Borough Manager's Activity Log
October 2001

Date	Activity
10/01	Collect garbage with dump truck. Part to repair garbage truck won't be in until tomorrow. Pressurize in-line booster pump #1 at Bellman filter. Will get electric connected tonight. Dig up curb box on Schuylkill Street and determined water service line leak was on homeowner's side of curb box. They will get repaired. Haul sludge from stp to NTSWA all day.
10/02	Haul sludge from stp all day. Pick up part to repair garbage truck. Have truck operating in afternoon. Picked up garbage in dump truck in morning Kappe Assoc. in to do yearly maintenance on pumps and Comminutor at stp pump house Replace motor and gear box on Comminutor. Pull in-line booster pump #2 at Bellman filter and take to Wagner Sales to be checked out. Hopefully, motor is all right and only have to clean it up. Authority meeting-Jeff Harman's last meeting. Jack Eckman elected Chairman. Mike Stoudt-Vice Chairman. Dave Jones attended first meeting to fill vacancy on Authority.
10/03	Put up exterior lights on pole barns at Boro garage so Dave Jones can get wired into electric. Haul sludge from stp. Talk to Dave Mitchell about getting cost estimate to do work on Veteran's Monument. Kappe Assoc. working at stp pump house.
10/04	Finish hauling sewer sludge from stp stockpile. Try and clean out drying beds in couple of weeks and haul to NTSWA also. Clean geotextile out of drying beds at stp and put down new material. Repair bad section of wall between beds. Dave Jones ran electric to new lights on garage pole barn. Lights should illuminate Boro yard so it will be easier to load salt and cinders this winter. Kappe Assoc. working at stp pump house.
10/05	Pulled trickling filter at stp again and found another broken ball bearing. Put new bearings in unit and put back together. Kappe Assoc. finished work at stp pump house. Rep. thinks he may be able to get another motor and gearbox from town that we can use as a spare for new unit he just put on Comminutor the other day. Used unit is only 2 years old and another town took out of service when they modified their plant. Clean storm drains in case we get rain this weekend.
10/08	Off for Columbus Day.
10/09	Dave Jones at garage to run wire for lights on pole barns. Fix water valve cover boxes on corner of Ruah & Seymour Sts. Then start digging out 2RC on Ruah St. for blacktop. Barricade off road where dirt was dug out.
10/10	Dave finished wiring light inside pole barn. Rent roller from Montoursville and start blacktopping edge of Ruah St. where new 6" DIP water line was installed this summer. Called Mead's in Wellsboro to repair garage doors for Fire Co.
10/11	Finish blacktopping on Ruah St. Then pave on Davis St. where water and sewer service was installed to new home. Work on paperwork for Kelly subdivision and take application to North Central Sewage Agency.
10/12	Dig out berms on Taber St. by old Rt. 15 that keep washing out. Blacktop both areas, then take roller back to Montoursville. Contractor in to look at Veteran's Monument. Will submit price quote for next Council meeting. Dave Jones checked out electric services to old well pump at NPHC on Ruah St.
10/15	Topsoil and seed yards on Ruah St. that were dug up during new water line installation. Budget meeting in morning.
10/16	Remove rest of paperwork from old Boro Hall and put in cellar at new Hall. Lisowski installed new water service to home on Schuylkill St and filled in hole we left open on 10/1. Call IDI about bills owed them for Bellman filter repair work.
10/17	Repair water line in pool so water can be turned on for Homecoming festivities this Friday. Call for rental prices for screen to make topsoil stockpile and sift out gravel for gabion wall on St. Mary's St. Put rolled roofing on shed at garage which holds spare sewer fittings. Meet North Central Sewage Agency at Kelly property for subdivision application.
10/18	Clean up Boro garages to make room for snow equipment. Remove old shrubs in front of Water garage and topsoil area. Meeting with Authority and S. Bray about IDI bills. Shovel sludge at stp. Hope to clean beds before winter and haul sludge to NTSWA. Take picnic tables downtown for Octoberfest this weekend.
10/19	Disconnect water and sewer to Stroud's old home on Rt. 15. Will be torn down later this fall. Shovel rest of sludge at stp. Ready to haul to NTSWA. Talk to Max Chilson about new home to be built on Granger St. Have to plan for water and sewer connections.
10/22	Winterize pool at Island Park. Haul last 31 tons of sludge from stp to NTSWA. They rented manure spreader to distribute sludge at landfill. Call Mike Stoudt to repair starter switch for motor at stp pump house. Budget meeting.
10/23	Take fittings apart at old NPHC well. Order parts so can re-plumb piping for pump testing well site. Clean ditch on Parkhurst St. Dan and I go to class in Wellsboro on terrorism of Municipal Water Supplies.
10/24	Talked to Ward Mfg. and they purchased old Rudinski home on Gulick St. Will tear down in spring of next year. Clean up debris thrown out of old Boro Hall by firemen while remodeling. Work on bills owed to IDI for Bellman filter work. Take Kelly subdivision information to Covington Planning Commission Chairperson.
10/25	Send 2 employees to Water and Sewer math class in Williamsport. Work at garage sealing cracks around doors and windows before cold weather. Dan and I go to Mansfield to meet with local managers to discuss equipment we each have that may be of benefit to each other.
10/26	Fill potholes in dirt roads around town. Put up posts for street signs on Adam Drive and Joseph St. Start cleaning Boro stock yard by tennis course at park. Pick up Kelly subdivision paperwork from Covington and bring back to town for Blossburg Planning Commission. First load of salt for winter was delivered.
10/29	Flush hydrants on S. Wmsn. Rd., Gulick St., Main St., and Route 15. Dirty water complaints on Davis St. Clean up Boro yard by tennis courts.
10/30	Flush hydrants on side hill. Everything flushed good enough for this year. Budget meeting all morning. Second load of salt delivered in afternoon. Ward Mfg. in as they want to tear down Rudinski home this year have to get water and sewer disconnected. Planning Commission meeting - Review Kelly subdivision by stp. Review bleacher grant application to DCNR.
10/31	Go to Mill Hall to get load of cold patch for stockpile. Pick up concrete barriers behind Acorn Market and take to garage and build loading ramp. Wagner pump delivered rebuilt in-line booster pump #2 to Boro Hall. We took to filter plant. Take Kelly subdivision paperwork to Kerry Gyekis for review. Once Boro Council and Covington Supervisors have signed maps. I will mail maps back to Kerry. Take Kelly maps to Covington Supervisors for their 11/7 meeting. Will pick back up for Council meeting later.
11/01	Cold patch roads around town. Locate water service leak and leaking hydrant on Gulick St. which Water Co. has to repair. Dave Jones checked out electric to old NPHC well pump. Turn on well and pump water for 2 hours. Water level in well and holds at 47' while pumping +90 GPM. Will call Scott Bray to discuss.
George Lloyd Borough Manager