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Welcome To East Side Borough
East Side Borough is located in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, on the east side of the Lehigh River across from White Haven Borough. Encompassing one and a half square miles, East Side Borough has a population of 295, according to the 2020 census.
EAST SIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FOR MARCH 6, 2025
AGENDA REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING March 6, 2025 Beginning at 6:30 P.M.
LOCATION: White Haven Library, 121 Towanda Street, White Haven, Pa. 18661
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
MINUTES: February 6, 2025 Regular Monthly Meeting
TREASURER’S REPORT: February
BILLS: Payment of bills created in February 2025 to be approved at March 6, 2025 Meeting
VISITORS:
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Resolution 2025-6 – America250 PA
Resolution 2025-7 -Opening of a Recreation Fund with MCT for the DCNR Grant
Aqua Pa. Rate Increase – Increasing the Quarterly Treatment Charge from $87.00 to $138.15 per quarter
Benesch Engineering Contract for Engineering Costs regarding Playground Improvements
Hollrigl Subdivision – Payment of Engineering Fees
Marytina Guinari/Erica Koloski Garbage Account
Crack Seal Quotations – Seeking Crack Sealing of Borough Streets during 2025
Delinquent Garbage and Sewer Accounts
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Street Committee
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Fire Company
Mayor
Planning Commission – Meeting on January 7, 2025 for Hollrigl Subdivision
Emergency Management Coordinator
Zoning Officer
Sewage Enforcement Officer
Consulting Engineer=s Report
Garbage Fee Collector Report
Aqua America, Inc. Report
Carbon County Tax Collection Committee
Building Committee
Grants Committee
Carbon County Tax Assessment Office
Pa. One Call Reports
Web Site
CORRESPONDENCE
OLD BUSINESS
Albert Miller Property
2023 CDBG Grant for Playground - $84,000.00
DCNR Grant for Playground - $100,000.00
Spring Hill Mobile Home Park
Route 940 Drainage
Hickory Run Truck Plaza
Community Building
Interstate Route 80 Bridges Project
Lehigh Gorge Campground
Interstate Route 80 On and Off Ramps onto Pa. 534 and 534 Bridge Replacement
NEW BUSINESS
AVAILABLE GRANTS
WEBINARS/SEMINARS
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
ADJOURNMENT
LOCATION: White Haven Library, 121 Towanda Street, White Haven, Pa. 18661
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
MINUTES: February 6, 2025 Regular Monthly Meeting
TREASURER’S REPORT: February
BILLS: Payment of bills created in February 2025 to be approved at March 6, 2025 Meeting
VISITORS:
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Resolution 2025-6 – America250 PA
Resolution 2025-7 -Opening of a Recreation Fund with MCT for the DCNR Grant
Aqua Pa. Rate Increase – Increasing the Quarterly Treatment Charge from $87.00 to $138.15 per quarter
Benesch Engineering Contract for Engineering Costs regarding Playground Improvements
Hollrigl Subdivision – Payment of Engineering Fees
Marytina Guinari/Erica Koloski Garbage Account
Crack Seal Quotations – Seeking Crack Sealing of Borough Streets during 2025
Delinquent Garbage and Sewer Accounts
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Street Committee
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Fire Company
Mayor
Planning Commission – Meeting on January 7, 2025 for Hollrigl Subdivision
Emergency Management Coordinator
Zoning Officer
Sewage Enforcement Officer
Consulting Engineer=s Report
Garbage Fee Collector Report
Aqua America, Inc. Report
Carbon County Tax Collection Committee
Building Committee
Grants Committee
Carbon County Tax Assessment Office
Pa. One Call Reports
Web Site
CORRESPONDENCE
OLD BUSINESS
Albert Miller Property
2023 CDBG Grant for Playground - $84,000.00
DCNR Grant for Playground - $100,000.00
Spring Hill Mobile Home Park
Route 940 Drainage
Hickory Run Truck Plaza
Community Building
Interstate Route 80 Bridges Project
Lehigh Gorge Campground
Interstate Route 80 On and Off Ramps onto Pa. 534 and 534 Bridge Replacement
NEW BUSINESS
AVAILABLE GRANTS
WEBINARS/SEMINARS
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
ADJOURNMENT
EAST SIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
FOR FEBRUARY 6, 2025
AGENDA REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING February 6, 2025 Beginning at 6:30 P.M.
LOCATION: White Haven Library, 121 Towanda Street, White Haven, Pa. 18661
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
MINUTES: December 5, 2024 Regular Monthly Meeting
TREASURER’S REPORTS: December 2024 and January 2025
BILLS: Payment Ratifications of bills created in December 2024 that were paid and
Payment of bills created in January 2025 to be approved at February 6, 2025 Meeting
VISITORS:
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Hollrigl Subdivision Review
Appointment and Approval of Engineer’s Contract for 2025
Appointment of Michael Gavigan & Company to perform 2024 Audit
Establishing Meeting Dates for 2025
Zoning Hearing Board Appointments (2 to be appointed)
Zoning Hearing Board Alternate Appointment (1 to be appointed)
Planning Commission Appointment (1 to be appointed)
Establishing Pay Scales for Employees
Establishing Mileage Rate for 2025
Upgrade of Checking Accounts to obtain more interest.
Purchase of Certificate of Deposit from Sewer Operation & Maintenance Fund
Marytina Guinari/Erica Koloski Garbage Account
Request from Carbon County Tax Claim Bureau to approved sale of a mobile home that is currently in the Tax Claim
Repository
Delinquent Garbage and Sewer Bills
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Street Committee
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Fire Company
Mayor
Planning Commission – Meeting on January 7, 2025 for Hollrigl Subdivision
Emergency Management Coordinator
Zoning Officer
Sewage Enforcement Officer
Consulting Engineer=s Report
Garbage Fee Collector Report
Aqua America, Inc. Report
Carbon County Tax Collection Committee
Building Committee
Grants Committee
Carbon County Tax Assessment Office
Pa. One Call Reports
Web Site
CORRESPONDENCE
OLD BUSINESS
Albert Miller Property
2023 CDBG Grant for Playground - $84,000.00
DCNR Grant for Playground - $100,000.00
Spring Hill Mobile Home Park
Route 940 Drainage
Hickory Run Truck Plaza
Community Building
Interstate Route 80 Bridges Project
Lehigh Gorge Campground
Interstate Route 80 On and Off Ramps onto Pa. 534 and 534 Bridge Replacement
NEW BUSINESS
AVAILABLE GRANTS
WEBINARS/SEMINARS
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
ADJOURNMENT
LOCATION: White Haven Library, 121 Towanda Street, White Haven, Pa. 18661
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
MINUTES: December 5, 2024 Regular Monthly Meeting
TREASURER’S REPORTS: December 2024 and January 2025
BILLS: Payment Ratifications of bills created in December 2024 that were paid and
Payment of bills created in January 2025 to be approved at February 6, 2025 Meeting
VISITORS:
LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Hollrigl Subdivision Review
Appointment and Approval of Engineer’s Contract for 2025
Appointment of Michael Gavigan & Company to perform 2024 Audit
Establishing Meeting Dates for 2025
Zoning Hearing Board Appointments (2 to be appointed)
Zoning Hearing Board Alternate Appointment (1 to be appointed)
Planning Commission Appointment (1 to be appointed)
Establishing Pay Scales for Employees
Establishing Mileage Rate for 2025
Upgrade of Checking Accounts to obtain more interest.
Purchase of Certificate of Deposit from Sewer Operation & Maintenance Fund
Marytina Guinari/Erica Koloski Garbage Account
Request from Carbon County Tax Claim Bureau to approved sale of a mobile home that is currently in the Tax Claim
Repository
Delinquent Garbage and Sewer Bills
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Street Committee
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
Fire Company
Mayor
Planning Commission – Meeting on January 7, 2025 for Hollrigl Subdivision
Emergency Management Coordinator
Zoning Officer
Sewage Enforcement Officer
Consulting Engineer=s Report
Garbage Fee Collector Report
Aqua America, Inc. Report
Carbon County Tax Collection Committee
Building Committee
Grants Committee
Carbon County Tax Assessment Office
Pa. One Call Reports
Web Site
CORRESPONDENCE
OLD BUSINESS
Albert Miller Property
2023 CDBG Grant for Playground - $84,000.00
DCNR Grant for Playground - $100,000.00
Spring Hill Mobile Home Park
Route 940 Drainage
Hickory Run Truck Plaza
Community Building
Interstate Route 80 Bridges Project
Lehigh Gorge Campground
Interstate Route 80 On and Off Ramps onto Pa. 534 and 534 Bridge Replacement
NEW BUSINESS
AVAILABLE GRANTS
WEBINARS/SEMINARS
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
ADJOURNMENT
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the East Side Borough Planning Commission will meet on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:30 P.M. at the White Haven Public Library, 121 Towanda Street, White Haven, Pa for the following purposes:
- To reorganize the members of the Planning Commission.
- Review the preliminary/final major subdivision plan - lands of Hollrigl, Kemmerer, Mrozinski and Fisher.
Plans for the proposed preliminary/final major subdivision plan are available for inspection by appointment only by calling the Borough Secretary, Carol Lenahan at 570-443-7011.
East Side Borough
Planning Commission
Planning Commission
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the January 2025 meeting of East Side Borough Council will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2025 beginning at 6:30 P.M. in the White Haven Community Library, 121 Towanda Street, White Haven, PA.
Carol Ann Lenahan, Secretary
Carol Ann Lenahan, Secretary
Posted Agenda 120524
PDF
Agenda for the Borough Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Thursday, December 5.
Hearing Postponed
The Planning Commission meeting scheduled for November 19, 2024 has been postponed because there are problems with the subdivision plans according to Ivan Meixell, Planner for Carbon County.
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the East Side Borough Planning Commission will meet on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. at the White Haven Public Library, 121 Towanda Street, White Haven, Pa for the following purposes:
- To reorganize the members of the Planning Commission.
- Review the preliminary/final major subdivision plan - lands of Hollrigl, Kemmerer, Mrozinski and Fisher
Plans for the proposed preliminary/final major subdivision plan are available for inspection at the Lehigh Gorge Campground by appointment only (570-443-9191).
East Side Borough
Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Burn Ban
Due to the dry weather there is a burn ban in place in East Side until further notice.
Mayor Eric Siglin
Mayor Eric Siglin
I-80 Roadwork continues
County: Carbon
Municipality: Kidder Twp.
Road name: Interstate 80 East
Between: Exit 274 (PA 534) and Exit 277 (PA TPK)
Type of work: Other
Work being done by: PennDOT Maintenance Forces
Type of restriction: Daytime
Restriction: Shoulder restriction.
Always use caution when traveling through work zones.
Start date: 9/16/24
Est completion date: 9/20/24
Restrictions in effect (time of day): 07:00 AM To 05:00 PM
Will rain cause delays? Yes
PennDOT/BPC Announce Traffic Switch for I-80 Over Lehigh Bridge Project in Carbon and Luzerne Counties
Motorists are advised the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Bridging Pennsylvania Constructors (BPC) announce a temporary traffic pattern change on Interstate 80 in support of the I-80 Lehigh Bridge Project.
The Contractor is utilizing overnight lane restrictions starting September 10, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., with anticipated completion by Friday night, September 13, to set temporary concrete barrier and place temporary line painting on I-80 Eastbound. Motorists are advised to be alert for changing traffic patterns during this time. This temporary traffic shift to the left will be in place through most of 2025 and will facilitate roadway improvements to the new I-80 Eastbound alignment, partial demolition of the existing Eastbound bridge, and construction of the new bridge over the Lehigh River.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Berks, Carbon. Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.
Information about infrastructure in District 5, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D5Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
The Contractor is utilizing overnight lane restrictions starting September 10, between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m., with anticipated completion by Friday night, September 13, to set temporary concrete barrier and place temporary line painting on I-80 Eastbound. Motorists are advised to be alert for changing traffic patterns during this time. This temporary traffic shift to the left will be in place through most of 2025 and will facilitate roadway improvements to the new I-80 Eastbound alignment, partial demolition of the existing Eastbound bridge, and construction of the new bridge over the Lehigh River.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras.
511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Berks, Carbon. Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton, and Schuylkill counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District5.
Information about infrastructure in District 5, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D5Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.
Find PennDOT news on X, Facebook, and Instagram.
East Side Summer 2024
Some scenes from East Side this summer
Agenda for September 5 council meeting
PDF
Posted agenda for the East Side Borough Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 5
Agenda for July 11 council meeting
PDF
Download the agenda for the Thursday, July 11, borough council meeting here.
Borough Administration
Elected and appointed officials of the borough
Elected Officials
Mayor-Eric Siglin
Borough Council
President-Elizabeth Berger
Vice-President-Rudy Schoch
Michael Best
John Cepiel
Louis Esa
Joe Lachette
Sharon Mrozinski
Borough Council
President-Elizabeth Berger
Vice-President-Rudy Schoch
Michael Best
John Cepiel
Louis Esa
Joe Lachette
Sharon Mrozinski
Appointed Officials
Secretary/Treasurer-Carol Lenahan
Zoning Officer-Allan Hollrigl
Solicitor-James Nanovic
Engineer-Alfred Bensch & Co.-
EMC-Meri Jones, Asst. EMC-Gerald Jones, Jr.
Sewage Enforcement Officer-David Popiak
Street Commissioner-Rudy Schoch
Vacancy Board Chair-Allan Hollrigl
Zoning Officer-Allan Hollrigl
Solicitor-James Nanovic
Engineer-Alfred Bensch & Co.-
EMC-Meri Jones, Asst. EMC-Gerald Jones, Jr.
Sewage Enforcement Officer-David Popiak
Street Commissioner-Rudy Schoch
Vacancy Board Chair-Allan Hollrigl
ON-LOT SEPTIC SYSTEMS
On-lot septic systems must be cleaned out every three years. Proof in the form of a receipt from the septic service must be provided to the borough.
Send Billing Changes to the Borough
Need a change to your bills with Aqua PA or Berkheimer Associates (garbage collection)? All changes must be sent through the East Side Borough office. This includes changes in ownership of the property. Call secretary/treasurer Carol Lenahan at 570-443-7011
Tax Bills
Municipal and county tax bills will be coming out April 1.