In hopeful anticipation of a large turnout for the UUU concert June 28 at the North Catasauqua William J. Albert Memorial Park, Cherie Gebhardt, of the recreation committee, requested event and planning support from the public works and police departments.

On-site refreshments will include pizza slices sold by Pizza Doro, as well as snacks and drinks available from the concession stand. The committee will also host a basket raffle, with all proceeds going toward the Catasauqua Area Food Bank in memory of Joe Tognoli.

The event will be held 7-10 p.m.

Following that concert will be the Emil Schanta Band July 24 and The Clap Aug. 2. All concerts start 7 p.m.

Other summer events include the free Crafts and Laughs summer park program, which continues through Aug. 2 for children who have completed kindergarten up to age 12. The morning program runs 9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, followed by the afternoon wiffle ball program 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Borough council has received several complaints concerning the need for stop signs on Fourth Street at its intersections with Arch and Buttonwood streets. Residents have reported numerous near-misses of crashes at those spots, so council discussed a possible traffic study.

Police Chief Kim Moyer clarified there had been a four-way stop sign at those locations in the past, but a traffic study done during the 1970s or ’80s determined it was unnecessary. Council requested a quote for a new traffic study to review how the need for stop signs has changed.

Annette Englert, borough treasurer, asked council President Peter Paone to sign a property transfer for a small strip of land on Main Street that is being sold by the county. The land was being held for nonpayment of back taxes, so the borough may need further authorization for transfer after the back taxes are paid.

Council discussed the requirement to provide a trained representative to assist the building code official. Dave Shields, of KeyCodes, is offering to train one borough representative, so council has authorized Travis Brett, public works supervisor, or his designee to attend training.

In his report on public works in the borough, Brett announced his aim to start road repaving at Cherry and Sixth streets in the first or second week of July. Paone asked borough staff to place a notice of which streets will be repaved on the borough website.

Brett also received unanimous approval from council to replace three toilets in the park bathrooms with newer, more sanitary models that will be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Paone presented a draft agreement that would allow Cub Pack and Boy Scout Troop 94 to rent space on the upper floor of the municipal building for $1. A similar agreement is in use to rent building space to the North Catasauqua Betterment Committee. The new agreement was approved unanimously.

Following a discussion from the previous meeting, Paone presented a proposal from Keystone Engineering to conduct a storm sewer review in the borough. The proposal calls for approximately $3,200 to provide recommendations and preliminary routing. Paone noted a survey is not required because inlet points were already mapped under the MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) program from last year. Council approved the proposal unanimously.

Paone also described a meeting he attended with North Catasauqua Mayor William Molchany at the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission. Students from University of Pennsylvania’s PennPraxis program presented their long-term vision for the D&L trail. They focused on a 14-mile stretch of trail from the Route 329 bridge in Northampton to the Allentown waterfront area. They showcased a re-imagining of Main Street in North Catasauqua, which was chosen as one of several areas to highlight along the trail. Paone described the images as beautiful and inspiring, but he and Molchany both agree that the plan would need some revisions to become tenable. Paone hopes to share the images publicly once he receives them.

The North Catasauqua Betterment Committee’s annual carnival was called a great success, despite being rained out June 13. The committee received mostly positive feedback on the choice of carnival group, particularly with regard to the quality and condition of the rides.