SEVEN FIELDS — Speed plateaus will be put in place along a busy borough street, officials said Monday.

During a meeting of borough council, engineer John Balewski said wet weather has delayed paving until next week. Roads on the paving plan for this summer include Cumberland Drive, Westburn Court, Strathmore Court and Greywyck Drive.

As part of paving on Cumberland Drive, borough Manager Tom Smith said three traffic plateaus will be re-installed. They will total $1,750 each, and while such plateaus will be an exception to borough policy, Smith and other borough officials said they are needed.

“Everyone I've talked to (who) lived there over the last year wants them back,” said council President Jennifer Sikora. “I mean, adamantly wants them back, and I think we need to do that.”

Smith said the plateaus seem to work in slowing down traffic on Cumberland, which he said is a “unique” road. He said it sees a lot of cut-through traffic from Allegheny County to Route 228 and Franklin Road to Route 19.

The borough will continue to use traffic enforcement from the Evans City-Seven Fields Regional Police Department elsewhere.

Carnival in question

The future of the borough's Community Day Carnival is in question, officials said Monday.

The festival was held last Thursday through Saturday, and featured carnival rides, live music and fireworks. Council approved a $3,195 expenditure for advertising for the event at Monday's meeting, but not before discussion on the festival itself.

“As far as next year ... it's probably 50/50, 60/40 whether it'll take place next year,” Smith said.

He said while feedback was positive, it appears interest in the carnival rides was down, and some reports indicated the event clearing out an hour or more before the official closing each evening. He noted the food trucks and live music seem to continue to attract interest, and it simply might be an instance of the community losing interest or the rides no longer serving the demographic of the community.

Smith said carnival vendors can be hard to come by, and insurance costs are high. He said the borough will have gone through three such vendors after this year.

Officials said they would hate to see an event for children go away. Smith said money will be earmarked for the 2020 event, and officials will make a determination later this year.

Council also met in executive session Monday to discuss a personnel matter.