At the May 13 Bath Borough Council meeting, borough Solicitor James Kratz shared an email with council he received from a Bath resident. The resident has reportedly been requesting numerous borough documents and borough records, many of which were requested through Right to Know requests.

These requests have reportedly cost thousands of borough tax dollars to answer.

Kratz also pointed out what he described as grossly unprofessional language used by the resident in his emails. Kratz read the unappreciated language to council and those present at the meeting, including the resident in question.

”I don’t find this amusing,” Kratz said. “This is not how adults talk.”

The solicitor added he has received more than one email like this from this resident. Kratz directly told the resident he is not to send him any more emails and “waste taxpayer dollars.”

In other business, council President Frank Hesch opened a discussion about the issues of their Zoom meeting service not working correctly. Hesch asked if council would consider abandoning Zoom meetings at this point. Council voted to discontinue the Zoom meetings and keep the audio recording component of the meetings. Future meetings will be held in person only for the time being.

In the environmental steering committee report, it was mentioned members are working on developing a monthly cleanup in town. The committee is also considering a name change for the group.

The community and economic development committee may restart business forums with a possible early topic of active shooter training. The committee also wants to have the Sunday of Bath Old Home Weekend be called Organization Day for nonprofits recognized for their efforts to serve the community.

The public safety committee is reviewing Bath parking regulations and working with the fire department to develop a list of residents who would need assistance evacuating a burning home or building.

Plans are being made to celebrate the 250th celebration of the United States. Anyone interested in joining the effort to have a communitywide U.S. birthday celebration can contact the borough office to volunteer to serve on the committee.

Mayor Fiorella Reginelli Mirabito said she attended the 119th anniversary of the founding of Pennsylvania State Police. The new Troop M leader, Lt. Jason Troutman, was present and said he and his team look forward to serving Bath residents.

Reginelli Mirabito noted PSP has some plans for Bath to improve community safety.

She also reminded residents to take an active role in public safety by applying the adage, “If you see something, say something.”

The public works department said they will be filling potholes, painting crosswalks and painting curbs in the coming weeks.

The fire department reported there were 16 fire calls for the month of April and 106 year-to-date fire calls.

The next council meeting is set for 6 p.m. July 8 at borough hall, 121 S. Walnut St. It is an in-person-only meeting. The meeting audio will be recorded, with the recording to be posted on the borough website within two days of the scheduled meeting.