GREENVILLE Transfer OK'd for liquor license

Nothing has changed since the last audit report.
By LAURI GALENTINE
VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Council drew applause Tuesday evening when they approved the transfer of a liquor license for a local businessman.
Attorney Stephen Mirizio, representing Robert Glover, said that even though Greenville has reached its limit for licenses, the law allows the transfer of a license from another locality.
Glover has purchased an empty building at 140 Main St. and wants to renovate it, putting a family restaurant on the second floor and a bar on the first, Mirizio said.
His plan is to transfer a liquor license from his Farrell business to the new one in Greenville.
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, however, requires approval of the municipal government.
Councilman Pete Longiotti, who made the motion for approval, said the business "would be a great improvement. & quot;
Council president Richard S. Houpt said there are 14 bars under the jurisdiction of the Greenville-West Salem Township Police Department, 13 of them in Greenville.
Audit report: Borough residents came out to hear the final audit report on the 2001 budget, but they heard nothing new.
Frank Nagy of Black, Bashor and Porsch said nothing has changed since he gave the preliminary report in February. All accounts are showing a year-end balance in the black, except the general fund, which is $1.62 million in debt.
Part of that debt, $614,000, was carried over from 2000, Nagy said, and the remainder was incurred throughout 2001, when money was borrowed from bond issues and a nonresident wage tax account to meet borough operating expenses.
The total also includes a $245,000 tax anticipation loan from 2000 that was never repaid and the $13,000 interest that has built up on the loan.
Borough officials were able to refinance that loan. They are hoping for an Act 47 Distressed Community designation that would make them eligible for state grants and loans to help pay back the rest.
Problems: Two of the seven construction companies that worked on the West Salem Township sports complex have responded to letters sent to their bonding companies, said Councilman David P. Henderson.
The plumbing company and the one that built the fencing have agreed to meet with council at the site to look at what is wrong with their parts of the job, Henderson said.
There has been no word, so far, from the other five companies.
Henderson also said that he had reviewed a request made by a resident last month to turn off the security lights at the complex to save money.
& quot;They need to be on, & quot; Henderson said. The bill for the three lights that burn all night runs between $39 and $42 per month.
Henderson said he will pay the bill out of his pocket until the complex opens.