A former Nesquehoning councilman, who resigned last year after an outburst at a meeting, formally apologized to council this week.

On Wednesday, George Sabol III, who had served six years on council until July 2021, said that his actions when he lost his temper at a council meeting last May were “totally unacceptable” and “should have never happened.”

At that meeting, Sabol began yelling at council and specifically Councilman Louis Paul over an action the borough was discussing. The obscenity laced outburst led to Sabol storming out and the following month being censured by the board.

Sabol, on Wednesday, apologized for his actions and asked that council and Paul accept it.

Sabol then asked about Station Park, a plot of land next to the rail line that the borough purchased a few years ago.

He had been slowly fixing it up in the hopes of creating an area where rail fans and residents could go to watch the train go by.

But a resident who had utilized the land for storing construction equipment took fault with the borough’s plans and has since taken them to court over the property.

Sabol said that recently, the resident in question called the police on him while working on the park because the person said Sabol was “causing a disturbance” by staring at him.

Sabol said the man was looking at him so he looked back but never said anything or engaged with the man.

Council told Sabol that until the suit is settled, he should not continue to volunteer his time on the property because it could cause problems for the borough in the lawsuit.

Sabol said he only wants to make the park a nice area for the residents.