May 15, 2003 By Josh Krysak 3 min read

PERRYOPOLIS – During a brief session Wednesday, borough council voted to send a letter of support to Fayette Area Coordinated Transportation to bring fixed route transportation into Perryopolis possibly by mid-summer. George Hardy, a representative from FACT, told the council that Perryopolis was included in a recent study that assessed public transportation need as well as time and distance issues.

“Perryopolis was at the top of the list of places where we determined that there may be a need for public transportation,” Hardy said.

According to Hardy, FACT, which already provides transportation to Uniontown for communities like Farmington, Brownsville and Connellsville, will begin providing public transportation this summer for the Perryopolis area.

“We have got brand new buses and we are looking to implement services by July 1,” Hardy said. “We would like the borough to send a letter of support stating your interest in the program. The more support and feedback we get from the municipalities, the better product we put out.”

Hardy said that FACT has secured funding for the route and will not need any financial help from the borough.

Council member Charles Johnson said that he appreciated the effort of FACT and told Hardy that Perryopolis will be a busy route for the program.

Hardy said that FACT is exploring the number of buses and times but noted that there will probably will be four to five trips from Perryopolis to Uniontown throughout the day and that riders can get off at the Uniontown Hospital, Lowes, Wal-Mart, Cherry Tree Medical Center and the courthouse.

In addition, the council heard form resident John Hahn about water draining from borough storm drains along Constitution Street onto his property. He told the council that he has heard promises from them for three years that the problem would be resolved, but to no avail.

Council member Charles Johnson told Huhn that the reason for the delay is current litigation pending about Constitution Street itself. The council said that they would direct the matter to the Solicitor Sam Davis for further review.

The council also conducted the following business:

-Announced that spring cleanup day will be held Saturday, June 14 at a cost of $2,650.00 to the borough. Council member Ronald Lombard said that enough funds will be freed from additional real estate taxes to cover the costs. The cleanup had previously bee tabled due to a lack of funds.

-Granted Mike Matras permission to use the high school baseball field for the County Baseball League.