Your Borough Officials Christopher Betz, President 267-379-3590 x 10 • cjbetz18970@gmail.com
Edward Child, Vice President 267-733-7541 • echild1@verizon.net
Allyson Goodin, Councilwoman 215-536-1761 • allyson.g.goodin@gmail.com
Stephen Spor, Councilman
Michael George, Councilman
215-536-4936 • mageorge738@gmail.com
Rebecca Spor, Councilwoman
215-536-6754 • rspor@trumbauersvilleboro.org
Robert Hyde, Councilman
484-954-5753 • robertthyde16@gmail.com
James Black, Mayor
215-538-2307 • mayor.jamesblack@gmail.com
Dani McClanahan, Borough Manager
215-536-6754 • sspor@trumbauersvilleboro.org
215-536-1761 • info@trumbauersvilleboro.org
Real Estate Tax Collector
Emergency Management Coordinator
Sandra Sutliff 267-454-0570 sandrasutlifftaxcollector@gmail.com
Fire Marshal & Code Enforcement Officer
Earned Income Tax Collector
Douglas Wilhelm 267-718-1710
Douglas Wilhelm 267-718-1710
Keystone Collections 724-978-0300 www.keystonecollects.com
Council meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM unless announced otherwise due to holidays, weather, and other circumstances.
The Borough Office is located at 1 Evergreen Drive • Trumbauersville, PA 18970 at the corner of Evergreen & East Broad Streets at the traffic light Mailing address: PO Box 100 • Trumbauersville PA 18970-0100
Phone: 215-536-1761 • info@trumbauersvilleboro.org
The Borough Office is open Monday - Thursday ~ 8 AM - 4 PM & Friday ~ 8 AM - Noon Except on some holidays or other other circumstances. It is best to call ahead to be sure. Keep up to date on events, calendar changes, and other announcements online at: Website : www.trumbauersvilleboro.org • Facebook: www.fb.com/trumbauersville
Be Prepared for Winter! With the coming of Old Man Winter, it’s time to check in and make sure our residents are properly prepared. Check your snow removal equipment, have spare batteries on hand, have your heater serviced and your chimney cleaned, your dried wood is stored properly, and your automobile is winterized. Ensure your medications are refilled and medical equipment properly working, having a portable generator on hand if possible. Don’t forget to make
sure you have plenty of food and water on hand for your animals, and ensure they are protected from the incoming weather event. And please check on your neighbors who may have difficulties dealing with Wintery weather and need help getting ready for it as well as clearing up the snow and ice in front of their properties. Mother Nature refuses to schedule her appearances very far in advance. If you want to beat her at her own game, you need to be prepared!
Trash & Recycling Pickup
New Waste Hauler Contract Means Change for Borough Residents
On August 14, 2025, a request for bidders for a new trash and recycling contract was posted through the public bidding platform PennBid. Bid specifications were available on the website and at the borough office. The bidding window closed on September 19th. The three lowest bids were reviewed by the solicitor to ensure complete submission, and on October 2, at the regularly scheduled borough council meeting, BFI (Republic), the lowest responsible bidder, was awarded a three-year trash and recycling contract with the borough beginning in January 2026.
Things That Have Changed
The Cost of Service. The quarterly rate has increased from $78 to $103 per quarter for 2026. This service cost was established based on collecting and disposing the contents of one trash toter and one recycling toter per service address per week. We were warned that the new contract prices would be higher than our current rate, but we were surprised by the sharp increase. The three-year bid prices offered by refuse companies ranged from $402,964 to $602,082. (An apples-to-apples comparison: Waste Management’s December 2020, three-year price was $286,819.92 compared to their 2025 three-year price $427,479.00, a whopping 49% increase.) Waste Hauler will Supply Containers. Currently residents supply their own trash containers or put their bagged trash and other items at the curb. Our current waste hauler provided recycling carts (the green ones) and used an automated truck to collect their contents. BFI will collect both trash and recycling using automated trucks. This means that all trash and recycling must be contained within their respective toters. Both toters are very large (96 gallons) and will be provided by BFI. If you find that your household generates
more than one toter worth of trash and/or recycling, you may request an additional toter by contacting BFI directly. Contact information will be made available on the borough website and on the future water and trash bills. On Thursday, December 18, BFI will begin delivering trash and recycling toters to individual houses and apartments. The cart delivery is expected to take 2 -3 days. If you do not receive your carts by Monday, December 22, please contact the borough office by phone or email and leave the service address where the carts need to be delivered. When the carts are delivered there will be an informational flyer tucked into the handle. This flyer will contain information on what you put into the bins, how the bins are to be placed at the curb, and what not to do to the bins (like painting house numbers) New Pickup Day. Trash and recycling will both be picked up on Wednesday every week. The only time a holiday will affect the pickup day is if the holiday falls on a Wednesday. The first trash & recycling pickup with BFI will be Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Bulk Items. Bulk and oversized item pickup is no longer included in the quarterly price but is available by calling BFI and scheduling a pickup. When you make the appointment, you will be made aware of the fee (the fee is dependent upon the size of the item(s) collected). BFI will bill the customer directly for any bulk item pickup fees. The decision not to include bulk pickup in the standard service results in a lower rate for that service. Direct Contact with Waste Hauler. You will now be able to contact the waste hauler directly if a pickup was missed, you require a special pickup, or need additional trash or recycling receptacles.
Trash And Recycling Schedule Through January 2
Waste Management’s contract with the Borough is ending. Their final pickup schedule is: Wednesday, December 24 - Regular Trash Collection Thursday, December 25 - Holiday, No Collection Friday, December 26 - Recycling Collection Wednesday, December 31 - Regular & Bulk Trash Collection Thursday, January 1 - Holiday – No Collection Friday, January 2 - Final WM Recycling Collection Waste Management will collect their recycling toters on January 2. please have yours at the curb for pickup. BFI will begin collecting Trash and Recycling on Wednesday, January 7.
A Few Words from the Council President Good morning, Trumbauersville!
Well, it’s safe to say that Winter is here whether we’re ready or not, though it doesn’t officially arrive until December 21. I’m hoping that you weathered our first Winter storm without much incident. It certainly was a real whopper! We certainly had our fair share of activity this past year. Lots of fun stuff like the Trumbauersville Lions Club’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Flea markets, Community Yard Sales, Community Day and Fireworks, a Pancake Breakfast, and just the other night, Winterfest! Good times had by all with lots of participation from our neighbors and people who wish they were our neighbors. What a privilege it is to live in and serve such a wonderful community.
We Had an Election
Our Fall election was fun, too, depending on who you are. It was great to see so many faces from around town, some familiar, some less so. I am always in awe of the lengths at which some of our less mobile and older residents go to cast their ballots at the polls to help shape the future of our community, our state, and our nation. Come hell or high water, maybe not as quickly as they once had, but they come on out and make sure their votes are counted. This election brought us an excellent addition to Borough Council, long time resident and active community member Robert Hyde. We were sad to lose Councilwoman Amanda Hahn as she was successfully elected to the Quakertown Community School District Board. We wish Amanda well in her new role. She has indicated that she intends to continue to stay busy with activities in Trumbauersville. We’ll hold her to that. This election also brought us a newly elected tax collector, Sandra Sutliff, because...
Betsy Moyer Retires as Tax Collector
Our friend and neighbor Betsy Moyer has retired, hanging up her abacus for good, after cheerfully and dutifully collecting our taxes for two and a half decades. Betsy offers these words to the community: “It has been my pleasure to serve in the elected tax collector position for Trumbauersville since 1998. I’m looking forward to my retirement and more flexible time with family and friends. I will still be available to provide previous years receipts as needed. Thank you so much for your support over the years. I feel very honored. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.” Now I’ve had many the opportunity to see Betsy at work on some of her numerous in-person tax payment days she held at Borough Hall. Such smiles on people’s faces as they handed over their money. It was often ‘half bill payment, half visit among neighbors.’ Service and friendship with a smile.
The Perfect Storm: Waterworks Edition
Now not everything was peaches and cream this past year for our borough. Let’s talk quickly about our Municipal Waterworks. Sort of a ‘perfect storm’ if storms are your thing. First, new mandates from the EPA and Pennsylvania’s DEP continue to tighten on maximum contaminant level requirements in our water, some of them as minute as only a few parts per trillion. They’re also putting additional regulations on methods used to consistently meet those requirements. Ours is an aging water system and it has been a simple one. It works great when it is working correctly, which it generally has been since the 1930’s when it was first put into service. It’s kind of like that refrigerator from the 1970’s that’s still running as strong as ever… they just don’t build ‘em like that anymore. It pumps natural water from deep in the ground, gives it a touch of chlorine to kill microbes, and pushes that water through a sandy mix of materials that likes arsenic more than we do (it removes it), and that water hits the distribution system where it fills our water tower and delivers water to the townsfolk and businesses in Trumbauersville. As allowable levels of arsenic and other potential contaminants become less and less, bigger and more sophisticated systems are required to meet those standards. Costly systems with fancy computer controllers and other pricey parts. Like today’s washing machines that sing to you when the cycle is done but won’t see their 10th birthdays. Lots of potential for things to go wrong, and because there are so many, some do. No, our tried-and-true water system is simple no more, and it’s getting more complicated as we move toward the future. So, this year we (that’s you, me, and all of our neighbors) have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring the system at Well 3 begrudgingly into the 2020’s. All new. Very fancy. That work was supposed to be completed last summer. It’s finally getting wrapped up now. Not a great situation because… The pump at Well 2 up and died in the meantime. I’m not quite sure exactly how old that pump was, but it had certainly been around the block a couple times and it had been scheduled for replacement just two weeks past the day it unexpectedly died. Well, the borough has only two wells. There is no Well 1 and there hasn’t been for many decades. Where is the borough supposed to get its water? Well, earlier this year we did have the foresight to establish a permanent interconnection between our water system and Milford Township’s. You know, in case of emergencies. Well, what do you know? Here’s one now. Crisis averted. This interconnect was also quite costly requiring engineering and permits and a lot more construction that I would have guessed for a big pipe with a knob on it to turn it on and off. (It’s actually more sophisticated than that, I’m told.)
We weren’t out of the woods yet, however. Even with the new pump, the treatment system at Well 2 was never meant to handle the full demand of water required by the people and businesses in town, especially with a new DEP mandate to push every drop of water through that system. Our water operator and his people had their hands full nursing Well 2 through some tough times. There was no choice. Our interconnect with Milford was for short term emergency use for up to 2 weeks per year. And Milford needed all of their water as they were doing some major work on their own water system which greatly diminished their usual capacity. The icing on the cake to this whole Waterworks saga is a nagging discoloration of the water some of our residents are getting. Some a little. Some a lot. The discoloration is a result of iron sediment which is attracted to the inside of our water mains. The iron is a natural mineral that is always present in our water here in Trumbauersville, but there is usually so little of it that it passes unnoticed when using water at your home. Still, a little can become a lot over time, particularly when it builds up on the sides of our pipes and then begins to flake off when disturbed. Also, the excessive amount of iron sediment in our water over the past year may have been exacerbated by low water levels in the aquafers our wells drew from during the extended drought we had. The only solution to getting that sticky sediment out of our pipes is a good high pressure, full volume flushing of the water lines from one end of the system to the other. With only one functioning well, and it not being the ‘good one’ (Well 3), we have not had the capacity to perform this flushing, and we’ve never needed it more. So, with all of these circumstances happening at once with our water system, I believe we have experienced the “Perfect Storm” where we’ve been painted into a corner without any good options to get everything back to normal. There are brighter skies on the horizon, however! Well 3 has been operating along with Well 2, at a reduced capacity while some nuances are worked out. It is set to go online full strength anytime now, perhaps before you even read these words. Well 2 will get a well-deserved break from the burden it has been under for the past several months as we prepare to reengineer and construct a system like the new one at Well 3. Yes, it’ll be expensive, but an inevitable cost of doing business to keep up with the need and mandated regulations. Grant requests continue to go out and other assistance is always being explored. And about that iron sediment problem… Milford Township will coordinate our high pressure and volume flushing project with their also much needed water line flushing. That is expected to happen this Spring when it is warm enough to do so.
Some Final Thoughts, finally.
In closing, I offer a few less verbose bullet point thoughts on Borough Council, our community, and the interaction between them.
• We are all residents of Trumbauersville. Those serving on Council are your neighbors. Regular townsfolk like yourselves. We love our community and so have taken on some responsibilities to help to operate the business of the borough and plan for its future. Each one of us is honored to have been elected by our neighbors and pledges to work together to do the best we know how for the betterment and welfare of our community. • I’ve said it many times, but it does bear repeating. None of us on Council is here for political reasons. There are no hidden agendas. There are no covert meetings or backroom deals. There is no corruption. There is no preferential treatment. Nothing to see here, despite what a few are saying. • We’re going to work on improving communication with our fellow residents about things at the municipal government level that affect us all and our community. Not everyone uses the same communication channels, particularly of the ‘online’ variety. And while our borough manager and members of Council welcome questions and concerns, some people may not know what to ask or if there is something to ask about. We’ll strive to disseminate information in ways that can reach everyone. Look for a better online presence with our website and social media, as well a more robust quarterly newsletter. Still, we encourage you to attend Borough Council meetings, at least sometimes. • In building on our communication improvement, we’ve formed a Community Relations committee which will aid in getting the word out and also work to form and strengthen active relationships between Council, community organizations, individuals, and each other. Together, our community can do so many fulfilling things in and for our community. So, if you have an idea or concern, reach out to myself, Ally, or Steve and we’ll get the ball rolling. • Costs are rising on everything as you are surely experiencing in your own household and/or business. Trumbauersville has had the third lowest municipal tax in Bucks County for a very long time. In fact, Council actually lowered taxes over a decade ago when the borough’s debt load was reduced after paying off a big infrastructure project. (early, I might add.) Council is very frugal with your money. We strive to make the very best financial decisions by exploring alternatives, getting multiple bids even when the law does not require it, and conserving resources wherever possible. But as the ‘cost of doing business’ continues to climb, borough revenue must also increase to keep up. A newly proposed ‘fire tax’ to support our borough’s fire company is one of those increases. Learn more about how the borough handles your money inside these pages. I sincerely appreciate your attention and I look forward to stronger communication, stronger relationships, and an even stronger community! I hope to hear from you soon. Reach out anytime.
~ Christopher J. Betz
Borough Council President
Budgets
Where does the money come from – and how is it spent? General Fund Revenue
General Fund Expenses
The primary source of revenue in the General Fund comes from real estate tax, real estate transfer tax, and earned income tax. Revenue for trash service is considered ‘passthrough revenue’ as the fees collected are used to pay the bill (expense) for trash collection. Real Estate Transfer Tax revenue represents 1% of the sales of property within the borough. This amount fluctuates dependent on housing sales, and ranges from $5,000-$20,000 annually. Earned Income Tax is collected by employers and paid to the municipality where the employee lives. The revenue from this tax is approximately $130,000 annually. Real Estate Tax – 2.5 millage rate nets approximately $20,000 payable to the borough. It is important to remember that your tax checks are made payable to Trumbauersville Borough, but the money collected is forwarded to the taxing authority who levied the rate. Some feel that businesses should pay a higher rate of tax, but the PA Constitution feels different. The Constitution of Pennsylvania, Article VIII Taxation & Finances, 1. All taxes shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax and shall be levied and collected under general law. That means all property in the borough, whether a house or a business sits on it, is taxed at the same rate. Trumbauersville Borough Tax Revenue Examples pulled from the Bucks County Board of Assessment: Tax Type
Single Family Home
Business
Multi-Unit Residential
Local 2.5 mill
$69.00
$246.78
$84.23
County 27.45 mill
$757.62
$2709.59
$924.79
School 175.65 mill
$4847.94
$17,338.41
$5917.65
Total
$5674.56
$20,294.78
$6926.67
The General Fund is like a household budget where tax revenue represents your paycheck. The revenue from this fund is used to pay for the day-to-day operations of the borough. Repairs and maintenance, keeping the grass mowed, salaries, insurance, accounting and auditing, and the electric bill are all paid out of the General Fund. For detailed information, the DRAFT 2026 General Fund budget is available on the borough website or at this link: https://tinyurl.com/232o9fmo. While the cost of doing business has been steadily increasing, the revenue stream (tax rate) has remained static. The borough’s professional service providers (engineers, solicitors, and auditors) adjust their fees annually or semiannually. The cost of labor and materials for building repairs and maintenance have all increased. Did you know that municipalities are legally required to provide Workers Comp (WC) insurance to the volunteer fire companies in their jurisdiction? Trumbauersville is no exception. Due to the nature of their work, WC insurance for firefighters is costly. In 2024, the Borough paid an annual WC premium of $19,604. In 2025, that premium increased to $29,508. In addition to the Workers Comp coverage, the borough has donated $20,000 annually to the Trumbauersville Fire Company. which is about the same as the tax revenue the Borough received from the 2.5 mill local tax levy. During the budget discussion, a suggestion was made for Borough Council to consider a separate fire tax. That tax would be collected via the property taxes, with a maximum rate of 3 mill, designated specifically for the benefit of the fire company. This fire tax would ensure the amount of funds allocated for the fire department is kept separate from the funds allocated for the general operations of the borough.
Water Fund Revenue
The Water Fund is an ‘enterprise fund’ intended to be self-supporting by generating revenue that meets or exceeds the expense to maintain and expand the Borough’s Water Works as necessary. The difference between a general fund and enterprise funds is the nature of the service they support and their funding sources. As noted above, the General Fund supports the day-to-day operations of the Borough through tax revenues. The Water Fund relies on service revenue to fund the day-to-day operation of the water system and to fund current and future repairs and maintenance. This is a fund that is expected (required) to
show positive revenue year after year. That positive revenue is then reinvested in the system and used for short and longterm infrastructure repairs and maintenance. If the past few years have taught us anything it’s that planning is key. While upgrading the Well 3 arsenic remediation system, replacing the Well 2 pump, and installing an emergency interconnect with Milford Township Water Authority were all projects that were planned, engineered, and grant funding applied for, what we didn’t plan for was for all three projects to demand attention at the same time. A few side notes about grants: Grants have a brief application window, and except for planning grants, grantors are looking for ‘shovel ready’ projects which means a project has been fully planned, engineered, costed, and is ready to go. Grant funds are intended to supplement funding for these projects. They are not guaranteed and therefore cannot play any part in the formulation of an operating budget. There are several funding opportunities to assist with our future needs, but it is imperative for residents to understand that we are competing with municipalities across the entire state of Pennsylvania for the same funding to address the same state and federal mandates with which our Borough must comply. As mentioned earlier, trash fees are collected with the water bill but are considered ‘pass-through revenue’ as the funds collected are used to pay the service provider without any appreciable revenue to the Borough’s general fund. Back to water revenue. The current rate structure for water billing is a flat rate of $20 per service connection plus consumption billed at $4.20 per 1000 gallons consumed. The average single-family residence has a quarterly water bill of $40 - $90 with trash fees billed on the same statement. The borough pumps 63,000 – 80,000 gallons of water per day based on demand. Using the lowest likely daily consumption of 63,000 gallons per day for the entire borough, at $4.20 per 1000 gallons, plus the $20 flat fee totals an annual revenue of $104,419.00. This revenue is expected to cover the multitude of expenses necessary to operate the system on a day-to-day basis and prepare for future expenses such as capital improvements, as well as account for expenses that are not visible, like depreciation. Depreciation is a non-cash expense related to the use of a company’s assets (ie: the borough is the company, and the water system is an asset). Depreciation expense helps to reflect the cost of assets’ usage and benefits received over useful life. A new line item for 2026’s budget is the transfer of funds to the ‘Sinking Fund.’ Sinking Funds are called that because they are set up to gradually “sink” or pay down a debt or expense. Our current sinking fund account deals with the $308,000 loan from the Commonwealth Financing Authority. The funds were used for the full-scale installation of a new contaminant remediation system at Well 3. [DEP inspected and issued permits for the operation of the installed arse-
nic removal system at Entry Point 102 (Well 3) on October 22, 2025.] Over the past few years, the council has been focusing on completing capital improvements necessary for the safe operation of the water system, without imposing harsh adjustments to the metered rate. To make that happen, between 2024 and 2025, the water fund received cash transfers totaling $310,000 from the General and Water Capital Improvement funds to assist in meeting its financial obligations. (It is important to note: The revenue in the water fund is tied to that account, it may not be used for any purpose other than operations and maintenance of the water system. The water fund can receive cash transfers but is legally restricted from using or transferring funds to be used for any other purpose.) The additional funds were used to cover engineering and equipment costs associated with three capital projects: the emergency interconnect with Milford Twp. Water Authority, the total renovation of Well 3, and the cost to purchase and install a new well pump and controller to Well 2. The $308,000 construction costs for Well 3 were covered by a loan from PennVest, via Commonwealth Financing Agency. Your dollars have been working hard, and the council is making sure we get the best technology and equipment that we can afford. Did everything go as planned? You already know the answer to that question. Yet we persevered and keep moving forward. WATER SYSTEM REVENUE Metered Use
$104,419
WATER SYSTEM EXPENSE Water Operator
$44,600
Lab Fees
$15,000
Chemicals
$5,000
Well 3 Media Exchange
$9,770
Well 2 Media Exchange
$3,000
Maintenance Supplies
$5,000
Maintenance & Repairs Labor
$5,000
Propane
$500
PP&L
$13,000
Postage/billing supplies
$2,500
SDW fees DEP
$1,000
Legal
$1,000
Engineering
$5,000
Transfer to Sinking Fund
$20,000
Depreciation
$48,823
TOTAL EXPENSE
$179,193
TOTAL REVENUE
$104,419
NET INCOME/LOSS
($74,774)
Grants
Local Share Account (LSA) The PA Race Horse Development and Gaming Act (Act 2004-71), as amended, provides for the distribution of gaming revenues through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) to support projects in the public interest within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Borough has submitted two applications to the Local Share Account (LSA) for grant funds for the following projects. Grant 1: Requesting $30,000 for a planning and feasibility study to evaluate Well 2 upgrades and treatment alternatives for the removal of TCE, arsenic, and PFAS chemicals for consistent compliance with DEP and EPA safe drinking water standard mandates. A planning and feasibility study will determine raw water levels of the items stated above. The raw water data will be used to determine treatment needs, which will provide insight on the suitability of the current Well 2 pumphouse and if there is a need to expand the building to accommodate a comprehensive treatment system.
This study is expected to be completed within six months from award and receipt of funding*. The outcome of this study will be used to support our application to the LSA to fund the project (expected application is during the 2026 application cycle) *If this project is not selected by the grant committee, the borough will still proceed through the evaluation and planning stages to obtain the data necessary for a construction grant application next year. Grant 2: Requesting $292,760 for West Creamery Road improvements. This project will decommission the existing 4-inch cast iron water line and install eight-inch ductile iron pipe with copper service laterals to the curb. This project also addresses work necessary to comply with the EPA Lead and Copper Rule mandate. The LSA application deadline was November 30th, and while no award date is stated, funding recipients should be announced in late 2026.
Bucks County Property Owner Fraud Alert
Snow Emergencies
The Bucks County Recorder of Deeds office is now offering the new Bucks County Fraud Alert System to all property owners in Bucks County. The Fraud Alert System is FREE to anyone who would like to sign up for the service. If you sign up, you will receive an email from the county’s recording vendor, LANDEX, alerting you anytime a document has been recorded in the office against your name or tax parcel number. Businesses are also encouraged to take advantage of this service. A mobile phone and/or email address is required. The Recorder of Deeds office hopes that this free service will go a long way in helping residents to not fall prey to predatory businesses that want you to purchase a costly service that monitors property records. There is no need to pay an outside group a high monthly fee to do this for you. Especially, when the Bucks County Recorder of Deeds office can help you do it for free! Sign up online at: landex.com/recordalert/bucks or for assistance, call the Recorder of Deeds at 215-348-6209.
When a snow emergency is announced, information will be conveyed in the following ways: • Announced on WFMZ, on television and radio. • Posted to our website at trumbauersvilleboro.org or on Facebook at fb.com/trumbauersville • Listed on the sign in front of borough hall • Via Ready Bucks, the Mass Notification System used by the Borough, which is the best way for everyone, regardless of access to technology, to be notified of important announcements and updates. Find out how to sign up for FREE on the next page. When a snow emergency is declared, ALL vehicles, including trailers, MUST be removed from the streets to allow for curb-to-curb plowing. If you do not have adequate off-street parking, you can utilize the borough parking lot at Veteran’s Park until the ‘snow emergency’ status is canceled. When snow is predicted, with or without a snow emergency declaration, please make every effort to remove your vehicles from the street to ensure effective snow plowing.
Let it Snow, but Let’s Clean it Up, too! Sidewalks not cleared of snow and ice are a public safety issue. The public must have a safe route to walk, particularly our children on their way to school. The borough’s snow removal ordinance addresses this concern by requiring all property owners (owners of a private residence, business, or rental property) to keep their sidewalks clear of snow and ice by enforcing the following: Sidewalks must be cleared of snow within 24 hours after snow stops falling.
Ready Bucks Alerts To ensure you receive vital information and notifications from Bucks County and Trumbauersville Borough, sign up to receive Ready Bucks Notifications. Register at www.buckscounty.org/readybucks. This mass notification system enables us to provide you with time-sensitive messages with critical information on a variety of situations, such as severe weather emergencies, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and evacuations of building or neighborhoods, and more. You can specify how to be notified: Your home, mobile or business phone; email; text messages; and more. If you need assistance or do not have a computer, please call me at 215-536-2518 and I will help you. Already signed up? Please check that your information is up to date to ensure you to receive important alerts and announcements.
Cleared paths must be a minimum of 30 inches wide. For ice, an anti-skid abrasive or ice melt product must be applied. At no time are you permitted to shovel, plow, blow, or by any other means deposit snow into the street. If you will be away from home and unable to clear your sidewalk within the 24 hours, you must plan to have someone clear it for you. If you are unable to get the snow or ice cleared, let the borough office know and we may have contacts of people who can help.
Veterans Wall of Honor Nears Completion Dozens turned out Saturday, November 22 to mark the preliminary presentation of the Wall of Honor in Trumbauersville's Veterans Park. Paul Gerhart, Commander of the John Rivers Memorial VFW Post 11322, presided over the service. Members of American Legion Post 242 provided their Color Guard, a bugler who played Taps, and Honor Guard with the VFW. The memorial wall is a privately funded project orchestrated by Gerhart and still a work in progress as other elements will be added in the coming months. Says Gerhart, “There will be plaques that will say who
donated towards this project. As a strong community I feel it in my heart that we can make this a reality. My vision for this project is nearing completion.” Donations are still being accepted and can be sent to Paul Gerhart, Jr. 16 South Hellertown Ave. Quakertown, PA 18951. A complete list of generous community members and businesses featured on the plaques will be shared in a future story at the Wall of Honor’s official inauguration when complete.
(top left) Navy Veteran and past Trumbauersville Borough Secretary, Larry Smock, along with Army Veteran and current Borough Councilman, Michael George, were honored to unveil the POW-MIA chair and raise the POW-MIA flag at the Wall of Honor in Veterans Park. (top right) Councilwoman Becky Spor displays the permanent bronze POW-MIA plaque that will be installed at the memorial. (bottom right) Vietnam Veteran Paul Gerhart, Jr., coordinator of the project, speaks to the dozens of members of the public at the ceremony. (bottom left) American Legion Post 242 Honor Guard members, Larry Smock, Paul Gerhart, and members of Borough Council were proud to support and be a part of the early unveiling of the Wall of Honor in Veterans Park. photos by michele buono
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Trumbauersville Borough PO Box 100 Trumbauersville, PA 18970 215-536-1761
Trumbauersville Holds Winterfest Trumbauersville’s annual Winterfest, held on Saturday, December 6th, brought holiday cheer to residents of all ages as families gathered for an evening filled with festive fun. The star of the night was none other than Santa himself—joined humorously by his mischievous friend, the Grinch—delighting children and adults alike. One of the most popular stops of the evening was the Letters to Santa station, where young guests crafted their special Christmas lists to send straight back to the North Pole. The warmth of the season could be felt not only in the spirit of the event, but also around the fire, where attendees enjoyed crackling s’mores, hot dogs fresh off the roller, and cozy cups of hot cocoa and hot cider. All in all this event raised $500 to be donated to the Trumbauersville Fire Company. A special thanks goes out to Spor’s General Store for
their generous refreshment donations and to Lansdale Amusements for providing toys that added to the magic of the night. The event would not have been possible without the dedicated volunteers who worked in the kitchen, tended the fires, and decorated the grounds to create a charming holiday atmosphere, as well as the fire department for bringing over a truck for display! And, of course, let’s not forget ‘Saint Nicholas’ Weiss and Victor Grinch. (yes, the Grinch has a first name). Next up for the community is the annual Park Cleanup—date to be announced. As always, organizers will be keeping an eye on Mother Nature to help determine the perfect day. Trumbauersville’s Winterfest once again proved to be a cherished tradition, reminding everyone of the warmth that comes from gathering together to celebrate the season.