At the May 11 Bath Borough Council meeting, a resident presented a complaint about noise in her neighborhood.

The Borough of Bath currently does not have a noise ordinance.

After some discussion, Mayor Fiorella Reginelli-Mirabito said, “We need to do this. We need to develop a noise ordinance.”

At the meeting, it was decided borough Manager Brad Flynn will gather information about a potential noise ordinance.

As the discussion progressed, the resident said the noisy neighbor is outside at 9 p.m. until, sometimes, 3 a.m. working on his car. His noise keeps her awake, she said. Efforts to speak to her neighbor have resulted in his use of foul language, she said.

“It is disgusting what he says to me,” she told council.

She also said her neighbor then will point a hand-held drill like a gun at her and yell obscenities.

The discussion developed into a possible police matter.

Council President Mark Saginario asked her if she called Colonial Regional Police. She said she has but was stunned by what the officer did. He reportedly had her walk with him into the street and point toward the neighbor in the neighbor’s presence to identify him. The resident said she felt that was the wrong way to handle the situation.

She said she is now fearful of her neighbor.

Saginario asked Reginelli-Mirabito to take this issue to the next Colonial Regional Police meeting. The resident was informed it is a public meeting, so she can attend.

In other news, Cindy Otis, sanitation consultant, gave council an assignment. She presented an 80-page document titled “Waste and Recycling Bid Specs - 1st Draft.”

The document must be read by the next meeting.

It contains myriad information and options for the upcoming Bath sanitation contract. The current contract expires in December.

“There are big decisions to be made,” Otis said.

Garbage costs are perceived as not fair and too high by some residents. At a recent meeting, a small business owner said she has one small bag of garbage each week from her business but pays more than $700 a year in garbage tax.

A goal is to complete the evaluation of the bid specs as soon as possible with a final vote on a new sanitation and recycling contract in September.

Saginario praised the sanitation committee, saying, “I thank the committee very, very much for their hard work.”

Council member Phyllis Andrews leads the committee.

Council also discusses solicitor fees, which are at 109 percent of the budget already for the year, mostly due to contract negotiation issues. Saginario instructed the finance committee to evaluate the situation and develop a plan to control solicitor costs for the balance of the year.

“We may have to reallocate funds from different line items,” Saginario suggested.

At the meeting, Saginario said he wants workshop meetings as a time when anything can be briefly discussed. The issues then can go to a regular council meeting for possible action or resolution.

Toward the end of the meeting, Flynn was recognized for completing one year of service as borough manager. All elected officials in the room agreed Flynn has done an outstanding job as manager. Saginario remarked Flynn has improved the office administratively, greatly improving efficiency.

“Brad has reworked policies and procedures and is proactive in how he works. He has done a tremendous job as we update and change to make Bath better,” Saginario said.

Earlier in the day, the elected team and other borough staff assembled for cake and coffee in celebration of Flynn’s anniversary.