Announcements

Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors Youth Awards Contest

Every year at this time, the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors distributes entry forms for the Association's Youth Awards Contest. The PSATS Youth Awards Program recognizes youth groups throughout the state that have made valuable contributions to their communities. Eligible youth groups include Girl and Boy Scout troops, civic service youth organizations, and 4-H and school clubs. To be eligible, a project must involve youth in its planning and implementation and must have a major impact on one or more townships of the second class. The panel of judges will place its greatest emphasis on the project's benefit to the community. By helping the Association recognize youth groups and their efforts, you provide an invaluable service to your community and all of Pennsylvania.

Please click here to access a copy of the guidelines and the entry form. You can also go to www.psats.org, click on "PSATS Awards" under the "Programs and Services" menu and select "PSATS Youth Awards".

To access a printable version of the survey, please click here. 

The 2010 Household Hazardous waste collection schedule is now available!
Click here for the program flyer. 

Attention residents of the following areas: The Estates of Doylestown, The Greens, Barn Plaza, Point Plaza, Blueberry Hill, AAA-Mid Atlantic, Holberts VW. Our water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this incident was not an emergency, as our customers you have the right to know what happened. Please click here for more information. 

CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR UPDATES ON SOUTH WELLS AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCs):

Important Information About Your Drinking Water
 Update on South Wells and Volatile Organic Compounds

Attention tree lovers!

Do you have a historic tree on your property, or do you know of a tree in the Township that could be historic? We want to know about it! Historic trees are significant because they have witnessed historic or cultural events, are associated with famous people or places, or have a unique quality such as being remarkably old or take an unusual shape. Help us create a Historic Tree Registry for the Township by emailing the details of your historic tree to info@doylestownpa.org

Emergency Notification Information

To meet directives of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Doylestown Township Municipal Authority (DTMA) will soon have a new high speed mass telecommunication and notification system. The implementation of the communication system will improve the speed and efficiency with which the Authority can convey important information to its customers related to the public water supply system.

CUSTOMER CONTACT INFORMATION IS VITAL TO ESTABLISH THIS LINE OF COMMUNICATION.
If you have public water and live in Doylestown Township please click here for more information on this very important topic!

HAZARDOUS SITES CLEAN-UP UNDER THE ACT OF OCTOBER 18, 1988
NOTICE OF PROPOSED INTERIM RESPONSE

Cross Keys HSCA Site, Doylestown, Buckingham, & Plumstead Townships, Bucks County.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), under the authority of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, Act of October 18, 1988, P.L. 756, No. 108, 35 P.S. §§6020.101-6020.1305 (“HSCA”), is proposing a response action at the Cross Keys HSCA Site (Site) in Doylestown, Buckingham, & Plumstead Townships, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Click here for the full document.

Invasive Species

The next time you decide to plant something in your yard, make sure you’re not planting an invasive species! Invasive plants grow rapidly, are difficult and expensive to control, and push native plants out of their natural areas. They are damaging not only to other plants, but to the entire ecosystem. Invasive plants eliminate food and habitat for wildlife, alter nutrient cycling in soils, and can inhibit native plant regeneration, typically by growing over the existing plant and blocking it from the sun.

Here are some ways you can help to avoid the spread of invasive plants:

• Avoid using known invasive plants.
• Remove invasive plants when they are present in low numbers or when they are confined to a small area before they become a problem.
• Dispose of removed invasive plants wisely.
• Clean equipment that has been used in an area having invasive plants.

Instead, choose plants that are native or noninvasive to your area. Natives are often adapted to a specific environmental niche, and have natural controls that keep them in balance. Native plants in Pennsylvania include sunflowers, turtleheads, sycamore trees, sugar maples, and Indian grass.

If you’d like more information about native and invasive plants in our area, visit:

www.dcnr.state.pa.us 
www.agriculture.state.pa.us

If so, consider sponsoring a dedication bench that will be placed in prominent view for the public to appreciate for years to come. The Doylestown Bike and Hike Committee is offering an attractive steel bench set in concrete and placed along one of the bike/hike paths or in the surrounding Doylestown area. Your donation of $2500 will provide for the bench with a permanently inserted bronze plaque, and its installation. The wording of the dedication and site of installation would be recommended by you. 

If the idea of this unique tribute interests you, please contact us through Doylestown Township at(215) 348-9915 or Doylestown Borough at (215) 345-4140 or click here for the order form.

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