Avalon will readvertise an opening in its streets department in the hope of getting applicants with some specialized skills.

Streets committee chairman Ed Repp reported at the Nov. 17 council meeting that the laborer who resigned had mechanical repair skills that are sorely missed in the department.

Although the borough already has advertised and received applications for the opening, Repp said that he would like to readvertise and stress that the borough would prefer applicants with welding and small engine repair skills.

Council member Patrick Narcisi suggested that the borough first interview the existing applicants to determine if they had such skills. He also asked whether anyone had followed up on a suggestion that Avalon and Bellevue share the cost of a mechanic already employed in Bellevue's DPW.

Borough manager Harry Dilmore said that Bellevue officials had discussed the idea with him, but any further action had been postponed until Bellevue's new council took office in January.

Council approved the readvertisement in a 6-2-1 vote, with Narcisi and Vicki