PORT ALLEGANY — Port Allegany Borough will hold trick-or-treat hours from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 31, borough officials said.
Residents who participate in trick-or-treat are asked to leave their porch lights on so families can easily identify participating houses. Houses not distributing treats are asked to leave their porch lights off during this time.
The borough also asks motorists to drive cautiously due to the high number of children who will walk throughout the community.
Borough officials said leaf pick-up service has also begun and will continue for the next few weeks.
Residents are asked to rake their leaves towards the curb close to the road for pick-up. Do not rake leaves into the road, or into ditches as they can cause issues with the storm drainage system. Brush pick-up will also continue on Fridays, however, residents are asked to keep their brush and leaf piles separate.
Residents are being asked to clean out and weed or trim any open ditches around their property. With fall rain and winter snow coming, ditches often collect debris including garbage, weeds, leaves, and other items. Cleaning ditches and keeping them trimmed prior to winter will help prevent debris from clogging the storm sewer system during the wet weather that comes in the fall, winter and spring, borough officials said.
Meanwhile, the borough is currently undertaking various projects to improve energy efficiency. Several borough-owned street lights have been converted from sodium vapor or halide to LED, and the borough has started discussions with Penelec to convert the street lights owned by Penelec to LED as well.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has said the conversion to LED will result in a reduction of approximately 50 to 60 percent in electric usage for each light converted. Street lighting is currently the borough’s second-highest user of electricity behind the Water Department, borough officials said. In addition to LED lighting upgrades, the borough is also working on improving insulation, weather proofing, and upgrading heating systems in the water wells, with a goal of reducing energy consumption for these buildings as well.
Lastly, work on the U.S. Route 6 Bridge over Lillibridge Creek is progressing as planned and is scheduled to be open to traffic by the end of October, borough officials said.
Final paving on the bridge and the approach will be finished in mid-November. The borough, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, and the construction crew appreciate everyone’s patience during the project.
