Canonsburg awards roof repair project
Following a monthlong delay, Canonsburg Borough Council awarded a nearly $150,000 contract to Beaver General Construction LLC for a comprehensive repair of the borough building roof during a Monday meeting.
Council tabled a scheduled vote on the contract in July, citing a need for further documentation from Beaver before approving the motion.
The $148,600.20 contract will see the current roof fully replaced with a modern shingle system.
According to Borough Manager Jennifer Foster, the current roof was installed in phases, with the most recent completed around 2005.
The next-lowest bid for the project was approximately $150,000 more than the offer submitted by Beaver, Foster previously told the newspaper.
Foster said the goal is to have work begin by the end of September, with the overall project completed by the end of the year. Depending on weather conditions, this could take between two to three weeks.
Council tabled an application from CFS Bank to develop a branch location at the site of the former Rite Aid located at 25 E. Pike St., which would include a drive-through lane and a suite of associated improvements.
Foster said council needed additional information from CFS Bank before it could reconsider the motion.
New borough resident and local restaurateur Eric Gothwal said he opposed the bank redeveloping the property, saying it would set a poor precedent for the council to be “so flexible” in order to attract incoming projects at the expense of local small business owners.
CFS Bank operates locations in Peters Township, Southpointe and the city of Washington.
Council also moved to hold a special meeting with the borough’s Parks and Recreation Board to review a nearly $3 million recommendation for five improvement projects for the pool in Canonsburg Town Park.
Board President Eric Chandler said the board should meet with members of the parks board sometime in late September to discuss its project recommendations, and to inspect the condition of the pool.
The parks board has considered the pool improvement project for several months, finally offering a $2.9 million final recommendation from a list of over 10 potential sub-projects that could have been included in the scope.
The board also accepted the resignation of a full-time parking enforcement officer, leaving the department with a part-time employee.
Foster said the borough plans to hire another part-time staff member to fill gaps in the department’s coverage schedule.
The board members had previously voiced concerns about a potential loss of tax revenue for the borough due to staffing inconsistencies within the department leaving parking lots unregulated for stretches of time, but Foster said she does not anticipate any significant loss of revenue during the transition period following the departure of the full-time employee.
Once the borough finds a new part-time member, incoming revenue should return to projected levels, she said.