| Borough Office | 610-863-4119 |
| Manager | 610-863-1822 |
| Police | 610-759-8517 |
| Sewer | 610-863-5422 |
| Street | 610-863-9605 |
| Park | 610-863-9249 |
| Animal | 484-894-3401 |
| Zoning & Code | 610-863-1821 |
| Tax Collector | 610-863-9487 |
PEN ARGYL BOROUGH NEWS
FEBRUARY 2023
FEBRUARY
COUNCIL MEETING
·
Accepted with regret the resignation of Jeffrey
Fox from the Planning Commission.
·
Deemed the revised Huratiak
Homes, LLC Sewage Facilities Planning Module as “Complete” and endorsed the “Completed
Checklist” for PADEP.
·
Approved the public
advertisement of the above proposed project for 30-days in accordance with the
public notification requirements of the PADEP.
·
Approved a special meeting on
Monday, March 13, 2023 after the 30-day open comment period for the project
located at 410 S. Main Street, has been
completed.
·
Certified the 2022 Delinquent
Real Estate Taxes to be sent to the County for collections.
·
Approved the 2022 Delinquent
Per Capita taxes to be sent to Berkheimer for collections.
·
Approved the exoneration list
of the 2022 Per Capita Taxes.
·
Adopted Resolution 2023-01
implementing Act 57 of 2022.
·
Approved the purchase of 20
Holiday Snowflakes for telephone poles.
·
Approved the purchase of new
blinds for the Borough Hall.
·
Agreed to have a Vendor Market
on S. Robinson Avenue on April 15, 2023.
·
Community Wide Free Yard Sale
Dates 6/9-6/11/2023 & 9/15-9/17/2023.
·
Approved Resolution 2023-02
fixing fees for application and permits for on lot septic systems.
·
Approved Resolution 2023-03 appointing
BIA as special project engineer.
FEBRUARY SPECIAL MEETING
· Approved omission of wooded areas of trees greater than eight (8)
inches caliper from the plan set as recommended by Planning Commission.
· Approved the tree modification as requested by Huratiak Homes, LLC.
·
Approved Resolution 2023-04
granting conditional preliminary/final land development approval of Huratiak
Homes, LLC development, located at 410 S. Main Street
PUBLIC
WORKS
During
the month of January, the Public Works Department performed scheduled maintenance
tasks and completed all requested tasks.
SLATE
BELT REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
Contact
information for the SBRPD is: 911
(Emergency), 610-759-8517 (Non-Emergency) and
610-759-8523 (Fax).
In November officers responded
to 353 calls for service,
with 117 in Pen Argyl.
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT
Monthly,
weekly and quarterly sampling was done, all comply. Equipment, plant and pumping station
maintenance was completed. Answered and
marked 12 PA One Calls. Hot water heater
replaced.
LOOKOUT
FIRE COMPANY
In
January the Lookout Fire Company responded to 5 calls. They spent 258 hours on drills and 185 hours
on calls. The Borough thanks our
dedicated volunteers. Lookout Fire
Company has a website: www.lookoutfireco.com
. Follow their face book page for
fundraiser events https://www.facebook.com/Lookout-Fire-Company-1-209804491353/
ZONING/CODE
DEPARTMENT
Please note
rental registration invoices are due . If you do not register your rental you
will be cited and fined. If you have any outstanding bills to the Borough your
rental license may be revoked.
In January the
following permits were issued: 1 building,
1 mechanical, 3 electrical, 3 plumbing & 2 zoning. Also completed: 4 residential rental, 4 re-sale property
inspections, and processed 47 rental registrations. Landlords are reminded to contact the Zoning Officer to register rental
properties and to schedule inspection of rental properties to comply with the
Licensing of Rental Properties Ordinance. Violators can be fined. The Zoning Officer can be reached at
610-863-1821 or at zoning@penargylborough.com
BOROUGH
NEWSLETTER
Borough Newsletter- The Borough Newsletter is published each month following the
Borough Council Meeting. It can be found
at the Borough Hall or on our website at www.penargylborough.com . You can receive the newsletter by email by
contacting: manager@penargylborough.com
and requesting it. You will need to
provide your name, address and email contact.
You can also find us on Facebook.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ITEMS OF INTEREST!
Garbage/Recycling –Garbage collection is every Friday. Recycling will be on 2/24, as well as 3/10 &
3/24. Garbage/recycling
containers are to be placed on the resident’s property at the curb line and are
not to be placed before 2 P.M. on the day before pickup.
The Book: A History of Pen Argyl in Pictures, 1982-2022 - is available at
Threadstone Trading Co., 207 S. Robinson Ave; Prints Galore, 409 E. Main St. or
by contacting Walt Cole at 610-863-6472.
The cost is $25 with 100% of sales benefiting Weona Park Pool Pals.
Weona
Park Pool Pals - will be holding a fundraising event 3/7/23 at
Scorecard Sports Bar and Grill 130 N. Broadway, Wind Gap. A portion of the evening's proceeds will go
towards construction of a new pool at the park.
Blue
Mountain Community Library- The next board
meeting will be 2/21 at 6:30 pm. Weis receipts from Bangor,
Brodheadsville, Mt. Pocono, Marshalls Creek, Stroudsburg, and Tannersville are
accepted by library. In return Weis Markets awards the library with a 1%
monetary donation of total submitted receipts. Book Group meets at 6:30 P.M on
2/14- The Tobacco Wives, Adele Myers; and Mad Honey, Jodi Picoult
will resume in the spring. Visit their web site www.bmcl.org
CALENDAR
Tues.,
Feb. 28th – Borough Council
Workshop, 7 P.M., Borough Hall
Mon.
Mar. 6th – Municipal Authority, 5 P.M, Borough Hall
Tues.,
Mar. 7th – Borough Council
Meeting, 7 P.M., Borough Hall
Weds.,
Mar. 8th – Park Board Meeting,
7 P.M., Borough Hall
Mon.,
March 13th – Special Council Meeting, 7 P.M., Lookout Fire Hall
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