Bath Borough Council approved an Eagle Scout project request to enhance the Ciff Cowling Park at council's April 7 meeting.

Boy Scout Eric Schell presented borough council members a proposed outline of work to be done for the Ciff Cowling Park.

The work outlined on the Ciff Cowling Park Improvements handout submitted to borough council by Schell forms part of his Eagle Scout Project.

The Ciff Cowling Park Improvement plan outlined three specific areas the Boy Scout will focus on: the area of park sign, snack stand building and picnic tables and benches. Schell's project includes sanding, painting, cleaning and landscaping with mulch to improve the park area. In addition to removing an overgrown arborvitae tree, Schell will plant smaller trees around the park.

Council Vice President Mark Saginario proposed a public works crew personnel be present to oversee the work done by Schell.

Councilwoman Jennifer George, parks and recreation chairperson, thanked and commended Scout Schell's efforts to help improve the park.

"I am honored," said Schell, who is a sophomore in the Northampton Area High School.

In other business, in an effort to stop overnight parking at the municipal building and the abuse of the two hour parking meters, council approved investigating issuing parking tickets and towing services to parking violators. Council members discussed the hiring of a parking lot attendant to enforce parking meters and other parking lot regulations in the borough. The additional measure includes towing services for parking offenders.

Also, council members approved to replace and relocate the current Christmas tree. In an attempt to enhance the community, Mayor Fiorella Reginelli-Mirabito proposed obtaining a bigger Christmas tree and additional volunteers to decorate the tree. According to Reginelli-Mirabito, the donor of the original Christmas tree agreed with the proposal to replace and relocate the tree.

Borough officials discussed the upcoming sanitation contract for solid waste removal. Part of the sanitation contract may involve acquiring 96 gallon recycling bins versus the current 32 gallon used in the borough. The larger recycling bin disposals are more efficient and lowers the solid waste cost. Officials will explore putting the sanitation contract up for public bids. The current sanitation contract expires in 2016.

In similar matters, the borough projects an electronic recycling day drop off. The one day electronic recycling collection is only for Bath residents. The electronic recycling collection is being coordinated by the borough office and J.P. Mascaro & Sons.

As part of the 2012 Automated Red Light Enforcement Grant, the borough approved to install GPS Receiver services in the borough's four intersections. The intersections are on Walnut and Main streets, Main and Barrall streets, Northampton and Chestnut streets and Northampton and Walnut streets.