Committee updates

to Hart and Guzzardo, the CLG program is a set of requirements set forth by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission that spell out the terms and conditions for the town to be eligible for certain grant funding, and the current contract expires at the end of 2020, with the new renewal running through 2024.

“If we were to apply for any funding under these particular grants, from $100 up to $25,000 in this category, then this is a prerequisite. We have to have this grant contract in place before doing so,” Hart said.

Sando asked if the contract renewal included any specific application for grant funding. Guzzardo said it did not, but the renewal “helps you speed up the process” for applying for future funds.

Pool open, seeking more visitors

Councilman Jim Cherry gave an update on the recent reopening of the NorGwyn pool, jointly run by the borough and adjacent Upper Gwynedd, and said it has already widened its admission criteria to draw more visitors.

“The pool’s been going through its challenges,

even though we’re up and running,” Cherry said.

“We’re still at $5 a person, and we just recently opened it up to anybody in 19454 and 19446, because we need to get our attendance numbers up a little bit,” he said.

The pool complex, located at Parkside Place in Upper Gwynedd just outside the borough’s borders, had reopened on July 1 with entry only allowed to those in the borough’s postal code of 19454, but Cherry told council there’s more than enough capacity to open the pool to guests from Upper Gwynedd’s postal code too.

“We’ve been having subpar attendance, and it’s expensive to run that pool and keep people employed,” he said.

For more information on the Nor-Gwyn Pool and its reopening policies, visit norgwynpool. com. for “Nor-Gwyn Pool” on Facebook.

Hart also gave updates on several council committees and their activities in recent weeks. The borough’s Human Relations Commission is planning an online meeting on July 21, while council’s IT committee is planning

to meet soon to continue reevaluating possible upgrades to the audio projection and recording equipment in council chambers.

“We have been able to secure three very good quotes, very thorough, and we will be vetting those with the IT committee and hopefully making a decision at the next council meeting,” Hart said.

Meetings are also being planned for the borough’s finance and personnel committees, and each will continue discussions on a feasibility examining the possible merger of the borough and Upper Gwynedd police departments, according to the manager. staff have also fielded several submissions to a request for proposals seeking firms interested in being the borough’s traffic engineer, and Hart said those are due July 24 and staff will make a recommendation for council action, likely in August.

North Wales borough council next meets online at 7 p.m. on July 28; for more information or meeting agendas and materials visit www.NorthWalesBorough.org.