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Weatherly picks LVHN for ambulance service

The withdrawal of Mahoning Valley Ambulance Association’s coverage of Weatherly at the end of April was a key discussion by Weatherly Borough Council on March 2.

Mayor Paul Hadzick said the borough had contacted three companies - the Lehighton Ambulance Association, White Haven Area Ambulance, and Lehigh Valley Health Network. All three said the volume of calls from Weatherly would not justify putting an ambulance in the community.

Hadzick liked the idea of Lehighton Ambulance it has a unit at Nesquehoning - 9 miles away.

Council member Theresa D’Andrea, however, had concerns about calling an ambulance up the Broad Mountain during the winter.

After discussion, noting that the Lehigh Valley ambulance base is 8.7 miles away, council voted for Lehigh Valley Health Network EMS, with D’Andrea, Hadzick, Norm Richie and Joseph Thomas (by telephone) voting yes, and Joe Cyburt and Vince Cuddeforth II voting no. Jeffrey Miller was absent.

Cyburt said that if things didn’t work out, arrangements could always be changed.

Solicitor James Nanovic suggested that borough manager Harold Pudliner determine how soon Lehigh Valley EMS would be ready to start.

In other business, council awarded this year’s streets project to low bidder Hazleton Site Contractors/H&K at $65,157. To be paved are Entwistle, Rebar and Church Streets, Monroe Court, and the North Street extension.

Bids for phase one of the Lehigh Gorge Trail Connector were awarded to RH Construction for $39,806 for excavation, and Miller’s Lawn and Landscaping bid $18,100 for tree removal. Pudliner was approved to continue to seek bids for additional trail construction, so that local contractors can bid on it without having to meet prevailing wage standards. The grant money must be spent by October, according to Hadzick.

A Memorandum Of Understanding between Weatherly Borough and the Weatherly Area School District was approved to pay for the presence of up to two full-time police officers through next school year.