EVERSON – It’s official. Cat owners residing in Everson Borough must now license their pets, just as dog owners do. Everson Borough Council unanimously passed the new ordinance at Monday’s meeting, and Mayor Timothy Shoemaker said the borough will need to issue the licenses on its own. Just how this will be accomplished will be discussed further at council’s upcoming work session. Paving of several streets in the borough was the other topic of conversation Monday, as council member John Szolek estimated that it would take approximately 100 tons of material to pave Jones, Price, Shipley and Grant streets after they were damaged by construction. At about $40 per ton, the council would incur a cost of $4,000 for the project. In addition, residents have inquired as to the height of the curb. Some doorways and fences along the area under construction are now several inches below or above the curb, and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation site inspector Bill Snyder is scheduled to visit the area on Wednesday to investigate. Snyder has already addressed a resident’s concern about the possibility of water draining onto King Street. According to Snyder, the street will be graded to a catch basin so that no water will accumulate. Meanwhile, the paving project continues, and Shoemaker said Hill and Vance streets will eventually be closed for one to two days while paving is done from the bridge to the borough line. Shoemaker said the road crew will try to pave one end at a time to maintain access. Council also said bidding on replacing the Fifth Avenue bridge will open next month and approved the proposed ordinance to put a 10-ton weight limit on Graff and Painter streets from Hill Street to Vance Street. The ordinance was passed to prevent further damage from tri-axle trucks which had been using the streets as thoroughfares despite the ‘local traffic only’ signs. In other business, council:

Approved a resolution to increase the amount of non-electoral debt to $14,000. Promoted Officer Mark Price to a lieutenant in the police department at a salary equal to that of sergeant. Accepted the donation of a police car from Scottdale Borough and voted to incur the cost. Hired Patty Schomer as a crossing guard and proposed buying an extra vest and equipment.

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