Nazareth council passes resolution banning parking at two downtown intersections

FROM THE EXPRESS TIMES

Motorists no longer will be able to park at two popular intersections following a resolution passed by Nazareth Borough Council tonight.

Council members unanimously banned parking at the southeast corner of South and Broad streets and at the southwest corner of Mauch Chunk and Church streets. The new no-parking area runs 20 feet east on South Street by St. John’s Cemetery and 20 feet west on Mauch Chunk Street, council Vice President Larry Stoudt told the public.

Borough council also agreed to remove nine parking meters on South Broad Street near Walnut Street. Council President Daniel Chiavaroli said a traffic light is being installed on Broad Street at the recommendation of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The light will create a "straight through" lane near a housing development, he said.

"In order to have a straight through lane, we had to remove the parking meters so cars could go straight through on that lane," Chiavaroli said.

One resident suggested raising the meter fine for those parked over two hours from $5 to $10. Stoudt said council will consider the request.

In other action, borough council is weighing bids for the trash and recycling collector for the next three years.

Waste Management had previously been the borough's trash collector and came in with the lowest bid of $1,599,783, said Councilman Charles Donello, who is chairman of the ecology committee. The other three bidders include J.P. Mascaro & Sons, Interstate Waste Services of the Lehigh Valley and Raritan Valley Disposal, all for three-year contracts.

Donello told the public he plans to bring the bids to the ecology committee for review. The council is expected to award the bid in October, he said.

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