HARMONY — The borough mayor may exercise her right to veto on a council-approved motion — but will it make a difference?

At Tuesday night's borough council meeting, Harmony Mayor Cathy Rape told council members that she plans to veto the motion to take down a “no parking” sign near the Harmony Inn and replace it with a “handicap” parking sign, which was there previously.

The parking area is most affecting a 90-year-old resident of 714 Spring St., who does not have a driveway and whose relatives frequently visit to help him pay his bills, buy groceries and complete other daily tasks.

In a 6-1 vote, the council approved the motion to make the turnaround area near Harmony Inn a handicapped parking zone again.

Councilman Jason Sarver was the only council member to vote against the motion to replace the “no parking” sign, but he said he wasn't against addressing the family's needs and would prefer to make the space a “loading zone” to allow for pickup and drop-off of the resident. This would call for a different ordinance than the one proposed, which influenced Sarver's negative vote.

This is an excerpt — a full article will appear in the Butler Eagle.