Carmichaels Borough Council president resigns
CARMICHAELS – Carmichaels Borough Council will have a new president.
Current President Chris Bates announced his resignation from the leadership role at the May 13 council meeting.
Bates cited a heavy work schedule as the reason to step down as president. Bates, who works as a teacher at Mapletown High School, will remain as a regular council member.
Vice President John Paletta will take over as council president. The change will take effect immediately, and a new council member will be appointed at June’s meeting, said borough administrator Mary Lewis.
In other business, council will seek to find a way to have signs posted on Route 88 banning noisy truck brakes.
The type of brakes used on most large trucks create a lot of noise, council members said.
Councilman Ralph McWilliams said he had received several complaints from residents about the noise, including one resident who said his windows have rattled from noise.
Because Route 88 is a state road, council will contact the state Department of Transportation to see what can be done about the brakes.
A letter was sent to PennDOT on behalf of the council on Wednesday, Lewis said.