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Friday, July 12, 1996 Page:
EDWARDSVILLE Improvements, vaccine on tap for borough
The borough will receive more than $97,000 in grant money from Luzerne
County for capital improvements and purchase of hepatitis B vaccinations for
their police and emergency departments, the Borough Council announced during a
Thursday night meetingThe capital improvements include paving of
Northampton and Swallow streets and Atlantic Avenue. The council also voted
unanimously to name Pasonick Engineers to head those construction projects.
The council said the borough will undertake several road projects during
the summer months and also proposed turning Rice Avenue into a one-way street.
Several residents in attendance complained that the Rice Avenue proposal
would only create new traffic problems.
Rice Avenue is located on a hill, and the proposed one way would result in
poor visibility for drivers and create poorer driving conditions during the
winter months, the residents said.
Council President James Hankey, said the safety and convenience of the area
residents comes first and no decision will be made without further study.
The municipal building also will receive a face lift.
Infrared testing of the building’s roof begins Monday and will take a month
to complete.
The high-tech system will show dilapidated insulation and save the borough
an estimated $20,000 in costs by preventing unnecessary repairs.
Council approved the vaccine purchase after solicitor Paul Keating said
members of the borough’s police and emergency teams are presently being
exposed to the dangerous virus.
“Twice last year they responded to calls on two separate occasions in which
people tested positive for the virus,” Keating said.