Latest News from the Borough

Bellefonte Borough Closed

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The Borough offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25. If your refuse would be picked up on Monday, it will be picked up on Wednesday, May 27. Please be sure to have your container out the night before by 6:00 p.m. as the crew will be collecting refuse at an earlier time than usual. There will be no brush/grass container collection on Wednesday, May 27.

Bellefonte B & B Ordinance Temporary Change

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​Due to the current situation, Bellefonte Borough Council has suspended the maximum 14-day consecutive stay, 45 day total/12 month period stated in the ordinance.   The suspension is in effect from now until the end of the year.  Council will review this temporary suspension at their first meeting in December to decide whether or not to continue with the suspension.

2020 Census

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Bellefonte Borough received this in an email:

“The State of Pennsylvania has already self-responded 62% to the 2020 Census!
Some recent area highlights include:
  • Centre County CCC updated the County 2020 Census webpage noting some of the county-wide activities and extending an invitation to the community to join outreach efforts
  • Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in State College reminded parents to respond in the weekly parent e-newsletter.
  • Juniata River Valley Chamber of Commerce reminded businesses to spread the word through their e-update. This activity was previously reported as Downtown Lewistown, this serves as the correction.
  • Pennsylvania State Representative Scott Conklin (77th District) shared social media postings reminding everyone to respond to the 2020 Census.
People may contact you to say they did not receive census information at their house.  Please explain to those constituents that it is likely they didn’t receive information because field operations were temporarily suspended.  The Census Bureau is now deploying Census employees to hand-deliver Census information to each home that does not have mail delivered to the physical location of the housing unit, or the mail delivery information for the housing unit cannot be verified.  A questionnaire package will be left at every identified housing unit.  Please urge people to respond promptly to the 2020 Census using the ID number included in the questionnaire packet.  Here are two websites with information pertaining to this
 
Everyone can self-respond online, by phone, or by mail without being visited by a census taker. Households can respond by visiting my2020census.gov or calling 844-330-2020.  
The State of Pennsylvania is self-responding at a faster rate than the National rate because of your relentless efforts to remind everyone to respond.  Please continue keeping posted on your good work.”

Curbside Recycling Guidelines, Tips & Reminders

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This was in an email for Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority. We thought we would pass it along to our residents.

“A lot has been going on lately with curbside recycling.  My latest column gives you some of our latest guidelines as well as some tips and reminders when recycling curbside.  I have been finding that, these days, reminders have been very helpful to me.”  Amy Schirf

Alternate Street Parking

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Council voted to suspend the Alternate Street Parking enforcement for now.  This will be in place as long as the stay-at-home order is in effect or until the Council meeting following its lifting. Click here to view Section 530-40 Additional Parking Restrictions from the Borough ordinances that is specific to alternate street parking.

!!!!!!ATTENTION HOMETOWN HERO BANNERS!!!!

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The Hometown Hero Committee has decided to postpone the First Responder Banner program to 2022. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Nastase (The Happy Valley Adventure Bureau/Bellefonte Satellite Office, Train Station, 320 W. High St., Bellefonte, PA 16823) by sending an email to [email protected] or by calling 814-355-2917.

West Penn Power Planned Interruptions

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There will be two planned power interruptions on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, affecting West Penn Power customers in the borough of Bellefonte, Pa – Centre County. 

The first interruption will affect 13 customers in the vicinity of E. High Street between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – Noon. 

The second interruption will affect 7 other customers in the vicinity of E. High Street, Pike Street, and N. Allegheny
between the hours of Noon – 3 p.m.

A rain date will occur on Wednesday, May 6, 2020.   

Each customer impacted will be notified via the contact information on their electric account.  Customers needing to update their account phone number or want to sign-up for email or text alerts can either call the contact center at 1-800-686-0021 or go online at www.firstenergycorp.com/login ; Text and Email Alerts.