Council took a straw poll Monday night to determine how to prioritize the two projects it's sponsoring to receive a portion of the county's share of local gaming revenue from The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, which is expected to exceed $12 million this year.

Members are expected to vote tomorrow on resolutions to sponsor a Town Park skateboarding park and deck hockey facility and for the new library to be constructed in Canonsburg, which will serve residents of the borough as well as North Strabane and Cecil.

The straw poll resulted in overwhelming support for the skateboarding park to get the top ranking.

Only Councilwoman Jean Popp chose the library and Councilman Richard Russo said he was undecided.

"They're both very worthwhile projects," council President Daniel Caruso Jr. said.

The Town Park project application will seek $150,000 and the library's application is a request for $500,000 for first-floor furnishings, borough Manager Terry Hazlett said.

Councilman Ron Cianelli said if the park project didn't receive top priority, the borough probably wouldn't get any money for it.

• Council President Daniel Caruso Jr. said Chartiers Creek Workcamp needs participating families for youth-based house repair projects.

From July 5 through 11, 450 youths from around the country will be in Canonsburg to help elderly, low-income and disabled families.

The workcamp is co-sponsored by Group Workcamps.

Five young people and an adult leader will be present at each home that applies and qualifies for work such as porch or wheelchair ramp repairs or construction, step repair, exterior painting and interior painting. Labor and materials are free.

The workcamp is described on the application as "an intensive one-week trip that helps people grow in Christian faith through service."

Any family interested in receiving an application can contact the borough at 724-745-1800.

The application also is available on the borough's Web site, www.canonsburgboro.com.

• Council is expected to vote tomorrow on a tentative $3.97 million budget for 2009.

• A police department stun gun demonstration will be held at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in council chambers.

The Hanover Township Sewer Authority has received a $9 million loan and a $961,509 grant to repair a malfunctioning sewer system affecting residents and Raccoon Creek.

State Sen. Barry Stout, D-Bentleyville, and state Rep. Jesse White, D-Cecil, announced the funds will enable the authority to improve the quality of drinking water, protect the environment and allow the Buncher Co. Industrial Site and the Washington County Starpointe Business Park to continue their projects.

The funds will enable construction of a sanitary system consisting of 187 grinder pumps, 35,000 feet of pressure sewers, 17,700 feet of gravity sewers, two pump stations and an 180,000-gallons-per-day sewage treatment plant, which also is expected to attract new businesses and jobs to the economy,

The project will prevent the discharge of raw sewage into Raccoon Creek.

The funds have been approved by the state Infrastructure Investment Authority board.

Liberty and North McDonald streets will be repaired and paved this month, more than three years after a mine water blowout extensively damaged the roads.

The contractor, East Coast Paving & Sealcoating Inc., of New Castle, was expected to start work this week and finish milling, reconstructing and paving the roads within about two weeks.

In January 2005, the streets were damaged when the abandoned Nickle Plate coal mine gushed thousands of gallons a minute of polluted water onto them.

Columbia Gas, which has undertaken a borough-wide gas pipeline replacement project, has been cooperative in finishing work on Liberty Street in time for the paving, council President Tim Thomassy said.

New gas lines were installed under sidewalks, and between curbs and sidewalks, so any future work would not affect the roadway, he said.

The state Department of Transportation recently awarded the $125,684 paving contract after reviewing six bids.

The state, using a $99,000 federal grant, will reimburse the borough in a lump sum to help pay off a $150,000 loan for the project. McDonald will be responsible for the remainder of the loan, to be repaid to First Commonwealth Bank over five years, at 4.4 percent interest.

The township has received a $28,824 Recycling Performance Grant from the state Department of Environmental Protection based on the population and tons of material recycled in 2006.

State Rep. Tim Solobay, D-Canonsburg, said the grant is in addition to the money already allocated to the township to establish a recycling program.

Police officers on patrol soon will have a $36,625 computer records system, including vehicle laptop computers, under a six-year lease with Zelienople-based In-Synch Systems for a new records management system, software and installation.

The system will be tied to a state database and will allow police to scan driver's licenses and registration cards from their cruisers.

Leaf pickup is underway in the township. Residents are requested to rake all leaves to the curb for pickup.

Bagged leaves are not acceptable.

• Due to construction in the municipal park, pavilions will not be rented for the 2009 season.

The Park and Recreation Department is looking for a donation of a large live pine tree.

The tree is needed by Friday for the annual Tree Lighting and Library's Children's Holiday Party.

Individuals who may have such a tree or know of someone who could donate a pine tree to the township is asked to contact the township.

Call Michele Harmel, Park and Recreation Director, 724-942-5000.

• Council has agreed to an increase of nearly $35,000 for engineering fees associated with the demolition and replacement of the Arrowhead Trail bridge over Bebout Road.

The project cost, originally estimated to be about $500,000 five years ago, has swollen to more than $1 million.

The township received a $380,000 state Department of Transportation grant to help fund the bridge replacement at the time, but state and federal approval for demolition of the historic bridge took years to obtain.

Council discussed submitting the project to Washington County for possible gap funding through slots gaming funds.

• Council has directed staff to look into litigation to force owners of the St. Petersburg Center to clean up a building that has been vacant and strewn with debris for more than five years.

Two building permits have been issued for the site, but little work has been done since a new facade was constructed several years ago.

Supervisors voted Oct. 14 to table a request from the superintendent and athletic director of Trinity Area School District to extend a 15-year contract for another year for use of a ball field in Community Park from March through Memorial Day.

The contract was effective as soon as it was signed Nov. 15, 2007, solicitor Thomas Lonich said. The district, however, didn't use the field this year.

The parks and recreation council doesn't approve of the request and suggests the township seek reimbursement of $495 paid to maintain the infield.

Supervisors agreed to delay the matter until the school board makes a formal request.

• Supervisors voted 3-1 Oct. 14 to have Manager John Stickle arrange for mold testing at the municipal building.

Thomas Moore said he was concerned previous leaks in the roof may have led to a mold problem.

The cost of the testing and report was limited to $400. Supervisor Dan Piatt voted against testing because there's no evidence of a mold problem.

• Solicitor Thomas Lonich was directed by supervisors to create a policy for insurance certificates and liability limits and have him advertise the interim tax ordinance he has written.

• Township offices will be closed Tuesday for Veteran's Day.