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DALTON &#8212; Council president Gus Vlassis annoucned June 11 the borough received an estimate from the general code company for codification, or organization, of the borough&#8217;s ordinances.&#8220;The cost of the general code recommendation would be $13,421,&#8221; he read from the letter written by the company.Secretary Jo Ann Davies explained that 20 percent is due after signage.&#8220;We have to make a decision whether we&#8217;re going ahead, and I think, frankly, we have to go ahead,&#8221; said Vlassis.Mayor Aaron Holzman asked if council could upload codes on the Dalton Borough website, so that everybody could have access to them.&#8220;They (the public) talk about codes that probably don&#8217;t exist anymore or did at one time,&#8221; Holzman explained. &#8220;There is a lot of conflicting information out there, so I think it will nice to get it out.&#8221;Vlassis explained that payment scheduled will be 20 percent within 30 days of contract signing; 20 percent upon submission of the organization analysis; 20 percent upon submission of the manuscript and editorial legal analysis; and 20 percent upon submission of the draft.Board member Bill Montgomery explained that the payment is $7,000 a year since council has two years to pay it in full.&#8220;I hope that we can make a decision by next meeting,&#8221; said Vlassis.Vlassis suggested to council members to take a look at it before making a decision.Board member Len Peters replied, &#8220;This is a mandatory requirement. We have no choice. We are in violation of the Pennsylvania borough code by not having this.&#8221;Vlassis said that this matter will be in the agenda next month unless he hears otherwise.In other business, Vlassis mentioned that he received a letter from the Rotary Club of the Abingtons, asking for a donation for their fireworks show on July 3.Daniels made a motion to donate $250 to the Rotary. The board agreed.Also, Holzman, in his mayor&#8217;s report, mentioned that the Memorial Day service downtown was well-attended.&#8220;If you were in downtown Dalton on Memorial Day, it was a busy place,&#8221; said Holzman. &#8220;It was a very nice day.&#8221;

Dalton Council receives estimate for general code organization