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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; During its 9-minute work session Tuesday night, city council discussed keeping temporary stop signs in place for another 90 days in the North End and vacating an unused alley in the East End to accommodate planned construction at the site.</p><p>The stop signs at the intersection of North Main and Maple streets were originally installed for the sewer line construction project on nearby North River Street. The city wants to keep them in place for more time to determine if they should be permanent.</p><p>Councilman Mike Merritt, whose District E includes the neighborhood where the signs are, said he&#8217;s willing to give them a try.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had some complaints about it, but I&#8217;ll forgo those complaints and go with safety first and see what happens,&#8221; Merritt said.</p><p>Council will vote on a resolution for the 90-day extension of the signs at its public meeting starting at 6 p.m. Thursday in City Hall.</p><p>The other resolution on the agenda involved vacating a 1,785 square-foot section of Corbett Lane along Pine Street so it can become part of the adjoining property owned by the Cross Valley Federal Credit Union.</p><p>City Attorney Tim Henry said the lane runs through the unimproved dirt parcel. Council previously approved a resolution promising to vacate the lane once the adjoining property was sold.</p><p>&#8220;So in order for the new construction to go on that parcel, they need to get ownership of that 10-foot alley that runs through the middle and this will accomplish that,&#8221; Henry explained.</p><p>&#8220;If you went up there and looked at it, you wouldn&#8217;t even know it&#8217;s an alley,&#8221; noted Henry. The lane does not extend farther and hasn&#8217;t been used for decades, he said.</p><p>The only other agenda item was the second and final reading of a city ordinance to amend it to include the $60 annual recycling fee that was increased by $10 as part of this year&#8217;s $50.4 million balanced budget.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jerry Lynott</p><p>jlynott@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jerry Lynott at 570-991-6120 or on Twitter @TLJerryLynott.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre city council discusses stop signs, unused alley