Alburtis Borough Council met May 31 in a meeting highlighted by a new ordinance passed by council.

The meeting began without public comment.

Mayor Kathleen Palmer reported on local kids hanging around the salt shed and asked to have signs posted showing it is private property. She said no one should be going to or in that area.

Next, the previous meeting minutes, bills for payment and fiscal consultant’s report were approved.

Councilman Mehmet Birtek said council is operating over budget in the fiscal consultant’s report; however, a couple of council members replied taxes are starting to come in and a grant is anticipated. Birtek was concerned the budget/cash flow was not being adequately represented in the report and suggested estimates should be provided moving forward.

Council asked Borough Manager Stephen Nemeth to ask the consultant to provide a quarterly report in the fashion suggested by Birtek.

There was no engineer’s report on the agenda.

The first item in administration was the approval of Ordinance 580.

Ordinance No. 580 - prohibits parking on the westerly side of Franklin Street in a zone extending from the northerly curb line of Church Street toward the north for 88 feet.

In other business, an update was provided for the pump replacement at Well House 4. The quote to replace the pump was approximately $69,000. This was a Costar’s quote. The purchase was approved. All other stations are properly updated and under warranty.

Mike Preston from Ott Consulting was in attendance to explain additional trench drains needed for the Franklin Street project. There are 11 needed totaling an estimated $9,000. It was suggested American Rescue Plan Act funding could be used for this; however, it was not included in the motion. It was approved by the council.

It was decided and approved the Harold Frey Memorial Bench will be placed in front of borough hall.

A Bicentennial Village presentation recap was next discussed. Council President Ron DeIaco saw the presentation as very helpful for the borough residents. He said those who were angry were able to, at least, leave ambivalent about the project. A lot of questions asked concerned the budget. There was also worry about losing the parking ability on one side of the street. However, there aren’t many parking spaces available now and a decision has not been made yet.

A notification was received from the state police the borough received $402.64 in fines and penalties payment.

The meeting was then adjourned. The next meeting will be held 7 p.m. June 14 at borough hall, 260 Franklin St.