Manager's Message Willistown Township 2019 Budget at a Glance
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Volume 86 • March 2019 Greetings Willistown sewage disposal problems and to prevent Unfortunately, repairs to these systems can Residents! future issues. The Act 537 Program requires often lead to financial hardships. municipalities to develop and implement Late last year we sent comprehensive official sewage plans that State Law requires every municipality to a questionnaire to address existing sewage disposal needs or develop and implement a comprehensive landowners in an area of Manager’sissues, account for future Messageland development, official Sewage Management Plan. The the Township designated and provide for future sewage disposal latest update to Willistown’s Official Act as the “Northwest needs of the entire municipality. 537 Plan, completed in 2001, was approved Quadrant” (generally, north of Paoli Pike by the Pennsylvania Department of and west of Sugartown Road) seeking Currently, approximately 30% of Willistown Environmental Protection in 2004. Since information about the age and condition Township parcels are either undeveloped then, there have been several updates to of on-lot sewage disposal systems (i.e. septic or serviced by on-lot disposal systems. the Plan to accommodate new subdivisions systems). We included a letter explaining the Malfunctioning systems, regardless of type, and land development projects such as survey and received a few questions that I’d pose a serious threat to public health and Applebrook Meadows, Chapel Hill, and Paoli like to share the answers to here. the environment. They can pollute public Walk. and private drinking water sources by As background, the State legislature discharging directly to the groundwater, The survey of the Northwest Quadrant is not adopted the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities and they can expose humans and animals directly related to a particular development; Act (Act 537) in 1966 to address existing to various bacteria, viruses, and parasites. rather, it is driven by our continued efforts Towne Crier Continued on page 4… Willistown Township 2019 Approved Budget • All Funds Available for Appropriation (View the Township Manager’s Budget Message and Approved Budget at willistown.pa.us) Governmental Funds Available Governmental Funds Available Funds Available for General Appropriation for Restricted Purposes for Restricted Purposes Description Total State Penns Valley Low WillistownCapital Township Bartram 2019 Liquid Budget Preserve West at Chester a GlanceForge Pressure General Projects Open Space Bridge Fuels/Highway Sewer Pike Sewer Sewer Sewer Fund Fund Fund Fund Aid Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Revenue: Real Estate Taxes $346,000 - - - - - - - $346,000 Local Service Tax $270,000 - - - - - - - - $270,000 Real Estate Tranfer Tax $650,000 - - - - - - - - $650,000 Earned Income Tax $6,200,000 - $725,000 - - - - - - $6,925,000 Licenses & Permits $300,000 - - - - - - - - $300,000 Fines & Forfeits $23,000 - - - - - - - - $23,000 Interest, Rents & Royalties $45,800 - $35,000 - $4,000 $2,000 - $13,000 $1,300 $101,100 State Funding $343,100 - - - $393,781 - - - - $736,881 Local Government - - - $1,500 - - - - - $1,500 Charges for Services $568,964 - - - - $145,515 - $1,783,370 $62,000 $2,559,849 Other Financing Sources $75,497 - - $1,500 - - - - - $76,997 Unclassified Operating Revenue $7,205 - - - - - - - - $7,205 Total Revenue $8,829,566 - $760,000 $3,000 $397,781 $147,515 - $1,796,370 $63,300 $11,997,532 Expenditures: - General Government $966,733 $50,000 $10,063 - - - - - - $1,026,795 Public Safety $6,373,062 $146,000 - - - - - - - $6,519,062 Sanitation $30,000 - - - - $157,006 $328,808 $1,859,994 $55,000 $2,430,000 Highways & Streets $976,658 $407,300 - - $409,000 - - - - $1,792,958 Culture & Recreation $394,856 $40,000 - $3,000 - - - - - $437,856 Debt Service $86,757 - $554,660 - - - - $395,228 - $1,036,645 Other Financing Uses $1,500 - - - - - - - - $1,500 Total Expenditures $8,829,566 $643,300 $564,723 $3,000 $409,000 $157,006 $328,808 $2,255,221 $55,000 $13,244,817 Willistown Parks & Recreation Celebrating our community through people, parks, and programs Get Go WilMa! 2019 Summer Adventure Program Outside! GO program at Malvern and Paoli Libraries Let’s GO WilMa! Park Party on WilMa! receives a GO WilMa! Field Guide—a passport June 11 at WIllistown’s stands of sorts. The Guide includes scavenger hunt Greentree Park, for “Get clues leading to hidden “Inspiration Stations” 21 Grubb Road, Outside around in our wonderful local landscape. Each Station Malvern. Sign-up Willistown and will highlight outer space and what you’ll see is ongoing at Malvern!” Our on a trip to the moon in entertaining ways, the Malvern and summertime outdoor adventure program shapes, and forms. Kids and their adults will Paoli Libraries makes reading, learning, and being outside have a blast exploring our special area of throughout fun for our community’s children—and the globe while being transported to the the summer. GO the adults have a ball too! Inspired by and moon and back. I hope our adventurers and WilMa! concludes on modeled after the Healthy York County their families are inspired and awed by what August 17, and the raffle Coalition’s “Get Outdoors York” program, this surrounds our planet as well as the wonderful drawing will take place at the Willistown year GO WilMa! is paired with the Chester places “in our own backyard.” Country Fair at 6:30 PM at Greentree Park on County Library System’s new Summer Quest The Inspiration Stations include a rubbing August 20. program through Malvern and Paoli Libraries. post with an etching on top where the kids The program team is led by Willistown Summer Quest is a collaborative project “stamp” their Field Guides. Then it’s back to Parks and Recreation and includes Malvern of the Chester County libraries that makes the library where participants receive raffle and Paoli Libraries. I am very grateful to summer reading exciting and incorporates tickets for each Inspiration Station stamp our Inspiration Station hosts: East Goshen writing and creative activities that keep they have earned and for each book they Township, East Whiteland Township, Historic children’s minds active and engaged all have read. Our space travelers will earn a Sugartown, Malvern Borough, Natural Lands, summer long. Kids will earn Summer Quest GO WilMa! patch by adventuring to 6 of our Paoli Battlefield, Paoli Hospital Research badges much like those awarded in the Boy 15 different destinations and locating the Library, Willistown Conservation Trust, and Girl Scout programs. Inspiration Stations there. and Willistown Township—thank you! GO In honor of one of the greatest outdoor Last year, over 850 GO WilMa! explorers WilMa! is funded in large part by Willistown adventures, the 50th anniversary of the and their friends and families were out and Township with assistance from Malvern Apollo Moon Landing and the first human about in our local parks and special places Borough and East Goshen and East Whiteland steps on the moon, this year’s GO WilMa! throughout the summer. That’s about two Townships. There is no participation fee. For theme is “Outer Space,” and our adventurers hundred more than 2017—if you haven’t more information, go to willistown.pa.us or will be going “To the Moon and Back!” Each tried it yet, join the fun! contact me, Mary Hundt, Director of Parks child who signs up for the Summer Quest GO WilMa! kicks off at the School’s Out— and Recreation at 610-647-5300 x224. Celebrating 100 Years of Scouting! CHESTER COUNTY COUNCIL’S CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY DAY OF SERVICE Willistown Township’s Okehocking Preserve April 13, 9 AM-Noon o celebrate its 100th birthday, the Chester County Council of Boy Okehocking projects include trail clearing and maintenance, TScouts of America is joining Willistown Parks and Recreation vine management, and more. Please contact Ian Peltier with to host a special Day of Service at Willistown Township’s questions and to register at [email protected]. Okehocking Preserve. An essential component of the We will be in touch with more details as the date Boy Scouts of America program is giving back to approaches. The rain date is April 14. Postponement the community, and we are excited to provide a information will be posted on the Chester County meaningful day of service at Willistown’s picturesque Council and Willistown Township websites. 185-acre Okehocking Preserve. The event is open to We are also looking for Crew Leaders—adults all—you do not need to be a Scout to join us! who will meet with Mary Hundt, Willistown Parks To honor this centennial celebration, Scouts can and Recreation Director, prior to the Day of Service earn the commemorative Fleur-de-lis Patch which to review projects and who will manage a group is a compilation of five separate patches. The fleur- of ten volunteers day of. To inquire about Crew de-lis, or lily flower, has special meaning to scouts Leadership and the projects please contact Mary at as it was commonly used as the symbol for north on [email protected] or 610-647-5300 x224. maps, and a Boy Scout is to show the way to be a good Many Scout Troops including Willistown Troop 78 and citizen through doing his duty and helping others. All who Malvern Troop 7 have contributed countless hours of service attend the special Day of Service at Okehocking will earn the at Willistown’s parks and preserves. We look forward to working Scout Service Patch center plume of the Centennial Fleur-de-lis Patch again with Troop 78 on this special day and wish Troop 7 a wonderful pictured here. time on your camping trip—we will miss you! 2 Willistown Parks & Recreation Get Willistown Township Summer Fun Camps Now 7 Weeks! Outside! Hosted by Jump Start Sports at Sugartown Elementary School July 1–July 3: Celebrate America’s Games soccer, lacrosse, flag football, and street We are expanding our summer camps Campers play these traditionally hockey, and camp games include team to 7 weeks! Boys and girls entering American games during this shortened dodge ball, capture the flag, and British grades K–6 will have a wonderful week of Independence Day (cost of bulldog.