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West Wyoming Borough Council Chairperson Mary Ann Skok defends boards actions

WEST WYOMING &#8212; Borough Council Chairwoman Mary Ann Skok defended council at Monday night&#8217;s meeting after a letter was written to a local newspaper criticizing the borough&#8217;s finances.Skok said that the borough has not had tax increase in 5 years and that the current council has &#8220;turned the borough&#8217;s finances around.&#8221;Skok added that the two newly acquired borough police cars are equipped with &#8220;state-of-the-art computer systems&#8221; and that the vehicles were paid for through the police funds, some of which have not been used during recent years, along with grant monies.Skok also said that the council received the Governor&#8217;s Awards for Local Government Excellence for overcoming adversity. The awards &#8220;recognize local governments and individuals that have found creative ways to improve their communities.&#8221;Skok added that council has worked without pay during 2013 and 2014.In other matters:&#8226; Daniel Grescavage of Community Development announced that the DEP inspection has been postponed until June 23. Grescavage reminded residents to have their gates unlocked prior to the DEP inspector&#8217;s arrival.&#8226; Mayor Joseph Herbert urged all residents to participate in voting in May 19 primary elections. Voting poles are open between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.. Those who reside from 8th Street to the Exeter borough line vote in the West Wyoming Council room. Those who live elsewhere in West Wyoming vote in the West Wyoming Hose Company No. 1&#8217;s social hall.&#8226; The Luzerne County Electronics Collections will be held on June 6 at Butler Township Drive-in, Drums, and on June 13 at the Hanover Area Jr/Sr High School.Both collections will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.&#8226; A special meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on May 26 to pass an ordinance which will temporarily re-route the traffic during the road/bridge replacement work on upper 8th Street and the bridge-replacement work on Shoemaker Avenue at Abraham&#8217;s Creek.