Borough Seeks Use for Old Fire Horn Lot

Borough officials are currently looking into finding a use for a small piece of property on Williams Avenue that is home to an old fire horn tower which was part of the borough’s former emergency alert system which has not been used in more than a decade.   

The lot, which houses the fire horn tower, is only 25 feet wide and sits between two properties on Williams Avenue.  Due to the small size of the lot there are not many options however the borough is currently looking to find out if contiguous property owners may be interested, said Mike Kronyak, borough administrator.

One may not easily spot the tower on the William Avenue at first glance as it is currently somewhat masked by overgrown nearby tree branches.

The fire horn, which is believed to be the last one still standing in the borough, would never be brought back into use as technology has changed so much over the years, Kronyak explained.  The old fire horn system has been out of commission for about 12 to 15 years, and has been replaced with new and improved technology, he said.

Previously there were three or four other fire horn towers in the borough, all of which have since been purchased  mostly by nearby property owners and the towers have been disassembled, Kronyak said.