The public will have opportunities Monday to learn about — and weigh in on — a proposal to revamp refuse collection in State College borough.
From 4 to 7:30 p.m., borough officials will host an open house to review exactly how the changes would work. It will be held in the lobby of the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St.
Outlined in this earlier news report, the plan would increase the availability of organic-waste collection. In the process, it would grant residential refuse-collection customers two bins: one for non-organic, landfill-bound waste, the other for waste that can’t be composted.
The concept promises to improve efficiency and cut costs involved in garbage collection, borough officials have said.
Later Monday, at the regular Borough Council meeting, council members are scheduled to open a public hearing on the proposal. The meeting is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers.
In other matters at the Monday meeting, council members will take public input on the proposed rezoning of a stretch of East Beaver Avenue. That proposal would affect the south side of the thoroughfare from Locust Lane to Garner Street.
Specifically, it would raise the maximum new-building height from 36 feet to 55 feet, and permitted land uses would be expanded to include retail and service functions. The proposal stems largely from a request made by HFL Corporation, which has sought zoning changes to enable an apartment-building concept for 254 E. Beaver Ave.
Also Monday, the council is due to talk about the administration’s latest neighborhood-sustainability report and about a couple suggested parking-policy modifications.
The latter would enable the borough to immobilize public-garage-parked vehicles that have been parked more than 20 days or accrued more than $300 in parking fees. In addition, the borough manager would be granted more formal authority to set special-event rates in the municipal garages and borough-owned metered lots.
The council’s complete agenda is available via the borough website.
