In regards to a large bathtub sized hole reaching the open sewer line behind a row of homes on Forest Street, the neighbors have addressed council with a long stream of complaints.

"I would like the borough to cover it so we're no longer exposed," said one neighbor, Brooke Strachan. "You can't block the smell. We are all living in the same nightmare."

As the situation would have it, one of the attached homes on Forest Street has suffered the neglect of little maintenance and even less cleaning. After the original tenant left, leaving the home to her teenaged son, the house's condition worsened. In the attempt to fix their broken sewer line, only a massive hole was created leaving the two hired hands to quit their expedition upon sight of the damage. Now the stench of this massive hole and the unkempt home leave the neighborhood in despair.

After months of dealing with this ordeal, several neighbors have finally grouped to bring the matter to the Fountain Hill Council. Since the original tenant no longer holds the funds to fix her sewage problem, the neighbors hope the borough will take action.

Executive Administrator Anthony Branco claimed that he would check the scene the very next day. While the circumstances never brought council to pass a motion, they are determined to take action.

With summer passing, Mayor Jose Rosado reflected on the borough's pool attendance with one concern. On the hottest days, Fountain Hill's residents were turned away after the overabundance of pool-goers from other towns. Not even season pass holders could enter. Apparently, other boroughs have been either closing their pools or raising rates driving its citizens to the Fountain Hill public pool.

"We should definitely be giving our residents a break," council member Carolee Gifford chimed in.

Rosado wants to raise rates for non-residents.

Council member Fred Capuano refuted this idea with the fact that proof of residency would be difficult to enforce, especially if the pool-goers are just a bunch of kids that don't carry ID. "The problems go in a circle."

Despite the complexity of the issue, Rosado is determined to help Fountain Hill citizen have access to their community pool.

In other business, council hired a new director of finance, an enthusiastic young woman by the name of Bethany Sebesta.

And the Jazz Festival is a go, as the council finally passed a motion. The event will take place on Oct. 24, rain or shine.