resident who, after working for Henry Ford for a number of years, came back to the borough to set up a machine shop. Mayor Datsko relays that during the 60s and 70s, this Ebensburg-based company employed around 400 people. After reflecting, the mayor also points to a long-time Ebensburg resident, Jim Lyons, who set up a machine shop named Lyons Cable Company that supplied the coal mines and railroads with wheels and wires. The Mayor highlights that all of these notable companies provide examples of what can be considered a long line of entrepreneurs who embody the spirit of Ebensburg and tie well into the historic fabric of this dynamic community. “These three companies are significant and happened during my lifetime,” he adds. PLANNED INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ANTICIPATED GROWTH As Ebensburg continues to anticipate further growth, borough officials are focused on key critical infrastructure projects earmarked to help lay the necessary foundation. “About 20 years ago, we became the first tertiary sewer plant system in Pennsylvania. We are way ahead of our time. Johnstown just got to secondary stage about 15 years ago, whereas we have had fluoridated water since the late 40s/early 50s-way ahead of our time,” Mayor Datsko remarks. Turning to current infrastructure projects in the pipeline, the Mayor also sees a significant water line replacement that the borough has broken ground on, and Ebensburg is adding new mains and connections for roughly one-third of the entire municipality. “With this, we are also upgrading all the fire hydrants. We are replacing the old hydrants with new ones and adding additional ones. The one section they just finished had 18 and they have just added 8 more hydrants totaling now 26,” Mayor Datsko calculates. 167 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 12 EBENSBURG, PA
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