There will be no recycling drop-off for December 2015 or January 2016. Normal recycling drop-off operations will resume at the Prompton park (basketball court by the fire hall) in February 2016.
2016 Budget Meeting
Prompton Borough council will vote on approval of the 2016 budget at a special meeting to be held Friday, December 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM at the Prompton Fire Hall. The meeting is open to the public.
UPDATE
Borough Council unanimously approved the 2016 budget. A signed copy of the final document is available for download:
December 2015 Meeting
The regular monthly meeting will be held Friday, December 4, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Prompton Fire Hall.
November 2015 Meeting
The regular monthly meeting will be held Friday, November 6, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Prompton Fire Hall.
October 2015 Meeting
The regular monthly meeting will be held Friday, October 2, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Prompton Fire Hall.
September 2015 Meeting
The regular monthly meeting will be held Friday, September 4, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Prompton Fire Hall.
August 2015 Meeting
The regular monthly meeting will be held Friday, August 7, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Prompton Fire Hall.
Prompton Car Show – UPDATE
**UPDATE (6/28/2015 10:27AM)**
The car show is still on for today! Prompton Fire Company has fired up the grill, the DJ is setting up, and the Prompton CUMC Sunday School is laying out a delicious spread for their bake sale. Stop by, grab a bite to eat, check out the cars and trucks, and support your local fire company.
July 2015 Meeting
Due to the Independence Day holiday, the regular July monthly meeting will not be held on the first Friday of the month. The regular monthly meeting will be held Friday, July 10, 2015 at 8:00 PM at the Prompton Fire Hall.
Balsam Swamp Road Project – Bid Info
UPDATE: Prompton Borough received the following bids at the July meeting:
- E.R. Linde Construction Corp.: $19,557
- Bill Pykus Excavating, Inc.: $18,050
Council voted to accept the low bid from Bill Pykus Excavating, Inc.
The Wayne Conservation District has approved Prompton’s application for funding through the Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Road (DGLVR) program. The funds are for repairs to Balsam Swamp Road.
The borough will be accepting bids for the project. All bidders must meet with borough officials at the project site. No bids will be considered from bidders who do not attend a pre-bid meeting.
There will be a pre-bid meeting held on location at 7:00 PM, Friday, June 5. Participants should meet at Balsam Swamp Road at the bridge that crosses over the Van Auken Creek.
Sealed bids will be opened at the regular July meeting of the Prompton Borough. The July meeting is tentatively scheduled for July 3 at 8:00 PM. The meeting may be moved to July 10 at 8:00 PM due to the holiday.
A brief summary of the required work follows; details will be provided at the pre-bid meeting:
- Re-shape bank and place R-4
- Pregrade road
- Clean bank
- Create ditchline
- Install R-4 stone
- Resurface roadway
- 14′ wide
- 8″ loose (compacted to 6″) DSA
- 1,380′ approximate total distance
For additional project details, please refer to the original application: Grant application with project sketch
The Driving Surface Aggregate (DSA) must be certified to conform with project requirements: DSA Certification
Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Road program questions may be directed to Ed Vinton at the Wayne Conservation District (570-253-9741).
Questions about the Balsam Swamp Road project may be directed to Kirk Fries, councilman and project lead, at 570-253-1740.
