Mt. Pocono Borough opens 2023 with maintenance project

by Pat Albano

On January 3, the Mount Pocono Borough Council held its first meeting of the new year. Council reviewed and approved a proposal from borough engineer Chuck Niclaus for a new maintenance building project for $46,500, Council also approved a request from Jerrid Dinnen, the borough’s traffic engineer, to conduct a survey to update 2014 data for the Route 611 and Pine Hill intersection, at a cost of $12,750.

Council voted to advertise three amendments - an amendment to Borough Ordinance 187-39 regarding the improvement maintenance guarantee; an amendment to Borough Ordnance 187-18 to 187-24 regarding Land Development submission requirements; and an amendment to Borough Ordnance 187-56 G(2) regarding trees.

Mt. Pocono council has come to an agreement with GFL for them to continue trash collecting through February 28, 2023.

Council agreed to proceed