*NEW* Brandywine-Struble Greenway Initiative Public Forum. Honey Brook Township will be hosting a public forum on Saturday, April 30th at 1:00 pm to consider design ideas and concepts for the preparation of a Greenway Plan for the Brandywine-Struble corridor, which runs across 22 municipalities from Honey Brook Township down to the southern edge of Chester County. For more information, please see here.
*NEW* Bids Awarded. The Board of Supervisors awarded bids at their April 13th meeting, and were given to the lowest bidder. See the attached spreadsheet for all bids received here.
*NEW* Future of Police Protection. The Board of Supervisors will soon review issues concerning the future of police protection in the Township. Issues to discuss will include:
The advantages/disadvantages of:
Staying 100% State Police coverage.
Having our own local police force.
Joining/starting a regional police force.
Hiring an existing police force.
Full-time/part-time force.
Initial startup costs.
Administration/supervision of the police.
Size/coverage.
Police demographics of surrounding municipalities (Lancaster/Berks/Chester Counties).
Budget consideration (how will we pay for a police force?)
An announcement about the meeting date for this discussion will be made soon.
*NEW* Camp Cadet. The Pennsylvania State Police are again sponsoring a camp program for children ages 11 to 13. This year's camp is being held August 14 to 20 at Camp Sankanas in East Vincent Township, Chester County. For more information, click here.
*NEW* New Resource Webpages. Included on this website are two new webpages, Stormwater and Agriculture and Conservation, which provide many links and resources for local residents, farmers, and business owners/contractors to provide information on how to reduce stormwater runoff and improve water quality in the Township.
Consolidation of Earned Income Tax Collections. In November, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance #154, which authorized the Keystone Collections Group to be the EIT collector for Honey Brook Township, in compliance with the requirements of Act 32 of 2008. To get the full background on why this was required, please read this informative summary.
Hazardous Waste Collection Dates for 2011. See this for the dates for collection of hazardous waste around Chester County.
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Locations and Dates. DEP, in coordination with various county organizations around southeastern Pennsylvania, is sponsoring several dates and locations for residents to drop off various types of household hazardous waste. For a listing of accepted waste, see here. For a map showing locations and dates for drop-off locations, which include some dates for computer materials recycling, please see here.
2011 Township Budget and Budget Message. See here for the 2011 budget and here for the budget message.
2011 Meeting Schedule. Click here for the table of 2011 meeting dates and filing deadlines for meetings of the Planning Commission, Land Preservation Committee, and Board of Supervisors.
Swine Flu Information is available through the Pennsylvania Department of Health. They have create a special website here with links to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the latest information on the H1N1 virus.
Chester County has updated its Comprehensive Policy Plan, Landscapes. Please see www.Landscapes2.org.
Land Preservation Committee: This committee provides recommendations to the Board of Supervisors on investments on land preservation applications now on the 3rd Tuesday of each odd-numbered month, starting at 6:30 p.m. To see the previous committee meeting minutes, click here.
Click here to read the Workforce Housing Group's report to the Board of Supervisors.
Click here for an update on legal issues before the Township.
Click here to see the Fee Schedule, adopted as Resolution #7-2010.
The real estate tax rate for tax year 2011 is .98 mills. Contact Berkheimer at 1 866 300 1714 for information regarding tax bills and tax certifications.
CFL Recycling. The Township has a container for collection of used Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs). Please visit the Township Building, 500 Suplee Road, during normal business hours (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) to drop off your old CFLs. This program is sponsored PP&L.
Read our Township Mission Statement and Vision for the Future of Honey Brook Township.
Click here for Pa Department of Agriculture's Dog Law.
For information on the Welsh Road Landfill, a designated Superfund site, please click here.