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Wilkes-Barre council refuses to vote on mayor’s appointment for assistant city attorney

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LUZERNE &#8212; The borough council&#8217;s newest member, Corliss Klinefelter, took the occasion of the year&#8217;s first meeting to raise new ideas and ask questions.Citing what he feels was success in the neighboring borough of Forty Fort, Klinefelter advocated a potential yearly fee of $25 to park overnight on municipal streets.He was encouraged by borough Solicitor Jonathan Spohrer to obtain a copy of Forty Fort&#8217;s parking fee ordinance.Klinefelter intends to perform further research on issues like visitor passes and costs associated with distributing the permits prior to bringing it before council again at a future meeting.He also questioned why the borough would have two public workers riding in one snow plow during winter weather cleanups, citing concerns about excessive overtime pay.Council President Mike Jancuska noted that workers are occasionally transported via plow truck to areas within the borough where snow needs to be manually shoveled. He added that overtime pay to public workers has not thus far caused any financial problems in Luzerne.Klinefelter stressed that he was not opposing policy in any way, but rather wanted to be able to accurately answer any borough residents who might approach him.In other matters, the borough unanimously reappointed Joe Kalinas, John Lowman and Jerry Storz to new three-year terms on the seven-person Luzerne Sewer Authority.Spohrer recommended the reappointments after noting that the sewer authority is &#8220;very effective and running quite smoothly.&#8221;Luzerne will hold its next regular council meeting at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By B. Garret RoganFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach the Times Leader newsroom at 570-829-7242 or on Twitter @TLnews.</shirttailMeta></div>

Corliss Klinefelter pitches over-night parking fee for Luzerne