(3/27) At its March 22 meeting, the Fairfield Borough Council was briefed on a recommendation from Fairfield and Hamiltonban Township’s joint Parks and Recreation that they partner with Hamiltonban to split costs for a Requests For Proposal (RFP) for sidewalk line painting within the two municipalities.
The RFP included the needs of Fairfield and Hamiltonban. The borough has five crosswalks on Main Street and a few side-street stop bars in need of repainting. Hamiltonban has several areas in need of repainting throughout the township including roads, railroad crossings and stop bars.
This will be the first time in memory Fairfield will be sharing the costs of line painting, in years past the paint work was done by volunteers, according to Borough Secretary Susan Wagle. But Pennsylvania Department of Transportation requirements have changed, requiring the work to be done professionally, she said.
The work is ideally expected to be completed by the middle of August to provide a fresh coat of paint in time for the new school year and Pippinfest.
In other business, seeing the success of York Springs Borough’s recently implemented speed enforcement equipment, Mayor Robert Stanley recommended pursuing speed cameras to quell speeders, to the council. The cameras are estimated to be $2,500 each and would ideally be placed as drivers enter the borough, he said.
Discussion was also brought up to replace the speed limit sign at the far east of Fairfield as the current sign now "lacks reflectivity" and is practically black due to age, Wagle said.
Since that sign is one of the first ones drivers see when entering the borough, the council suggested a bigger replacement size, if possible.
