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We cannot currently accept online payments for parking tickets as there is a problem with the equipment. Until further notice, parking tickets will have to be paid either by bringing payment in to the Police Department, by putting the fine in the provided yellow envelope and mailing it, or by placing the fine in the provided yellow envelope and putting it in the payment box outside the front door.
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An alternative to leaving your unwanted items out for Bulk Waste Collection is to donate to Habitat for Humanity ReStore. You can take household items to Habitat’s Bellefonte headquarters to keep them out of the landfill (or if your item(s) are on their list but are too large for you to deliver to them, please contact ReStore to schedule a free donation pick-up). Click here for a list of the detailed items they accept for donation.
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Reminder: The Bellefonte Borough Bulk Waste Collection is the week of May 20-24. During this week, Borough refuse customers are permitted to place bulk waste at the CURB ONLY for pickup by Borough staff. There will be no charge for this extra pickup service. The bulk waste pickup will follow the same routes and schedules as the regular refuse collection service, with one pickup truck-size load limit per customer. The refuse crew will not make extra trips to an address. Tires, batteries, items too heavy for two people to handle, construction material, paint cans and hazardous waste cannot be picked up during bulk waste collection Residents are not to use cardboard boxes for items if it is raining or it is calling for rain as it makes it difficult for the refuse crew to pick up the boxes without them falling apart. The Borough reserves the right to not collect if there is too much or it is too heavy.
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Charming. Beautiful. Unique. All words used to describe Talleyrand Park. Talleyrand is one of the region’s most visited parks and covers 3.5 acres. Founded in 1974, the all volunteer Talleyrand Park Committee continues to improve and maintain the park, collaborating with the Borough of Bellefonte and the Bellefonte Garden Club, while focusing on Bellefonte’s Victorian heritage and cultural richness.
Purchasing an engraved brick will help support the Talleyrand Park Committee’s ongoing improvements. Your brick—personalized with the name and message selected for yourself or loved one—will be part of Talleyrand’s ongoing history.
Funds raised during this event will be used to support future improvements to Talleyrand Park. Bricks to be installed near waterfall viewing area, behind the gazebo. Click here for an order form.
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The 2019 Centre County West Nile Virus Surveillance and Control season began on April 16.
Bellefonte Borough residents can assist the 2019 County program by eliminating sources of standing water such as unused swimming pools, stagnant ornamental ponds, poorly functioning roof gutters, and especially used tires. If it is feasible, poorly functioning storm water systems should be cleaned out to eliminate standing water. If you are aware of wet areas that are breeding large amounts of mosquitoes, you are asked to contact the County Planning & Community Development Office so samples can be trapped for identification and testing.
Additionally, the County Planning & Community Development Office is responsible for collecting and submitting dead birds for WNV testing. If you have questions concerning dead birds and West Nile Virus, please contact them at 814-355-6791. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) this year is limiting testing to crows, blue jays, hawks, and owls. PADEP will begin accepting dead birds for testing on May 1, 2019.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health website (www.westnile.state.pa.us) contains more information, as well as up-to-date local and statewide surveillance results during the mosquito season.
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Please be advised that the deadline to renew the current Hometown Hero banners has passed. If you have not renewed, you will be presented with your banner on November 11th prior to the Veterans Day Services beginning at 10 a.m.
The Bellefonte Hometown Hero Banner Committee is proud to offer their third round of honoring our heroes including an exciting new program for first responders. To learn more about this, please review the applications below. Please pay close attention to the deadline dates and the proper applications.
Hometown Hero Banner Application–Veteran Deadline: July 31, 2019
Hometown Hero Banner Application–First Responder Deadline: April 30, 2020
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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–Revision No. 1 in the Bid Form.
Bidding is for a single general construction contract, including all trades required for complete performance of the work indicated in the Statement of Work.
Project consists of laying asphalt at the Borough’s Composting site on a “ready to pave” 130’ X 300’ 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 from the Borough’s website at www.bellefonte.net
Sealed bids will be accepted until 4:00 PM local prevailing time on Monday, May 20, 2019 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 May 20, 2019. 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.
Click here for the bid form.
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Miscellaneous Plastic Recycling Container Moved in Bellefonte from the Burger King to the CVS
If you recycle miscellaneous plastic in Bellefonte, you may have noticed the container at the Burger King is no longer there. It, along with the other recycling containers that were previously there, have been moved to the CVS parking lot in Bellefonte. Click here for a list of all 6 miscellaneous plastic recycling locations and acceptable/unacceptable items.
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“Happy New Year from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the ReadyPA Team. As we enter January, we would like to stress the importance of safe driving over the winter months. The January 2019 ReadyPA Monthly provides some winter driving tips and safe driving practices to help you navigate Pennsylvania roadways.
Did you know that although your pets are covered in fur, many just aren’t equipped to be out in frigid temperatures for prolonged periods? This issue of the ReadyPA Monthly provides suggestions to help your animals stay healthy throughout the winter.
Finally, the State Meteorologist has provided information on the “chilling dangers of cold weather.”
The January Action Sheet contains information provided by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Be sure to practice these “10 musts for winter driving.”
We encourage you to share this newsletter and action sheet. Both the ReadyPA Monthly and the Action Sheet are available at www.Ready.PA.gov or you can view it by clicking on ReadyPA Monthly January 2019.”
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Below is a listing of Bellefonte Borough “ABC” vacancies. If interested in any of these vacancies, click here to obtain a volunteer application.
Historical and Architectural Review Board (HARB):
The purpose of the HARB is to offer advice and counsel to Bellefonte Borough Council concerning the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition or razing of all or any part of a building or structure located within the boundaries of the Historical and Architectural Review Board District and visible from a public right-of-way. For this purpose, the Historical and Architectural Review Board may make and alter rules and regulations for its own organization and procedure.
The HARB shall be composed of seven members and at least one alternate member, recommended by the HARB, and approved by Council. Of the seven members, one shall be a registered architect, one a licensed real estate broker, one the Borough building official, one a business person whose principal place of business is located within the HARB-regulated historic district, and three additional persons with a knowledge of and interest in historic preservation.
The HARB’s regularly scheduled meetings shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month unless circumstances warrant a postponement.
For more information, a copy of the HARB’s By-Laws can be found here
There is currently one vacancy on this Board (preferably someone with architectural or historical preservation experience), with the term expiring on 12/31/2023.
Civil Service Commission
The Civil Service Commission is a three member Commission with each member serving a six-year term. The Commission is designed to oversee the hiring and promotional process related to full-time police officers. Residency is required. Candidates for these positions must go through a civil service process where written and oral exams are given and scored. The Commission presents a list of eligible candidates to Council for their consideration. The Commission must meet the first Monday of the even-numbered new year to re-organize. Other meeting times are on an as-needed basis.
There is currently one alternate vacancy on this Commission.
