DUBOIS - In response to a letter from Matthew Begley, general manager of the Treasure Lake Property Owners Association, the DuBois City Council agreed to continue the city's assistance in emergencies at Treasure Lake impartially like any other community should they become their own borough at Monday night's meeting.
Begley wrote Suplizio to ask for mutual aid between the DuBois Fire Department and the Volunteer Fire Department that Treasure Lake would have if it breaks away from Sandy Township. Begley wrote in the letter that he was making the inquiry as a result of a Sept. 15 article in the DuBois Courier-Express, which stated the Sandy Township Fire Department had decided not to “provide emergency fire services should Treasure Lake become a borough.”
The current policy provides mutual aid to the surrounding communities as long as the equipment is available. As it stands, the DuBois Fire Department avoids written mutual aid agreements on the advice of the City Solicitor, Toni Cherry. The avoidance of written agreements is based on the fear that the terms may be hard, as it’d put the department in a position of being sued if they are unable to answer a call for any reason.
DuBois City Mayor, John “Herm” Suplizio stressed several times DuBois wished to remain from the debate between Sandy Township and Treasure Lake. He said the stance is to assist communities that need help and would include Treasure Lake whether or not they eventually break way from Sandy Township.
On a related note, representatives of the fire department announced they have retained their Class 1 ISO rating.
There will be a tour of the reservoir and spillway on at 1 p.m. on Oct. 1 that is open to the public and expected to take around 45 minutes. The tour is to show the public what the council has been discussing and working on there.
The council also voted to authorize the City Solicitor to write up the ordinances about the new sewage and water surcharges.
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