Northampton Borough Council learned at its recent meeting the Academy of the Eastern Seaboard is seeking to establish a water diving school at the former Martin Marietta Cement Company quarry.

The water-filled quarry decades ago served as a source of limestone for the manufacture of cement.

Borough Manager Gene Zarayko said the academy must file for a special exception and seek a hearing before the borough's five-member Zoning Hearing Board of Adjustment.

In other business, Council Vice President Robert McHale reported the zoning hearing board granted a special use permit to Renewable Fuel. The company will locate in the borough's industrial zoned area.

Now the company must appear before the borough planning commission, after which the matter goes before borough council for final review and action.

Councilman Anthony (Tony) Pristash also reported pet owners are not cleaning up after their dogs and this poses a health concern.

Assistant to the Manager LeRoy Brobst said violators may face a fine of up to $200, according to a borough ordinance.

Borough Solicitor William McCarthy said the problem with pet owners not cleaning up after their dogs is more of an issue today than it was five years ago.

Also at the meeting, Nathaniel Treichler, a member of Boy Scout Troop 93, was granted permission to construct a sign at Siegfried Station, home of the Northampton Area Historical Society.

Treichler, a junior at Northampton Area High School, is a Life Scout. The project is required for advancement to Eagle Scout rank.

He brought to the council meeting renderings of the proposed sign. Treichler said the work will take place no later than next spring, possibly earlier.

Bids will be opened by the borough today, Sept. 5, for three new generators the borough will have installed at water treatment facilities. The funding comes from a $130,127 Federal Emergency Management Agency grant and $32,582 from borough coffers.

During the meeting, council also congratulated Mayor Thomas Reenock on his election as president of the Pennsylvania Association of Mayors. Before council adjourned the meeting, Zarayko thanked the many people, including elected and appointed borough officials, for the letters and get well cards he received during his recent illness.