LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP PRSRT STD BOARD OF SUPERVISORS U.S. POSTAGE PAID February 2019 2501 East Third Street WILLIAMSPORT, PA Editor –Penny Ruggieri WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT Williamsport, PA 17701 4007 PERMIT No. 267 Please, please throw it out! That may not be the message some want to hear, but the TOWNSHIP OFFICE truth is too zealous recyclers can contaminate the recyclables with trash. They are ruining the ability to market the material nationwide. Residents should not be tempted to be too passionate about putting items in the bin that do not belong and “trashing” the recyclables. Properly prepared and collected recyclables are valued commodities sold on a global market. When too many non-recyclables (trash) are mixed in with the recyclables it all becomes “trash”, is too costly to separate, and requires disposal at a landfill. Meanwhile, too much money has been spent on collection, transportation, and processing material that wasn’t worth collecting in the first place. RECREATION DEPARTMENT Scrap metal, hangers, pieces of rope or hose, pieces of wood, yard waste, children’s toys, and food waste are just a few items that “contaminate” the recyclables. Scrap metal may be taken to a scrap dealer, yard and food waste can be composted, and reusable children’s toys may be donated or thrown away if broken. Do not put them in the recycling bins. RECYCLE Plastic bags present another problem. Plastic bags are not recyclable. They jam the source separating equipment at recycling facilities. Plastic shopping bags can be
returned to your local grocery store; containers are located at most grocery store entrances. RESPONSIBLY Curbside collection for Loyalsock Township is limited to only three items: glass, tin/
steel cans, and aluminum cans. Single stream curbside collection (by hauler
” subscription) collects mixed paper, cardboard, cartons, glass bottles and jars, plastic ! bottles and containers that are #1-7, aluminum and steel cans, clean aluminum foil e and pie tins, and empty aerosol cans. No Styrofoam, packaging materials, or flexible
v plastic films. For a complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items visit THEATRE FOR SENIORS i www.oneforallsinglestream.com. If you really want to do something positive for the The Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) Program is a partnership initiative between local arts organizations and the Pennsylvania Council of the L planet, do it right. If in doubt, throw it out! Arts (PCA), a state agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Williamsport-Lycoming Arts Council.
Still unsure or want to know more? Questions can be directed to the Lycoming o County Recycling Hotline at 800-736-7559. For a list of haulers who provide single t
Noises Off (Comedy) March 24 2019 stream recycling service go to www.lyco.org and click on Departments/Resource
e Management Services/Single Stream. Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop c called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this a KEY CARD RENEWAL hilarious and classically comic play. And when the play goes on tour—things just couldn’t go worse! l The mulch/recycling area key cards must be renewed yearly. Cards that had not been th Guys and Dolls (Musical) June 23, 2019 P renewed by January 14 have been deactivated. To reactivate your card you must Nathan Detroit runs the biggest craps game in New York City, while the authorities breathe down his neck and pay the $5.00 renewal fee. The key card number and address are needed at the time Adelaide, his fiancée of fourteen years, wonders when they’ll take the next step. When Nathan sets up fellow e of payment. Please allow 1 week to process your renewal if paying by mail. gambler Sky Masterson with the impossible task of winning over the straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown, the h LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP LOYASOCK TOWNSHIP INSIDE THIS ISSUE adventure takes off. From Times Square to Havana, to the sewers of New York, everyone eventually ends up right T BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OFFICE: where they belong. “ 2018 Accomplishments MARC SORTMAN 2501 East Third Street pages 4 - 5 VIRGINIA EATON Williamsport, PA 17701 JOHN BOWER, JR Phone: 570 -323-6151 2019 Pool Pass Application LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP’S “THEATRE FOR SENIORS” IS, AS THE NAME STATES, FOR SENIORS ONLY. A SENIOR MAY BE RICHARD WHEELAND page 11 ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER ADULT IF THEY ARE HANDICAPPED AND NEED ASSISTANCE. NO CHILDREN ARE PERMITTED PAUL NYMAN LOYALSOCK RECREATION AT THESE SHOWS. DEPARTMENT: “Holiday in the Park” “Like” us on Facebook for all of Donation List page 14 All performances are Sundays at 2:00 pm on the Community Theatre League Stage in the Trade & Transit Building at 100 West Third Street. For 1607 Four Mile Drive reservations, call the township office at 570 323 6151 by noon of the preceding Friday. When making reservations, please be sure to let us the latest Township news Williamsport, PA 17701 know if you need space for a wheelchair as the theater has a limited number of spaces available. If you know you cannot make the show by the Phone: 570-567-7525 “Light up the Holidays” Contest The Loyalsock Township Winners & Donation List LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP LOYALSOCK preceding Friday at 4:00 pm, please call the township office and cancel your reservation. TOWNSHIP LOYALSOCK Newsletter is page 15 www.loyalsocktownshipbos.com Cancellation of any performance will be announced by noon using the following radio stations: WRAK 1400 – WRKK 1200, WKSB 102.7, published quarterly WBYL 95.5, WBLJ 95.3, WVRT 97.7 – WVRZ 99.7. You may also call the Community Theatre at 570-327-1777, there will be a recorded message if the show has been cancelled. Articles for the May 2019 Newsletter are due in the township office no later than March 15, 2019
2019 EMPLOYMENT MULCH/RECYCLING AREA “LIGHT UP THE HOLIDAYS” Caroline Balliet, Pam Bentley, and Heather Allison. th Loyalsock Recreation Center Employment The Loyalsock Township Mulch/Recycling area is a HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST On March 18 at 7:00pm members and guests will great benefit to the residents of our community. It again gather at the Loyalsock Recreation Center. Jesse We are looking for new indoor programs to offer during The winners of the 2018 annual House Decorating provides a place to discard any unwanted yard waste, st Young will conduct a ‘Paper Flower Making’ the colder months to be held in the Loyalsock Contest are as follows: Traditional: 1 place, 1312 which is then turned it into reusable mulch. Over the nd workshop. Those participating should bring a glue Recreation Center. If you are talented in a specific area Mansel Avenue; 2 place, 1160 Saint Davids Road years we have seen an increase in illegally dumped st gun, if possible. Hostesses for the evening are Becky and would like to share your skills with others, please and Most Christmas Spirit: 1 place, 2042 Woodland items, out of town users, and non registered businesses, nd Baker, Pam Wright, Donna J. Miller, and Joan Downs. contact Shannon Lukowsky at 570 567 7525. Road; 2 place, 1725 Four Mile Drive. There were a which adds to the cost of our operation. Therefore, total of 17 homes that participated in the contest this On Saturday, April 13th at noon we will celebrate Summer Employment Loyalsock Township has installed a security gate at the year. As usual, it was hard deciding which houses spring with a luncheon at the Old Corner Hotel. This Loyalsock Township may be hiring summer help for the mulch/recycling area entrance which requires a key were the winners. We would like to thank all of the is always a delightful way to welcome the new season positions listed below. Priority is given to employees card to open. This gate will help keep out people who participants for being involved in this “fun” of gardening. Hostesses for the event are Pat Chesnut, who worked in 2018. The number of openings will are not township residents, and businesses that have not competition and for helping to brighten up our Terry Wolf, and Deanna Wenner. depend on how many staff members from last season registered and paid the $5,000 fee for using the mulch community during the holidays. th pile. On Monday, May 20 the club will gather at Tebbs’ plan on returning this year. For an employment We would also like to thank the following businesses Greenhouses on Four Mile Drive at 6:00pm for our st application you can visit the Recreation Department at To register for a key card you must come to the for their donations of prizes for this event: 21 Century yearly opportunity to make beautiful container 1607 Four Mile Drive. township office, fill out a registration form, and pay the Signs, Dunkin Donuts, Faxon Lanes, Little Caesars gardens. Robin Tebbs and her staff are always glad to Positions $10.00 registration fee (cash or check only). Pizza, McDonald’s; Mr. Sticky’s; Sheetz, TGI Fridays, assist in this endeavor. Hostesses for the evening are Registration forms are available on our website – click The Villa, and the Community Arts Center. A special Pat Chesnut. Mary Hepburn, and Mary Trometter. Assistant Manager on Publications, then Forms & Applications. A valid thanks also goes to River Valley Transit for their th Park Maintenance Crew Member PA driver’s license, or a photo of the license, will be generous donation of the use of the trolley to tour the On the 17 of June at 6:30pm we will meet at the Penn Summer Youth Staff/Summer Basketball Instructor required at the time of registration for each name listed participant’s houses. State Extension Complex, located behind Valley View Pool Staff – Lifeguards/Office/Concession on the form (up to 2 names). Also, the make, model, Nursing Center, for a tour of the Master Gardener’s and license plate number for each vehicle/trailer that FALL/WINTER REC PROGRAMS Sensory Garden. Hostesses for the evening are Barb will be used (up to 3 combined and must be registered Flock, Judi Decker, Shell Lundahl, and Meri Masteller. SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT After School Program to household member) is needed to fill out the form. th Kids Soccer On July 15 at 6:30pm we will meet at the Penn If you need to see someone in the office, it is best to Only one key card will be issued per household. The Kids Tennis College Campus to experience the Penn College call the Township at 570 323 6151 (or 570 567 7525 key card will need to be renewed yearly at a cost of STEP Fitness Classes Garden Tour. for Recreation) and make an appointment with that $5.00. There is also a $10.00 fee to replace a lost card. person. There are times that personnel need to leave the Yoga Our annual Garden Club picnic takes place at office, or they may be off a day. Scheduling an Key cards are non transferable and cannot be used by 30 and Up Open Gym Riverfront Park at 6:00pm on August 19th. It is always appointment instead of just stopping in may save you a anyone other than the household members listed on the a great meal with good friends and family. Hostesses To sign up for these programs please call the wasted trip. registration form. They are also to be used only for for the picnic are Rhonda Boyce, Nancy Cunnion, yard waste from the property address listed on the Loyalsock Recreation Department Dottie Mertz, and Sherry Menne. MULCH LOADING registration form. Any violation of the mulch pile or at 570 567 7525 key card rules and regulations will result in the key It is starting out to be a busy and fun filled year. Come Township residents with a key card can load mulch join us. New members and guests are always themselves at any time during normal mulch pile card being deactivated and will forfeit the registrant’s right to use the mulch pile. welcome. If there are any questions, please call hours. The township does load mulch for a fee (when President Pat Chesnut at 570 419 1903. crew is available), but only during the following As you approach the mulch/recycling area there are LOYALSOCK GARDEN CLUB times: from May 28 to August 29, Tuesdays and storage areas used by the township for materials such The Loyalsock Garden Club members look forward to Thursdays at 6:15am and 2:00pm; all other dates, as stone and scrap metal. These items are not for the 2019 with a new slate of officers and many interesting Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:15am and 2:30pm. By residents to take. There is also a pile where items are programs. The new President for the upcoming year is appointment only. Please call by at least the day discarded until they can be disposed of. This is not to Pat Chesnut with Barb Flock as 1st Vice President and before you wish to be loaded to schedule your time. be used as a dump pile for anyone other than the Patty Havens as 2nd Vice President. The newly elected If you want to be loaded during the morning you must township crew. Treasurer is Rhonda Boyce with Leah Flanigan as her also come in the day before to pay as you will need a Periodically the mulch/recycling area is posted assistant. The Secretary for the next year will be Becky receipt to be loaded and the office does not open until “CLOSED”. The grinder is at the mulch pile as needed Baker with Mary Hepburn as her assistant. 7:30am. A receipt is always needed to be loaded. throughout the year, and for safety reasons we have to There will be no meeting for the month of January. For 2019 MULCH LOADING FEES close the area to the public. We will our February 18th gathering we will be meeting at the Pickup Truck...... $10.00 try to keep our facebook page Loyalsock Recreation Center on Four Mile Drive at Dump Truck...... $20.00 updated when this happens, but are 7:00pm. The guest speaker for the evening will be Tri Axle...... $30.00 unable to provide any other prior Stephen Petro of Tebbs’ Brothers Landscaping who Tractor Trailer...... $50.00 notice. We are sorry for any will present a program on “Elements of Container Twp. Business Dump Fee.…...... $5,000 inconvenience this may cause. Design”. Hostesses for the evening are Aggie Fisher,
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HOLIDAY IN THE PARK LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP MULCH / RECYCLING AREA Unfortunately, the 13th annual “Sally Short’s Holiday in the “LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP RECYCLES” Park” event scheduled for December 1st at James Short Park You must now have a key card to open the security gate and enter the mulch/recycling area FUN AT THE LOYALSOCK was cancelled due to weather. Loyalsock Township would HOURS OF OPERATION RULES FOR USE still like to thank all of the businesses and individuals who AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM 1. DO NOT LEAVE PLASTIC BAGS OR donated (see list below). We would also like to give a SPRING/SUMMER HOURS Loyalsock Township has been offering its after school special “thanks” to all of the township employees who nd CONTAINERS. Begin 2 Monday in March program since the fall of 2015. The program is offered decorated the park! to Schick Elementary Students and is held at the Monday thru Sunday 2. This area is reserved for Loyalsock Township WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING 8am Dusk based Businesses and Residents only. Loyalsock Township Recreation Center on Four Mile CONTRIBUTORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS Drive. Dora Klees and Brooke Collister, the staff that DONATIONS TO THE “SALLY SHORT’S HOLIDAY FALL HOURS 3. Recyclable Items: trees & trimmings (NO stumps, run the program, do a fantastic job planning exciting IN THE PARK” EVENT: Begin 2nd Monday in November and trees must be 20” or less in diameter and activities for the kids to enjoy. The kids participate in Monday thru Saturday Closed Sunday should be cut to 6 feet in length or less), brush & sports, games, and arts & crafts. This program is one of Santa Claus ($501 — ABOVE) shrubs, garden plantings, grass clippings, and Allison Crane & Rigging 8am 4pm many exciting recreational opportunities that leaves. Frosty ($251 — $500) Loyalsock Township offers to its community. WINTER HOURS Fish Real Estate nd 4. All other items are Prohibited (including Elf ($101.00 — $250.00) Begin 2 Monday in January construction debris). Any Event Party Rental & Sales Monday thru Friday Closed Weekends Brent & Darra Fish 8am 3pm 5. Township based Businesses must register at the Bob & Dottie White Mertz Township Office. Registrations run from Jan. thru Jeff & Chris Rauff SPEED LIMIT: 10 MPH THIS AREA HAS Dec. and must renew annually. Contact the Mark & Karen Bergren Township Office at 570 323 6151. (Fees on page 2) SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, A SECURITY Paul & Suzann Nyman GATE, AND IS PATROLLED BY SECURITY & Rennie Rodarmel Agency 6. Mulch & leaves must be loaded by hand, unless TOWNSHIP STAFF. Violators will be prosecuted you make arrangements with the Township Office Candy Cane ($51.00 — $100.00) according to Loyalsock Township Code Sections 105 Anthony & Lois Grieco at 570 323 6151. (Times & fees on page 2) 6, 180 5, 180 6, 180 30 and others that may apply. Central Equipment Co 7. Do Not block road when loading or unloading. Clean Tech Inc Violations may result in fines up to $1,000.00 per Donna Decker violation and/or deactivation of key card. 8. Do Not disturb Township equipment or materials. Dincher & Dincher Tree Surgeons, Inc Erdean White LIBRE’S LAW Tethered space must be clear of excessive Fischer Insurance Agency waste. Libre’s Law is a set of animal cruelty legislation that James S. Armstrong Associates No open sores or wounds on the dog’s body. Jiffy Lube #2880 went into effect last summer. Its namesake was Margaret & John Piper, Jr. rescued from a Lancaster County farm, hours from Added protection for horses Mark C Oberheim, DMD,MDS,PC death. Libre was emaciated, severely dehydrated, and Currently, most crimes against horses are Rick & Dianna Wheeland had a serious skin infection. The new law includes the graded as summary offenses – similar to traffic Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc/Valley Farms Dairy following: and littering violations. Virginia & Richard Eaton Improved tethering conditions for outside This law aligns penalties for crimes against Woodlands Bank No more than 9 hours tethered in a 24 hour horses with penalties for crimes against dogs Young Men’s Democratic Club and cats. STEP FITNESS ACTIVITIES Snow Flake (UP TO $50.00) period. Increases penalties for animal abuse The STEP Office of Aging offers fitness and exercise A 1 Portable Toilets Tether must be the longer of three times length classes at the Loyalsock Township Community Bill & Gloria Lehman dba Flower Tent of dog or ten feet. Neglect – failure to provide necessary food, Recreation Center. Schedule of Programming is as Charles & Nora Coffey No more than thirty minutes in above 90 or water, shelter, or veterinary care: Summary follows: David & Sarah Craig below 32 degree weather. offense (up to ninety days in prison and/or Elery W. Nau, Inc $300 fine) OR misdemeanor of the third degree Must have water and shade. Healthy Steps in Motion: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. In Memory of John & Grace Barry (up to one year in prison and/or $2,000 fine) if Monday thru Friday L.J. Stopper Realty & Development Co. Must be secured by an appropriate well fitted violation causes injury or places the animal at Margaret K. Pauling collar or harness with swivel – no tow or log imminent risk. (Continued on page 13) Zumba Gold: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Monday Maureen Carey chain, nor choke, pinch, prong, or chain collars. Tai Chi for Health (Advanced): 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Mr & Mrs Edward Grier Wednesday Mr Sticky’s Northwest Bank Tai Chi for Health (Beginners): 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. William & Susan Fulton Friday Materials / Special Services Any Event Party Rentals For more information on these programs contact Jane It’s My Party Store Thompson, Health, Nutrition, and Fitness Centers st Manager, at 570 601 9590. The Holiday Parade was also scheduled for December 1 and had to be cancelled due to the weather. We would like to thank all of those who intended to participate.
Page 14 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 3 SECRETARY’S HIGHLIGHTS Phase IV of Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program 75% NEW SPLASH POOL FOR 2019 complete Ordinance No. 388 – New Building Codes The 2019 pool season will be an exciting one due to the new splash pool that is being installed. The new pool will approved. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT be handicap accessible with a zero depth entry and seven water features for all ages to enjoy. The new pool will follow a nature theme and will include the following features: frog slide, spray orb, silver falls, spraying Projects approved for CDBG FFY 2018. Street Improvements mushroom, daisy spray, bubble tent, and bubblers. We will be holding a grand opening in June to showcase the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Streets were paved by Dave Gutelius Excavating project, look for details in our Williamsport for the MS4 Program approved. Inc. 2979 tons of material, 8134 SY of millings. May newsletter and on our 2017 Audit approved. 17,816 sq yds of roadway were seal coated by Facebook page. Loyalsock Hammaker East Township will be looking for 2019 Minimum Municipal Obligation approved. Line painting consisting of 173,909 LF of white and sponsors for the features. If Ordinance No. 389 – Truck Traffic Restriction on 207,411 LF of yellow paint completed you are interested in Various Township Roads adopted. Hot mix was applied by township crews sponsoring a feature, please contact Shannon Lukowsky at Ordinance No. 390 – Well Water Restriction – Routine maintenance consisting of patching (cold & 570 567 7525. Sponsors Loyal Plaza adopted. hot) and milling Dug out and rebased the roads for paving and names will be featured in our Development Plan for Lights at Softball Field at backed up the shoulders from our paving program newsletter, on a plaque at the James Short Park approved. pool, and recognized at our Bull Run Flood Protection Project—rip rap added to grand opening event this Excess Maintenance Agreement for stabilize bank & reduce bank erosion summer. This project was Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company LLC Finished Phase III of Clarion Drive approved. partially funded through the Storm Sewer Improvements Lycoming County ACT 13 Letter of Assurance with STEP approved. Storm line replacement – replaced and repaired Legacy Fund. We are very storm line on Heim Hill Road excited to offer this fun Replaced storm line in Heshbon parking lot and recreational opportunity to added storage tank our community! BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT Made bracing to straighten Warren Avenue wall FREE WALKING PROGRAM Due to amount of rain were busy with flooding and Building and zoning inspections – 1,430 road repairs thru July, August, and September Would you like to walk, but it’s too cold outside and you don’t feel like driving all the way to the mall? The New home permits issued 13 Televised storm sewers throughout township and Loyalsock Recreation Department is offering a free walking program for people ages 18 and over at the Loyalsock Recreation Center located at 1607 Four Mile Drive. You can walk for free between 10 Property maintenance investigations and updating storm sewer maps and 11 am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Walking is done around the perimeter of the zoning/building violations 150 Parks and Recreation Improvements gym. Gym shoes are required. If you are interested, registration forms are available at the Recreation Rental unit inspections 130 Mowed Canfield Island and other lots Department or online. Questions call 570 567 7525. Commercial fire inspections 88 Boat docks removed/installed Applied stone to dog park Building and zoning permits issued 605 DOG PARK HOURS LIBRE’S LAW Opened level spreader above dog park (Continued from page 2) Value of construction $11,063,427 Restored yard at pool 2nd Monday in November through Township Planning Commission met 16 times to Sprayed all trails the 2nd Monday in March: Cruelty – intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly illtreats, review and comment on: 9 subdivisions, 1 Snow and Ice Control Monday Friday overloads, beats, abandons, or abuses an animal: Summary conditional use review, 3 land developments, and Responded to 17 snow events 8am 4:30pm offense (up to 90 days in prison and/or a $300 fine) OR misdemeanor 18 other matters of the second degree (up to two years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine) Maintained employee parking lots; cleaned snow Saturday Sunday Prepared Ordinance No. 386: Prohibit Parking on 8am dusk if violation causes injury or places the animal at imminent risk. Lincoln Drive between Oakes and Richards and ice from walks and bridges Spring/Summer Hours: Aggravated cruelty – torturing an animal or violating either of Avenues (not adopted) Received salt & antiskid and mixed & loaded trucks the above sections and causing serious bodily injury or death: as needed 8am dusk daily Prepared and adopted Ordinance No. 387: Rename Felony of the third degree (up to seven years in prison and/or a Richard Avenue to Richards Avenue Patrolled roadways to check freezing conditions and Please note: the dog park may be $15,000 fine). Prepared and adopted Ordinance No. 388: spread material as needed closed without notice due to Ensures convicted animal abusers forfeit abused animals to a shelter Construction Code Update Maintained plows, spreaders, loaders, and other conditions at the park, weather, or Requires forfeiture of animal of anyone convicted of a felony winter equipment Prepared and adopted Ordinance No. 389: Restrict other reasons. violation and allows for fortitude upon other convictions. Tree and Vegetation Management We will try to keep our Free at Grants civil immunity for veterinarians and veterinary technicians oversized vehicle traffic: PA Ave., Faxon Pkwy., Lafayette Pkwy., and Shiffler Ave. Mowed of all roadways and impound areas Last Dog Park facebook page Shields licensed doctors of veterinary medicine, technicians, and updated when this happens, but Phase II of Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program 99% Sprayed and treated roadside shoulders and assistants who report animal cruelty in good faith from lawsuits. impound area are unable to provide any other complete Be aware of the consequences of animal abuse. To report animal abuse in Brush cut along roads and intersections prior notice. We are sorry for any Phase III of Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program 97% inconvenience this may cause. Lycoming County call the Lycoming County SPCA at 570 322 4646. complete Trim trees between the curb and sidewalk
Page 4 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 13 Removed 24 trees and stumps Received $4,062.00 in donations for the Holiday in Conducted annual leaf program consisting of the Park event collection of all leaves within the township and Offered the free Senior Theatre Program (3 transferring them to our mulch pile performances) at the Community Theatre League Swept all streets in our township with our street Provided rentals at the Community Recreation sweeper a minimum of 3 times per street Center: sports and event rentals Recycling Program Recreation Center Programs Offered: Open Gym Assisted the county’s grinder, pushed up brush Basketball, Yoga, Kids Tennis, Kids Soccer, STEP pile, loaded mulch, and maintained the mulch pile Fitness Classes, and our After School Program in general Replaced 3 sets of bleachers at James Short Park. 4 Performed two township wide spring clean ups in sets to go then all will be aluminum conjunction with DEP guidelines Streets crew added stone/sub base to small side of Installed security gate at mulch area and added dog park spike strips on the exit Sign, Traffic Light, and Street Light Maintenance Replaced the landscaping in front of the pool and at the township sign at Sheetz Installed new and maintained existing signs of all types within our township Added mulch to the playground at Bruce Henry Park Installed 160 new street name signs Inspected traffic light and street light locations to Three quarters of the way done with the design of maintain safety and security phase II of the Miller’s Run Greenway Project Bull Run Flood Protection and Maintenance Bruce Henry Park to Northway Road and Community Center to James Short Park Mowed and sprayed the impound area Cleaned and maintained related channels Started the new splash pool. Zero depth entry and 7 Equipment Maintenance water features, new perimeter deck and fence to separate the two pools Maintained a preventative maintenance program on ALL equipment including in house and out sourced Flood clean up at Riverfront Park/Boat Dock repairs or service Restrooms Other Replaced 18 picnic tables at James Short Park, Finished new meeting room in township building pavilions 1 and 3. Steel frames Built new office for Zoning Officer Painted flag pole and wading pool filter building at the pool Installed gas line & gas furnace for weld shop Power washed and stained all wooden park signs Built planter in front of office Removed dead shrubs at entrance to Bruce Henry Office & public works building parking lots sealed Park RECREATION AND PARKS Mowed and maintained 4 parks, Faxon Circle, DEPARTMENT portions of the Susquehanna Bikeway, the pool, Freedom Road Cemetery, the Township Building The Recreation Department offered 18 programs to grounds, dog park, and the Rec Center/School the community. These include programs in the District grounds parks, pool, and Recreation Center Started Callie’s Garden – addition to James Short Employed approximately 37 citizens Park Awarded the PennDOT TAP Grant for phase II of Holiday Parade and Sally Short’s Holiday in the the Miller’s Run Greenway Trail Project for Park cancelled due to weather. Held annual House $682,000.00 (Bruce Henry Park to the existing Decorating Contest. Bikeway near the Faxon interchange) Added additional donations signs on dog park fence The After School Program was at its maximum TOWNSHIP WEBSITE capacity with a waiting list The township website Performed playground inspections and repairs www.loyalsocktownshipbos.com Held annual Flatwater Challenge Canoe and Kayak contains information that may help residents answer Race building, zoning, recreation, and other Received over $255.00 in donations for the dog frequently asked questions. park
Page 12 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 5 THE COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP TAX BILL WILL BE ISSUED SOON WATCH YOUR MAIL THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH
My office collects the following: REAL ESTATE: County and Township (mailed MARCH) and School (mailed JULY) BUSINESS: 1) License Fee (due the end of January) 2) Business Privilege Taxes (due April) 3) Local Services Tax $52.00 per employee due $13.00 per quarter
County and Township Real Estate Tax bills will be mailed the first week of March 2019. Your Real Estate Taxes are based on the assessed value of your property as set by Lycoming County. The Township millage rate remains the same at 0.5 mills. The County tax rate remains at 6.5 mills. If you do not receive your tax bill by March 15th please contact my office immediately. Non Receipt of a bill does not eliminate the tax and does not change the due dates. If you recently bought or sold a property the tax bill may not have been updated by the County Assessment Office by the time tax bills were processed. You may call their office at 570 327 2301 to verify that a change of ownership has occurred, or to correct or change your mailing address. The County handles this data base. All Real Estate tax bills have 60 days at discount (2% discount); 60 days at the face amount; and then are in penalty (10% penalty) until December 31st. The last day to pay is postmark of December 31st. Postmark counts for all due dates, and there is a locked drop box at the office for 24 hour service. Office hours generally are Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 am 5:00 pm, but may change throughout the year, with extended hours at the end of each discount period. PLEASE READ THE TAX BILL AND INFORMATION ON THE BACK OF THE BILL CAREFULLY FOR OFFICE HOURS DURING EACH TAX CYCLE. With your safety in mind, my office is closed when the Loyalsock Schools are closed for inclement weather. If you file for the Pa State Tax Rebate, ask for a “SIGNED RECEIPT” when you pay your tax bill. This is slightly different from a regular receipt, and will expedite your refund. There is a 25 cent charge for this special receipt. Once again, ask for it when you are paying your tax bill please or include when paying by mail. Include a self addressed envelope for receipt and/or rebate copy. This office also collects all business related taxes. Packets with all forms required for 2019 were mailed the first week of January. Business License fee of $10.00 is due each January, and your license is to be posted for public viewing. Business Privilege Taxes are due by the end of April each year.
There is also a Local Services Tax ($52.00 per employee, owner, president, etc.) that is withheld from each employee and submitted quarterly. As always feel free to contact me with your questions regarding Real Estate or Business Taxes. I wish you a Happy and Healthy 2019 and look forward to serving you for my 22nd year. Dottie Dottie White Mertz ~ Loyalsock Township Tax Collector 2132 Northway Road ~ Williamsport, Pa 17701 570 321 8020 for Real Estate ~ 570 601 1212 for Business Taxes, License, and Local Services Taxes
TAX RATES: Loyalsock Township 0.50 mill / Loyalsock School District 14.42 mills / Lycoming County 6.50 mills 1.0 mill = $1 for every $1,000 assessed value (or $100 for every $100,000)
* NOTICE * NEW BUSINESS LANDLORDS & TENANTS or RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS 1. Contact Dave Carson at the Township Office (570 323 6151) to see if any permits are necessary for your rental property before occupancy. 2. Contact Dottie White Mertz at the Tax Office (570 601 1212) to see if any licenses are required.
Page 6 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 11 WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED NEW ADDRESS PERMIT PROCESS Even with a well considered plan for winter road maintenance, and our hard working employees, we could Structural repairs around the home require permits and Here are the main points of the permitting process for improve our service with your help. Please: inspections. If you need to repair or replace a portion new addresses in Lycoming County: 1. Do not park in the street until it is plowed. Pulling your cars into the driveway is a big help; of your foundation, roof, floor, load bearing wall, or Any entity constructing, or proposing to other structural members in your home a permit is construct, or locate/relocate a structure must 2. Do not plow, blow, or shovel snow into the street; required. Inspections to see the repair work prior to contact Danielle Rohler, GIS Specialist/911 3. Because we do not repair or replace mailboxes, make sure your mailbox is sturdy enough to withstand a heavy concealment are also needed. A permit is also required Addressing Coordinator, Lycoming County snow being plowed against it; if you replace all or a portion of your water service line Department of Public Safety by one of the or your sewer lateral from the street to the house. following: 4. Clear snow around fire hydrants; and Again, an inspection to verify the work done is also o Phone – 570 329 4746 5. In the event of heavy snow, observe the odd even parking requirement (allows parking on the even side of the needed. Repairs to sewer laterals or water service Fax – 570 433 4435 piping do not require a permit. Check the township o street on even numbered days and the odd side on the odd numbered days). o Email – [email protected] website for more information, or call the township Mail – 542 County Farm Road, Suite Even though our crew wants to do its best to clear the 68.05 miles of roads and streets in the Township, we ask you office if you have questions or are not sure if your o 101, Montoursville, PA 17754 to remember that a severe storm can delay the completion of our clean up task. Please be patient with us. With project or repair needs a permit. your cooperation, we can reduce the stress and increase the success of the snow season. Road name applications will be provided by KEEPING SIDEWALKS SAFE her, but approved by the municipality where THIS WINTER the road lies. Any private drive with three or more structures The Township ordinance section 185 1 requires that on it must be named. the public sidewalks in all zoning districts be cleared POOL GIFT CERTIFICATES Remember, this is for the safety of everyone Just a reminder that the Loyalsock Recreation of snow, sleet, or ice within 24 hours after the NOW AVAILABLE and will help our responders act most Department has moved to 1607 Four Mile Drive. precipitation stops falling. All residential efficiently! The Recreation Department also has a separate Daily and seasonal pool pass gift certificates are now property owners and commercial business phone number of 570 567 7525. available to purchase. Daily pass gift certificates are owners are responsible for having any For your safety in case of an emergency, perfect for friends or out of town guests, and seasonal sidewalks abutting their properties cleared please make sure your house number is visible pass certificates make great gifts for the holidays or RECREATION CENTER of winter precipitation and safely open to from the road. any occasion. The daily pass gift certificates can be pedestrian foot traffic. A corner lot owner RENTAL INFORMATION purchased at the Pool (when open) or the Recreation would be required to clear the sidewalks The Loyalsock Township Community Recreation Department which is located at 1607 Four Mile Drive. all the way to the public street on both Center is available for rentals. The gym can be rented Seasonal pass gift certificates can only be obtained at sides of the property. When shoveling, snow blowing, for basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball, birthday the Recreation Department If you have any questions or plowing, please remember to keep the snow on your please call 570 567 7525. Loyalsock Township parties, meetings, special events, and more. If you are own property as it is a violation of the code to place will be holding two interested in renting the gym please contact the snow into the public street. Township officials spring clean ups to pick Recreation Department at 570 567 7525. The prices LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP monitor the sidewalks after each up yard waste. The are listed below: snow event and follow up on first will be on 2019 POOL SCHEDULE properties that have not cleared Sports Use Hourly Rates Monday, April 15th, and the second will be on Resident: $20/hour their sidewalks. Repeat Monday, May 20th. All items must be placed out Public Swim Dates: May 25, 26, 27; violators of this section of the $10/ ½ hour June 1 & 2 between the curb and sidewalk PRIOR TO 7:00AM Non Resident: $40/hour sidewalk ordinance subject ON THOSE MONDAYS. The crew will only go $20/ ½ hour Open full time June 7 to August 25 themselves to a $25.00 citation. Keeping the through the township once during each scheduled Net Set Up Fee: $5 flat fee Public Swim Hours: sidewalks clear of snow and ice keeps those traversing collection, so if your items are not out they will NOT our township neighborhoods safe as well as limits any go back to pick them up at a later time. Please do not Parties/Events Hourly Rates Monday Thursday 1:00 7:45 p.m. liability unsafe walking surface conditions could pose place any items in the street. If you don’t have Resident: $30/hour Friday Sunday 1:00 6:45 p.m. on individual property owners. curbing, place the items as close to the road as $15/ ½ hour Senior & Adult Lap Swim: possible without causing a safety hazard. Non Resident: $50/hour Daily Noon 1:00 p.m. MECHANICAL PERMITS $25/ ½ hour Please keep in mind that replacement heating systems: The following yard waste items will be picked up: Kitchen Use: $10 flat fee Pool Management reserves the right to warm air furnaces or hot water boilers, do require a leaves and small debris (which must be bagged), shrubbery, tree trimmings, and brush. This pick up is In addition to the regular payment, a security deposit change the hours of operation, or to close the permit and inspections if the fuel type is changed. for residential properties within the township only. equal to the amount of your rental fee (up to $100) will pool for weather, attendance, or other safety Also, all replacement water heaters require a permit There will be no commercial pick up. If there is be charged. This will be returned following your rental and inspections whether the fuel type has changed or concerns without notice. anything placed in a pile that is not listed above, after we have verified that all of the rules were not. Central air conditioning systems may or may not nothing will be picked up, and the property owner will followed and the area was returned to the way it was require a permit, it is best to call the township building Phone No: 570 323 6914 (summer only) be responsible for removing all of the debris. prior to your rental. No alcohol permitted. department and inquire first.
Page 10 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 7 EVOLUTION OF A TOWNSHIP streets, but it was accepted slowly. Coal oil was a popular fuel for lamps and cooking stoves. Many people used THE NINETEENTH CENTURY an oil stove for cooking in the summer because it could be turned on and off, and it was cooler. For winter they (Continued from November 2018 newsletter) liked the coal stove because the constant heat warmed the house; only the young sons, who had to fill the coal scuttle and empty the ashes every day, wished the coal stove would go away. A FEW INDUSTRIES SLIP IN Pumps over the wells had made obtaining water easier. Then about 1856 the Williamsport Water Company was McKINNEY IRON WORKS organized and later water, running from a faucet inside the house, was available. Between 1825 and 1830 Isaac McKinney and his son William set up a forge on Lycoming Creek and called the The township depended on Williamsport, the county seat and “big city” adjoining it for such services as the Court place Heshbon. They built a furnace in 1836 and a rolling mill in 1841. Boats from Centre County unloaded the House, the jail, the hospital, banks, doctors, lawyers, merchants, newspapers, and entertainment. There you might iron ore at Jaysburg (near Newberry). From there it was hauled to the McKinney furnace from which came many see some township young men and women, arriving by sulky, tying up the horse at a hitching post, and going into a of the ten plate stoves that were coming into use in the country kitchens. The flood of 1865 caused so much café for a treat of spruce beer and gingerbread. damage that the furnace was never repaired. The County Medical Society was organized in 1864 and the County Pharmaceutical Society in 1883. Doctors now LUMBER attended medical schools, and medical knowledge had begun its lively progress away from the Indian herb and the Our beautiful mountains made Williamsport the lumber capital of the world in the middle 1800’s. Naturally, whiskey bottle to the complex knowledge and efficiency that we take for granted today. nearby Loyalsock Township gathered some of the excitement and the windfall from Williamsport’s blessings. Envelopes and postage stamps came into common use in the 1850’s. The horse drawn plow and the cradle Elias Deemer and Company located a sawmill along the river between the eastern limits of Williamsport and alleviated some of the farmer’s back breaking labor. Steam sawmills, the circular saw and the band saw led to Loyalsock Township with annual production of 4 million feet. J.B. Emery and Company had a capacity of 15 better housing and furniture. Houses, no longer “home made”, were built by carpenters and had become more million feet. Ezra Canfield Company had 20 million feet. The Canfield mill stood on the spot where James Brady beautiful, some even elaborate. had been scalped by the Indians in 1778. Electricity today is like everyone’s third arm, but it did not arrive in our area until 1882. It came to Williamsport THE CIVIL WAR first, of course. The electric company furnished 5,000 incandescent and 100 arc lights for business purposes. A second company in 1889 furnished 175 arc lights for the city and power for the passenger railway or street car, In Lycoming County the Civil War was widely supported. Men rushed to join the army. Many answered the call formerly driven by horses and carrying people to Loyalsock. of the draft. The companies raised in Lycoming County served gallantly. Women also contributed by making bandages and by preparing a “work bag”. The bag contained scissors, needles, thread, buttons, hose, pins, and yarn The telegraph had come to the West Branch by 1851, but the favorite companion of the teenager, the telephone, for darning stockings. was not introduced until 1879, and then was not standard equipment in every home. DRAMATIC ROAD TO FREEDOM By now the township contained three churches and a chapel. Near the Union School were two churches, an Evangelical Lutheran and a Methodist Episcopal. The Limestone Methodist Episcopal Church, located at the lime Freedom Road is one of the most famous historical areas in Loyalsock. It lies in the western part of the Township quarries, was near the Limestone School. The chapel was on the dividing line between Loyalsock and between Grampian and Vallamont. Freedom Road was used as a station in the operation of the Underground Williamsport, Railroad during the Civil War. The oldest cemetery in the township was Harris graveyard at Loyalsock. It was on land that had belonged to The most interesting character connected with Freedom Road was Chief Daniel Hughes, an Indian from Canada. Samuel Harris, a colonial settler. It was thought that both whites and Indians, killed in local warfare, were buried He married Annie Rotch, a black woman from Stony Gap, PA, The two settled on Freedom Road in what was there. Even though the graveyard was on private ground, Samuel Harris allowed others besides his family to be once known as Roderick Hollow. buried there. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad later passed through the cemetery, but most of the remains Daniel Hughes was a powerful man, weighing 280 pounds. His height was 6 feet, 10 inches. A farmer, this were removed and buried at Sand Hill, a newer cemetery on a hillside nearby. (To be continued) Muncie Indian had 16 children. He was sympathetic toward the blacks and wanted to help them. Hughes ran a lumber raft from Williamsport to Sparrow’s Point, Maryland. There he picked up runaway slaves, but never on moonlit nights, for fear of capture. Returning, he took them to a cave on his land, just off Freedom Road. TREE TRIMMING There were several caves in the area. They contained chairs, tables, and even beds hewn from rock. The cave The Loyalsock Township ordinance requires all tree trimmed. If the work has not been done by the openings were covered with brush so that searchers would not find them. A Mrs. Sweeting has told that sometimes branches be trimmed to a minimum of eight feet above completion date in the letter then the township crew the slaves Hughes brought back or those who made their way there on their own, got sick. The Hughes family sidewalks and twelve feet above street level, will trim it to our specifications. always nursed them back to health. especially if branches are blocking visibility of When the township trims trees it will trim up stop signs or the sight distance at intersections. Not one slave was ever captured during over twenty years of the operation. Hughes’ sons guided them to the next higher than the eight or twelve feet needed so If you do not keep trees properly trimmed that that we do not have to go back every year and station on the way to Canada where there was no slavery. The stations were either at Trout Run or at Horseheads, are located in the township right of way the New York. trim the same trees. In some cases, this township crew may trim the ones that do not upsets the property owner who says the tree Searching parties did ride up the roads to look around at night. Somehow fox grape vines, stretched across the meet these standards. We do not send letters was butchered or they weren’t notified. road, threw the riders and the horses were shot. Sometimes the searchers were never seen again. before doing this work. Those who wish to avoid having trees The present Sweeting family, who still live in the area, are descendants of Daniel Hughes. Any property owner that has a tree that is not in trimmed by township crews must do so the township right of way that hangs over the sidewalk themselves or hire a professional service. The TURNING TOWARD CHANGE or street, and does not meet the height requirements, township crew and staff seek to keep our streets as After the war, material improvements came even more quickly. By 1857 natural gas had made it possible to light homes and will be sent a letter letting them know that it needs safe as possible and your cooperation is appreciated.
Page 8 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 9 EVOLUTION OF A TOWNSHIP streets, but it was accepted slowly. Coal oil was a popular fuel for lamps and cooking stoves. Many people used THE NINETEENTH CENTURY an oil stove for cooking in the summer because it could be turned on and off, and it was cooler. For winter they (Continued from November 2018 newsletter) liked the coal stove because the constant heat warmed the house; only the young sons, who had to fill the coal scuttle and empty the ashes every day, wished the coal stove would go away. A FEW INDUSTRIES SLIP IN Pumps over the wells had made obtaining water easier. Then about 1856 the Williamsport Water Company was McKINNEY IRON WORKS organized and later water, running from a faucet inside the house, was available. Between 1825 and 1830 Isaac McKinney and his son William set up a forge on Lycoming Creek and called the The township depended on Williamsport, the county seat and “big city” adjoining it for such services as the Court place Heshbon. They built a furnace in 1836 and a rolling mill in 1841. Boats from Centre County unloaded the House, the jail, the hospital, banks, doctors, lawyers, merchants, newspapers, and entertainment. There you might iron ore at Jaysburg (near Newberry). From there it was hauled to the McKinney furnace from which came many see some township young men and women, arriving by sulky, tying up the horse at a hitching post, and going into a of the ten plate stoves that were coming into use in the country kitchens. The flood of 1865 caused so much café for a treat of spruce beer and gingerbread. damage that the furnace was never repaired. The County Medical Society was organized in 1864 and the County Pharmaceutical Society in 1883. Doctors now LUMBER attended medical schools, and medical knowledge had begun its lively progress away from the Indian herb and the Our beautiful mountains made Williamsport the lumber capital of the world in the middle 1800’s. Naturally, whiskey bottle to the complex knowledge and efficiency that we take for granted today. nearby Loyalsock Township gathered some of the excitement and the windfall from Williamsport’s blessings. Envelopes and postage stamps came into common use in the 1850’s. The horse drawn plow and the cradle Elias Deemer and Company located a sawmill along the river between the eastern limits of Williamsport and alleviated some of the farmer’s back breaking labor. Steam sawmills, the circular saw and the band saw led to Loyalsock Township with annual production of 4 million feet. J.B. Emery and Company had a capacity of 15 better housing and furniture. Houses, no longer “home made”, were built by carpenters and had become more million feet. Ezra Canfield Company had 20 million feet. The Canfield mill stood on the spot where James Brady beautiful, some even elaborate. had been scalped by the Indians in 1778. Electricity today is like everyone’s third arm, but it did not arrive in our area until 1882. It came to Williamsport THE CIVIL WAR first, of course. The electric company furnished 5,000 incandescent and 100 arc lights for business purposes. A second company in 1889 furnished 175 arc lights for the city and power for the passenger railway or street car, In Lycoming County the Civil War was widely supported. Men rushed to join the army. Many answered the call formerly driven by horses and carrying people to Loyalsock. of the draft. The companies raised in Lycoming County served gallantly. Women also contributed by making bandages and by preparing a “work bag”. The bag contained scissors, needles, thread, buttons, hose, pins, and yarn The telegraph had come to the West Branch by 1851, but the favorite companion of the teenager, the telephone, for darning stockings. was not introduced until 1879, and then was not standard equipment in every home. DRAMATIC ROAD TO FREEDOM By now the township contained three churches and a chapel. Near the Union School were two churches, an Evangelical Lutheran and a Methodist Episcopal. The Limestone Methodist Episcopal Church, located at the lime Freedom Road is one of the most famous historical areas in Loyalsock. It lies in the western part of the Township quarries, was near the Limestone School. The chapel was on the dividing line between Loyalsock and between Grampian and Vallamont. Freedom Road was used as a station in the operation of the Underground Williamsport, Railroad during the Civil War. The oldest cemetery in the township was Harris graveyard at Loyalsock. It was on land that had belonged to The most interesting character connected with Freedom Road was Chief Daniel Hughes, an Indian from Canada. Samuel Harris, a colonial settler. It was thought that both whites and Indians, killed in local warfare, were buried He married Annie Rotch, a black woman from Stony Gap, PA, The two settled on Freedom Road in what was there. Even though the graveyard was on private ground, Samuel Harris allowed others besides his family to be once known as Roderick Hollow. buried there. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad later passed through the cemetery, but most of the remains Daniel Hughes was a powerful man, weighing 280 pounds. His height was 6 feet, 10 inches. A farmer, this were removed and buried at Sand Hill, a newer cemetery on a hillside nearby. (To be continued) Muncie Indian had 16 children. He was sympathetic toward the blacks and wanted to help them. Hughes ran a lumber raft from Williamsport to Sparrow’s Point, Maryland. There he picked up runaway slaves, but never on moonlit nights, for fear of capture. Returning, he took them to a cave on his land, just off Freedom Road. TREE TRIMMING There were several caves in the area. They contained chairs, tables, and even beds hewn from rock. The cave The Loyalsock Township ordinance requires all tree trimmed. If the work has not been done by the openings were covered with brush so that searchers would not find them. A Mrs. Sweeting has told that sometimes branches be trimmed to a minimum of eight feet above completion date in the letter then the township crew the slaves Hughes brought back or those who made their way there on their own, got sick. The Hughes family sidewalks and twelve feet above street level, will trim it to our specifications. always nursed them back to health. especially if branches are blocking visibility of When the township trims trees it will trim up stop signs or the sight distance at intersections. Not one slave was ever captured during over twenty years of the operation. Hughes’ sons guided them to the next higher than the eight or twelve feet needed so If you do not keep trees properly trimmed that that we do not have to go back every year and station on the way to Canada where there was no slavery. The stations were either at Trout Run or at Horseheads, are located in the township right of way the New York. trim the same trees. In some cases, this township crew may trim the ones that do not upsets the property owner who says the tree Searching parties did ride up the roads to look around at night. Somehow fox grape vines, stretched across the meet these standards. We do not send letters was butchered or they weren’t notified. road, threw the riders and the horses were shot. Sometimes the searchers were never seen again. before doing this work. Those who wish to avoid having trees The present Sweeting family, who still live in the area, are descendants of Daniel Hughes. Any property owner that has a tree that is not in trimmed by township crews must do so the township right of way that hangs over the sidewalk themselves or hire a professional service. The TURNING TOWARD CHANGE or street, and does not meet the height requirements, township crew and staff seek to keep our streets as After the war, material improvements came even more quickly. By 1857 natural gas had made it possible to light homes and will be sent a letter letting them know that it needs safe as possible and your cooperation is appreciated.
Page 8 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 9 WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE PERMITS MAY BE REQUIRED NEW ADDRESS PERMIT PROCESS Even with a well considered plan for winter road maintenance, and our hard working employees, we could Structural repairs around the home require permits and Here are the main points of the permitting process for improve our service with your help. Please: inspections. If you need to repair or replace a portion new addresses in Lycoming County: 1. Do not park in the street until it is plowed. Pulling your cars into the driveway is a big help; of your foundation, roof, floor, load bearing wall, or Any entity constructing, or proposing to other structural members in your home a permit is construct, or locate/relocate a structure must 2. Do not plow, blow, or shovel snow into the street; required. Inspections to see the repair work prior to contact Danielle Rohler, GIS Specialist/911 3. Because we do not repair or replace mailboxes, make sure your mailbox is sturdy enough to withstand a heavy concealment are also needed. A permit is also required Addressing Coordinator, Lycoming County snow being plowed against it; if you replace all or a portion of your water service line Department of Public Safety by one of the or your sewer lateral from the street to the house. following: 4. Clear snow around fire hydrants; and Again, an inspection to verify the work done is also o Phone – 570 329 4746 5. In the event of heavy snow, observe the odd even parking requirement (allows parking on the even side of the needed. Repairs to sewer laterals or water service Fax – 570 433 4435 piping do not require a permit. Check the township o street on even numbered days and the odd side on the odd numbered days). o Email – [email protected] website for more information, or call the township Mail – 542 County Farm Road, Suite Even though our crew wants to do its best to clear the 68.05 miles of roads and streets in the Township, we ask you office if you have questions or are not sure if your o 101, Montoursville, PA 17754 to remember that a severe storm can delay the completion of our clean up task. Please be patient with us. With project or repair needs a permit. your cooperation, we can reduce the stress and increase the success of the snow season. Road name applications will be provided by KEEPING SIDEWALKS SAFE her, but approved by the municipality where THIS WINTER the road lies. Any private drive with three or more structures The Township ordinance section 185 1 requires that on it must be named. the public sidewalks in all zoning districts be cleared POOL GIFT CERTIFICATES Remember, this is for the safety of everyone Just a reminder that the Loyalsock Recreation of snow, sleet, or ice within 24 hours after the NOW AVAILABLE and will help our responders act most Department has moved to 1607 Four Mile Drive. precipitation stops falling. All residential efficiently! The Recreation Department also has a separate Daily and seasonal pool pass gift certificates are now property owners and commercial business phone number of 570 567 7525. available to purchase. Daily pass gift certificates are owners are responsible for having any For your safety in case of an emergency, perfect for friends or out of town guests, and seasonal sidewalks abutting their properties cleared please make sure your house number is visible pass certificates make great gifts for the holidays or RECREATION CENTER of winter precipitation and safely open to from the road. any occasion. The daily pass gift certificates can be pedestrian foot traffic. A corner lot owner RENTAL INFORMATION purchased at the Pool (when open) or the Recreation would be required to clear the sidewalks The Loyalsock Township Community Recreation Department which is located at 1607 Four Mile Drive. all the way to the public street on both Center is available for rentals. The gym can be rented Seasonal pass gift certificates can only be obtained at sides of the property. When shoveling, snow blowing, for basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball, birthday the Recreation Department If you have any questions or plowing, please remember to keep the snow on your please call 570 567 7525. Loyalsock Township parties, meetings, special events, and more. If you are own property as it is a violation of the code to place will be holding two interested in renting the gym please contact the snow into the public street. Township officials spring clean ups to pick Recreation Department at 570 567 7525. The prices LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP monitor the sidewalks after each up yard waste. The are listed below: snow event and follow up on first will be on 2019 POOL SCHEDULE properties that have not cleared Sports Use Hourly Rates Monday, April 15th, and the second will be on Resident: $20/hour their sidewalks. Repeat Monday, May 20th. All items must be placed out Public Swim Dates: May 25, 26, 27; violators of this section of the $10/ ½ hour June 1 & 2 between the curb and sidewalk PRIOR TO 7:00AM Non Resident: $40/hour sidewalk ordinance subject ON THOSE MONDAYS. The crew will only go $20/ ½ hour Open full time June 7 to August 25 themselves to a $25.00 citation. Keeping the through the township once during each scheduled Net Set Up Fee: $5 flat fee Public Swim Hours: sidewalks clear of snow and ice keeps those traversing collection, so if your items are not out they will NOT our township neighborhoods safe as well as limits any go back to pick them up at a later time. Please do not Parties/Events Hourly Rates Monday Thursday 1:00 7:45 p.m. liability unsafe walking surface conditions could pose place any items in the street. If you don’t have Resident: $30/hour Friday Sunday 1:00 6:45 p.m. on individual property owners. curbing, place the items as close to the road as $15/ ½ hour Senior & Adult Lap Swim: possible without causing a safety hazard. Non Resident: $50/hour Daily Noon 1:00 p.m. MECHANICAL PERMITS $25/ ½ hour Please keep in mind that replacement heating systems: The following yard waste items will be picked up: Kitchen Use: $10 flat fee Pool Management reserves the right to warm air furnaces or hot water boilers, do require a leaves and small debris (which must be bagged), shrubbery, tree trimmings, and brush. This pick up is In addition to the regular payment, a security deposit change the hours of operation, or to close the permit and inspections if the fuel type is changed. for residential properties within the township only. equal to the amount of your rental fee (up to $100) will pool for weather, attendance, or other safety Also, all replacement water heaters require a permit There will be no commercial pick up. If there is be charged. This will be returned following your rental and inspections whether the fuel type has changed or concerns without notice. anything placed in a pile that is not listed above, after we have verified that all of the rules were not. Central air conditioning systems may or may not nothing will be picked up, and the property owner will followed and the area was returned to the way it was require a permit, it is best to call the township building Phone No: 570 323 6914 (summer only) be responsible for removing all of the debris. prior to your rental. No alcohol permitted. department and inquire first.
Page 10 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 7 THE COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP TAX BILL WILL BE ISSUED SOON WATCH YOUR MAIL THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH
My office collects the following: REAL ESTATE: County and Township (mailed MARCH) and School (mailed JULY) BUSINESS: 1) License Fee (due the end of January) 2) Business Privilege Taxes (due April) 3) Local Services Tax $52.00 per employee due $13.00 per quarter
County and Township Real Estate Tax bills will be mailed the first week of March 2019. Your Real Estate Taxes are based on the assessed value of your property as set by Lycoming County. The Township millage rate remains the same at 0.5 mills. The County tax rate remains at 6.5 mills. If you do not receive your tax bill by March 15th please contact my office immediately. Non Receipt of a bill does not eliminate the tax and does not change the due dates. If you recently bought or sold a property the tax bill may not have been updated by the County Assessment Office by the time tax bills were processed. You may call their office at 570 327 2301 to verify that a change of ownership has occurred, or to correct or change your mailing address. The County handles this data base. All Real Estate tax bills have 60 days at discount (2% discount); 60 days at the face amount; and then are in penalty (10% penalty) until December 31st. The last day to pay is postmark of December 31st. Postmark counts for all due dates, and there is a locked drop box at the office for 24 hour service. Office hours generally are Monday and Wednesday from 9:00 am 5:00 pm, but may change throughout the year, with extended hours at the end of each discount period. PLEASE READ THE TAX BILL AND INFORMATION ON THE BACK OF THE BILL CAREFULLY FOR OFFICE HOURS DURING EACH TAX CYCLE. With your safety in mind, my office is closed when the Loyalsock Schools are closed for inclement weather. If you file for the Pa State Tax Rebate, ask for a “SIGNED RECEIPT” when you pay your tax bill. This is slightly different from a regular receipt, and will expedite your refund. There is a 25 cent charge for this special receipt. Once again, ask for it when you are paying your tax bill please or include when paying by mail. Include a self addressed envelope for receipt and/or rebate copy. This office also collects all business related taxes. Packets with all forms required for 2019 were mailed the first week of January. Business License fee of $10.00 is due each January, and your license is to be posted for public viewing. Business Privilege Taxes are due by the end of April each year.
There is also a Local Services Tax ($52.00 per employee, owner, president, etc.) that is withheld from each employee and submitted quarterly. As always feel free to contact me with your questions regarding Real Estate or Business Taxes. I wish you a Happy and Healthy 2019 and look forward to serving you for my 22nd year. Dottie Dottie White Mertz ~ Loyalsock Township Tax Collector 2132 Northway Road ~ Williamsport, Pa 17701 570 321 8020 for Real Estate ~ 570 601 1212 for Business Taxes, License, and Local Services Taxes
TAX RATES: Loyalsock Township 0.50 mill / Loyalsock School District 14.42 mills / Lycoming County 6.50 mills 1.0 mill = $1 for every $1,000 assessed value (or $100 for every $100,000)
* NOTICE * NEW BUSINESS LANDLORDS & TENANTS or RESIDENTIAL LANDLORDS 1. Contact Dave Carson at the Township Office (570 323 6151) to see if any permits are necessary for your rental property before occupancy. 2. Contact Dottie White Mertz at the Tax Office (570 601 1212) to see if any licenses are required.
Page 6 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 11 Removed 24 trees and stumps Received $4,062.00 in donations for the Holiday in Conducted annual leaf program consisting of the Park event collection of all leaves within the township and Offered the free Senior Theatre Program (3 transferring them to our mulch pile performances) at the Community Theatre League Swept all streets in our township with our street Provided rentals at the Community Recreation sweeper a minimum of 3 times per street Center: sports and event rentals Recycling Program Recreation Center Programs Offered: Open Gym Assisted the county’s grinder, pushed up brush Basketball, Yoga, Kids Tennis, Kids Soccer, STEP pile, loaded mulch, and maintained the mulch pile Fitness Classes, and our After School Program in general Replaced 3 sets of bleachers at James Short Park. 4 Performed two township wide spring clean ups in sets to go then all will be aluminum conjunction with DEP guidelines Streets crew added stone/sub base to small side of Installed security gate at mulch area and added dog park spike strips on the exit Sign, Traffic Light, and Street Light Maintenance Replaced the landscaping in front of the pool and at the township sign at Sheetz Installed new and maintained existing signs of all types within our township Added mulch to the playground at Bruce Henry Park Installed 160 new street name signs Inspected traffic light and street light locations to Three quarters of the way done with the design of maintain safety and security phase II of the Miller’s Run Greenway Project Bull Run Flood Protection and Maintenance Bruce Henry Park to Northway Road and Community Center to James Short Park Mowed and sprayed the impound area Cleaned and maintained related channels Started the new splash pool. Zero depth entry and 7 Equipment Maintenance water features, new perimeter deck and fence to separate the two pools Maintained a preventative maintenance program on ALL equipment including in house and out sourced Flood clean up at Riverfront Park/Boat Dock repairs or service Restrooms Other Replaced 18 picnic tables at James Short Park, Finished new meeting room in township building pavilions 1 and 3. Steel frames Built new office for Zoning Officer Painted flag pole and wading pool filter building at the pool Installed gas line & gas furnace for weld shop Power washed and stained all wooden park signs Built planter in front of office Removed dead shrubs at entrance to Bruce Henry Office & public works building parking lots sealed Park RECREATION AND PARKS Mowed and maintained 4 parks, Faxon Circle, DEPARTMENT portions of the Susquehanna Bikeway, the pool, Freedom Road Cemetery, the Township Building The Recreation Department offered 18 programs to grounds, dog park, and the Rec Center/School the community. These include programs in the District grounds parks, pool, and Recreation Center Started Callie’s Garden – addition to James Short Employed approximately 37 citizens Park Awarded the PennDOT TAP Grant for phase II of Holiday Parade and Sally Short’s Holiday in the the Miller’s Run Greenway Trail Project for Park cancelled due to weather. Held annual House $682,000.00 (Bruce Henry Park to the existing Decorating Contest. Bikeway near the Faxon interchange) Added additional donations signs on dog park fence The After School Program was at its maximum TOWNSHIP WEBSITE capacity with a waiting list The township website Performed playground inspections and repairs www.loyalsocktownshipbos.com Held annual Flatwater Challenge Canoe and Kayak contains information that may help residents answer Race building, zoning, recreation, and other Received over $255.00 in donations for the dog frequently asked questions. park
Page 12 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 5 SECRETARY’S HIGHLIGHTS Phase IV of Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program 75% NEW SPLASH POOL FOR 2019 complete Ordinance No. 388 – New Building Codes The 2019 pool season will be an exciting one due to the new splash pool that is being installed. The new pool will approved. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT be handicap accessible with a zero depth entry and seven water features for all ages to enjoy. The new pool will follow a nature theme and will include the following features: frog slide, spray orb, silver falls, spraying Projects approved for CDBG FFY 2018. Street Improvements mushroom, daisy spray, bubble tent, and bubblers. We will be holding a grand opening in June to showcase the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Streets were paved by Dave Gutelius Excavating project, look for details in our Williamsport for the MS4 Program approved. Inc. 2979 tons of material, 8134 SY of millings. May newsletter and on our 2017 Audit approved. 17,816 sq yds of roadway were seal coated by Facebook page. Loyalsock Hammaker East Township will be looking for 2019 Minimum Municipal Obligation approved. Line painting consisting of 173,909 LF of white and sponsors for the features. If Ordinance No. 389 – Truck Traffic Restriction on 207,411 LF of yellow paint completed you are interested in Various Township Roads adopted. Hot mix was applied by township crews sponsoring a feature, please contact Shannon Lukowsky at Ordinance No. 390 – Well Water Restriction – Routine maintenance consisting of patching (cold & 570 567 7525. Sponsors Loyal Plaza adopted. hot) and milling Dug out and rebased the roads for paving and names will be featured in our Development Plan for Lights at Softball Field at backed up the shoulders from our paving program newsletter, on a plaque at the James Short Park approved. pool, and recognized at our Bull Run Flood Protection Project—rip rap added to grand opening event this Excess Maintenance Agreement for stabilize bank & reduce bank erosion summer. This project was Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company LLC Finished Phase III of Clarion Drive approved. partially funded through the Storm Sewer Improvements Lycoming County ACT 13 Letter of Assurance with STEP approved. Storm line replacement – replaced and repaired Legacy Fund. We are very storm line on Heim Hill Road excited to offer this fun Replaced storm line in Heshbon parking lot and recreational opportunity to added storage tank our community! BUILDING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT Made bracing to straighten Warren Avenue wall FREE WALKING PROGRAM Due to amount of rain were busy with flooding and Building and zoning inspections – 1,430 road repairs thru July, August, and September Would you like to walk, but it’s too cold outside and you don’t feel like driving all the way to the mall? The New home permits issued 13 Televised storm sewers throughout township and Loyalsock Recreation Department is offering a free walking program for people ages 18 and over at the Loyalsock Recreation Center located at 1607 Four Mile Drive. You can walk for free between 10 Property maintenance investigations and updating storm sewer maps and 11 am on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Walking is done around the perimeter of the zoning/building violations 150 Parks and Recreation Improvements gym. Gym shoes are required. If you are interested, registration forms are available at the Recreation Rental unit inspections 130 Mowed Canfield Island and other lots Department or online. Questions call 570 567 7525. Commercial fire inspections 88 Boat docks removed/installed Applied stone to dog park Building and zoning permits issued 605 DOG PARK HOURS LIBRE’S LAW Opened level spreader above dog park (Continued from page 2) Value of construction $11,063,427 Restored yard at pool 2nd Monday in November through Township Planning Commission met 16 times to Sprayed all trails the 2nd Monday in March: Cruelty – intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly illtreats, review and comment on: 9 subdivisions, 1 Snow and Ice Control Monday Friday overloads, beats, abandons, or abuses an animal: Summary conditional use review, 3 land developments, and Responded to 17 snow events 8am 4:30pm offense (up to 90 days in prison and/or a $300 fine) OR misdemeanor 18 other matters of the second degree (up to two years in prison and/or a $5,000 fine) Maintained employee parking lots; cleaned snow Saturday Sunday Prepared Ordinance No. 386: Prohibit Parking on 8am dusk if violation causes injury or places the animal at imminent risk. Lincoln Drive between Oakes and Richards and ice from walks and bridges Spring/Summer Hours: Aggravated cruelty – torturing an animal or violating either of Avenues (not adopted) Received salt & antiskid and mixed & loaded trucks the above sections and causing serious bodily injury or death: as needed 8am dusk daily Prepared and adopted Ordinance No. 387: Rename Felony of the third degree (up to seven years in prison and/or a Richard Avenue to Richards Avenue Patrolled roadways to check freezing conditions and Please note: the dog park may be $15,000 fine). Prepared and adopted Ordinance No. 388: spread material as needed closed without notice due to Ensures convicted animal abusers forfeit abused animals to a shelter Construction Code Update Maintained plows, spreaders, loaders, and other conditions at the park, weather, or Requires forfeiture of animal of anyone convicted of a felony winter equipment Prepared and adopted Ordinance No. 389: Restrict other reasons. violation and allows for fortitude upon other convictions. Tree and Vegetation Management We will try to keep our Free at Grants civil immunity for veterinarians and veterinary technicians oversized vehicle traffic: PA Ave., Faxon Pkwy., Lafayette Pkwy., and Shiffler Ave. Mowed of all roadways and impound areas Last Dog Park facebook page Shields licensed doctors of veterinary medicine, technicians, and updated when this happens, but Phase II of Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program 99% Sprayed and treated roadside shoulders and assistants who report animal cruelty in good faith from lawsuits. are unable to provide any other complete impound area Brush cut along roads and intersections prior notice. We are sorry for any Be aware of the consequences of animal abuse. To report animal abuse in Phase III of Sidewalk Rehabilitation Program 97% inconvenience this may cause. Lycoming County call the Lycoming County SPCA at 570 322 4646. complete Trim trees between the curb and sidewalk
Page 4 LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP FEBRUARY 2019 Page 13 HOLIDAY IN THE PARK LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP MULCH / RECYCLING AREA Unfortunately, the 13th annual “Sally Short’s Holiday in the “LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP RECYCLES” Park” event scheduled for December 1st at James Short Park You must now have a key card to open the security gate and enter the mulch/recycling area FUN AT THE LOYALSOCK was cancelled due to weather. Loyalsock Township would HOURS OF OPERATION RULES FOR USE still like to thank all of the businesses and individuals who AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM 1. DO NOT LEAVE PLASTIC BAGS OR donated (see list below). We would also like to give a SPRING/SUMMER HOURS Loyalsock Township has been offering its after school special “thanks” to all of the township employees who nd CONTAINERS. Begin 2 Monday in March program since the fall of 2015. The program is offered decorated the park! to Schick Elementary Students and is held at the Monday thru Sunday 2. This area is reserved for Loyalsock Township WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING 8am Dusk based Businesses and Residents only. Loyalsock Township Recreation Center on Four Mile CONTRIBUTORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS Drive. Dora Klees and Brooke Collister, the staff that DONATIONS TO THE “SALLY SHORT’S HOLIDAY FALL HOURS 3. Recyclable Items: trees & trimmings (NO stumps, run the program, do a fantastic job planning exciting IN THE PARK” EVENT: Begin 2nd Monday in November and trees must be 20” or less in diameter and activities for the kids to enjoy. The kids participate in Monday thru Saturday Closed Sunday should be cut to 6 feet in length or less), brush & sports, games, and arts & crafts. This program is one of Santa Claus ($501 — ABOVE) shrubs, garden plantings, grass clippings, and Allison Crane & Rigging 8am 4pm many exciting recreational opportunities that leaves. Frosty ($251 — $500) Loyalsock Township offers to its community. WINTER HOURS Fish Real Estate nd 4. All other items are Prohibited (including Elf ($101.00 — $250.00) Begin 2 Monday in January construction debris). Any Event Party Rental & Sales Monday thru Friday Closed Weekends Brent & Darra Fish 8am 3pm 5. Township based Businesses must register at the Bob & Dottie White Mertz Township Office. Registrations run from Jan. thru Jeff & Chris Rauff SPEED LIMIT: 10 MPH THIS AREA HAS Dec. and must renew annually. Contact the Mark & Karen Bergren Township Office at 570 323 6151. (Fees on page 2) SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS, A SECURITY Paul & Suzann Nyman GATE, AND IS PATROLLED BY SECURITY & Rennie Rodarmel Agency 6. Mulch & leaves must be loaded by hand, unless TOWNSHIP STAFF. Violators will be prosecuted you make arrangements with the Township Office Candy Cane ($51.00 — $100.00) according to Loyalsock Township Code Sections 105 Anthony & Lois Grieco at 570 323 6151. (Times & fees on page 2) 6, 180 5, 180 6, 180 30 and others that may apply. Central Equipment Co 7. Do Not block road when loading or unloading. Clean Tech Inc Violations may result in fines up to $1,000.00 per Donna Decker violation and/or deactivation of key card. 8. Do Not disturb Township equipment or materials. Dincher & Dincher Tree Surgeons, Inc Erdean White LIBRE’S LAW Tethered space must be clear of excessive Fischer Insurance Agency waste. Libre’s Law is a set of animal cruelty legislation that James S. Armstrong Associates No open sores or wounds on the dog’s body. Jiffy Lube #2880 went into effect last summer. Its namesake was Margaret & John Piper, Jr. rescued from a Lancaster County farm, hours from Added protection for horses Mark C Oberheim, DMD,MDS,PC death. Libre was emaciated, severely dehydrated, and Currently, most crimes against horses are Rick & Dianna Wheeland had a serious skin infection. The new law includes the graded as summary offenses – similar to traffic Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc/Valley Farms Dairy following: and littering violations. Virginia & Richard Eaton Improved tethering conditions for outside This law aligns penalties for crimes against Woodlands Bank No more than 9 hours tethered in a 24 hour horses with penalties for crimes against dogs Young Men’s Democratic Club and cats. STEP FITNESS ACTIVITIES Snow Flake (UP TO $50.00) period. Increases penalties for animal abuse The STEP Office of Aging offers fitness and exercise A 1 Portable Toilets Tether must be the longer of three times length classes at the Loyalsock Township Community Bill & Gloria Lehman dba Flower Tent of dog or ten feet. Neglect – failure to provide necessary food, Recreation Center. Schedule of Programming is as Charles & Nora Coffey No more than thirty minutes in above 90 or water, shelter, or veterinary care: Summary follows: David & Sarah Craig below 32 degree weather. offense (up to ninety days in prison and/or Elery W. Nau, Inc $300 fine) OR misdemeanor of the third degree Must have water and shade. Healthy Steps in Motion: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. In Memory of John & Grace Barry (up to one year in prison and/or $2,000 fine) if Monday thru Friday L.J. Stopper Realty & Development Co. Must be secured by an appropriate well fitted violation causes injury or places the animal at Margaret K. Pauling collar or harness with swivel – no tow or log imminent risk. (Continued on page 13) Zumba Gold: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Monday Maureen Carey chain, nor choke, pinch, prong, or chain collars. Tai Chi for Health (Advanced): 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Mr & Mrs Edward Grier Wednesday Mr Sticky’s Northwest Bank Tai Chi for Health (Beginners): 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. William & Susan Fulton Friday Materials / Special Services Any Event Party Rentals For more information on these programs contact Jane It’s My Party Store Thompson, Health, Nutrition, and Fitness Centers st Manager, at 570 601 9590. The Holiday Parade was also scheduled for December 1 and had to be cancelled due to the weather. We would like to thank all of those who intended to participate.
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2019 EMPLOYMENT MULCH/RECYCLING AREA “LIGHT UP THE HOLIDAYS” Caroline Balliet, Pam Bentley, and Heather Allison. th Loyalsock Recreation Center Employment The Loyalsock Township Mulch/Recycling area is a HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST On March 18 at 7:00pm members and guests will great benefit to the residents of our community. It again gather at the Loyalsock Recreation Center. Jesse We are looking for new indoor programs to offer during The winners of the 2018 annual House Decorating provides a place to discard any unwanted yard waste, st Young will conduct a ‘Paper Flower Making’ the colder months to be held in the Loyalsock Contest are as follows: Traditional: 1 place, 1312 which is then turned it into reusable mulch. Over the nd workshop. Those participating should bring a glue Recreation Center. If you are talented in a specific area Mansel Avenue; 2 place, 1160 Saint Davids Road years we have seen an increase in illegally dumped st gun, if possible. Hostesses for the evening are Becky and would like to share your skills with others, please and Most Christmas Spirit: 1 place, 2042 Woodland items, out of town users, and non registered businesses, nd Baker, Pam Wright, Donna J. Miller, and Joan Downs. contact Shannon Lukowsky at 570 567 7525. Road; 2 place, 1725 Four Mile Drive. There were a which adds to the cost of our operation. Therefore, total of 17 homes that participated in the contest this On Saturday, April 13th at noon we will celebrate Summer Employment Loyalsock Township has installed a security gate at the year. As usual, it was hard deciding which houses spring with a luncheon at the Old Corner Hotel. This Loyalsock Township may be hiring summer help for the mulch/recycling area entrance which requires a key were the winners. We would like to thank all of the is always a delightful way to welcome the new season positions listed below. Priority is given to employees card to open. This gate will help keep out people who participants for being involved in this “fun” of gardening. Hostesses for the event are Pat Chesnut, who worked in 2018. The number of openings will are not township residents, and businesses that have not competition and for helping to brighten up our Terry Wolf, and Deanna Wenner. depend on how many staff members from last season registered and paid the $5,000 fee for using the mulch community during the holidays. th pile. On Monday, May 20 the club will gather at Tebbs’ plan on returning this year. For an employment We would also like to thank the following businesses Greenhouses on Four Mile Drive at 6:00pm for our st application you can visit the Recreation Department at To register for a key card you must come to the for their donations of prizes for this event: 21 Century yearly opportunity to make beautiful container 1607 Four Mile Drive. township office, fill out a registration form, and pay the Signs, Dunkin Donuts, Faxon Lanes, Little Caesars gardens. Robin Tebbs and her staff are always glad to Positions $10.00 registration fee (cash or check only). Pizza, McDonald’s; Mr. Sticky’s; Sheetz, TGI Fridays, assist in this endeavor. Hostesses for the evening are Registration forms are available on our website – click The Villa, and the Community Arts Center. A special Pat Chesnut. Mary Hepburn, and Mary Trometter. Assistant Manager on Publications, then Forms & Applications. A valid thanks also goes to River Valley Transit for their th Park Maintenance Crew Member PA driver’s license, or a photo of the license, will be generous donation of the use of the trolley to tour the On the 17 of June at 6:30pm we will meet at the Penn Summer Youth Staff/Summer Basketball Instructor required at the time of registration for each name listed participant’s houses. State Extension Complex, located behind Valley View Pool Staff – Lifeguards/Office/Concession on the form (up to 2 names). Also, the make, model, Nursing Center, for a tour of the Master Gardener’s and license plate number for each vehicle/trailer that FALL/WINTER REC PROGRAMS Sensory Garden. Hostesses for the evening are Barb will be used (up to 3 combined and must be registered Flock, Judi Decker, Shell Lundahl, and Meri Masteller. SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT After School Program to household member) is needed to fill out the form. th Kids Soccer On July 15 at 6:30pm we will meet at the Penn If you need to see someone in the office, it is best to Only one key card will be issued per household. The Kids Tennis College Campus to experience the Penn College call the Township at 570 323 6151 (or 570 567 7525 key card will need to be renewed yearly at a cost of STEP Fitness Classes Garden Tour. for Recreation) and make an appointment with that $5.00. There is also a $10.00 fee to replace a lost card. person. There are times that personnel need to leave the Yoga Our annual Garden Club picnic takes place at office, or they may be off a day. Scheduling an Key cards are non transferable and cannot be used by 30 and Up Open Gym Riverfront Park at 6:00pm on August 19th. It is always appointment instead of just stopping in may save you a anyone other than the household members listed on the a great meal with good friends and family. Hostesses To sign up for these programs please call the wasted trip. registration form. They are also to be used only for for the picnic are Rhonda Boyce, Nancy Cunnion, yard waste from the property address listed on the Loyalsock Recreation Department Dottie Mertz, and Sherry Menne. MULCH LOADING registration form. Any violation of the mulch pile or at 570 567 7525 key card rules and regulations will result in the key It is starting out to be a busy and fun filled year. Come Township residents with a key card can load mulch join us. New members and guests are always themselves at any time during normal mulch pile card being deactivated and will forfeit the registrant’s right to use the mulch pile. welcome. If there are any questions, please call hours. The township does load mulch for a fee (when President Pat Chesnut at 570 419 1903. crew is available), but only during the following As you approach the mulch/recycling area there are LOYALSOCK GARDEN CLUB times: from May 28 to August 29, Tuesdays and storage areas used by the township for materials such The Loyalsock Garden Club members look forward to Thursdays at 6:15am and 2:00pm; all other dates, as stone and scrap metal. These items are not for the 2019 with a new slate of officers and many interesting Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:15am and 2:30pm. By residents to take. There is also a pile where items are programs. The new President for the upcoming year is appointment only. Please call by at least the day discarded until they can be disposed of. This is not to Pat Chesnut with Barb Flock as 1st Vice President and before you wish to be loaded to schedule your time. be used as a dump pile for anyone other than the Patty Havens as 2nd Vice President. The newly elected If you want to be loaded during the morning you must township crew. Treasurer is Rhonda Boyce with Leah Flanigan as her also come in the day before to pay as you will need a Periodically the mulch/recycling area is posted assistant. The Secretary for the next year will be Becky receipt to be loaded and the office does not open until “CLOSED”. The grinder is at the mulch pile as needed Baker with Mary Hepburn as her assistant. 7:30am. A receipt is always needed to be loaded. throughout the year, and for safety reasons we have to There will be no meeting for the month of January. For 2019 MULCH LOADING FEES close the area to the public. We will our February 18th gathering we will be meeting at the Pickup Truck...... $10.00 try to keep our facebook page Loyalsock Recreation Center on Four Mile Drive at Dump Truck...... $20.00 updated when this happens, but are 7:00pm. The guest speaker for the evening will be Tri Axle...... $30.00 unable to provide any other prior Stephen Petro of Tebbs’ Brothers Landscaping who Tractor Trailer...... $50.00 notice. We are sorry for any will present a program on “Elements of Container Twp. Business Dump Fee.…...... $5,000 inconvenience this may cause. Design”. Hostesses for the evening are Aggie Fisher,
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LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS February 2019 2501 East Third Street Editor –Penny Ruggieri WHEN IN DOUBT, THROW IT OUT Williamsport, PA 17701 4007 Please, please throw it out! That may not be the message some want to hear, but the TOWNSHIP OFFICE truth is too zealous recyclers can contaminate the recyclables with trash. They are ruining the ability to market the material nationwide. Residents should not be tempted to be too passionate about putting items in the bin that do not belong and “trashing” the recyclables. Properly prepared and collected recyclables are valued commodities sold on a global market. When too many non-recyclables (trash) are mixed in with the recyclables it all becomes “trash”, is too costly to separate, and requires disposal at a landfill. Meanwhile, too much money has been spent on collection, transportation, and processing material that wasn’t worth collecting in the first place. RECREATION DEPARTMENT Scrap metal, hangers, pieces of rope or hose, pieces of wood, yard waste, children’s toys, and food waste are just a few items that “contaminate” the recyclables. Scrap metal may be taken to a scrap dealer, yard and food waste can be composted, and reusable children’s toys may be donated or thrown away if broken. Do not put them in the recycling bins. RECYCLE Plastic bags present another problem. Plastic bags are not recyclable. They jam the source separating equipment at recycling facilities. Plastic shopping bags can be
returned to your local grocery store; containers are located at most grocery store entrances. RESPONSIBLY Curbside collection for Loyalsock Township is limited to only three items: glass, tin/
steel cans, and aluminum cans. Single stream curbside collection (by hauler
” subscription) collects mixed paper, cardboard, cartons, glass bottles and jars, plastic ! bottles and containers that are #1-7, aluminum and steel cans, clean aluminum foil e and pie tins, and empty aerosol cans. No Styrofoam, packaging materials, or flexible
v plastic films. For a complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items visit THEATRE FOR SENIORS i www.oneforallsinglestream.com. If you really want to do something positive for the The Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) Program is a partnership initiative between local arts organizations and the Pennsylvania Council of the planet, do it right. If in doubt, throw it out! Arts (PCA), a state agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Williamsport-Lycoming Arts Council. L Still unsure or want to know more? Questions can be directed to the Lycoming o County Recycling Hotline at 800-736-7559. For a list of haulers who provide single
Noises Off (Comedy) March 24 2019 t stream recycling service go to www.lyco.org and click on Departments/Resource
e Management Services/Single Stream. Called “the funniest farce ever written,” Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant actors rehearsing a flop c called Nothing’s On. Doors slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this a KEY CARD RENEWAL hilarious and classically comic play. And when the play goes on tour—things just couldn’t go worse! l The mulch/recycling area key cards must be renewed yearly. Cards that had not been Guys and Dolls (Musical) June 23, 2019 renewed by January 14th have been deactivated. To reactivate your card you must Nathan Detroit runs the biggest craps game in New York City, while the authorities breathe down his neck and P pay the $5.00 renewal fee. The key card number and address are needed at the time Adelaide, his fiancée of fourteen years, wonders when they’ll take the next step. When Nathan sets up fellow e of payment. Please allow 1 week to process your renewal if paying by mail. gambler Sky Masterson with the impossible task of winning over the straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown, the h LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP LOYASOCK TOWNSHIP INSIDE THIS ISSUE adventure takes off. From Times Square to Havana, to the sewers of New York, everyone eventually ends up right T BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OFFICE:
where they belong. “ 2018 Accomplishments MARC SORTMAN 2501 East Third Street pages 4 - 5 VIRGINIA EATON Williamsport, PA 17701 JOHN BOWER, JR Phone: 570 -323-6151 2019 Pool Pass Application LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP’S “THEATRE FOR SENIORS” IS, AS THE NAME STATES, FOR SENIORS ONLY. A SENIOR MAY BE RICHARD WHEELAND page 11 ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER ADULT IF THEY ARE HANDICAPPED AND NEED ASSISTANCE. NO CHILDREN ARE PERMITTED PAUL NYMAN LOYALSOCK RECREATION AT THESE SHOWS. DEPARTMENT: “Holiday in the Park” “Like” us on Facebook for all of Donation List page 14 All performances are Sundays at 2:00 pm on the Community Theatre League Stage in the Trade & Transit Building at 100 West Third Street. For 1607 Four Mile Drive reservations, call the township office at 570 323 6151 by noon of the preceding Friday. When making reservations, please be sure to let us the latest Township news Williamsport, PA 17701 know if you need space for a wheelchair as the theater has a limited number of spaces available. If you know you cannot make the show by the Phone: 570-567-7525 “Light up the Holidays” Contest The Loyalsock Township Winners & Donation List LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP LOYALSOCK
preceding Friday at 4:00 pm, please call the township office and cancel your reservation. TOWNSHIP LOYALSOCK Newsletter is page 15 www.loyalsocktownshipbos.com Cancellation of any performance will be announced by noon using the following radio stations: WRAK 1400 – WRKK 1200, WKSB 102.7, published quarterly WBYL 95.5, WBLJ 95.3, WVRT 97.7 – WVRZ 99.7. You may also call the Community Theatre at 570-327-1777, there will be a recorded
message if the show has been cancelled. Articles for the May 2019 Newsletter are due in the township office no later than March 15, 2019