🎁 Help Make This Holiday Season Magical!🎄

Toys for Tots Toy Drive

The magic of Christmas is in the joy of giving! This holiday season, help bring smiles, laughter, and hope to children by supporting the Toys for Tots Drive!

Every new, unwrapped toy makes a difference. Your generosity can help make the holidays brighter for a child and remind families that their community cares.

Let’s come together to make a difference, one toy at a time!

🎁 Donation Drop-Off Box

Bellefonte Borough Building, 301 North Spring Street, 1st Floor Elevator Lobby

Last Day for Drop-Off:
Wednesday, December 9, 2026

For more information on how to help with the Toys for Tots Drive, please click here.

Thank you for your kindness, generosity, and for helping make this holiday season special for every child!

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LEGAL NOTICE

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Design, Bidding, and Construction Management/Inspection Services for the Big Spring Enhancement Project

The Bellefonte Borough Authority (the “Authority”) is soliciting proposals from qualified professional design and engineering firms to provide design, bidding, and construction management/inspection services for the Big Spring Enhancement Project. The Project will implement improvements to the Big Spring area in accordance with a master plan prepared by Weber Murphy Fox and approved by the Authority Board of Directors, and is anticipated to include site and landscape improvements, hardscape and pedestrian features, and related utility, drainage, lighting, signage, and accessibility improvements.

The Project is funded, in whole or in part, by a Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Marketing and Tourism grant. Proposals are due no later than 4:00 p.m. EST on October 13, 2026. Questions regarding the Request for Proposals (RFP) must be submitted in writing no later than October 6, 2026, to Dave Pribulka, Borough Manager, at dpribulka@bellefontepa.gov or (814) 355-1501.

Complete copies of the RFP, including submission requirements, scope of services, evaluation criteria, and required forms, may be obtained by contacting:

David Pribulka, Borough Manager

Bellefonte Borough

301 N. Spring Street, Suite 200, Bellefonte, PA 16823

(814) 355-1501

Proposals must be submitted in accordance with the format and delivery requirements set forth in the RFP. The Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities, and to make no award if it determines that to be in the Authority’s best interest.

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH AUTHORITY

BELLEFONTE BOROUGH

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS – RFQ #2026-1

DUNLOP STREET CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Bellefonte Borough is soliciting Statements of Qualifications from qualified architectural and engineering firms for the Dunlop Street Construction Project.

The project involves the design and construction of approximately 1,100 linear feet of new public street connecting High Street to Lamb Street at the Bellefonte Waterfront Development site. The project is funded through a $1,555,000 HUD Community Project Funding (CPF) grant and is subject to applicable federal requirements.

Services will include, but are not limited to, civil engineering and design, project management, construction management and inspection, cost estimating, construction documents, and HUD CPF grant assistance.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
4:00 p.m., Friday, September 25, 2026

Sealed qualifications shall be submitted to:

Bellefonte Borough
Attn: Alyssa Doherty, Assistant to the Borough Manager
301 North Spring Street, Suite 200
Bellefonte, PA 16823
(814) 355-1501
adoherty@bellefontepa.gov

Questions and requests for clarification are due by 4:00 p.m. on September 9, 2026 and must be submitted in writing.

The complete RFQ and any addenda will be available through Bellefonte Borough. The Borough reserves the right to reject any or all submissions and to waive irregularities. Minority and female-owned businesses are encouraged to submit qualifications.

https://bellefonte.net/2026/26611/

The 2025 Annual Water Quality Report has been prepared to provide Bellefonte Borough water customers with important information about their drinking water quality. This report includes a table summarizing the water testing results for the 2025 calendar year. The Water Quality Report can be found below or on the Bellefonte Borough Water Authority website at https://goh2o.net/utilities/bbwa A paper copy of the 2025 Water Quality Report may be requested by contacting the borough office at (814)355-1501 Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm.