EVANS CITY — The borough's council Monday night agreed to seek a $1.9 million state loan to construct two miles of new sewage lines and to renovate more than a mile of existing lines.

Borough officials must complete paperwork by Dec. 16 to apply for the 20-year loan. The interest rate during the first five years will be 2.27 percent, and it rises to 3.04 percent after that.

Councilman Karl Kennedy said the borough will ultimately end up paying more than $1 million in interest over the life of the loan. But he is thankful for the loan because it helps keep more money with the borough.

The sewer project is just getting started; contractors haven't begun to submit bids for construction yet.

William Painter recently attended a meeting of the Butler County Council of Governments, which represents from municipalities all around the county.

The council proposed a motion to elect one countywide tax collector for the participating school districts and municipalities.

Painter said representatives from more than 60 governing bodies would create the new position to simplify the process and cut down costs because each school district and municipality now has their own tax collectors.

Jack Cohen, Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau executive director, also spoke at the meeting about the potential for a festival in the borough to commemorate the 40th anniversary of George Romero's movie "Night of the Living Dead," which was filmed there.

Cohen said the borough wouldn't be financially responsible for the event and asked only for council's support in the preliminary stages of planning.

He said the festival could bring tens of thousands of visitors to Evans City.

Members of the borough's planning commission will meet with the tourism bureau next week to discuss the feasibility of such an event, which could become an annual event.