Borough council discussed the mailboxes on Main Street at the June 8 meeting. Not one person has replaced the broken pails holding their mailboxes. This issue has been brought to council’s attention several times and since there is nothing currently on the books the only way to make people comply is to take action.

Council will have to adopt an ordinance in Alburtis affecting all mailboxes and fine those who do not comply, even though it is more of an issue only on Main Street.

Council passed a unanimous motion to send letters to the people with broken pails. If these people do not comply, council will be forced to take action.

In other meeting news, Mayor Kathleen Palmer presented to Alburtis Elementary School Principal Cheryl Scalzo a proclamation in appreciation for the signs the children made recently for National Police Week.

The signs the children made say what police officers do for them and are displayed on the walls in Alburtis Borough Hall and the police station. Scalzo, previously the principal of Jefferson Elementary School, will be the principal at Alburtis Elementary School.

Palmer said Lehigh County Executive Tom Muller wants her to join the Livable Landscape Steering Committee. The next meeting is June 16.

Matt Mumma, Chad Neud, Lois Alacon and Keith Lang, residents of The Fields at Lockridge development, attended the meeting to see if the developer would consider changing the entrance into Lockridge Park. Mumma, spokesman for the group, said the pathway into Lockridge runs right behind their homes and they would like the entrance changed to Church Street.

The homeowners have concerns for security, especially at night, because one of their homes was vandalized. Mumma stressed the homeowners do not want the entrance where it is. They would prefer the people going to the park to stay on the sidewalk to an entrance that could be made at Church Street.

The group gave council diagrams showing their homes and where the entrance to the park is now and where they would prefer the entrance to be.

Solicitor David Knerr advised there is a commercial lot at Church Street that could be developed in the future. He asked the residents if they knew the path would be in back of their yards when they bought their property and they said yes, they knew.

Second Vice-President Steve Hill, (chairing the meeting in the absence of Ron DeIaco) with council in agreement, told them their request would be passed on to the developer to see if anything can be changed.

Jason Douglas and Heather Gee approached council to find out if the borough is going to repair the damage to the curb at Ore Alley. They were advised it will be repaired.

Police Chief Robert Palmer requested permission to order the new cruiser and put a new radio in it and council approved his request.

Borough Manager Sharon Trexler was notified a National Incident Management System, Incident Command System 300 level class will be hosted by Alburtis Volunteer Fire Department Nov. 12, 13 and 19.

A bid totaling $2,400 to finish repointing the remaining 600 square feet at Lockridge Church was received from Justin Rickert. It will take five to six days to complete and he will cover the materials. Councilperson Margaret McCormack will talk to the church committee about this and get back to council.

The recycling grants have been awarded. Lower Macungie Township was awarded $250,000 for their recycling collection program and will offset 90 percent of the cost. There will be one container per house and occupants will no longer have to separate recyclables.

Macungie Ambulance Corps reported responding to 316 calls for service in May and 16 of the calls were in Alburtis.