MINERSVILLE - The borough council rebudgeted Community Development Block Grant funding Tuesday night to continue to fight blight.
Borough Manager Joseph Bass asked the council to rebudget $23,488 out of the 2011 CDBG funds and $20,397 out of 2012 funds, a total of $63,885 to demolish 150 Sunbury St., 4648 Westwood St., and 420 Church St. The total includes about $20,000 left for demolition from 2010 funding.
Bass said that the borough received the deed for 150 Sunbury St. on Tuesday, 4648 Westwood St. "is owned by a gentleman out in Canada" and the borough already owns 420 Church St.
"I'm asking council to consider those budget revisions so we can move forward with demolition," Bass said.
He also said that the borough was closing out the 2009 CDBG application funding Tuesday night.
The council also approved motions to authorize an environmental review boroughwide to move the projects forward and to advertise for bid specifications for 150 Sunbury St.
In other business, the borough accepted the resignation of Albert T. Barnes as constable, effective July 12, 2013.
The reason given for Barnes' resignation is that he is moving out of the borough.
Barnes plans to continue working with the borough as he will still be the deputy constable in Branch Township.