The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority and the borough are teaming up to remove a troublesome stream that is discharging water and sewage runoff from the Carnegie Park hillsides into the Alcosan water treatment system near Trimble Avenue.

The cost to eradicate the problem is more than $1.1 million. Alcosan has agreed to pay up to $300,000. At council's meeting Monday night, officials agreed to apply for a Growing Greener grant to help pay their share and investigate additional borrowing.

Carnegie and Alcosan also are applying for a state grant through U. S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair.

• Council ratified a new labor deal Monday night with the United Steelworkers Local 1408 for the term Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31, 2009.

The agreement, which affects five borough workers, gives them 3 percent pay increases for the last half of 2007 and all of 2008. In exchange, the employees forfeited a $5,000 life insurance policy that they were eligible for upon retirement and they will participate in a group life insurance program.

• Council agreed to advertise an ordinance to change Federal Avenue to one way from Charles Street to Washington Avenue for safety reasons.

Members also agreed to advertise an ordinance to specify that property owners are responsible for collecting their tenants' garbage, rubbish and refuse.

• It was announced that a newsstand will open in the 200 block of Third Street near the laundromat. Manager Stephen Vincenti said the newsstand will sell newspapers, lotto sales, coffee and a few staple items and would lend itself well to the $2.4 million Streetscape improvement program in the works for that street.

• Council approved a $40,000 donation to the Carnegie Volunteer Fire Department.

Supervisors have approved payments of $24,384 to Merit Electric Group, of Pittsburgh, and $14,708 to Declan Construction, of Brookfield, Ohio, for renovations to the municipal building.

Also on May 7, supervisors approved a $750,000 change order for installation of a glass wall and $2,950 to change the side window.

The board also increased the number of television monitors from five to eight to be installed at the supervisors' table at the front of the auditorium, where public meetings are held.

Auditorium renovations were estimated at a little less than $138,000. The room will be reversed so the entrance will be in the back and the public can enter and leave without disrupting the meeting.

Supervisors will sit on a platform that will a step above the audience. The renovated auditorium will be accessible to handicapped people and have a new sound system and improved lighting.

• The police department has received a $5,500 grant to conduct additional patrols for the "Click it or Ticket" enforcement program through the end of this month.

The program is funded by the National Highway Traffic Administration and administered by the state Department of Transportation. Police will monitor speed, red light and other moving violations along with seat belt enforcement for children.

If a family needs a child safety seat, one will be given for free and installed by a Moon technicians. If a child between the ages of 4 and 8 is not restrained, the driver will be cited. If a booster seat is needed, Moon police will provide one for free.

Police Chief Leo McCarthy said that child safety seat and booster seat violations each carry a $100 fine. Other unrestrained passengers will incur an additional $10 fine. He said 25 people have died in traffic accidents in Moon since January 2000 and most of them were not wearing seat belts or were not restrained.

• Supervisors have given land development approval for an Arby's to be constructed next to Sheetz on University Boulevard.

Alan Wampler, of Synergy Development, the same firm that developed Sheetz, said Arby's will have a similar appearance with a brick-and-glass facade.

Arby's plans to hire 40 to 60 employees. The restaurant is scheduled to open in November.

• Chief McCarthy is reminding Crescent and Moon residents to use the reverse 911 system, which enables police to deliver emergency messages by telephone.

Residents who have a listed phone number can automatically receive emergency messages at home. If the number is unlisted, individuals may go to www.moonpolice.us and click on the SWIFTreach link on the top of the page to register. Multiple cell phones, pagers and e-mail addresses can be added to receive emergency messages.

Also, the chief reminds residents to register on the police department Web site for the Home Alone Monitoring program, which sends a telephone call once or twice a day at specific times to an elderly person or someone living alone.

The person who is called will be asked to press 1 if they are OK or press 2 if they have a problem. If the person presses 2 and doesn't respond or doesn't answer the call, police will dispatch someone or alert a family member.

Plans for a new Western Allegheny Community Library took a step forward Tuesday night when supervisors essentially funded its construction.

James Morosetti and John Meyers voted 2-0, with James Mangan absent, to establish a $3 million line of credit to build a bigger, better library next to the one at 8042 Old Steubenville Pike.

The action increased the township's debt, in the form of a general obligation note, and established a line of credit with First Commonwealth Bank for up to $3 million.

The credit line, to mature in 18 months, allows the borrowing of small amounts as needed at an initial, tax-exempt interest rate of 3.5 percent.

Manager Bob Grimm said the credit line would provide evidence that the township has made "a financial commitment to the project," which is a requirement on the application for a state grant that township and library officials are seeking.

If the grant is awarded, library construction could begin as early as September 2009, Mr. Grimm said.

Until then, the township will evaluate the best way to pay for the library in the long term. For example, the township might begin the project with some of the $3 million but ultimately fund it with a low-interest loan or bond issue, Mr. Grimm said.

The project would more than triple the library's space, from about 4,000 square feet to 14,000 square feet, and provide the township with a large, multipurpose room for recreation and rentals.

The library also serves Findlay and Oakdale.

• Supervisors agreed Tuesday to pay $23,500 to Aquatic Facility Design Inc., of Harrisburg, to conduct a feasibility study of the Hankey Farms swimming pool. The study will assess amenities, staffing, costs, code compliance, public opinion and other aspects of the pool operation.

• A Garden Ridge home furnishings store will move into the former Wickes Furniture Co. building on Beaver Grade Road near the Montour Run exit of Route 60.

Supervisors approved plans Tuesday for Garden Ridge to redevelop the 157,500-square-foot building for retail sales of gardening supplies, craft items, framed art, home decor and other items.

Wickes pulled out of the Pittsburgh market in 2004 and eliminated about 75 jobs. The furniture showroom off the Parkway West did not reopen after floods swept through the region.

The Garden Ridge Web site indicates that this will be its first Pennsylvania store. Garden Ridge has 36 stores in 15 states, including Ohio.

• Supervisors awarded a $5,400 contract to E.W. McNabb to demolish a nuisance property at 846 Wall St. The project is funded by a grant through the Char-West Council of Governments.

• The Parks and Recreation Department has announced upcoming summer programs:

• Season swim passes are available for Hankey Farms Pool, which opens May 24. Three sessions of two-week swim lessons will be offered starting June 16; three family swim nights will be offered at 7 p.m. June 16, July 14 and Aug. 18; and water exercise classes are being formed.

• Youth and adult tennis lessons for beginners and intermediates will begin June 9. Free tennis clinics are planned for Saturday and May 31.

• Summer movies in the park begin at dusk tomorrow and are held the third Friday each month throughout the summer. For movie titles, visit www.north-fayette.com.

• Youth lacrosse will be offered the week of June 16, and a summer basketball league for grade 3 through adults will start the week of June 30. Summer baseball camp will be held the week of June 23 and Elite Sports Training Performance will be held Aug. 9 and 10.

• Summer Play Center will be offered from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day at the township park and two summer activity camps will offer opportunities for children to learn, create and play.

• Community Days will be held Aug. 1 and 2 with entertainment by Joe Grushecky, Jill West and Blues Attack, and the Billy Price Band.

For information or to participate in any program, call 412-788-4888 or 724-693-3118.

A single-lane traffic pattern has been instituted on Whittengale Road near the intersection with Noblestown Road because of a slide that is eroding the roadway.

The condition worsened during recent heavy rains. Traffic is being controlled with temporary stop signs. The restriction affects about 330 vehicles daily.