Burns schedules May 26 meeting for Patton water update

Held in conjunction with Patton Senior Center office open house

PATTON, May 19 – Responding to continued concerns from Patton Borough residents over drinking water quality, state Rep. Frank Burns will conduct a combination open house/game plan update from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the Patton Senior Center, 405 Park Ave.

The 45-minute update portion will begin at 6:30 p.m., immediately after a 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. open house at Burns’ Patton office, located in the same building.

Burns has been peppered with constituent complaints ever since residents began getting water from three newly drilled wells mandated by the state Department of Environmental Protection.

To help allay those fears, Burns has written a letter to DEP Secretary John Quigley, asking for confirmation in writing that the drinking water is safe.

He will discuss that letter, as well as a recent meeting between Patton Borough officials and DEP safe drinking water experts, at next Thursday’s meeting.

A copy of Rep. Burns’ letter to Secretary Quigley is available HERE.