Apr 9, 2014 By Toni Cekada for The 2 min read

CARMICHAELS- Borough council was able to resolve a long-running issue concerning a collapsed building on East George Street.

Secretary Brandi Wydo-Streit said Chris Watson demolished what was left of the building about two weeks ago.

The property had been an issue with council for much of the past year since complaints were received that the building wasn’t a pleasant sight, and that it posed a danger.

Watson, a former borough councilman, was cited by police last year for the condition of the building. In October, he received a permit to rebuild the structure from the borough’s engineer.

Instead, Watson tore the structure down and has now listed the property for sale.

In other business conducted at council’s monthly meeting, maintenance employee Jim Petrone announced that he has been filling potholes as weather allows, and has gone through about five tons of coal patch.

“In previous years, we have just gone through about one dump truck load of coal patch, and it lasted us through the summer,” Streit said.

Once the potholes are filled, Petrone said he will clean up the cinders.

In other business, Councilwoman Marianne Gideon said she was approached by an owner of the Hartley Inn Restaurant, on Market Street, who said he would like to see Spruce Alley be a one-way roadway.

The alley runs behind the Hartley Inn and other businesses, including Gabler’s Drug Store.

Council said they would check in to the matter and with other businesses, noting that Gabler’s receives deliveries in that alley.

Meanwhile, Terri Laird of the Rices Landing Town and Garden Club informed council that the borough square won an award from the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society last year. Laird also said she will organize landscaping for the square again this year.