Twelve homes on Church Street in Meshoppen (top) will likely be gone by the end of the year now that borough council has signed the necessary agreements to allow the CBDG-DR buyout project to proceed. Two apartment buildings on Allen Street (one shown above) that will be torn down asContinue Reading
With members of Auburn Township Boy Scout Troop 88 and T-Town Twirlers among their ranks, American Legion Post 510 members from Black Walnut (top) led the color guard unit into Meshoppen Community Park for the veterans memorial service that was widely appreciated by patrons of Meshoppen Community Day on JuneContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (also published in the Rocket-Courier) Looking at $67,000 in combined sewer and water bills owed by building owners in Meshoppen, borough council members agreed on Monday that it is time to cut service to those properties regardless of the circumstances. “If service is rendered, then you haveContinue Reading
Community Day will return to Meshoppen on Saturday, June 30. Proceeds will be used to renovate the playground (above) which has little to offer local children. Story by Rick Hiduk/Photos by Cindy Cona (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Meshoppen’s annual Community Day is planned for Saturday, June 30 in CommunityContinue Reading
The future of Church Street in Meshoppen (top) remains uncertain as council members on Monday evening postponed an agreement with the Wyoming County Housing & Redevelopment Authority that will delay the CBDG buyouts planned for this summer. The borough is at odds with the agency over who should be responsibleContinue Reading
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) While the overdue amount of water and sewer bills in Meshoppen has held relatively steady at about $62,000, no real progress has been made for years at reducing the total nor getting the property owners who have been delinquent the longest ontoContinue Reading
Wyoming County EMA director Gene Dziak (not pictured) and Housing & Redevelopment Authority grants administrator Lisa Hahn (above) attended the April 2 meeting of the Meshoppen Borough Council to provide an update on a $1.5 million buyout of numerous flood-prone structures in the town. Photos and Stories by Rick HidukContinue Reading
And they’re off! Nine to 12-year-olds (top) scoop up eggs from the ball field in Meshoppen on Saturday. Larissa Harding and her uncle, Kyle Ziegler (above) had a great time at the Meshoppen egg hunt on Saturday, and Larissa went home with a new bike. Photos and Story by ByContinue Reading
Dave Quinn (above, left) and Cody Hendricks of Environmental Service Corporation provided an extensive overview of Meshoppen’s water and sewer systems to council on Monday evening and offered their assistance for a number of concerns. Photo and Story by Rick Hiduk (As published in the March 8 edition of theContinue Reading
The routine threat of flooding from Meshoppen Creek is of great concern to DCNR when it comes to further developing Meshoppen Community Park, but it is typical of obstacles that can be addressed with a Master Site Plan, which DCNR would like to see for the public green space beforeContinue Reading