Newtown Township, Delaware County

Milling and Paving Work on West Chester Pike The milling and paving of West Chester Pike (in the location of the PennDOT widening project) is scheduled to begin on Sunday night, April 18, 2021. PennDOT has authorized overnight work to take place between 8:00pm and 6:00am for approximately 2 weeks. The location of the milling and paving is between Ellis Avenue and the Newtown Square Shopping Center (ACME) driveway. This will include line painting work, which will identify th...e new lane configurations in the area. Widening work, storm sewer work and traffic signal modifications have already taken place, and once the new lane configurations are completed and signal programming changes will go into effect. PennDOT's intention in this project is to help alleviate the traffic congestion often experienced at the intersection of West Chester Pike (Route 3) and Newtown Street Road (Route 252). Please be aware that this milling and paving work will be taking place overnight. When travelling through the work zone be extremely careful, and follow any instructions given by those working there. Following the completion of the road improvements, the West Chester Pike medians will be replanted.

Annual Stream Cleanup this Saturday!

Be #WinterSaltSmart! Make a difference to our streams and rivers!

’ ’ ATLANTA The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its Virtual Disaster Loan Outreach Centers will remain open on Jan. 1. This change will allow disaster survivors to contact SBA with their program questions and ask about the status of their application. Survivors should contact the SBA’s Disaster Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 for assistance in completing their loan applications.... Requests for SBA disaster loan program information may be obtained by emailing [email protected]. Virtual customer support representatives are available to help applicants complete the online application during these hours: Virtual Disaster Loan Outreach Centers (VDLOCs) Open: Monday Sunday (7 days/week) Hours: 8 a.m. 8 p.m. Eastern Time Email: [email protected] Phone: (800) 659-2955 Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at DisasterLoan.sba.gov. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339. Loan applications can also be downloaded at sba.gov/disaster. Completed paper applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 7615

Public Works will collect Christmas Trees for recycling from January 4, 2021 thru January 15, 2021. No need to call - just place your tree at the curb with all bags, decorations, lights and tinsel removed. We will be by throughout the two weeks to pick up trees. We will handle chipping them and will re-use the wood chips in public parks and along trails.

Many well-intentioned people place things into recycling in the days after Christmas which cannot be recycled and can contaminate the good material. Here are some guidelines: : , Cardboard (clean, dry and flattened)... Paper boxes (including gift, shoe and shipping boxes) Plain wrapping paper and gift bags (no glitter, foil or decorations) Holiday cards and envelopes (without embellishments; remove the batteries from electronic greeting cards) Plastic bottles and jugs (empty, clean and dry) Metal food and beverage cans (empty, clean and dry) : , - , Decorations including lights Artificial trees Clothing (if you cannot donate these, consider having them collected by retrievr ) Ribbons and bows Cellophane wrapping Fancy gift bags and wrapping paper (with foil, lamination or decorations) Packing materials: bubble wrap, plastic air pillows, foam sheets and packing peanuts (see if UPS Store, FED-EX Store, etc. can take them) Food waste Containers with food waste on them For items like non-working Christmas lights, see if stores like Home Deport or Lowes have a drop off for them - some stores do.

11/30/20 Update on Newtown Township Leaf Collection 2020 Newtown Township Public Works will not be collecting leaves today (Monday, November 30, 2020) due to the heavy rain and wind anticipated throughout the day. Streets scheduled for collection today were: Newtown Road (north of St Davids Circle), St Davids Road, Saw Mill Road and Goshen Road (east of Route 252). These roads all require the use of flaggers to get motorists past the collection areas, and it is too dangero...us to do this in the rain. In addition, the collection of leaves in heavy rain and wind is difficult even on a side-street with little traffic. Public Works staff will instead spend the day clearing stormwater inlets of blockages caused by leaves which may have been placed in the street. Leaf collection will resume ON SCHEDULE for the remainder of the week, with Monday's streets to be collected throughout the week as possible by working additional hours each day.

HOLIDAY RECYCLING # (Thursday, December 24th in zone #2). Recycling was collected on-time last week in Zone #1, even though there had been a snow storm the two days before. The recycling crews worked hard to get through the snow and cold and successfully collected everywhere in Zone #1. The bad news is that (in true "2020 fashion") December this year is a rare month with 5 Thursdays in it. That means that there... will be NO RECYCLING COLLECTION on New Year's Eve (December 31st). Recycling collections take place in Zone #1 on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month and recycling collections take place in Zone #2 on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. In the few instances where there is a 5th Thursday in a month that Thursday is skipped so that residents can keep on their 1st and 3rd (or) 2nd and 4th Thursdays schedule. After Christmas, the next recycling collections will be: Thursday, January 7, 2021 (Zone #1) Thursday, January 14, 2021 (Zone #2) They start collecting at 7:00 am sharp, so have your material out the night before or early in the morning before 7:00 am. See the Public Works Recycling page for more information about residential recycling in Newtown Township.

Many residents have expressed concern over the spotted lanternfly invasion. Consider attending this event to learn what you can do on your property to manage this invader.

Delco Strong: Rapid Response Grant Available to Assist Local Businesses Directly Affected by Recent Mitigation Efforts During its Dec. 16 public meeting, Delaware County Council unanimously voted to authorize CARES Act funding to further assist Delaware County businesses that have suffered loss from business interruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fourth round of funding, Delco Strong: Rapid Response is modeled after the Delco Strong, Delco Strong 2, and Delco Strong ...Continue reading

RECYCING REMINDER: Remember that there will be no residential recycling collections on Thursday, November 26th as it is Thanksgiving Day and a Holiday. Instead, recycling collection in Zone #2 will take place the following day, Friday, November 27, 2020 beginning at 7:00 am. The next scheduled recycling collection in Zone #2 will be on Friday, November 27th (due to the Thanksgiving Holiday).... The next scheduled recycling collection in Zone #1 will be on Thursday, December 3rd Thank you for your efforts to recycle in our community of Newtown. Together we are making a difference.

Want to know how Leaf Collection is going? Want to know when you scheduled for pick up? Check out our new Interactive Leaf Collection Dashboard! Click on the link below to check it out!

Do you need to get tested for COVID19? Finding the nearest testing site through the interactive map below!

Santa is Coming to Newtown! The Newtown Square Fire Company will be escorting Santa around town this year on Friday, December 18th and Saturday, December 19th between the hours of 5PM and 9PM. Due to COVID restrictions and in an effort to keep our Firefighters and Santa safe and healthy, we recommend that children and their families admire Santa from a distance. We do not want residents approaching the fire truck or Firefighters. Please visit our website at: www.nsfc.org for updated information on Santa's tour around Newtown Square. As always, the Newtown Square Fire Company will do its best to make this holiday tradition a safe and happy one for all the residents.