The code enforcement officer for Parryville Borough will pay a visit to a handful of properties in the upcoming days.

Council member Ralph Washburn told the board Monday that the officer will be in the borough and “go to properties to send out violation letters. We don’t go to everyone but I’m working on it, there are properties that stand out,” he said.

Phylis Smith of Center Street voiced her complaints during the meeting about garbage and debris lying around a neighboring homeowner’s land.

“People hid it behind their houses so the officer would need to look out back,” she said.

While the code enforcer cannot “go onto private property to look around, he’ll be coming here anyway and looking at the ones you can specifically see,” Washburn said.

Smith said her neighbor’s pets have been coming onto her property in the middle of the night and “leaving a mess.”

“I had to fight tooth and nail for the ordinance for pets,” said Washburn.

The council advised her to get photographs of the animals on her property in order to file an official complaint.

“Get pictures and I’ll show them to the zoning officer,” Washburn said.

“The best is to have pictures,” said borough Mayor Kevin Greenzweig.

“If you have pictures it proves it breaks the leash law, and that we will do something about,” he said.

The council agreed to repost the leash law onto the borough’s website.

“It states you have to be in control of your animal,” said Washburn.

Traffic signs

Six new traffic signs will be placed along the sharp curve of East and West Fairyland roads.

“We have two signs approaching the curve, two coming down and two on the other side,” said Washburn.

“People come down it too fast,” he said.

An old tree will have to be removed from the corner of Oak Street after a tractor-trailer truck’s trailer made contact with it in December.

“Part of the tree is hanging pretty low and it rubbed against school buses,” said Washburn.

“It’s right on the corner. We have to take it down. We are going to add it to the bill and send the bill to the truck’s company,” he said.

The borough has yet to contact the company’s insurance.

“We need the bill and we have pictures to send,” he said.

“Normally when you have an accident you contact them in 24 hours,” said council member Sharon Hinkle.

“I called the state police and they won’t release the report. There’s a song and dance to get the report,” Washburn said.

Frycklund asked for the details and he would fill out the necessary forms to attain the report from the state police.

Washburn agreed to call the insurance company Tuesday afternoon.