Borough of Pennsbury Village

The Borough of Pennsbury Village is now accepting applications for the public member’s position on the Borough’s Vacancy Board. This board is made up of all the members of Borough Council and one member of the public. It is responsible for helping to fill any vacancies that may occur on the Borough Council, or in the offices of the Mayor, and the Tax Collector as needed.

The requirements for this non-elected position are quite simple. The candidate must be a resident of the Borough of Pennsbury Village. They must also be a registered voter at the time of their appointment. Party affiliation is not important. Most importantly, they must show an interest in serving our community.

In a practical sense, the Vacancy Board has often been viewed as a stepping stone to the Borough Council when a vacancy occurs. Accordingly, it is highly recommended that the Vacancy Board appointee attend the monthly general meetings of the Borough Council in order to become familiar with the issues of the day. Our meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm in the Pennsbury Village Community Room. The candidate will also be invited to attend our planning meetings which are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm in the Borough Office.

If you are interested and wish to be considered for this appointment, please write a short note or e-mail (boropv@verizon.net), providing your telephone number and briefly outlining your interest. Council will conduct interviews on January 26.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission states that there has been a major increase of coyote sightings in Western Pennsylvania and Pennsbury Village is no exception. Residents are now reporting multiple sightings of small groups of coyotes within the Borough.

Please do not attempt to approach or feed any wild animals. These animals are wild and unpredictable. They can cause injury to yourself and/or your neighbors.

Coyotes, for the most part, are afraid of humans and usually will run from you. However given the heavy snow, cold weather, and lack of food in the wild, many smaller animals are venturing into more populated areas. Because the larger animals use the smaller animals as a food source, they tend to follow them, where ever they go. As soon as the weather breaks most of these animals will return back to the heavy woods.

While we understand that it is human nature to want to help feed the wildlife during the winter months, it is causing everyone a safety issue. Feeding the smaller animals attracts the coyotes even closer to our homes. We consider this to be a major safety issue to the public. Anyone caught feeding wild animals may be prosecuted by the Borough.

Pet owners should immediately take precautions when walking your pet. There is a very remote possibility that a coyote could try to attack a pet that is being walked on a leash. Pet owners should immediately refrain from walking pets close to the boarding wooded areas of the Village, especially at night. Cat owners, who illegally let there pets wonder outside off of a leash stand a good chance of never seeing their pet again. You have been warned!

The Borough is happy to announce that the Pennsbury Sports Court (the basketball court), located at the upper end of Colony Court behind the tennis courts and swimming pool, is now reopened to play. The Borough closed the Court down for a week earlier this summer so that the asphalt surface could be repaired and over-laid with a new asphalt top surface. Once the new surface was cured the court was closed again for the installation of a state of the art acrylic surface coating. The acrylic has cured and the Sports Court is now open to play.

Our current tax collector, Janice Friedrich, had resigned office effective June 15th because she was moving from the Borough into her new home. Borough Council performed a search and interviewed many candidates before finally choosing Patricia Notaro to fulfill the tax collector's position for the remainder of Janice Friedrich's term of office. At last night's Borough Council meeting, Patricia Notaro was sworn in to the office of Tax Collector.

Our congratulations go out to Trish Notaro on her new position as Tax Collector and our most gracious thanks go out to Janice Friedrich for her years of outstanding service to our community.

Visit the Borough Web site often for general and specific information about our community. Changes to schedules and activities will be posted on the site to alert residents. There is also a messaging system on the Web site to communicate with members of Council.

Did you sign up for PENS – the Pennsbury Emergency Notification Service? The form is on the Web site and will allow us to notify you of emergency or unusual situations.

A new ordinance has been passed by Borough Council that requires landlords with rental units in Pennsbury to register all tenants on an annual basis or within 30 days of new tenants moving into the community. A similar ordinance has been passed in other communities for safety and security as well as for the tax benefit to the Borough. The ordinance will go into effect on August 1, 2009.

Pennsbury Park, located on Countryview Court, is being cleaned and prepared for opening in May.

As a reminder, the dumpsters throughout Pennsbury are for residents only. No building supplies or large items (appliances, carpeting, etc) can be placed in the dumpsters. Place refuse in the containers, not on the ground beside the dumpster. Also break up boxes to prevent rapid filling of the dumpster.

Borough Real Estate Tax is due May 31 of every year at the discount rate, payable either by the resident or mortgage company.

Reminder: there is no smoking within 20 feet of a business doorway (commercial area). This is a state ordinance.

Call 911 for Carnegie police. Do not waste time by trying to call a Borough Official.

The Borough has an ordinance for the use of Portable on Demand Storage units (PODS) within the community. An application must be completed prior to having PODS in the Borough. Please contact the Borough office for more information.

Watch out for your neighbors. Check frequently with the elderly or infirm to see if there is anything they need. If you notice anything abnormal, notify the Carnegie Police.

Parking is again at a premium in Pennsbury. Please be considerate of your neighbors: Park only one car in front of the unit and put additional cars in extra, out of the way spaces.

Do not allow friends or family to leave a car in Pennsbury Village for extended periods of time.

Remember that carports are private property and tickets will be issued to those misusing these areas.

The Service drive at the end of building #20 near Countryview Court is for 15 minute loading and unloading and emergency vehicles. Vehicles parking overnight will be ticketed and towed.

Pet (dogs and cats) registration is free during the month of January and within thirty days of a new pet moving to Pennsbury. Proof of a current rabies vaccination must be presented in order to register your pet.

We have a leash law that states all pets must be on a leash held by a responsible person. This is not only for the safety of the residents and other dogs/cats, but also for the safety of the pet. Fines will be imposed for anyone violating this ordinance.

Please remember to clean up after your dog. Carry a bag with you any time you are out walking the dog.

Pet (dogs and cats) registration is free during the month of January and within thirty days of a new pet e remember to clean up after your dog. Carry a bag with you any time you are out walking the dog.

If you observe any resident violating these pet rules, call Triangle Pet Control or the Borough office to report the offense.