Doylestown Borough Council Roundup

New Four-Way Stop

If you drive on Shewell Avenue, get ready for a new stop.

Stop signs will be put up today at the intersection with Union Avenue to create a four-way stop.

Doylestown Borough Council approved the measure on Monday night; borough manager John Davis said the signs are all ready to go and should be installed today.

No Parking on Stacey

Doylestown plans to create a no-parking zone on Stacey Drive near the neighborhood's mailbox cluster; an ordinance outlining the changes will be drafted and advertised and the change will be up for approval at a future council meeting.

Council member Dennis McCauley, who chairs the borough's public safety committee, said the change would make it safer for residents of the neighborhood to get their mail.

Parking Restrictions on Jackson Street

Drivers who park on Jackson Street to avoid paying the SEPTA parking lot fee face a new fine from Doylestown Borough.

Council members on Monday approved a residential parking district for Jackson Street between W. Ashland and W. Oakland. Residents will be able to get passes from the borough and park on the street, but non-residents will be limited to just two hours per day. Violators wil be fined.

Warning signs should go up within about a month, borough manager John Davis said. Enforcement (read: tickets) will begin thereafter. Drivers, ye have been warned.

Giving the Boot the Boot

Private property owners will no longer be able to "boot" cars parked on their land illegally.

Doylestown Council on Monday adopted an ordinance forbidding use of the wheel locks by everyone except, well, themselves. The borough is still is free to boot offenders as needed.

Sun to Shine on Ambulance Co.

The Central Bucks Ambulance and Rescue Squad has a sunny future ahead - at least, it hopes so.

After being shot down in its attempt to put up a small windmill on the property on East Street, the squad is forging ahead with plans for solar power.

Chief Chuck Pressler was able to switch a nearly $25,000 grant from the state from wind power to solar power.

On Monday, Borough Council agreed to allow the squad to install solar panels on the roof of the its headquarters. The borough owns the property and therefore must give permission for the ambulance squad to install the panels.

The squad still must apply to the borough for a permit to do so.