More Infrastructure Improvements Coming

The village has been awarded $3,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure as part of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024, which was signed into law by President Biden on January 4, 2024. This money will go a long way towards repairing and replacing the remaining sections of our century-plus old storm water and sanitary sewer infrastructure.

Legislation

We passed almost everything on the legislative agenda with some discussion and minor revisions.

Council unanimously elected members to the following positions:

• Angela DeBernardo as Council President
• Nancy Rogoff as President Pro Tempore
• Nancy Rogoff as representative to the Planning & Zoning Commission
• Andrew Rockey as representative to the Board of Zoning Appeals

President DeBernardo made the following appointments:

Administration & Finance Committee

Menorah Lighting and Display

Chabad Jewish Center has again requested to display a menorah from December 18 to January 8, in Triangle Park this year due to the temporary closure of Bell Street Park. They’re also planning a Menorah at the Falls event on December 29 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. Both applications were unanimously recommended to Council.

Grove Hill Park

Rob announced that a contract for planting has been awarded to Angelotta Landscape Associates. A pre-construction meeting is scheduled for this month, with the work to begin in April and be completed no later than May 16, 2025.