Content about Connie Taylor

10.14.11

Brian Fashian took a seat on Emsworth Council a bit early.

Fashian, who is a candidate for council in the November election, was appointed Wednesday to serve the final three months of Connie Taylor’s term. Taylor’s resignation was accepted by council last month.

09.16.11

Resignation

There is a vacancy on Emsworth Council.

Council member Connie Taylor submitted a letter in August resigning her seat. The resignation became effective with council's acceptance of it at Wednesday's meeting.

Taylor did not give a reason for her decision. Her term on council runs only through the end of the year, so whoever is appointed to the seat will have a very short tenure.

Council has 30 days to fill the seat.

03.12.10

Surcharge change delayed

The final step that would have authorized a sewer surcharge increase for most property owners in Emsworth was put on hold on at council's regular meeting on March 10.

Council voted in January to change the rate structure of the surcharge, making it based purely on how much water is used, in an attempt to make the sewer system self-funding. That vote came after officials decided in December that instead of a rate change, reserve funds could be transferred.

01.22.10

News Briefs

Chief search A police officer who lives in Avalon told borough officials Tuesday not to look too far from home for a new police chief.

With current Chief Robert Howie set to retire this year, council hired a consultant to conduct a search and recommend candidates for his replacement.

01.08.10

Officials take seats in Emsworth

By JOHN DOANE A few new faces were present at Emsworth Council's 2010 reorganization meeting Jan. 4 to take the oath as newly elected government officials. Former longtime borough solicitor Mike Marmo, now a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, swore in newly-elected mayor Dee Quinn, incumbent council members Amy Adams and Paul Getz, and new members Dan Lenz and Kenneth Kroen.

The new council’s first act was to keep the status quo for the president of council.

11.13.09

Emsworth officials tangle over unapproved expenses

Tempers flared at Emsworth Council's regular meeting on Wednesday during a normally routine item on council's agenda.

When it came time to approve the boroughs bill’s for the month, finance committee chairman David Heflin questioned two of the expenditures on the bill list, neither of which had received pre-approval from council.

The first was $321 for an appreciation dinner held for former borough solicitor Mike Marmo. The second was the painting of two of the borough's trucks at a cost of $1,500.