Coplay Borough engineer Daniel Witczak, of Acela Engineering, presented council members with a host of plans at their meeting Aug. 8.

“We are ready to award the handicap curb cut project to Vanic Company for around $63,000,” he said. “They were the low bidder. I have not worked with them before, but they met all of our requirements.”

The project will clean up Hokendauqua Street and includes curbing that was disturbed by recent construction. There is also a price in the package for sidewalks.

Councilman Carl Luckenbach agreed with the pricing.

“This is about $12 a square foot for sidewalks, and I think that’s a fair price,” he said.

Homeowners who need sidewalk repairs are encouraged to participate in this program.

Witczak also asked for council to approve an MS4 application he prepared. MS4 presents plans to control stormwater in the borough.

At council’s last meeting, a resident claiming disability living at 5 N. Ruch St. asked for sidewalks along Coplay Street. Council denied the request.

Council agreed to hire Matthew Stoisits as a full-time laborer in the public works department. Terrence Kuchera was hired as a part-time laborer. Both positions were effective Aug. 9.

Community Days, Coplay’s biggest event of the year, is just around the corner. Council approved the lease of the Parkway and the pavilion for the festival, set for Aug. 25-27. The event runs noon-10 p.m. (See story on page A13.)

During the meeting, Parkway Pool Manager Gary Deangelo and Councilman Stephen Burker presented lifeguard Paul Helman with a certificate for his recent efforts at the pool.

According to Deangelo, Helman saw a youngster on the slide in the deep end. The boy went down the slide but was unable to swim. Helman rescued the child, Deangelo said.

“I have to give credit to (fellow lifeguard) Faith Schaffer,” Helman said. “She was watching him and suspected that he didn’t know how to swim. She was on the other side of the pool and signaled to me to watch him.”

This is Helman’s second year as a lifeguard.

“We don’t have a big pool, but we are able to select from a great group of kids for our lifeguards,” Burker said.