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FORTY FORT – Attorney Angelo Terrana asked council on Tuesday night to remove the concrete barriers from the Elizabeth Street entrance to the parking lot of a Welles Street building.
David Koral owns the building, which houses Sakari Salon.
Council said the borough originally put smaller, temporary barriers in place because of complaints from Virginia Terrace residents about excess motorcycle and quad traffic in the area.
Council said Koral did not get approval from the planning commission before removing railroad beds and paving the section. As a result, council ordered concrete barriers to block the Elizabeth Street entrance.
Terrana, who spoke on behalf of Nancy Medico, owner of the salon, said the barriers are a hazard to customers and employees of the salon, as they now must enter and exit using Rutter Avenue or Welles Street.
“It is safer to exit from Elizabeth Street than that busy four-corner intersection,” he said.
Council President Joe Chacke said council would revisit the situation after Koral submits a land development plan to the planning commission.
In other business, Chacke recognized Rick Moseley of Boy Scout Troop 143 of Swoyersville. As part of his Eagle Scout project, Moseley stenciled the borough’s storm drains with the message “No Dumping-Runs to River.” The message included a fish logo.
Fellow scouts Charlie Dieso III, Carman Chiampi and Alex Temple assisted Moseley.
Council is seeking a new junior councilperson. Any borough resident who is a high school junior or senior and will not turn 18 before the end of the school year is eligible to apply.
Contact the borough office or the borough’s Web site