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The Dormont Borough Council held its August voting session on August 10, 2026, addressing routine approvals, a major transit-oriented development (TOD) agreement, and several public works and community projects. The meeting included a public swearing-in of a new fire apparatus operator, a contentious debate on an exclusive negotiation agreement with Pittsburgh Regional Transit and Penrose Inc., and unanimous passage of most action items. Council also added a special workshop meeting to discuss the special events ordinance.
This is the call to order. I'd like to welcome everyone to the June 2026 voting for the borough of Dormont. Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge an allegiance to the United States of America. Mr. Stirler, could I get a roll call, please? Yes, sir. Mayor Walsh. Here. Council President Downs. Here. Councilwoman Favis. Here. Councilman Kitt. Here. Councilman Melvin. Here. Councilman Mutt Councilman Munson. Councilman Rieger. Here. Councilwoman Ventreska. Here. Six present, one absent. Thank you. Change the um order here just a little bit and move action item A up so we can get our fire staff out. I could get a uh motion for action item A. I'll make a motion to extend offer of full-time employment for the position of desk officer fire apparatus operator to Lucas DeWitt. The start date of June 2nd, 2026. Second. Do you have any comments or questions? I do. I just wanted to uh comment on the uh mentioned it last week, but comment on the process. Um Lucas came to us as a junior when he was 16 years old, spent several years with us before he went off to uh to high school and then to college. Um lives close by and everybody around here knows Lucas. Lucas is a great kid. We've uh we've seen him grow up in the fire service and seen him mature into a young man firefighter that he is, and and um he carries his reputation well as just a good, well-rounded person. And that was very evident with uh when the application period opened, Lucas was the first one to apply, uh walked to the building in person, um, handed me his application packet. He was the only one that handed a full application packet, which uh uh next time I'll have a checklist. But um he read the instructions well, but he just carried himself, shook my hand and just wanted to present it in person, and that just goes to show that the type of person that he is, and um he's gonna be a tremendous asset to the borough, and and um sure everybody's gonna like him. Thank you very much. Anyone else? Okay. Um approving action item A, please say aye. Aye. Motion carries.