Welcome to Palmer Township

3 Weller Place, PO Box 3039, Palmer, PA 18043 - Northampton County Telephone - (610) 253-7191 Fax - (610) 253-9957 email - the township secretary The township office hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday

Coming Events

Palmer Spring Baseball
Sign-ups
Now through Feb. 20
$50 Registration Fee
Sign-up at:
palmercommunity
center.org

Girls Softball
Sign-ups
Click here for details

Ecycling Event
EAHS
May 19, 2012
Click here for details

Click on the weather icon for more information. Compliments of township resident Walter Tomasheski.

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American Community Survey and 2010 Census Data

2011 Waste Management Performance Data

Employment Opportunities

Palmer Township is advertising for a Police Chief to fill a position which will be open when the current Chief retires on March 31, 2012. Click here to view the advertisement for the position.

Palmer Township is advertising for a Public Utilities Maintenance Operator. Click here to view the advertisement for the position.

Township Announcements

The Palmer Township Yard Waste Recycling Center on Berks Street will be open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on February 5th.

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.

February 22
March 28
April 25
May 23

Join us from 7:00 – 8:00pm, in the Palmer Library Meeting Room
and be part of the process!

Palmer Beautification Project (update 12/22/11)

Since May, Dave Carr and his volunteers have made significant progress in making the bike path along Fairview Park and heading west look special. Recently, 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 the 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.

The idea of a Palmer Beautification Project was presented on May 9, 2011 to The Palmer Township Board of Supervisors by Palmer resident David Carr. The Supervisors agreed that a volunteer group would be a welcome addition to the Palmer community and asked Mr. Carr to move the concept forward. 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.

Garden Dedication

Garden dedication On a rainy afternoon many family and friends of the late Ted and Pat "Peggy Lynn" Pierce joined township officials in dedicating the Pierce Memorial Gardens at the Charles Chrin Community Center. A significant donation from Mrs. Pierce allowed the construction of the garden, walkway, and sitting areas along with perpetual maintenance. The township appreciates that Mrs. Pierce chose Palmer Township for the location of her garden. Click here to see more pictures of the garden.

Disaster Recovery Assistance

The Northampton County Division of Emergency Management Services has requested that we inform you of the following provisions for possible disaster recovery assistance for Northampton County residents from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) following the recent storms.

For information on DISASTER ASSISTANCE, please call:

1-800-621-FEMA (3362)

TTY: 1-800-462-7585/711
VRS: 1-800-621-3362

You can also apply for assistance on FEMA's website at: http://www.disasterassistance.gov/

Mobile users may visit http://m.gema.gov/

Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, economic status or retaliation. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, contact FEMA at 800-621-FEMA (3362)/VRS. To report any suspicions of abuse of FEMA programs, please contact the fraud hotline at 1-800-323-8603.

If you have questions, call one of the numbers listed above or the Northampton County Emergency Management Disaster Recovery Hotline at 610-746-3194, Ext. 2222. Disaster recovery questions can also be emailed to the Northampton County Emergency Management Services Division at recovery@nc911.org.

Click here for further information.

Planning Survey

The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC) requires that a municipal comprehensive plan be reviewed at least every ten years. The Palmer Township Comprehensive Plan was adopted March 17, 2003, bringing it to the eight-year point.

Palmer Township has begun the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan. We are looking for preliminary public input from residents, property owners or business owners in Palmer Township by way of a survey.

Click here to take the survey. Please take your time to read the questions carefully and do your best to answer the questions honestly and completely.

Volunteer Gardeners Needed

Garden picture 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.