PHILLIPSBURG — The Phillipsburg Fire Department Association will hold a chicken dinner from 11 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, at the fire station. Tickets are $12 and are available at the fire station.

Fire Chief Justin Saunders announced this event at the April 16 council meeting.

At the meeting, the council also authorized Mayor Shawna Newsom to enter into a discussion of possible loans to help defray the cost of solving the problems of PFAS in the village water.

When Council Member Heather Craft objected to the idea of allowing such agreement without a price, Newsom explained that she was just asking for approval to discuss a loan and any actual amount would have to be approved by the council.

She also said there would be future meetings with Wessel Engineering to discuss the project, some town hall meetings and some meetings between the water board and the company, and that all council members were welcome to attend either type of meeting. (No town hall meetings have been scheduled yet, but she said they would be announced in advance.)

Zoning Office Mark Wysong, Sr., said he has met with the owner of the gas station at the corner of State and Main streets about plans to enlarge the business. Under current plans, the gas pumps will remain, but the owner has bought properties to the west of the current store and wants to enlarge the facility and the parking area.

One problem is that one building can’t be put on three separate parcels, so there is a lot of paperwork to be managed to combine them into one.

Wysong also has sent out letters about zoning violations, giving property owners seven days to begin remedying the situation in most cases such as long grass. The village recognizes that more complex problems may take longer, and Wysong said, “We are not unreasonable as long as we see some progress.”

Street Commissioner Wendell Harleman has repaired several storm sewer basins, but he said a discussion with Wagner Paving produced the opinion that State Route 49 is not patchable but should be resurfaced at a cost of $24,000. Council member Brandon Myers asked if the state was responsible for it since it is a state highway, and Harleman said he was trying to find out but had not managed to contact anyone connected with the state department of transportation.

Craft pointed out the company that put the sewer line in several years ago had created the problem by not finishing the road correctly, but Harleman said that company has gone out of business.

Newsom said she would meet with the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission to see if there were any grants.

The next council meeting will be at 7 p.m. on May 21 in the municipal building at 10868 Brookville Phillipsburg Rd.