The Clymer Borough council honored a fireman who saved a local man’s life in September, and discussed some ongoing issues in the borough.
The Clymer Borough President Louis Tate and Mayor Christina King presented Thomas Long of the Clymer Volunteer Fire Company with a plaque recognizing his heroism in the rescue of Dave Helman of Indiana. Helman had fallen into a sinkhole along Route 286 near Rayne Church Road the night of September 10th.
Pictured left to right: Mayor Christina King, Louis Tate, Thomas Long, Dave Helman
Long said he only did what he thought anybody would do, and he doesn’t look at it as being a hero. Helman nonetheless expressed his appreciation:
“I thank everybody, everybody in the fire department for doing what they did, or I’d have been one dead son of a gun.”
Manager George Oakes reported another sink hole at the bottom of Gerry Street, which he said has been taped off. A camera truck is scheduled to come Thursday to scan a pipe in the area and diagnose the problem.
Oakes said also that two 25 miles-per-hour signs have been posted on Adam and Jefferson Streets in light of resident complaints about the speed of some traffic along those streets and the safety of children playing there.
The board also discussed an ongoing issue with kids being out on the streets passed curfew. They remind the public that curfew is 10 o’clock on school nights, 11 o’clock otherwise. The board is also concerned with ATVs being driven on borough streets, which is prohibited.
These issues, along with speeding concerns, and the possibility of budgeting extra hours for police to enforce these rules, will be discussed further at the October 23rd Committee meeting.
