Discussions on repairing Church Street in 2013 after the centennial celebration continue; however, action will be determined at a later date.

Seven borough residents and two Camp Fire Girls representatives attended the Sept. 26 Alburtis Borough Council meeting after being notified in writing of council's options regarding Church Street.

During a discussion and question and answer session lasting almost an hour, President Steve Hill said council wanted to inform neighbors of the Church Street options and give them plenty of time to work together to investigate hiring the same contractor to make sidewalks or curbing to save on expenses should council decide that is needed.

Bill Erdman of Keystone Consulting Engineers was present with a diagram of Church Street, answered all questions and explained the three recommendations council is considering. These options include just repairing the road (a whole new road as it is deteriorating, not just an overlay), repairing the road and requiring curbing or repairing the road and requiring curbing and sidewalks.

A suggestion of using pavers or gravel at the Camp Fire Girls location in lieu of concrete was rejected. Hill said the ordinance calls for concrete. Council member Kathleen Raines said she was against sidewalks and Council member Peg McCormick said this may make a good Boy Scout project.

In other business, council unanimously approved buying a black and white, Ford Utility Interceptor (Explorer) not to exceed $37,600 from New Holland Ford as requested by Police Chief Robert Palmer. Palmer and Mader visited J Tech to check everything out and agreed it would be the best police vehicle. It is smaller than the Durango and everything on it is heavy duty and designed for police work, Palmer said.

Alburtis Mayor Robert Mader said the town watch meeting about identity theft, the many different schemes to steal a person's identity and prevention tips was very informative. Mader commended Officer Chris Lubenetski for the good job he does coordinating the town watch meetings, National Night Out, Luau, pool parties and other activities in the borough.

The maintenance department reported they are scheduled to repave West Stone Alley Sept. 27. Weather permitting, two more hydrants will be replaced. They repaired the police car from overheating and it is back in service. They are repaving around storm drains where needed.

The new plow for the dump truck was received and everything is working.

Solicitor David Knerr advised council the minimum obligation budget item for the police is $47,627.68 and $16,395.93 for non-uniform.

Alburtis Lower Macungie Library Representative Therese Schweyer told council September is Library Card and Sign Up Month.

The last week of September was Banned Book Week, Nov. 16 and17 is the library book sale and coffee Saturdays will start 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 24. The library has 1,500 items in their E-Library and they received a $1,500 donation for children's E-Books.