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WEST PITTSTON &#8212; The borough council voted to wave the pave cut permit fees for the Pennsylvania-American Water Company on the installation of new water lines on Blackman Street on Tuesday.Borough Manager Savino Bonita explained that the borough was waving the fees in exchange that the water company pave Blackman Street from curb to curb down the entire street, rather than just the specific spots they work on.&#8220;The water company is proposing to install a new water line and normally, when they do work on the streets they are required to submit an application and obtain a pave cut to cut the road up,&#8221; Bonita said. &#8220;They then pay a fee per square footage of the area they cut up. The water company is requesting that we consider waving the pave cut permit fees, and they would do the overlay of pavement from curb to curb.&#8221;The borough council also approved certifications to draw funds and authorize payments in the amount $3,287.50 and $2,950 to Ashburn Advisors for the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Infrastructure Project.The infrastructure project will include the repairs to any and all remaining flood-damaged streets, sidewalks and sewers in West Pittston.In other business, council members approved:&#8226; A motion to authorize attorney Mark Bufalino to draw up a proposal to close the streets from 215 Washington St. to Exeter Avenue from 1 to 10 p.m. on Aug. 29.&#8226; A motion to accept and award the amount of $4,995 to M. May Striping for the painting of crosswalks and stop bars.&#8226; A motion to authorize council President Jim Rose to sign the Northeast Land Bank Authority contract in which West Pittston was awarded a $100,000 Local Share Account grant to be divided equally among the boroughs involved in the Northeast Land Bank Authority.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Jimmy Fisherjfisher@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Jimmy Fisher at 570-704-3972 or on Twitter @SD_JimmyFisher</shirttailMeta></div>

West Pittston waves pave cut fees for water-line project