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The Dormont Borough Council held a voting session on October 6, 2026, at 7:00 PM. The meeting included committee reports, unanimous approval of a consent agenda and six action items, and public comment concerning a proposed 180‑unit apartment development. Council President Downs delivered a proclamation honoring former council member Dr. Richard D. Grubb and strongly responded to public speakers, clarifying that no formal development proposal was before council. (Note: The published agenda listed the meeting date as October 5, 2026; the date used here follows the instruction specifying October 6, 2026.)
The council unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included:
Council members provided updates from their committees:
Mayor Walsh thanked organizers of Porchmont event, noted the wearing of Kings Awareness badges by police, celebrated Dr. Grubb’s proclamation, announced new executive director of MRTSA, and reminded that Halloween trick‑or‑treat is October 31 from 6‑8 PM.
Manager Stinner reported that the borough budget for 2027 is in “relatively good position” despite cost spikes; budget meetings would follow; Dormont Street Music Festival is Saturday; a blood drive saved 27 lives; pension assets transitioning to PNC; ARPA funds closed out.
All action items were approved unanimously by voice vote:
Councilperson Fabus announced that the Dormont Community Garden has been designated a “bird friendly habitat” by the PA Audubon Council.
Three borough residents and one non‑resident spoke during the public comment period. All expressed opposition to the proposed 180‑unit apartment building (“Dormont Junction”) at West Liberty Avenue:
Council President Downs responded at length, stating:
Thank you very much. The hour of seven o'clock having arrived. I'll call this meeting of the borough of Dormont voting session to order. Please rise and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. And to what we should say at one undergoing individual and job. Thank you. Mr. Stener, would you please call the roll? Yes. Mayor Walsh. Here. Council President Downs. Here. Councilperson Fabus. Councilperson Kidd. Councilperson Melvin. Here. Councilperson Munson. Yep. Councilperson Reader. Yeah. Councilperson Ventresca. Here. All our present accounted for. Thank you very much. There being a register of comments from the public. Let's move on to the committee reports. If we will, let's start to my left with uh Councilman Riger and we'll come right down the last room from there. Thank you, Madam President. Finance and legal had a few items at the last couple super committee meetings, a number of which are action items for this evening. One of the action items is a uh resolution allowing uh borough council presidents and the borough of Durham to enter into an intergovernmental cooperative agreement with other participating municipalities uh for the purpose of entering into the uh tri-called land bank, uh, which is uh a tool that uh municipalities enter into to address um blighted properties uh within their jurisdictions. Uh additionally, we have a resolution establishing a pension advisory committee that was tossed back and forth by our uh solicitor over the last couple of meetings, and that that has been ironed out um specifically provisions dealing with the uh the membership. Um we also have an action in approving an MOU with just harvest to establish the borough of Dormont uh as a Vita tax site beginning in early 2027. Um additionally, we discussed uh an additional purchase for energy fixture, excuse me, energy efficient fixtures to take advantage of the state's um uh the uh Act 128 program. Uh and finally, um Councilmember Melvin and myself had a couple of uh uh home meetings with borough management, a couple of department heads and our finance partner uh Andrew McQueary uh reviewing uh the early stages for uh budget prep. Uh and in light of that, there are two I mean budget meetings are coming up. The first one is tomorrow night to review uh regular revenues and expenditures that is at 6 p.m. tomorrow. Um, that's open to the public, uh both in person and uh on Zoom, obviously. And the next one is next Tuesday, also at 6 p.m. where we'll do our uh it's a capital review for main projects in the borough, like a road grant program, things like that. So uh hope to see you all there. Um and that is the end of my report. Good evening, all uh public safety, building code enforcement.