The Pottsville City Council set the dates for upcoming public meetings regarding its 2013 budget.
At the council's regular meeting Monday night at City Hall, Mayor John D. Reiley announced the following meetings:
- A work session at 4 p.m. Friday in the conference room on the second floor of City Hall
- A work session at 4 p.m. Nov. 26 in the second-floor conference room at City Hall
- A meeting for the tentative adoption of the budget at 4 p.m. Nov. 29 at council chambers on the second floor of City Hall.
The council has not set the date for the final adoption of its 2013 budget, but anticipated it would be sometime in the last week of December.
In other matters at the council's meeting, City Administrator Thomas A. Palamar unveiled a draft of the city's latest brochure to help the public understand the city's effort to fight blight. A guide to help landlords, it's called "City of Pottsville Rental Property Guidelines."
For copies, call City Hall at 622-1234.
Meanwhile, city solicitor Thomas "Tim" Pellish encouraged residents who sustained damage from Hurricane Sandy in late October to report the damage to City Hall.
"The county is trying to document all damage to property as a result of Hurricane Sandy," he said. "The amount of damage reported can affect how much federal disaster aid the county may receive."
During the public comment portion, Steve Moyer, 122 Anderson St., said he's frustrated by drivers speeding on his street, where the posted speed limit is 25 mph. He wants the city to do something about it.
"Ever since the hospitals merged, speeding there is horrible," Moyer said. "There are 'watch children' signs on the upper side and lower side, but people don't do it. It's like nobody cares.
"Have you ever considered a speed bump or something to slow the traffic? There are a lot of children who walk along that street," Moyer said, noting that those children include his 8-year-old son.
"We'll have someone come up to look at that situation," Reiley said.
"We'll do a traffic survey to see what we come up with," police Chief Joseph H. Murton V said.
