A Coplay Borough ordinance regarding the requirements for grass and weed disposal will be voted on at the Coplay Borough Council meeting April 8.

Regulations already in place state property owners must not let grass, weeds or vegetation grow past six inches. The proposed ordinance revision will make it unlawful for residents to throw or dump grass and weeds onto any street, alley, gutter or sidewalk.

In the case of a violation, the borough must first go through the process of issuing a warning, sending a certified letter and finally issuing a notice of violation before a fine can even be issued.

The proposed revision states if a property comes into violation within 24 months of a previous violation, the borough may fine the property owner immediately, without a warning or certified letter.

The proposed ordinance was reviewed at Tuesday's borough council workshop meeting.

The final revision states the current fines will be changed to a minimum of $100 for the first offense and a minimum of $200 for the second offense. The fine for a third offense, $600, remains unchanged.

Also at the meeting, a discussion of purchasing a new dump truck to replace the old one caused some disagreement among officials.

Public works director Daniel Pavelko said his department is planning on repairing the small dump truck by replacing the clutch and the four wheel drive.

Council President Lou Bodish, who heads the council's public works committee, said the committee is now suggesting the borough get rid of the small dump truck in favor of purchasing a new one for $67,000.

Bodish said that they were told it would be between $4,000 and $5,000 to repair the old truck, but Pavelko said those numbers were inaccurate and the cost will be much lower.

Coplay Mayor Joseph Bundra said it might be a good idea to keep the old dump truck around to take on different jobs.

"You're not going to beat up a brand new dump truck with some of the stuff you can with that [old one]," he said.

Councilman Charles Sodl agreed with Bodish.

"I don't think we should spend money on a new one, and then keep the old one and spend money on that, too," he said. "I think that's silly."

The purchasing of the new dump truck will take place in July or August, while the fate of the old dump truck is to be determined.

In other business, a discussion took place regarding the number of lifeguards to be hired to work at the Coplay pool this year. Currently, there are eight lifeguard positions.

"From my experience, it's better to have more approved than less," Sodl said.

At the end of last summer's pool season, he said, a number of the lifeguards left their jobs for various reasons, leaving the staff short-handed.

"If someone comes along a month later and is interested, let's not say no," he said.