A neighborhood clean-up of litter and debris is planned for 9:30 a.m. Sunday on West Main Street.

The group will meet at Carnegie Antiques, 423 West Main St., across from the municipal building. Bags, gloves and coffee will be available for participants.

• In response to overflow parking at the Port Authority's West Busway parking lot on West Main Street, a two-hour parking limit has been imposed between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays on Fifth Avenue between Doolittle and Margaretta streets.

By 7 a.m. each weekday, the lot is filled and commuters have resorted to parking on nearby residential streets. Council voted Nov. 9 to impose the parking restriction. Fifth Avenue residents are exempt from the ban.

Also, officials approved advertising an ordinance that would prohibit parking on the south side of Diamond Alley between Fourth and Fifth streets.

After Council members heard complaints from several residents about the Port Authority's plans to eliminate bus service in the borough, it was agreed that a letter would be sent to the transit agency to restore the service.

Riders will have to walk to Baldwin Road to catch the bus. No timetable has set for the change.

• Donations of new, unwrapped toys will be accepted until Dec. 11 in the borough office as part of the Toys for Tots campaign in conjunction with the Carnegie police department.

Toys will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the borough office.

• Council voted to advertise the $432,450 budget, which will keep the millage rate 5.9 mills. Adoption will be Dec. 8.

Commissioner Tom Castello reported Nov. 10 that he saw an 8-point buck in his backyard the previous Saturday, as well as received a call of concern from a resident.

"We still have a deer problem," he said, adding officials need answers to decide how to deal with the issue.

In 2008, Mr. Castello's concerns about the deer population culminated in a public hearing in November. At that session, many voiced opposition to a controlled kill by archery hunters, but others agreed that the township has an overpopulation of deer.

After the public hearing, Mr. Castello tabled further discussion to give officials time to do additional reading on the subject.

• Board members discussed installing speed bumps to deter fast-moving traffic on Jamestown and Robinwood drives.

Police Chief Jim Secreet said he generally doesn't advocate speed bumps and he also noted that the areas involved are in an apartment complex. Installation cost would be $150 per bump.

"Legally, you're placing an obstacle in the road," pointed out Solicitor Bob McTiernan, who said speed bumps can damage cars even if the vehicles are passing over them slowly.

Commissioner Dave Calabria suggested the use of thermoplastic paint to warn drivers to slow down, but it was agreed that Chief Secreet will look into the situation. He believes the majority of the speeders are residents of that area.

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