Stotler Drive residents ask for help with trees on Delmont property
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Delmont Borough didn’t have possession of a property near Newhouse Park for long before issues began to arise.
Actually, it was more than likely the wind that arose, bringing down a few trees on property west of Stotler Drive that brought out several neighbors to borough council’s meeting Tuesday night.
“We don’t even use our backyard right now because it’s a dangerous situation,” said Daniel Payton, one of several Stotler Drive residents looking to the borough to remove the trees.
Payton said a tree that came down into his yard on April 1 damaged his pool.
“The poplar trees back there are all dead and dying,” Payton said.
Council President Andrew Shissler said borough officials haven’t had a chance to fully assess the property, which was granted to the borough from Roland and Dorothy Catarinella. Shissler said public works crews will come out and take a look.
“The former property owner came in a few years ago and did, frankly, a (bad) job lopping off the top of some of those trees,” said Stotler Drive resident Joe Eveges. “There are several that are just going to fall in the woods — no problem. But several are also leaning toward our property.”
Resident Dan DeNezza said one of those trees is leaning onto his property.
“With two little children who play in the backyard, we’re just getting a little nervous,” he told council.
Security cameras
Delmont police Chief T.J. Klobucar is pursuing grant funding to install security cameras on the borough building.
“There’s numerous things we’d be able to go back in time and look at,” Klobucar said. “Slip-and-falls, traffic accidents, things like that.”
Klobucar said the cameras, which would combine to provide a 360-degree view around the building on Greensburg Street, would not be monitored constantly. “But if something were to happen, we’ll have a video to look at.”
Borough cleanup weekend
Borough officials will host the annual borough cleanup from April 26-29.
On Wednesday, April 26, public works crews will be available to pick up items from seniors and anyone physically unable to bring it to the cleanup site at the borough public works garage at 30 Bierer St.
From April 27-29, borough residents can bring items to deposit in the onsite Dumpster.
In addition, on April 29 the Delmont Visionary Committee will host a boroughwide litter cleanup from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more details, see the committee’s Facebook page af Facebook.com/delmontvc.