Allied Waste, the borough's garbage hauler for 25 years, wants to eliminate alley pickups for about 500 homes to improve safety, maneuverability and identification of which homes should be served, as well as to lessen wear and tear on streets.

"It's hard to identify the paying homes from the back [of the properties]," a company representative said.

Route supervisor Dave Kernick said the company gets complaints from residents about others putting trash on their properties to avoid payment for pickup. Refuse collection is not included in borough taxes; residents pay for trash pickup.

Several officials said they wouldn't oppose the change but that they didn't want to see garbage set out along Washington Avenue and Main Street, Carnegie's two major thoroughfares. The Allied Waste spokesmen said trash on those streets could be picked up early so that most passers-by would not see it.

Because Carnegie has many large, older homes that have been divided into apartments, the property owners should pay for trash collection, Councilwoman Dorothy Kelly said.

Council President Mike Sarsfield said the borough would examine the proposed change.

"We'll look at the street list and we'll address it," Councilman Pat Catena said.

Supervisors voted 4-0 on July 1 to approve a storm water modification request for the MedExpress building on University Boulevard, formerly the Pro Copy building.

n Supervisors voted 4-0 for a 30-day extension for the construction of the Olson Park hiking trails due to damage from storms. The additional time will allow the trail to be repaired at no cost to the township. Heavy rains caused the creek in Olson Park to rise and wash out the work that had been completed on the trail.

n MCA-TV, Moon Cable Access Channel, has a new broadcast server, which is expected to improve picture quality, according to MCA Director Jim Koepfinger.