Fairfield-based A&D Professional Tax Service and Tag/Title Notary Services, owned by Angela Keefer and Doreen Dixon, recently relocated from Main Street in Fairfield to 12 Water Street.

The service was established in December 2016, initially offering tax services and added tag and title service in 2018. Dixon was also licensed as a notary in late-2016. The company moved to their new Water Street location in September.

Today, A&D offers tax services, including tax preparation, and business and personal tax planning, and Keefer is certified as an enrolled agent with the IRS and can represent clients as a negotiator with the federal tax agency. Also offered is tax and title, and payroll services.

"We started with the tax service," Dixon said, and expanded into offering other services over the course of the past several years, which has included advising clients regarding taxes throughout the year, aside from preparing tax-forms during the tax-filing season.

A&D’s routine hours are Mondays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday operations are by appointment only. During the tax-filing season, the business is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. They are the only tax, tag and title service open on Saturdays.

Dixon stated, "We just want to let people know we have moved. We go above and beyond when it comes to helping clients with their taxes." For additional information, visit A&D’s website at adtaxtag.com.

Embankment repair money acquired

Hamiltonban Township was recently approved for a grant to aid in the cost of rebuilding a problematic stream embankment.

The township will be constructing a retaining wall to prevent Marsh Creek from flooding and undermining Mount Carmel Road. The retaining wall would extend below the waterline of the stream for approximately 55 feet.

The municipality was approved for an Adams County Conservation Dirt and Low Volume Road Grant to repair a stream embankment along Mount Carmel Road. The grant is a 50/50 match grant in which half of the funding is provided through the grant, which the township must match. The estimated cost of the project is just over $12,544, of which $6,837 would be reimbursed by the grant-funding. The county’s portion will be paid when the project is completed.

The embankment work is expected to be completed during the spring or summer of

2021, and the township is currently applying for a state Department of Environmental Protection permit. The estimated cost of the project is just over $12,544.

Fairfield prepares for snow

The Fairfield Borough Council recently awarded the snow removal contract for the coming snow season.

The contract was awarded to Harbaugh Hauling & Excavation, the lowest bidder of two submissions.

Harbough’s bid included a basic $62 per-hour fee for snow removal, plus $55 per-hour for a dump-truck with driver, $64 per-hour for Bobcat with operator, $70 per-hour for front-end loader with operator, and $90 per-ton for skid treatment for roads.

Joint parks work to continue

Hamiltonban Township will be applying for a state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for their spring-round of grants in 2021 in order to commence with and complete a third, final round of improvements planned for the park.

Improvements proposed include: adding paving and lines to the parking areas; constructing a small pavilion area by the natural-play area; adding a pickleball court; establishing a second loop of approximately 1300 feet (1/4 mile) to the existing walking path; restoring the small front rain garden; erecting a permanent park sign; adding a bench and landscaping around the parking area; and adding a pergola extension to the pavilion. Staff is presently working on the cost estimates for the third phase.