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97 N. PENRYN ROAD MANHEIM, PA 17545
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TOWNSHIP OFFICE FALL CLOSINGS
Dec. 25 & 26: Christmas
Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
Jan. 15: Martin Luther King Day
Feb. 19: President’s Day
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Chairperson - Ben Bruckhart Vice Chairperson - Jill Groff Treasurer - Ronald Krause
Supervisor - Dick Shellenberger Supervisor - Richard Landis
Secretary (non-voting) - Mark Hiester
PLANNING COMMISSION Chairperson - Joseph Lyons
Vice Chairperson - Richard Whitehouse Secretary - Linda Brown Member - Mark Compton Member - Stephen Engle
Alternate - Leroy Stoltzfus
ZONING HEARING BOARD Chairperson - Gerald Wolfe
Vice Chairperson - Dale Rohrer Member - Steven Bushey
Member - Aaron Kopp Member - Justin Wolgemuth Alternate - Fred Hammond
BOARD OF AUDITORS
Chairperson - J. Meredith Miller Secretary - Amy Minnich Member - Nancy Auker
NORTHWESTERN LANCASTER
COUNTY AUTHORITY Chairperson - David Stewart
Vice Chairperson - Herbert Mattern Secretary - Jeffrey Sweater Treasurer - Robert Kurtz Member—Phil Donmoyer
NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY
REGIONAL POLICE Chief - David Steffen
TOWNSHIP STAFF
Manager - Mark Hiester Planner - Sharyn Young
Zoning Officer - Matt Reeser Finance - Connie Weidle
Receptionist - Barbara Grable Public Works Director - Daryl Lefever
Foreman - Neil Fittery Maintenance Worker - Keith Iehle
Maintenance Worker - Shannon Martin Maintenance Worker - Dave Newcomer
IN THIS EDITION 2018 Budget Update ............................... 7 Active Development Plans .................... 8 Libre’s Law ................................................ 3 Lititz RecCenter ...................................... 6 Manheim Community Library .............. 7 Penryn Fire Company ............................ 5 Permits ....................................................... 7 Recycle CFL Lightbulbs .......................... 7 Scam Alert ................................................. 4 Spotted Lanternfly ........................... 1 & 2 Traffic Signals ............................................ 3 Winter Safety Tips .................................. 5
Penn Township Offices
Hours: Mon-Thurs...7am-5:30pm
Municipal Office ............ 665-4508
Water & Sewer Billing ... 665-4508
Building/Zoning ........... 665-4508
Sewage Enforcement ..... 989-8439
Police Department ......... 733-0965
Spotted Lanternfly Threatens Agricultural Commodities
The spotted lanternfly (seen here) is an inch-long black, red and white spotted invasive insect that “threatens to destroy $18 billion worth o f a g r i c u l t u r a l commodities here like apples, grapes and hardwoods, inflicting a devastating impact on
the livelihoods of our producers and businesses” said Russel Redding, Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary.
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Libre’s Law Earlier this year, the governor signed a package of bills, which includes Libre’s Law, Act 10. Here are several key measures spelled out in the new law, which was collected under the umbrella of House Bill 1238.
Defining Animal abuse Animal abuse is defined by grades of severity, from neglect at the low end of the scale to aggravated cruelty, when someone tortures an animal or causes serious bodily injury or death to an animal through neglect or cruelty.
Raising penalties Penalties for animal neglect range from a summary offence, 90 days in jail and/or a $300 fine, or misdemeanor of the third degree, up to 1 year in jail and/or $2000 fine, if neglect causes bodily injury or places the animal at imminent risk.
Penalties for animal cruelty is a misdemeanor of the second degree, up to 2 years in jail and/or a $5,000 fine.
Penalties for aggravated cruelty is a felony of the third degree, up to seven years in jail and/or a $15,000 fine.
Mandatory forfeiture If someone is convicted of a felony violation for abusing an animal, the animals that were victims of the abuse must be forfeited to an animal shelter and allows for forfeiture upon other convictions.
Protections for horses Penalties for crimes against dogs and cats apply to horses as well.
Improved tethering conditions for outside dogs Dogs tethered outside must be provided with basic needs, including water and shade. Dogs may not spend more than nine hours tethered in a 24-hour period. The maximum time limit is reduced to 30 minutes when the temperature exceeds 90 degrees or is below 32 degrees.
A dog must be secured by an appropriate collar with no tow or log chain or a choke, pinch, prong, or chain collar, and there may not be “excessive waste” in the tethered area. Tether must be the longer of three times the length of the dog or 10 feet.
There must also be no open sores or wounds on the dog’s body.
Civil immunity Law shields veterinarians, veterinary technicians and assistants who report animal cruelty in good faith from lawsuits.
For more information on this law, visit www.governor.pa.gov/govenor-wolf-signs-animal-cruelty-prevention-bill/.
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WINTER STORM SAFETY & TIPS The Penn Township Public Works Department understands that when the snow flies, life on the roads can be a trying time. We try hard to do the best and quickest job possible to make the roads safe and clear of snow and ice. Cindering usually starts right after the snow begins to fall, with plowing starting around 3” of accumulation. Cindering and plowing routes are set up to clear the more heavily traveled roads first, then secondary roads and development streets. All roads are usually plowed over twice. We make an effort to plow through all of the streets and roads once to get everything at least passable and then the second time to get the snow to the edge of the road or curb. Penn Township is committed to providing excellent snow removal service�
Stay back at least 100 ft, when following plow trucks or equipment
Turn on headlights
For your safety, DO NOT PASS A SNOW PLOW when it is plowing
3 ft minimum clear zone around fire hydrants within 24 hrs
Snow and ice 3ft wide must be cleared within 24 hrs
Snow and ice must not be deposited next to a fire hydrant, on a sidewalk or loading/unloading area
¨ Damage to mailboxes, nets, poles or other obstructions within the right-of-way are the property owner’s responsibility
Penryn Fire Company Saves Lives Oct. 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, ADT, a leading provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses, celebrated one of its LifeSaver events in Manheim, PA where a family was reunited with rescuers who helped save them from carbon monoxide.
The ‘silent killer’ scare happened August 25 the homeowner was hours away from home. In the home was her mother, her young daughter, a grandchild and several pets.
“ADT called on my cell and said there was carbon monoxide in my house and that the fire department had already been dispatched,” stated the homeowner. “They advised me to tell my family to get out until firefighters arrived.” All were safely evacuated.
Using a portable air monitor upon arrival, first responders from the Penryn Fire Company pinpointed the source of the carbon monoxide to a faulty indoor pool heater.
“There were readings of carbon monoxide in the home that, over time, could have threatened the lives of everyone inside,” said Firefighter Zach Petticoffer. “I immediately shut off the gas and we aired out the home to make it safe.”
“If we did not have ADT, we could’ve been slowly poisoned by the leak,” said Wood. “I’m grateful to ADT and first responders for helping save our lives.”
ADT awarded $5,000 to the Penryn Fire Company which will use a portion of the funds to buy another air monitor and equipment for a new rescue vehicle joining the fleet.
According to the CDC, 500 Americans die every year from carbon monoxide and up to 50,000 are poisoned. It’s estimated only 30% of American homes have C/O detectors.
l-r: Chris Massaglia ( ADT Area General Manager ) Zach Petticoffer ( who actually was there on the carbon monoxide call) Sherri Parson Doug Bollinger Sam Kochel Jon Marvin (ADT )
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Recycle CFL Lightbulbs E P A r e c o m m e n d s t h a t consumers take advantage of available local options for recycling CFLs, fluorescent bulbs and other bulbs that contain mercury, and all other household hazardous wastes, rather than disposing of them in regular household trash.
Recycling CFLs and other fluorescent bulbs prevents the release of mercury into the environment and allows others to reuse other parts that make up the lights. Virtually all components of the bulb can by recycled.
Recycle your old compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs at the township office.
Note: We do NOT accept LED, incandescent or broken bulbs.
2018 Budget Update
The county is performing a reassessment of real property values which will probably reduce the township’s real estate tax rate from 1.8 mills. The exact amount of change will not be known until after we get the final information from the county, by November 15, 2017. We usually get the needed information from the county by October 1. With the reassessment, appeals from property owners are being processed by the County – which is taking more time. Meanwhile Township officials have drafted a 2018 budget, assuming all appeals will be approved, that is balanced. A proposed 2018 budget is expected to approved by the Board of Supervisors in November. A twenty day public review period follows and then the final 2018 budget will be approved in December.