Author: Susan M. Grow

Stewartstown Borough News
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July/Aug/Sept
2021

Fun Times in the Borough
July 4th Celebration—Hopewell Area Recreation & Parks’ fireworks display will be held Saturday, July 3rd @ 9:30p.m. Rain date is July 5th.
Festivities & fireworks will be held at 16 College Avenue.
Music begins @ 6pm & food will be available for purchase.
Eureka Fireman’s Carnival—will be held July 19th thru July 24th at the fairgrounds,16 College Avenue.
Annual Firemen’s Parade will be Saturday, July 24th @ 4:30p.m.
Anyone interested in participating, can register by calling Dave Ober at (717) 993-0131 or email at mick2shell@gmail.com
Lots of cash prizes are available for parade entries!
Borough Free Yard Sale Day is Saturday, September 18th. No permits are required to participate and no timeframe is set for this event.
2nd Annual True Community Day will be held Saturday, September 18th from 10am-4pm to coincide with the Borough’s Yard Sale.
An “I Love America” Parade is planned with the following guidelines:
Participants must live in Stewartstown Borough, Crossroads Borough, Hopewell or East Hopewell Township
Decorated wagons, trucks, cars, bicycles, motorcycles or floats are welcome (Americana décor, flags, banners, etc.)
NO political propaganda please!
We cannot allow walking due to traffic.
Stand along the parade route & cheer on parade participants with flags & signs! (parade will travel west on College Ave, north on Main St, ending at Eureka Fire Company).
Those wishing to participate can call Jenni Sipe at (717)993-6648 or Ira Walker, Jr. at (717)324-6521 and must meet at the Stewartstown Community Center (16 College Ave., lower parking lot at 9am the day of the parade).
Antique & Vintage Car Show will be held at Eureka Fire Company. If you want your vintage/antique car to be part of the parade, contact Bill Hostler at (717) 891-8787.
Food Trucks will be located at Eureka Fire Company’s parking lot during/after the parade & car show.

Tax Collection Schedule for in-person collection at the Borough Office...
Thurs, August 5th from 3:00-4:30p.m.
Tues, August 17th from 3:00-4:30p.m.
The Borough Office will be closed on…..
Monday, July 5th
Monday, Sept 6th
Thursday, Nov 11th
Thursday & Friday,
November 25th & 26th
Thursday & Friday, December 23rd & 24th
Borough Council Meetings, 7:00p.m.
Tuesday, July 6th
Monday, August 2nd
Tuesday, September 7th
Monday, October 4th
Monday, November 1st
Monday, December 6th
Trash Collection this quarter….
July 4th holiday—no change, collection on Tues & Fri, July 6th & 9th
Labor Day holiday—collection on Wed & Sat, September 8th & 11th

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Stewartstown Borough News
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It’s a busy time in the Borough……..a lot of activity will take place in town over the next several months.
Borough Council will bid street reclamation and paving for the following streets:
Free Street
Winters Avenue
Charles Avenue
Please drive with care around these construction areas.
At their July 6th meeting, Borough Council will award a bid for demolition of the old Ramsay Movie Theater at 3 South Main Street. This has been a long process, but Stewartstown Borough finally obtained the property deed for the theater in June. The Borough is currently involved in York County’s Blight Remediation process in which grant monies are awarded to ease the financial burden of blighted properties such as this.
This was a long time coming, as Borough residents and visitors have watched this once-bustling building slowly deteriorate over the years. The plans for the lot, once the theater is demolished are to be determined.

Annual Water Quality Report—
The annual CCR (Consumer Confidence Report) can be viewed by going directly to:
http://www.stewartstown.org/pdf/borough/CCR2020.pdf
http://www.stewartstown.org/pdf/borough/ccr2020samples.pdf
It can also be found on the homepage of the Borough website at www.stewartstown.org
This report contains important information about the source and quality of your drinking water. Copies are also available for pickup at the Borough Office or call 993-2963 to have one mailed to your home.
Este informe informacion importante acerca de su aqua potable. Haga que alguien lo traduzca para usted, o hable con alguin que lo entienda. This report contains important information about your drinking water. If necessary, have someone translate it for you, or speak to someone who understands it.

It’s Summertime…….please be aware of these important Ordinances to keep our town clean & welcoming—
· 2010-04—Nuisance Ordinance, Section 4—Vegetative Growth—
· Weeds & grass that exceed 6” in height is prohibited.
· Tree limbs, branches, bushes or flowers should not hang over the sidewalk or street right-of-way unless there is a 7’ clearance on the travel surface.
· Trees, hedges, bushes, flowers, fencing or other vegetation should not impede the clear sight triangle, 75’ in all directions.
· 2010-04—Nuisance Ordinance, Section 6—Pets as a Nuisance—
· Dogs running at large in town are prohibited. The Borough has an Animal Control Officer who can pick up loose or unattended dogs not wearing a current dog license, current rabies tag and/or owner identification tag.
· With permission from a property owner, the Animal Control Officer may place cruelty-free traps on private property for stray cats, that will then be taken to the SPCA.
· Animal defecation is prohibited on public and private property. Please clean up after your pets when walking around town or at Hopewell Area Fairgrounds, ball fields & park.

Stewartstown Borough 1st Quarter Newsletter

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Senior Living Help is an organization that provides senior living assistance to the elderly. Senior Living Help assists Pennsylvania senior citizens, their family members and caregivers in finding appropriate senior living and care facilities. Many elderly adults are no longer able to be cared for at home, so finding a senior living facility with caring & loving staff becomes necessary. For more information about this free service, visit their website at: https://www.seniorlivinghelp.org/assisted-living/pennsylvania/

Volunteers are still needed on the Stewartstown Borough Planning Commission & Zoning Hearing Board. You must be a Borough resident to serve. Meeting schedule is on the back of the newsletter. If interested, call or email the Borough Office.

Hopewell Area Recreation Program (HARP) holds their Board Meetings the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Stewartstown Community Building, starting at 7:00 pm. If you would like to be placed on the agenda, call 717-993-2255 or email info@harp-online.org.

Borough bill mailing schedule:
WATER BILLS SEWER BILLS TRASH BILLS
January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Bills are mailed the first of each month and are due the first of the following month before accruing a penalty.

Recycling Crisis—Penn Waste continues to stress the importance of recycling restrictions. How can you help? Many items making their way into our recycling bins are simply NOT recyclable; they’re trash.
Please sort your discarded materials and be vigilant about what you’re recycling. These types of items are NOT recyclable:
Plastic bags (the kind from the grocery store), packaging material (bubble wrap, Styrofoam packing peanuts, plastic or foam packaging inserts), gift wrapping paper, aluminum foil and/or foil serving trays, medical waste, light bulbs, plastic hangers, Christmas lights and extension cords, any type of clothing, linens, food or liquid. Educate yourself on other items Penn Waste can recycle by going to www.recyclemorepa.com and remember this phrase, “When in doubt, throw it out!”

Electronic Recycling—York County Solid Waste Authority’s Residential Electronics Recycling Program is free and open to York County residents ONLY on the following dates and times:
Monday through Friday from 8am to 4pm
Saturday from 8am to noon
The drop off facility is located at the York County Resource Recovery Center, 2651 Blackbridge Road, York, PA. (717) 845-1066.
Accepted items: computers, monitors, televisions, networking devices, printing devices, audio and video devices, communication devices, lab and measurement devices, telecommunication devices, power supplies, microwaves, peripherals, wire and cabling.
Not accepted: Fossil fuels, infectious and biological waste, any media contaminated with oil, any liquid, chemicals, oils, powders, any equipment that contains chemicals, freon or radioactive components, smoke detectors.

Stewartstown Borough
6 N. Main Street, Suite A
Stewartstown, PA 17363

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Utility Billing Ext. 1020 OR billing@stewartstown.org
Recreation Board 993-2255
OR http://www.harp-online.org
Missed Trash/General Questions Ext. 1010 Emergency Water/Sewer Ext.– 1040
Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
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 & Anthony Lewis
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

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

Calendar of Meeting Dates……...
Council Meetings
are held the 1st Monday of each month at 7:00 pm.
January 6th February 3rd March 2nd
Sewer & Water Authority Meetings
are held the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
January 15th February 19th March 18th
Planning Commission Meetings (as needed)
are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
January 21st February 18th March 17th
Zoning Hearing Meetings
are held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm (as needed)
January 16th February 20th March 19th

Helpful Phone Numbers…
Armstrong Cable– 1-800-572-1038
Columbia Gas– 1-888-460-4332
District Magistrate– 993-6466
Driver’s License Center– 993-3842
Hopewell Township– 993-2027
Met-Ed– 1-888-544-4877 Power outages
Met-Ed– 1-800-545-7741 All Other
Post Office– 993-6288