IN Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Spring 2019 | Page 50

Briefly Brentwood
BOROUGH NEWS
Borough Manager’s Message
“The future depends on what you do today.”
George Zboyovsky, PE
-Mahatma Gandhi
…The next chapter..…
Happy New Year! The beginning of the year is appropriate for
my last piece in what was a three part series of this journey. I
discussed how we got to where we are and mentioned the many
people who helped me, and all of us, along the way. A new year
always brings with it new hopes, new dreams, and new goals.
For some it is a chance to “start over” with a “clean slate”. For
Brentwood, the new year brings with it a glimpse of a brighter
future. Projects that have been planned for many years will
finally come to fruition. Programs to improve the infrastructure
will continue. Planning for future projects will commence. This
will be the topic of this article. The always uncertain FUTURE!
Brentwood Borough will begin this year, continuing where
2018 ended. Over 8 years of planning for a new Municipal Center
and upgrades to the Borough Swimming Pool will finally go
from the planning table to construction. I’m simply going to list
these and other projects that are planned for 2019/2020 with the
anticipated completion dates.
The above are a few of the Borough projects that have been
planned….and planned…and planned some more, that are
now funded and will be constructed. Other projects that are
in the works is the Brentwood Trail Project, Walking Directional
Signs, and street trees to name a few. Brentwood continues year
after year with its commitment to being pro-active rather than
re-active on the “unglamorous projects” or the projects that are
typically “out of sight, out of mind” but very critical. Every year
the Borough spends nearly $1 million in analyzing and repairing
defects in the sanitary sewer and stormwater sewer systems. All of these projects demonstrate that Brentwood is, to quote the
Simple Minds song “Alive and Kicking”. I have repeatedly stated
that the Borough must continue to invest in itself for others to
be willing to invest in the Borough. We have already witnessed
veracity of this when the Allegheny Health Network choose
Brentwood as a location of one of their first Micro-Hospitals. I
can also say, but not yet disclose, that some other development
is coming soon to Brentwood. (how is that for a teaser?). I am
also quite confident that this is only the beginning and that there
will be others.
I’ll be asking for everyone’s help as we continue setting the
course for Brentwood’s future. As listed above, we will once
again be going through the strategic planning process. Surveys
will be prepared seeking your input on identifying issues as well
as way to correct them. You’ll be asked to grade current Borough
services and at the same time we will ask for your thoughts on
how to improve such services. With limited funding, and grants
becoming scarce, the Borough leaders will need our help in
prioritizing future projects and setting goals. We’ll be using
Objectives and Key Results (OKR) to set the framework for this
process. The future starts today and it looking bright. (Dare I
quote a Timbuk 3 song?)….” The future’s so bright, I gotta wear
shades! I gotta wear shades!”
PROJECT PROJECT
START DATE
START DATE
COMPLETION DATE

George Zboyovsky, P.E.
Borough Manager
COMPLETION DATE
New Municipal Center November 2018 July 2020 2020 – 2021 Strategic Plan June 2019 November 2019
Pool Renovations April 2019 May 2020 Willock Rd Culvert Replacement (Phase II) May 2019 August 2019
Road Paving Program April 2019 July 2019 Park Tree Planting April 2019 June 2019
Sidewalk Cost Sharing Program April 2019 July 2019 New Christmas Decorations Project November 2019 November 2020
Marylea/Brownsville Traffic Signal Upgrade January 2019 May 2019 Center Business District Street Scape Project July 2020 November 2020
OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF BRENTWOOD 2018
MAYOR
DENNIS TROY
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
HAROLD SMITH, President
Dennis Troy
MAYOR
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Harold Smith
PRESIDENT
John
Frombach
VICE PRESIDENT
BRENTWOOD-BALDWIN-WHITEHALL
JOHN FROMBACH,
Vice President
A.J. DOYLE, Pro Tem
RICH SCHUBERT
AJ Doyle
PRESIDENT
PRO TEM
Pat
Carnevale
PASQUALE CARNEVALE
ROBERT PASQUANTONIO
JENNIFER GEORGE
PAT CARNEVALE
Jennifer
George
SOLICITOR
GAVIN ROBB
BOROUGH MANAGER
GEORGE ZBOYOVSKY, P.E.
Robert
Pasquantonio
Rich
Schubert