Canonsburg Council Appoints Two to UCC Board

At Monday’s meeting, Canonsburg Council voted unanimously to appoint Ken McWilliams and Leon Strimel to the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) Board.

Another motion was created and passed awarding 4Ward Planning of Pittsburgh the contract to create an economic development plan for Canonsburg.

ProTech of New Castle will be hired for the paving of Woodland Road, Alpine Drive and Crosby Drive with a bid of $68,078.90, pending proper bonds and insurance. The budgeted amount left approximately $20,000 and council will be looking into doing road work on College Ave. between Greenside and Central in front of the middle school.

Several citizens voiced a variety of concerns

One resident provided information and photos indicating that hired landscapers are not doing a good job with clean up of grass and debris left at the gardens on East Pike Street and flags were found on the ground.

Two former council presidents were present at the meeting, and the first to speak voiced concerns over parking noting vehicles and motorcycles were parking on the sidewalks forcing motorists to walk into the street around them.

The second questioned if proper permits were in place for construction on St. Genevieve Church parking lot as water runoff was directed toward six houses and could cause potential damage.  Harvey Treschow, borough engineer, said that the company was contacted and they were given two weeks to correct the problem or the borough won’t issue an occupancy permit.

Another resident asked council to consider tracking crime and police calls on rental properties vs. owner occupied properties and a fifth inquired about getting her tenant rights for medical delivery through a paper alley.

The next council meeting will be June 5 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers.