Royersford Borough Council notes

The Royersford Borough Council met for the first of its two scheduled March meetings on Tuesday evening.

Riverfront Trail work delayed

The contractor chosen to complete the Riverfront Trail in Royersford is 192 days late and has not paid its subcontractors, borough solicitor Alan Boroff told the council.

Boroff said the borough's contract requires the contractor to pay the borough $57,600 in damages as a result of the delay, and that the borough will use that money to pay the subcontractors. According to Boroff, minor electrical work is all that remains to be done on the Riverfront Trail, and that the borough will contract with someone else to complete that work.

Rite-Aid site demolition pending

Boroff also said that he is still discussing the construction of a Rite-Aid store on the east corner of Lewis Road and Main Street with the company.  According to Boroff, Rite-Aid has stated that it will have the structures on the property demolished within 60 days of February 28. Several council members expressed displeasure at the delay because of concerns about the appearance of the boarded-up buildings on the lot. Boroff said that he cannot guarantee Rite-Aid will hold to the 60-day time period but he is working with them regularly to try and get the project going.

In other borough news:

• The annual Easter Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, April 16^th at 10:00am at . The Parks and Recreation committee will be dyeing eggs on April 14^th at the at 1:00pm, and they will be meeting at the park to hide the eggs on the 16^th at 8:30am prior to the hunt.
• Resident George Ellis of Main Street presented a petition to the council regarding the zoning of the 900 block of Main Street. There is a current request to adjust the zoning from R-1 Residential to Office-Residential. Ellis’ petition was signed by most of the residents and business owners on that block.
• The March 29 council meeting will have two scheduled public hearings, one on the 900 block zoning issue and the other regarding a $500,000 loan that the borough is requesting through National Penn Bank.