(4/2023) Happy Spring! I hope everyone will be enjoying the warm weather that is just around the corner. With the nice weather, hopefully more residents will start to participate in our Pick Up PA. event. Some residents have already participated by picking up trash along Liberty Hall Road, Water Street, Tract Road, and Bullfrog Road. Please be courteous of those residents walking along the roads picking up trash. The event is currently happening and will run until May 31.

If you would like to participate, please call, or email the township office to coordinate pick up of free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests. When you fill up your bags, place them tied shut along the township roads and the road department will pick them up. Another option is to bring the full trash bags back to the township for disposal in the dumpster. Also, Liberty Township wants to thank the York Adams Tax Bureau for their generous donation of multiple filing cabinets.

Please remember to take advantage of the 2% discount on your real estate taxes by making your payment by April 30. The Liberty Township Tax Collector will take payment in person on April 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, and 27 from noon to 3 p.m. at the municipal building. Payment can also be submitted by mail or drop box. If you did not receive your tax bill, please contact the tax collector for a copy. Payments will be accepted at face value from May 1 to June 30. Payments made after June 30 will have a 10% penalty added.

As a reminder, Liberty Township will be hosting two electronic recycling events this year at the Municipal Building on May 13 and October 14 from 8 to 11 a.m.. Both events will be open to Parks Garbage customers in the Southwest Group of Carroll Valley Borough, Fairfield Borough, Freedom Township, Hamiltonban Township, Highland Township, and Liberty Township.

Some updates within the township include road work to mitigate excess water flow across the roads. Ditch work will start soon on Wenschhof Road from Stultz Road to Tract Road. We will be placing number 4 stone in the shoulders to slow down the flow of water to prevent further erosion. The ditch at the intersection of Rist Trail and Bullfrog Road was recently cleaned out.

The road department recently finished projects on Irishtown Road and Boyle Road for similar ditching work. We will be receiving bids for tar and chipping and fog sealing various roads within the township. On Boyle Road and Sanders Road we will be replacing pipes that have deteriorated. Inspections of other pipes on township roads will be completed to determine if any more need to be replaced or repaired. Residents can help by checking their own driveway pipes to ensure the water is flowing properly.

Officer Don Boehs has officially started working and I want to thank him for coming on and helping the township. I want to thank Sgt. Roosen for continuing to work on ensuring the 2023 Police Interceptor is road ready within the near future. I would like to thank our police department for remaining vigilant and continuing to serve our township. Within our police department, we have over 100 years of combined police experience. Also, I want to thank our team of employees at Liberty Township for continuing to do an amazing job for the residents.

Pennsylvania will have its Municipal Primary Election on May 16 this year. There are many positions within the township and county that need to be filled. I encourage everyone to come out and vote to help fill those vacancies. I appreciate the opportunity to serve the residents here in Liberty Township. I hope that I will be able to continue to serve you all.

We like to hear feedback from our residents. Please reach out to us with concerns or suggestions and we will review them and address them the best we can. I am encouraging everyone to join us in person for our monthly Board of Supervisors meeting the first Tuesday of every month at 6pm. If you cannot attend in person, you can watch the meetings on our YouTube channel.

I hope everyone that celebrates has a happy Easter and a good Spring!