Thursday, April 18, 2013
And other borough municipal notes.
An All-LED Borough? The future may indeed be bright for Baldwin Borough. No, the downed streetlights aren't coming back. But in an interview on Wednesday, borough Manager John Barrett said that Duquesne Light anticipates that LED technology will be available for its served municipalities in June of 2014. "We have been informed that a formal request has been made with the PUC (Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission) for an LED streetlight tariff," Barrett said. "The LED tariff means that Duquesne Light will have a tariff rate to charge municipalities for LED lighting that they would make available. Up until now, Duquesne Light has stated that they can't provide LED lighting for a number of reasons—one being that a tariff has not been …
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Also, the mayor is asked about Sgt. Miller, and news regarding a Kurt Hinish fundraiser.
How Are Those Lights Coming? Baldwin Borough Manager John Barrett said at Tuesday night's Baldwin Council meeting that he continues to urge Duquesne Light officials to investigate the possibility of installing LED lights in Baldwin. However, Duquesne Light, which owns the borough's streetlights, still does not have an LED lighting option ready for Baldwin in order to help the borough to save on energy costs. In 2012, Baldwin officials gave Duquesne Light the go-ahead to eliminate more than 27 percent of the borough's streetlights (all non-LED) in order to save money. Barrett said that he wrote a letter to Duquesne Light saying, essentially, "In our opinion, nothing's been done." Baldwin Mayor Alexander R. Bennett Jr. suggested that perhaps…
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
'The street is dark.' - Dave Brogan, Meadowcrest Road
Residents from close, parallel streets in south Baldwin Borough didn't plan to show up at Tuesday night's regular Baldwin Council meeting with the same complaint, they said. It just worked out that way. The complaint: It's too dark in Baldwin. Speaking to the council first during public-comments time was Sandra Beyer of Blossom Drive. This marked Beyer's third time in front of the council since June regarding the topic of streetlights reduction in Baldwin, including the elimination of 11 lights on Blossom. On Tuesday, Beyer pointed out that multiple homes in her 600 block of Blossom, where at least two of three scheduled light-eliminations have been completed, have been victimized recently by burglaries. Baldwin police Chief Michael Scott …
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Leftovers from Tuesday night's Baldwin Council meeting.
Triangle Pet Control Services Contract Ended By a unanimous vote on Tuesday night, the Baldwin Council officially ended Baldwin Borough's contract with Triangle Pet Control Services, which was shut down by officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture on Oct. 1 after it allegedly defrauded the state by getting paid for services that it didn't perform. Baldwin Borough has been without animal control services throughout October as a result of the shutdown. On Oct. 2, borough Manager John Barrett said that Baldwin officials will "have to figure something out" in order to replace Triangle Pet. Borough Will Soon Stop Paying for Trash Collection at Apartments By another unanimous vote, the Baldwin Council agreed to have …
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Also, a resident asks the Baldwin Council to return a streetlight, and other notes from a June 19 borough meeting.
Late-Night Parking Debate There is still no resolution to an issue regarding parking in Baldwin Borough from 2 to 6 a.m. At a borough meeting on Tuesday night, Baldwin Councilman Larry Brown read through a lengthy list of streets that would be affected by a new parking ban (or partial ban). Check back soon with the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch for that list. UPDATE (LIST OF POTENTIAL STREETS): http://patch.com/A-vScy The parking ban has been proposed to make snow removal easier, but it is unclear whether restrictions would be permanent or seasonal. Concerns range from how to pay for the many necessary no-parking signs to how to handle residences with multiple cars but not enough on-property parking space. Baldwin police Chief Michael Scott said…
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Also, the Baldwin Pool will stay open late on Community Day and other notes from a May 15 borough meeting.
Streetlights Removal Starting Crews from Duquesne Light will descend on Baldwin Borough to remove certain streetlights starting as early as the end of this month, Baldwin Manager John Barrett said a borough council meeting on Tuesday night. Barrett said that the removal process, which is expected to save borough taxpayers an estimated $66,000 annually in energy costs, should take 60-90 days to complete. A joint recommendation by Baldwin Mayor Alexander R. Bennett Jr. and Baldwin police Sgt. Kim Reising was to take away 376 borough lights, but after hearing concerns from residents during two special public meetings (1, 2) on the subject—as well as from emails and phone calls—Bennett and Reising pared their elimination list down by 10 lights…
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
View the final list of eliminations here.
The Baldwin Borough Council drove the final nail in the coffin on Tuesday night for 366 of the borough's 1,350 streetlights. By a unanimous vote, those lights will be taken down in the near future to save Baldwin an estimated $66,000 annually in energy costs. The borough will not see significant savings until another year, however, as Duquesne Light will charge around $58,000 to remove the lights. A joint recommendation by Baldwin Mayor Alexander R. Bennett Jr. and Baldwin police Sgt. Kim Reising was to take away 376 borough lights, but after hearing concerns from residents during two special public meetings (1, 2) on the subject—as well as from emails and phone calls—Bennett and Reising pared their elimination list down by 10 lights. …
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The Baldwin Council will formally vote on the approximately 28-percent cut next week.
(An updated list has been published. See this article's media gallery.) Baldwin Borough officials met again on Tuesday night to discuss the possible elimination of almost 28 percent of the borough's 1,350 streetlights. A joint recommendation by Baldwin Mayor Alexander R. Bennett Jr. and Baldwin police Sgt. Kim Reising has been to take away 376 of those lights to save borough taxpayers around $66,000 annually, but after hearing concerns from residents during two special public meetings (1, 2) on the subject—as well as from emails and phone calls—Bennett and Reising have taken around 10 lights off of the to-be-eliminated list, bringing the total down slightly. Reising said that she considered taking as many as 20 lights off of that …
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Borough meeting set for 7:30 in the municipal auditorium.
Following two special public meetings (1, 2) that allowed residents to voice their concerns over the possible elimination of 376 streetlights in Baldwin Borough, the Baldwin Council will resume its normal schedule on Tuesday night with a 7:30 meeting in the borough's municipal auditorium. Among the agenda items that the council will discuss during the meeting is a review of the proposal to eliminate those streetlights, as led by Baldwin Mayor Alexander R. Bennett Jr. Many residents oppose the elimination of even a single streetlight in Baldwin, as evidenced by this Patch readers poll, citing safety concerns. Many others agree with Bennett and Baldwin police Sgt. Kim Reising, who have suggested eliminating only the 376 lights—around 28 …
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
One resident upset over crime-deterrent rationale.
By eliminating 376 streetlights, will Baldwin Borough save $66,000 in energy costs or lose 376 ways to deter crime? Depends on whom you ask. For Michael Prilla of Baldwin's 822 Brentview Rd., the answer is the latter, emphatically. Prilla and his mother, Lois, who lives at the same address, used a public meeting at the Leland Park Community Center in south Baldwin on Monday night to fight for keeping a streetlight across from their home. And Michael went much further, asking for all Baldwin streetlights to stay and accusing borough officials of not protecting their constituents. Prilla took particular umbrage with a comment made by Baldwin Mayor Alexander R. Bennett Jr. at a different streetlights meeting on March 20 where Bennett said, …
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Robert Edward Healy, III
9:52 am on Thursday, April 18, 2013
Morning, folks. According to Barrett, the only way that Baldwin can "shop" for other energy providers in this instance would be if the borough assumed ownership of its light poles. The poles are currently the property of Duquesne Light, and the borough is charged monthly for their use. Borough administration has requested that Duquesne Light provide them with a cost to purchase the poles. But … more ›