Council approves fireworks contract, opens park to yard sales
New Berlin Borough Council approves fireworks marketing contract and authorizes non-resident yard sales. The council voted unanimously to enter a $2,300 contract with Big Foot Country for fireworks event advertising, including $500 for a rain date contingency, per President Meghan Shambach. Council
misc · Meeting of March 11, 2026
PA NEW BERLIN — New Berlin Borough Council approves fireworks marketing contract and authorizes non-resident yard sales. The council voted unanimously to enter a $2,300 contract with Big Foot Country for fireworks event advertising, including $500 for a rain date contingency, per President Meghan Shambach. Council also authorized non-residents to set up yard sales at Plum Street Park with a $10 registration fee.
In other municipal business, the New Berlin Municipal Authority approved $37,000 for repairs to the Teaberry Pump Station to address clarifier and digester components, while borough water systems dealt with multiple breaks on Water and Front streets and a pressure-relief-valve leak on Vine Street.
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