Lansford Borough Council approved a motion to increase the hourly wage for a part-time borough worker from $11 to $16 an hour.
“We spoke to a few people, some interested in the job, but not for the current rate,” Councilman William Chuma explained. “We need to raise it to at least $16. Other places like Walmart and McDonald’s all pay that much.”
Council is also now accepting applications for part-time workers for the summer to help with maintenance such as lawn care and other duties as needed. Candidates should have a driver’s license. Contact Lansford Borough at 570-645-3900.
In other business
• Council announced that they had no bids for street materials that had been advertised. Council will advertise a second time for bids for Resolution 2022-04 Bituminous Materials needed for road projects.
• Council approved Lansford Alive’s request to hold “Music in the Park” events in Kennedy Park, with dates to be announced later.
• Solicitor Robert Yurchak requested that council allow him to make changes to the handicapped ordinance to make it comply with state law.
“Too often what we are getting is that our ordinance says one thing, the state law says another,” Yurchak said. “I just want to make it consistent.”
Council approved the measure to allow Yurchak to update the ordinance.
• Council approved an estimate from A&H Equipment for repairs to an extension tube on the borough’s 1994 Vactor, a piece of equipment usually used in sewer cleaning. The estimate is for $3,226.53....
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