WAYNESBURG - The borough will try to obtain state money to remedy a flooding problem with an underground stream on the east side of town.
At the meeting Monday, council agreed to work with Greene County officials, who will help solicit money through the state's Growing Greener program for improvements to Jackson Run near Woodland Avenue.
That area has a propensity to flood during periods of heavy rain and adding a larger pipe could alleviate the problem, said Robbie Matesic, director of economic development for the county.
The flooding "affects traffic on Route 21, so it is important that we deal with this issue," she said.
Jackson Run is an open stream until it approaches High Street, where it funnels into a four-foot-wide pipe under several businesses and High Street.
In other business, council heard from Mary Beth Pastorius of the newly formed Waynesburg Investment Network, who expressed concerns about the streetscape project and the Waynesburg University-funded master plan for the borough.
The group will hire an electrician to meet with each property owner along the proposed streetscape route on High and Washington streets.
As part of the streetscape project, utility lines will be buried underground and an electrician will help the property owners plan the best way to tap their buildings into the new service.
The borough will have to come up with about $120,000 to complete design work for the utility relocation and borough officials will look into applying for grants to come up with the money.
Pastorius also was concerned about the master plan unveiled two weeks ago at the university.
She said she liked many of the ideas that the architectural firm JJR included in the plan, but she didn't like proposals to demolish buildings that might be considered historical.
"It's not a smart use of resources," she said.
Council members noted that JJR's plan is not a mandate; it is instead a series of suggestions and the borough can use those suggestions as it wishes.
Council also:
n Hired Markosky Engineering Group for administration of the borough's Community Development Block Grant program for 2009 to 2011.
n Accepted the resignation of Greg White, worker at the sewage plant.
n Granted the request for a handicapped parking space near 245 S. Richhill St.
n Purchased a new one-ton pickup truck for the street department with funds from the liquid fuels account.