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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA)
November 21, 2001
ZELIENOPLE MAYOR RECONSIDERS NEED FOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
Author: JUDY SALISBURY CLINE
Two years ago, Zelienople advertised for a public works director to help the borough manager
but then decided against creating the position.
At the time, Mayor Tom Oliverio said there simply was not enough work to justify the two
positions, but he believed Zelienople needed a manager, not just a borough secretary.
Borough Manager Marla Marcinko, who has worked for the borough for eight years, not only
kept her job but received a raise that year.
Oliverio, however, reversed his stand after the Nov. 12 borough council meeting, saying
Zelienople needs a public works director. He said he was frustrated over recent problems the
borough has faced with contractors supervised by the borough manager.
"No one has inspected their work," he said. "Many residents are upset."
Oliverio referred to the uneven curbs on Main Street and to flooding on South Jefferson Street,
which could have been avoided, he said, if the borough manager had heeded residents'
complaints earlier.
"That's showing no respect at all to the residents," he said. "I've got nothing against [Marcinko],
but let's get somebody in there who can do the job. This is a business decision."
The borough is in the process of awarding contracts to construct a new electrical substation, a
process that has taken much longer than originally anticipated.
Oliverio suggested the borough hire a public works director knowledgeable about construction
and keep a borough secretary for administrative tasks.
When contacted last week, Marcinko said she would welcome help with the day-to-day
administrative details involved with overseeing public works.
"We are a community of basically 4,100 people and a couple of square miles, but
administratively there is a lot of work to do," she said.
The position of public works director previously had been discussed as an augmentation to
management. The position called for more direct supervision of the electric, water and streets
departments, each headed by a superintendent.
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