(11/2024) October was a busy month for the Liberty Township Board of Supervisors. In addition to the regular monthly meeting, the board worked together to prepare a draft 2025 Budget at the Public Budget Meeting on October 17. We welcomed a new police officer, Kenny Hassinger who was hired and sworn in at our October 1 Board of Supervisors meeting.

Officer Hassinger recently retired from the State Police Barracks in Carlisle. We now have six officers working in Liberty Township. Our Police Department participated in two Halloween events during the last weekend of October. We appreciate their community presence. Our Police Officers will be participating and enforcing DUI Roving Patrol and Aggressive Driving programs. Please be mindful of drinking and driving during the holiday season. We thank our officers for their dedication and their willingness to put forth the effort to make our township and our contracted neighboring townships a safe place for us all to live.

We adopted a new peddling and solicitation ordinance this past month. The ordinance requires that all peddlers/solicitors obtain a permit from the Liberty Township Police Department. We have seen an increase of solicitation in the area and crimes associated with that activity. A monthly list of registered peddlers will be posted to our website and available upon request at the township. Please verify that anyone soliciting at your home has obtained a permit from the township police department. The Board removed the March/April weight restrictions for Bullfrog Road. The recent road work completed on Bullfrog Road now allows continues truck movement without restrictions year-round.

The bridge on Bullfrog Road sits in Hamiltonban Township and is still subject to travel and weight restrictions. It is a county ordinance, not a township ordinance, so it still applies. Line painting is scheduled for Pecher Road, Topper Road, Steelman Marker Road, Sanders Road, and Gladhill Road in November. We have been replacing faded and missing signs throughout the township. We replaced several road signs on Pecher Road. We plan to post 35 MPH speed limit signs on Gladhill and Bullfrog Road that are currently missing. Additionally, we plan to replace street signs that have become weathered this fall. The township signage along the roadways is property of Liberty Township. Theft or vandalism of signs is a crime and Anyone that removes or destroys signs is in violation of the PA Second Class Township Code and subject to fines between $200-$500. The cost of replacing the stolen signs is a cost to all taxpayers.

The Tax Collector would like to remind you that the 10% penalty phase for school taxes begins on November 1. Municipal and county taxes are currently in the penalty phase and can only be collected until December 31 and second notices were sent out this week.

We encourage you to vote and participate in electing the President of the United States and other local and state representative positions on November 5 at the township building. Polls will be open from 7 in the morning to 8 in the evening. The lighting system around the township building was recently upgraded with LED lighting to provide better visibility. Please be aware of the limited parking and the traffic entering and exiting the township building during election day. The township office will be closed on Election Day. The Township business office will be closed on November 7, and our monthly meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 6 at 6 pm.

Happy Thanksgiving! As we enter the holiday season, may you find it a joyful and thankful season.