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BOROUGH OF BELLEFONTE

January 25, 2023

INVITATION TO BID

The Borough of Bellefonte will receive bids for the Musser Lane Composting Facility asphalt pad project in accordance with the Statement of Work, found as Addendum No 1 in the Bid Form.

Bidding is for a single general construction contract, including all trades required for complete performance of the work indication in the Statement of Work.

Project consists of laying asphalt at the Borough’s Composting site on a prepped subgrade and fine grade pad.

Interested bidders may obtain the bidding documents at the Bellefonte Borough Municipal Office located at 236 West Lamb Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823 anytime M-F from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.  Bid documents may also be downloaded HERE

Sealed bids will be accepted until 4:00 PM local prevailing time on Monday, March 6, 2023 at the Borough of Bellefonte Municipal Building Offices, 236 W. Lamb Street, Bellefonte, PA  16823.  Bids will be opened and read publicly by Borough of Bellefonte Council during the Council’s regular meeting on March 6, 2023.  Bid security must accompany each bid in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Total Bid in the form of a Bid Bond or Certified Check payable to the Borough of Bellefonte.

This project is financed in part by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s 902 Municipal Recycling Grant Program. This work shall be bid with prevailing wages paid to all on-site employees on this project.

The Borough of Bellefonte, through its duly authorized and constituted officials, reserves its rights to reject any or all bids, to accept or reject any portions thereof, and to waive any informalities, technicalities, irregularities, or defects in the bids or bidding.

RFP.Asphalt-Pad.Prevailing Wage Rate Document Included

STR ORDINANCE DRAFT Proposed Final Draft 01-17-2023

A printed version of the Ordinance can be examined during Business Hours Monday-Friday 8 Am- 4:30 PM at the Bellefonte Borough Building, 236 W. Lamb Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823.

Christmas Trees will be picked up beginning, Tuesday January 3, 2023 through Wednesday, January 31, 2023. Please have trees out by the curb where your trash can is placed on your designated trash day. 

Bellefonte Borough is seeking to fill current and upcoming vacancies on several authorities, boards, and commissions (ABCs) in the borough. You can find more information about each ABC here. 

Anyone interested in serving on a ABC must complete a volunteer application and submit a current CV/resume to [email protected] or by mailing it to 236 W. Lamb Street, Bellefonte PA 16823. 

• Planning Commission has two vacancies for a four-year term: 1/1/2023 thru 12/31/2026
• Zoning Hearing Board has one vacancy for a five year term: 1/1/2023 thru 12/31/2027
• Bellefonte HARB has two vacancies for a five-year term: 1/1/2023 thru 12/31/2027
  • licensed real estate broker
  • alternate
• Bellefonte Area Industrial Development Authority has one vacancy for a five-year term: 1/1/2023 thru 12/31/2027
• Bellefonte [Water] Authority has one vacancy for a five-year term: 1/1/2023 thru 12/31/2027
• Civil Service Commission has one vacancy for a six-year term: 1/1/2023 thru 12/31/2028
• Library Board has one vacancy for a four-year term: 1/1/2023 thru 12/31/2026

Trash Travels – Join Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful for the 2022 Pick Up Pennsylvania Program to Keep Our Waterways Clean
~ September 1 through November 30 ~

(September 6, 2022) Show us how you fight dirty and participate in the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Pick Up Pennsylvania program. Whether you are picking up litter in your neighborhood or organizing a larger cleanup of shared public spaces, Every Litter Bit Matters.

PA Fights Dirty: Every Litter Bit Matters is Pennsylvania’s new anti-littering campaign, developed as part of the Wolf administration’s Litter Action Plan and in response to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 2019 Pennsylvania Litter Research Study. The study identified approximately 502.5 million pieces of litter on Pennsylvania roadways.

To prevent that litter from ending up in our waterways, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful invites Pennsylvania residents to participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania, in support of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. This annual event is an opportunity to improve neighborhoods and Pennsylvania’s waterways by coordinating or participating in a litter cleanup. Registration is now open.

From September 1 through November 30, registered participants can receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, PennDOT and the Ocean Conservancy, as supplies last.

In addition to waterway cleanups, land-based cleanups are also eligible since a significant portion of waterway pollution originates on land. Wind and rain wash litter into storm drains or directly into creeks and rivers that eventually flow to the ocean where it has a devastating affect on marine life, human health and coastal economies.

“Whether you are cleaning up a local waterway, your local park or the street that you live on – it all makes a difference in reducing the amount of litter reaching our oceans. Every Litter Bit Matters. We are honored to provide the resources and supplies needed to help volunteers improve our communities,” explained Shannon Reiter, President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful. “Show us how you fight dirty and help us clean up PA!”

The Ocean Conservancy’s annual International Coastal Cleanup engages hundreds of thousands of volunteers from around the world to remove millions of pounds of plastics and debris from beaches, lakes and waterways. This event has grown to include participation by all 50 states and U.S. territories and 90 countries with the number growing each year. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is proud to coordinate this effort in Pennsylvania. In 2021, nearly 14,000 volunteers canvassed their communities to remove 745,380 pounds of trash and 99,200 pounds of tires from Pennsylvania’s lands, waterways and coastal regions from September through November.

Individuals, families, neighbors, students, civic organizations, anglers, waterway enthusiasts, local governments and all who care about the health and safety of our local waterways and oceans are invited to participate. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful suggests following all applicable federal, state and local health and safety rules for Novel Coronavirus (Covid 19) in effect at the time of the event.

To register your cleanup or community improvement event, visit keeppabeautiful.org/programs/pick-up-pa/. Questions can be answered by Michelle Dunn, Pick Up Pennsylvania Program Coordinator, at 877-772-3673 ext. 113 or [email protected].

Current 2022 Pick Up Pennsylvania supporters include: Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania funded by the NiSource Charitable Foundation, The Giant Company, Coca-Cola, Pennsylvania Waste Industries Association, GreenPrint, Braskem and Sheetz.

If you are interested in making an investment in a cleaner Pennsylvania by becoming a supporter of the 2023 Pick Up Pennsylvania program, contact Deb Woolley at [email protected].

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About Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s vision is a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania. Since 1990, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has worked with hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the state to pick up nearly 152 million pounds of trash from Pennsylvania’s roadways, waterways, greenways, vacant lots, forestlands and other community spaces. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s core programming focuses on litter and illegal dump prevention, cleanup, community greening, and proper waste handling and sustainable practices. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful works with many partnering organizations on the state and grassroots level to accomplish our goal of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is the state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. To learn more about Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, visit www.keeppabeautiful.org.

We’re pleased to present to you the 2021 Annual Water Quality Report. This report is designed to inform you about the water quality and our constant goal to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. To view the 2021 Annual Water Report please click here. If you have any questions or concerns about this report please contact, Ralph Stewart, Borough Manager at the Bellefonte Borough Office, 236 West Lamb St, Bellefonte, PA or call 814-355-1501 or the Bellefonte Borough Authority, which meets the 1st Tuesday of each month in the Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m.

PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES FOR LERTA DISTRICT APPLICATION

The following application procedure has been adopted:

1. Submit application to Bellefonte Borough, 236 West Lamb Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823, c/o Borough Manager.
2. Obtain Certification from the Borough that the property and the improvement under consideration is eligible for LERTA tax abatement.

• Send a copy of the application to:
  • Centre County Tax Assessment office, 420 Holmes Street, Bellefonte, PA, 16823.
  • Bellefonte Area School District LERTA District Program, c/o Ken Bean, North Allegheny Street, Bellefonte, PA 16823

LERTA Application with Ordinance attached

Are you looking to start, expand, or develop your business in Downtown Bellefonte?

Downtown Bellefonte Inc. is hosting a free event for aspiring and current business owners and managers to learn more about various steps it takes to successfully open your business in Downtown Bellefonte.

RSVP for this event here. 

The story behind the rise in Popularity in Bellefonte in the Centre County Gazette by Jodie Dello Stritto. 

The story behind the rise in popularity of Bellefonte