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Millerstown Borough Council Meeting Minutes April 6, 2026 Those in attendance: President Rob Shipp, Vice President Kevin Hertzler, Council members Rich Fegley, Tim Ritzman and Donna Showers. Mayor John Kerns, Secretary Karen Knellinger, Plant Manager Jared Wagner and Operator Brycen Little. HRG Engineer Isaac Underhill, Solicitor Bill Dissinger and Zoning Officer Tim Reilly. President Shipp called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Public and Private Concerns Sign ins: None None The minutes from the regular meeting were emailed and reviewed. Councilmember Fegley made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Councilmember Showers seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The bills/receipts/expenditures were reviewed and discussed. Councilmember Ritzman made a motion to approve the bills as presented. Vice President Hertzler seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. Street Committee Report Jared provided a list of streets in need of patching or paving with the recent water main breaks included. He will get three estimates as in the previous years. A new sign for N High Street and Municipal Building needs to be ordered since elections will be at the Borough Building. The Council approved. Sewer Committee Jared advises Burns has repaired the dehumidifier for the uv building. The pumps at the pumping station are at less than half capacity. Hopefully after the main relining the pigging of the main line will improve performance. The grant project is to start on April 14th. Water Committee Report Municipal Authority member Dave Mittner explained an Asset Management Plan meeting with DEP was held on 3/13 at the Borough office. He represented the Sewer Authority and no one from the Water Authority was present. He explained this is a free service offered from DEP under a Federal EPA grant as a tool to understand assets, age and a replacement list to assist in budgeting in the future. The only cost will be some admin planning and information from Jared and we will maintain the list for the future. Bonus points for having the plan will be considered from Pennvest or other agencies as this is not currently mandatory. Vice President and Water Chair Hertzler made a motion we adopt the Asset Management Plan for both the Sewer and Water systems. Water Vice Chair Councilmember Ritzman seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The reservoir meter is not working and Jared checked, the warranty is expired. An estimate on a digital replacement is $5,798 from LB Water. Jared will check if this is the only option but we must have a working meter. He also has an estimate on a level sensor for the tower so next time there is a water main break; he will know the water level and DEP has also suggested the need for one. President Shipp says this is an unbudgeted expense and will need to wait until next year. President Shipp and Jared will be assessing the future well site for EPA for their NEPA review to count trees and relay the habitat conditions. A water meter was given to 41 N Market Street for a rehabbed residence. Finance Committee Report The DCED auditors presented a draft of the audit. The balances are 1.3 million in assets and revenues and 1.1 million in expenditures resulting in a surplus of $191,000. There are no other findings. Vice President Hertzler made a motion to accept the final draft audit and send to DCED. Councilmember Fegley seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The 2024 and 2025 delinquent fire tax collected by the County will be paid to the fire company. Solid Waste Committee Report None Solicitor’s Report Solicitor Dissinger is working with Zoning Officer Reilly to develop a more readable zoning map. The Solicitor presented a sidewalk ordinance to replace the outdated version currently in force. He has updated the penalties and civil fines, power to fix issues and go to court if needed. He requests this to be placed on next month’s agenda for adoption. Councilmember Fegley authorized the Solicitor to advertise the sidewalk ordinance revision as presented to be considered for adoption at the next meeting. Councilmember Ritzman seconded. Approval was unanimous. Engineer’s Report Isaac advises no new land development plans. Genesee Valley Construction, LLC for the sewer rehab contract was given a Notice To Proceed on March 19th. A pre-construction meeting was held at the Borough office on March 30th. Anticipated start of work is April 14th with the project to be completed by mid-May. The pigging of the sewer main will be a separate project to begin after school is out sometime in late July or August. Everything should be complete by September which is the deadline of the grant. The NPDES permit has been approved by DEP for another five years. The Chapter 94 and the Chapter 110 were both submitted and approved by DEP. EPA is currently completing the NEPA review for the secondary well source project. Zoning Permit Zoning Officer Reilly advised he approved three permits, 527 Maple St, New Harvest Church, a playground, 41 N Mkt, a fence and 29 S Mkt rehab of a storage building. Mayor’s Report None Old Business The Zoning Hearing Board chose Seth Moseby as their Solicitor. The Penn Dot traffic counter is to be placed on Iron Mountain Road and Shiffer Road not Chestnut or Apple Street as previously thought. New Business The elections will be moving from the firehouse to the Borough Building for ease of parking and accessibility. A lease agreement for two years was presented for approval for the rental rate $175 two times a year from 4/26 to 12/31/27. Vice President Hertzler made a motion to approve the lease as presented. Councilmember Showers seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. L&I performs a random review of projects every five years for UCC compliance on BIU, the Borough administrators, for the inspections. They had no adverse findings for the projects they reviewed. Picture Perry project list was approved and will remain the same for the sewer and water improvements. Brush pickup will resume in the next week or two. Councilmember Fegley made a motion to adjourn. Vice President Hertzler seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The next meeting will be held on Monday, May 4th at 7pm.
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Millerstown Borough Council Meeting Minutes April 6, 2026 Those in attendance: President Rob Shipp, Vice President Kevin Hertzler, Council members Rich Fegley, Tim Ritzman and Donna Showers. Mayor John Kerns, Secretary Karen Knellinger, Plant Manager Jared Wagner and Operator Brycen Little. HRG Engineer Isaac Underhill, Solicitor Bill Dissinger and Zoning Officer Tim Reilly. President Shipp called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Public and Private Concerns Sign ins: None None The minutes from the regular meeting were emailed and reviewed. Councilmember Fegley made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Councilmember Showers seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The bills/receipts/expenditures were reviewed and discussed. Councilmember Ritzman made a motion to approve the bills as presented. Vice President Hertzler seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. Street Committee Report Jared provided a list of streets in need of patching or paving with the recent water main breaks included. He will get three estimates as in the previous years. A new sign for N High Street and Municipal Building needs to be ordered since elections will be at the Borough Building. The Council approved. Sewer Committee Jared advises Burns has repaired the dehumidifier for the uv building. The pumps at the pumping station are at less than half capacity. Hopefully after the main relining the pigging of the main line will improve performance. The grant project is to start on April 14th. Water Committee Report Municipal Authority member Dave Mittner explained an Asset Management Plan meeting with DEP was held on 3/13 at the Borough office. He represented the Sewer Authority and no one from the Water Authority was present. He explained this is a free service offered from DEP under a Federal EPA grant as a tool to understand assets, age and a replacement list to assist in budgeting in the future. The only cost will be some admin planning and information from Jared and we will maintain the list for the future. Bonus points for having the plan will be considered from Pennvest or other agencies as this is not currently mandatory. Vice President and Water Chair Hertzler made a motion we adopt the Asset Management Plan for both the Sewer and Water systems. Water Vice Chair Councilmember Ritzman seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The reservoir meter is not working and Jared checked, the warranty is expired. An estimate on a digital replacement is $5,798 from LB Water. Jared will check if this is the only option but we must have a working meter. He also has an estimate on a level sensor for the tower so next time there is a water main break; he will know the water level and DEP has also suggested the need for one. President Shipp says this is an unbudgeted expense and will need to wait until next year. President Shipp and Jared will be assessing the future well site for EPA for their NEPA review to count trees and relay the habitat conditions. A water meter was given to 41 N Market Street for a rehabbed residence. Finance Committee Report The DCED auditors presented a draft of the audit. The balances are 1.3 million in assets and revenues and 1.1 million in expenditures resulting in a surplus of $191,000. There are no other findings. Vice President Hertzler made a motion to accept the final draft audit and send to DCED. Councilmember Fegley seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The 2024 and 2025 delinquent fire tax collected by the County will be paid to the fire company. Solid Waste Committee Report None Solicitor’s Report Solicitor Dissinger is working with Zoning Officer Reilly to develop a more readable zoning map. The Solicitor presented a sidewalk ordinance to replace the outdated version currently in force. He has updated the penalties and civil fines, power to fix issues and go to court if needed. He requests this to be placed on next month’s agenda for adoption. Councilmember Fegley authorized the Solicitor to advertise the sidewalk ordinance revision as presented to be considered for adoption at the next meeting. Councilmember Ritzman seconded. Approval was unanimous. Engineer’s Report Isaac advises no new land development plans. Genesee Valley Construction, LLC for the sewer rehab contract was given a Notice To Proceed on March 19th. A pre-construction meeting was held at the Borough office on March 30th. Anticipated start of work is April 14th with the project to be completed by mid-May. The pigging of the sewer main will be a separate project to begin after school is out sometime in late July or August. Everything should be complete by September which is the deadline of the grant. The NPDES permit has been approved by DEP for another five years. The Chapter 94 and the Chapter 110 were both submitted and approved by DEP. EPA is currently completing the NEPA review for the secondary well source project. Zoning Permit Zoning Officer Reilly advised he approved three permits, 527 Maple St, New Harvest Church, a playground, 41 N Mkt, a fence and 29 S Mkt rehab of a storage building. Mayor’s Report None Old Business The Zoning Hearing Board chose Seth Moseby as their Solicitor. The Penn Dot traffic counter is to be placed on Iron Mountain Road and Shiffer Road not Chestnut or Apple Street as previously thought. New Business The elections will be moving from the firehouse to the Borough Building for ease of parking and accessibility. A lease agreement for two years was presented for approval for the rental rate $175 two times a year from 4/26 to 12/31/27. Vice President Hertzler made a motion to approve the lease as presented. Councilmember Showers seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. L&I performs a random review of projects every five years for UCC compliance on BIU, the Borough administrators, for the inspections. They had no adverse findings for the projects they reviewed. Picture Perry project list was approved and will remain the same for the sewer and water improvements. Brush pickup will resume in the next week or two. Councilmember Fegley made a motion to adjourn. Vice President Hertzler seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The next meeting will be held on Monday, May 4th at 7pm.