Peter Ranstine stepped up to the microphone at Catasauqua council’s Oct. 3 meeting to voice a complaint on the delay in making street repairs.

“There are people that use 11th Street as a parking area,” he said. “They just move the barriers whenever they want.”

Councilman Brian Bartholomew responded that the contractor is in Coplay and has Catasauqua on his list.

A section of 11th Street was torn up to repair utility lines and added to the borough’s street repair list. Ranstine considers the present situation dangerous.

“We normally do the repairs in the fall of every year,” Bartholomew said. “We had a rather small list of needed repairs for this year, but they are scheduled.”

In other business at the meeting, Chad Hellner, of Taggart Associates, presented council with a roundup of its activities over the past year. Taggart was hired by the borough to assist in marketing the Iron Works site.

The company has an agreement that runs through October and asked for an extension to 2017. Taggart is asking for an additional $20,000 to cover costs into 2017.

Taggart’s consulting contract with the borough is on an annual renewal. To date, the contract totals $38,000.

Council approved the extension unanimously and adjusted the contract to not exceed $58,000 through 2017.

Hellner outlined the company’s efforts in securing grants, working on parking and marketing efforts for the site.

“We will work closely with the borough on the bids for the remaining Iron Works property,” he said.

Also at the meeting, Melissa Marstellar-Saras asked council for permission to use the old Plate Shop building on the Iron Works property for a formal wedding in April.

“We like the building and it has enough space for the kind of event we are looking to put on. It would be a great marketing tool for the borough to see a creative use of the space,” she said.

The plan was originally proposed during a workshop session, and the borough had time to iron out details. Marstellar-Saras has resources to get the interior ready for the event. Her future husband, Kevin Johnson, owns an innovative metal artwork company.

She asked for limited borough assistance.

“We may need to plow the parking area if it snows,” public works Director Jeff MacHose said.

Council unanimously approved the wedding request.

Councilman Brian McKittrick also looked at the preliminary revenue numbers for the Catasauqua pool.

“The preliminary numbers show revenues at $119,000. Our best effort last year was $87,000,” he said. The pool was managed by the Suburban North YMCA this year.

There were wrinkles in getting the new management team coordinated, but the results are indicative of the potential revenues. McKittrick and Councilwoman Jessica Kroope, who heads the recreation committee, will do a detailed analysis of the numbers.