes, the bills for payment, treasurer’s report and engineer’s report were all read and approved.

The bills for payment totaled $51,832.

There were a few updates in the engineer’s report. It was shown council favored removing three parking spaces along Franklin Street to provide adequate sight distances.

A multimodal grant application was submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for work to be done to fix the School Street drainage issues.

Lastly, the contractor assigned for the pump station modifications expects the project to be complete by the end of August.

In administration, the first item was a signatory billing process from the Lehigh County Authority regarding sewage. The borough either receives a credit or must pay an amount depending on projects and budget. The proposal from the Lehigh County Authority is to put the money in a new account that can be accessed for projects needed for the southwestern Lehigh area. The council accepted and approved the new process to start next year.

Next, a motion was approved to pay standard pipe services $46,800.

In a bright spot, the Hometown Heroes Banners have been received; some are up around the borough.

The last item was the recycling event report. Trexler said there was not nearly as much as expected and people were able to leave early. They might only hold the event every two years.

Following this, the meeting was adjourned.