Author: Susan M. Grow

Stewartstown Borough 4th Quarter Newsletter

Oct/Nov/Dec
2019

Stewartstown Fall Fest 2019
Saturday, October 12th at the Hopewell Area Fairgrounds, 16 College Avenue from 9:00am-4:00pm.
Fun for the whole family will include:
Bounce House, Blow-up Obstacle Course, Chic-Fil-A cow & Ravens’ mascot, Poe plus other games
Helicopter rides beginning at 11am (weather permitting)
Music from 10:00-12:00—Casey David on the keyboard; 12:00-4:00p.m. (Blynd Ambition)
Dance performances from 1:00-4:00p.m.
Arts & Crafts
Lots of great food—crab cakes, french fries, funnel cakes, pit beef, ham & turkey, sausage, pepper & onion sandwiches & more. Chicken BBQ dinners from the Lions Club are available for pre-order by calling (717) 993-9249. Stewartstown Senior Center will be selling apple dumplings.

TRASH PRICE TO INCREASE!
Borough Council recently accepted a bid from Penn Waste, renewing our trash contract for 5 years. Penn Waste was the only bidder on the contract.
Unfortunately, with costs on the rise everywhere, trash collection is also affected, with the new contract reflecting an approximate 34% increase.
Beginning December 2019 (thru 2020), residents can expect their trash bills to be $20 higher. There will be gradual yearly increases till the end of the contract, October 2024.
Trash collection will remain at two pickups/week, with recycling collected on Tuesdays with regular trash and regular trash (including 1 large item) collected on Fridays.

Eureka Fire Company’s Portrait Fundraiser will run from now through December.
Representatives from either Eureka or the portrait studio will be visiting residences with informational flyers about the fundraiser.
They will carry identification, so please ask to see it if there’s any doubt!
For questions regarding this, please contact Keith at (717)993-9436.

Reminders & Important Dates……….
The Borough Office will be closed…….
Veterans Day-November 11th
Thanksgiving holiday-
November 28th & 29th
Christmas holiday-
December 24th & 25th
Food Trucks & Fire Trucks—October 4th from 5-8pm @ Eureka Fire Hall
Fire Prevention Week is October 6th thru October 12th.
Remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors each year!
Trick or Treat in the Borough will be Thursday, October 31st from 6-8p.m.
Please drive with care during this time when children will be out & about!
Free Trick or Treat bags can be picked up at the Borough Office!
Santa Claus is coming to town!! He’ll be riding on the fire truck on these dates:
December 21st in the Borough
December 22nd in the Township
(beginning @ 10am)

Holiday Trash Schedule
Thanksgiving holiday—Tues, November 26th & Sat, November 30th
Christmas holiday—Tues, December 24th & Sat, December 28th
**Penn Waste wants us to remember, please DO NOT bag your recyclables and DO NOT place plastic bags (the kind from the grocery store) in your recycle bin! The bags get caught in their machinery and must be removed by hand, which can be very dangerous! If needed, recycle bins can be picked up at the Borough Office for FREE.

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Stewartstown Borough 4th Quarter Newsletter

MUNICIPAL ELECTION will be Tuesday, November 5th . Polls will be open from 7am-8pm
Borough residents may vote at the Borough Office, 6 North Main Street. (come in side door & enter meeting room). Other important dates to remember:
October 7th—last day to REGISTER before the November election
October 29th—last day to apply for a civilian absentee ballot
November 1st—last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted civilian absentee ballots
November 12t—last day for County Board of Elections to receive voted military & overseas absentee ballots
Voting & Elections Office Contact Information
28 E. Market St.
York, PA 17401
(717) 771-9604

Help us keep you up-to-date when important things happen in town…….
Our Code Red notification system contacts residents through an automatic dialing system in the event of water main breaks, boil water necessity, snowstorms and other situations where time may be of the essence. Please take a minute and go to our website at www.stewartstown.org.
Click on the “Code Red” button to enter your phone numbers and/or email address to receive our notifications. Text messages are also available!
Your information is confidential & will only be used for our community notifications.

Stewartstown Senior Center is located at 26 South Main Street and offers a wide variety of activities and daily meals for seniors (60 yrs. & over), as well as fundraisers available to the public.
The Center serves about 30 meals each day to seniors 60 yrs. & over. The lunches are free, but donations are accepted & appreciated.
Aerobics classes are held almost daily from 8:30-9:30am. Chair exercises are available for those unable to do aerobics.
Table games, Bingo, card games, Bocce Ball & other activities can be enjoyed almost daily.
A monthly breakfast is served the 3rd Thursday of each month, 7-9:30am, $7/person. This is open to the public.
November 8th, 2019—the Center will hold an event honoring all Veterans, any age, with a special meal & entertainment by New Song. Concert starts @ 10am; lunch @ 11:30am. No cost, but donations will be accepted & are appreciated.
The Center offers several fundraisers throughout the year, the next being a Christmas candy sale. Orders are due in November, so if interested, call 993-3488 for more information.
Bus trips—the following trips are planned to finish out 2019. When the Center uses Rabbit Transit for the trip, participants must be at least 65 yrs. old & be registered with Rabbit Transit. If the Center uses a motor coach bus, the trip is open to anyone.
Thursday, November 14th—Green Grove Gardens, Greencastle, PA—leave @ 8:45am; return @ 6pm. Price of $75/person includes farmhouse family-style dinner & show, motor coach, tax & gratuity. Payment due by October 15th!
Overnight trip—October 1st-4th—3-night getaway tour of Biblical Proportions Tour of the Ark & Creation Museum. Flyers are available at the Center or for more information, call Barb Spurlock at (717)309-3824.

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Dental Hygiene Month
Did you know that oral health is connected to your overall health and well-being? October is Dental Hygiene Month. You can protect your oral health by practicing good dental hygiene: brush your teeth at least twice daily, floss and use mouthwash after brushing, limit the amount of sugars in your diet, and see the dentist regularly for checkups and cleanings.
Need a ride to the dentist? Let us take you! rabbittransit can provide safe, reliable transportation for you. Seniors 65 years of age and older are eligible for Paratransit, often referred to as “Shared Ride.” Shared Ride is door-to-door bus service providing trips that are grouped together between multiple customers. There are no restrictions on the reason you may use our services, so the Senior Shared Ride Program can be used for all kinds of trips such as; medical appointments, grocery shopping, beauty salons, banking, recreation, physical therapy, visiting, fitness, Adult Day Care and more! There may be a co-pay each time you board the vehicle. The cost depends on many different factors. You’ll love how easy it is to schedule your own appointments using FindMyRidePA.com.
Call 1-800-632-9063 today to speak with the mobility planning department to discuss your transportation needs and what you need to do to start using rabbittransit!

November is Open Burning month
Stewartstown Borough Council authorizes open burning during the month of November. Outdoor cooking and/or entertainment fires are permitted all year. Any person requesting to open burn must contact Asst. Chief Walker each time they wish to do so at (717)324-6521. Please leave a detailed message including your name, address and date(s) you wish to burn.

Interested in serving your community? There are vacancies on the following Boards/Committees. All these meetings are held at the Borough Office at 6 N. Main Street and you must be a Borough resident to serve.
Zoning Hearing Board Alternate—Zoning Hearings are held the 3rd Thursday of each month @ 7:00p.m. on an as-needed basis. The alternate would be called when a member is unable to attend.
Sewer & Water Authority—Authority meetings are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 7:00p.m.
Planning Commission—Planning Commission meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00p.m., on an as-needed basis.
If interested in any of the above, please email borough@stewartstown.org

Borough bills getting lost in the mail?
Are you receiving delinquent notices for Borough bills because you “just can’t remember where you laid the bill” and now it’s past due?
Need one less thing to worry about?
Answering “yes” to any of these questions means you could benefit from our automatic bill pay system. Call the Borough Office & ask for Stacy. All that’s needed is the bank name, routing number & account number of the account you want the payment to come from. You’ll still receive a bill each month marked “Auto Pay”, along with the amount, so you know how much will be drafted on or around the due date of the bill.
If you don’t want the automatic bill pay option, but would like to sign up for e-billing to have your Borough bills emailed to you AND have the ability to pay and/or view all your bills, go to our
website, www.stewartstown.org and click on the link under “Online Bill Pay”. You’ll need your account # and CID #, found on all monthly bills from us. Please note, any payments with a credit/debit card are charged a $3 fee, but payments made with a checking or savings account are FREE!

Stewartstown Borough
6 N. Main Street, Suite A
Stewartstown, PA 17363
Office hours: Mon-Fri, 9:00-3:00p.m.

Utility Billing—phone ext. 1020 or email: ssmyers@stewartstown.org
General Borough questions or missed trash—phone ext. 1010, or email: melissa@stewartstown.org
Emergency Water/Sewer—phone ext. 1040 or email: swdept@stewartstown.org
Borough Council:
Gordon Wisnom, Sr.—President
Kenton Kurtz, Vice President
Roy Burkins, Mike Ellinger, Polly Kreiss, Bill Gemmill & Donna Bloom
Mayor Robert Herzberger
Authority Chair-Guy Hook
Zoning Hearing Board Chair-Doug Plasterer
Planning Commission Chair—Pam Almony
Borough Staff:
Melissa Matthews-Secretary
Stacy Myers- Treasurer
Ira Walker, Jr.– Sewer & Water Supervisor
Sewer & Water Department-
Tracy Baldwin, Vince Catalano & Logan Wise
Police Department:
Southern Regional Police Dept.
47 East High Street
New Freedom, Pa 17349
Phone 717-235-3944
Fax 717-235-1609
www.srpd.us
Hopewell Area Recreation & Parks
(717)993-2255

We’re on the Web!
www.stewartstown.org
www.srpd.us

Phone: 717-993-2963
Fax: 717-993-2131
Police Department - 717-235-3944
Email: borough@stewartstown.org
Sewer\Water: swdept@stewartstown.org

BULK RATE
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
STEWARTSTOWN PA 17363
PERMIT NO. 26

Calendar of Meeting Dates……...
Council Meetings– are held the 1st Monday of each month at 7:00 pm.
October 7th November 4th December 2nd
Sewer & Water Authority Meetings– are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
October 16th November 20th December 18th
Planning Commission Meetings– are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. (as needed)
October 15th November 19th December 17th
Zoning Hearing Meetings– are held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm (as needed)
October 17th November 21st December 19th