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Ecycling Event
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May 19, 2012
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Notice of Non-Mandatory, Pre-Bid Conference
Please be advised that Palmer Township will be offering a non-mandatory, pre-bid conference for those interested in submitting bid(s) on the Acceptance, Processing and Marketing of Recyclables and/or on the Acceptance and Disposal of Solid Waste. The purpose of this conference will be for the Township to address comments and/or questions submitted in accordance with Section 1.16 of each of the above-referenced Bid Specifications. This Pre-Bid Conference will be held on May 18, 2012, in the Municipal Conference Room, Palmer Municipal Building, located at 3 Weller Place, Palmer, PA 18015. The questions on the Recycling Bid Specifications will be at 2:30pm and the Waste Disposal Bid Specifications will follow immediately thereafter.
Palmer to Purchase an Animal Chip Reader
The Board of Supervisors authorized the purchase of an animal chip reader to locate the owner of pets that are lost and picked up by the police department. Under the current situation if a dog or cat is picked up it is brought to a temporary kennel at the public works building. If the animal is not claimed it is brought to the animal shelter in Lower Saucon Township. If the owner of a dog or cat has a chip put into their pet the police officer will check the animal with the reader and if the chip is present they will notify the owner. We recognize the importance of a pet to a family so we strongly recommend that pet owners have the chip put into their pet.
Palmer's Upcoming Waste and Recycling Contract – Come and learn about our options!
The Palmer Environmental Steering Committee has been assigned the task of researching, evaluating, and seeking public feedback regarding various trash and recycling options for the upcoming waste and recycling contract bid. The specifications for this bid will go out during the spring or summer of 2012, with the new contract beginning May 2013. While all ESC meetings are open to the public, the first hour of the upcoming meetings listed below will have special information for Palmer residents on new collection technology, financial considerations, and other factors affecting the waste and recycling collection service in our township.
May 23th
Join us from 7:00 – 8:00pm, in the Palmer Library Meeting Room
and be part of the process!
Click here to find the coverage of the March 28th meeting in Palmer-Forks Patch on-line newspaper.
Palmer Beautification Project (update 5/5/12) Pass you cursor over the picture to get a before and after look along the Bike/Walking Path at Fairview Park.
Through the Spring the gardens along the bike/walking path at Fairview Park have matured and this area is looking magnificent thanks to the team of horticulturists who are making this part of Palmer very special. Click on the link below for further information and pictures.
Since
May 2011, Dave Carr and his volunteers have made significant progress in making
the bike path along Fairview Park and heading west look special. In the fall of 2011 Dave and volunteers from the Northampton County Master Gardeners
planted 320 pounds of bulbs that will create a special look of the bike
path in this Spring. These bulbs were donated by Netherland Bulb
Company of Palmer Township and we thank them for helping to beautify
Palmer. We also thank the Master Gardeners and Dave for their special
work. Click here for more information
on this phase of the project.
Since the Board gave Dave Carr the go ahead to begin the Beautification Project the look of the bike path is changing. When you are walking the path and you see a work crew please stop and tell them how much you appreciate what they are doing because they are Making a Difference. You can also make a difference by picking up any trash that you see and bringing it to the nearest trash container.
To see how you can be part of this very important project click here for more information. The Supervisors thanked Mr. Carr for his years of keeping the southern section of the bike path clean and his interest and involvement in this project.
Click here to view an article with appeared in the March 29th edition of the Palmer-Forks Patch.
Volunteer Gardeners Needed
Love to garden? Have some free time? Want to give back to your community doing something fun? Palmer Township has been looking for individuals and/or group (Garden Club, etc.) to volunteer to maintain the Pierce Memorial Garden's planting beds. For more information on the gardening opportunity and more pictures click here.
Green Initiatives
Many municipalities throughout the United States are taking steps to become green. In Palmer there are a number of initiatives that have been taken with more to come in the future. Click here to review the projects that have been implemented to date.
2010 Census Data
The U.S. Census has begun to release data for municipalities. The information released indicates that Palmer Township's population increased to 20,691 which is a 23.1% increase from the 2000 census. Click here to view the full data sheet.
PPL Electric Utilities Transmission Vegetation Management Program
PPL Electric Utilities will be doing some clearing of vegetation along their power lines within Palmer Township. Keeping trees away from these high-voltage lines is essential to preventing widespread power outages. For more information you may contact PPL at 1-877-528-2889 or visit their website at www.pplweb.com/vegetation.