KEVIN RAUCH/FOR THE EXPRESS Following advertising the proposal and getting signs in place, council is expected to make this section of Ponda Street one-way, allowing vehicles to travel in this facing direction, no longer permitting them to turn onto Ponda from Route 120. Only this section of Ponda will be changed to one-way.

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Corey Aungst, representing the Renovo Fire Department, attended the Renovo council meeting making the board aware that the station is now running Advanced Life Support from their ambulance. Previously, western Clinton County relied on ALS units from Lock Haven.

RENOVO — Corey Aungst attended the Renovo council meeting Wednesday evening letting council know that the Renovo Fire Department Station #29 is now certified and able to cover the areas in which they serve Advanced Life Support twenty-four hours a day on ambulance responses.

Western Clinton County has only been able to receive ALS coverage from responding units coming out of Lock Haven until last Friday when the Renovo station was officially certified in the potentially life-saving, advanced medical service.

Aungst also reported that they have reached out to work with and assist the growing Renovo Police Department, including having already purchased a new AED battery for the police cruiser. Helping the department have other emergency equipment in their cruisers is also in the works.

“The Renovo area deserved this service for a long time, we brought it here to you as of last Friday,” Aungst told an appreciative council.

Mayor Gene Bruno reported his gratitude for recent drug busts that have occurred in the area, saying it’s a very positive thing for the community.

Newly hired full-time officer James Knarr is now just one final certification off being sworn in, joining the Renovo Police Department’s only other officer Greg Drollinger who is part-time. A third officer could quickly follow suit as an officer that already is on another force and is willing to work part-time in the Renovo borough as well.

Council agreed to interview the candidate. Should that officer’s hiring take place, Bruno said that Renovo will be looking at approximately 95 hours of police coverage a week, with an emphasis on night-time hours and strong community relations.

In April, council sent out letters to people on Delaware Avenue regarding a proposal to make a small section of Ponda Street a one-way road.

The half of the block section of Ponda Street in question runs from Delaware to Route 120. In the letter, council was proposing that if a PENNDOT study allowed the road to be one lane, traffic would only run “up” Ponda Street to vehicles turning off Route 120.

However, two residents from Delaware questioned not the making of Ponda into a one-way street, but the direction of travel being proposed.

Both explained that for both safety and convenience, that traffic should be permitted “down” Ponda Street from Delaware Ave.

Council president Ann Tarantella said that PENNDOT approved the one-way road, not specifying which direction vehicles could travel. After listening to the residents, council agreed with those that spoke and plans are in place to make Ponda’s line of travel dictating that cars will leave Delaware to enter Ponda, not Route 120 like the letter from April suggested.

The proposal will soon be advertised for 30 days.

In other news, council:

— Approved the hiring of Lilian Sporny and Adonikah Dullen for the summer recreation program at the 16th Street Park.

— Approved the Career-Link funded hiring of Blake Felty, Gavin Yachymiak and Johnny Schleicher for up to 30 hours a week from June 19-August 11.