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Archives for March 2016

Bridgeville’s Largest Metered Parking Lot Getting A Few Additional Spaces

March 30, 2016 By Tim McNellie

A parking meter in London, England shows two hours remaining

Public parking lot #2—the one between La Bella Bean and Burgh’s Pizza & Wing Pub—already has 112 metered spaces, but it can fill up fast on busy afternoons or evenings. Earlier this… [Read More]

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Would Traffic Signs Help Slow Down Motorists At This Intersection?

March 28, 2016 By Tim McNellie

The Intersection of Bank, Lesnett, Mayview, and Chartiers in Bridgeville

Sometimes, in parts of Bridgeville, it seems like traffic never moves. At the intersection of Mayview Road, Lesnett Road, Bank Street, and Chartiers Street, it sometimes seems like traffic won’t stop moving, at… [Read More]

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New, Tiny T-Ball Field Planned For Chartiers Park

March 22, 2016 By Tim McNellie

A child takes a swing at T-ball practice

The Bridgeville Athletic Association plans to create a new T-ball practice field at Chartiers Park by flattening a small piece of hilly land at the end of one of the… [Read More]

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Have You Noticed That The BV Police Department Is Really Good At Facebook?

March 21, 2016 By Tim McNellie

A screencap of the front page of the Bridgeville Police Department Facebook page

Have you noticed that the Bridgeville Police Department is really, really good at Facebook these days? It was fourteen months ago today that the department launched its Facebook page. The… [Read More]

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Are Public Comments Getting Out Of Control At Borough Council Meetings?

March 21, 2016 By Tim McNellie

Bridgeville Area Historical Society President Mary Weise speaks at the March 14 Borough Council Meeting

Last week’s Bridgeville Borough Council meeting lasted 93 minutes. But only half of that time was used for council votes and departmental reports. The other half was dedicated to visitor… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Residents: Please Pay Your Water Bill On Time

March 18, 2016 By Tim McNellie

Water splashing in a fountain in Poland

There are more than $80,000 worth of unpaid, overdue water and sewage bills in Bridgeville, and it seems like water shut-offs might be required to collect. But collecting the money currently… [Read More]

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Bridgeville Borough Council – March 14, 2016

March 15, 2016 By Tim McNellie

Councilmen Joseph Colosimo, William Henderson, and William Colussy during the March 2016 borough meeting.

Updated:  –March 2016 Meeting Minutes [PDF] MARCH 14, 2016 BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING The meeting is opened with the pledge of allegiance and a moment of silence for the sick, handicapped, departed… [Read More]

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Council Meeting Preview: LED Streetlights And More Parking Spaces

March 11, 2016 By Tim McNellie

This photo from Bellingham, Washington illustrates the difference between LED and some older-style streetlights.

Bridgeville may authorize the conversion of 400 streetlights to use LED fixtures that cast a whiter light and use less energy that the borough’s current lamps. The switch could save the borough $26,000… [Read More]

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Borough Gets $215k Grant For McLaughlin Run Park

March 3, 2016 By Tim McNellie

A tree-lined walking path in a Pennsylvania public park

The final phase of a three-part plan to improve McLaughlin Run Park should be completed later this year, thanks to a $215,000 grant the borough was awarded last month. The… [Read More]

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Is Waste Management Leaving Your Cardboard Boxes On The Curb On Recycling Days? This Might Be Why

March 1, 2016 By Tim McNellie

A truck full of cardboard boxes ready to be recycled

Last week, we posted a quiz about Bridgeville’s recycling rules. Soon after, some residents pointed out that corrugated cardboard left out for Waste Management on recycling days isn’t always picked up. We… [Read More]

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