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This is an email that was sent to the Borough from Big Spring Spirits regarding hand sanitizer….

Hello Bellefonte leaders —

Just wanted to touch base with y’all to let you know what’s going on down here. In terms of alcohol, we continue to provide curbside pick up, local delivery, and free shipping in PA every day, 9 am -10pm.

For food, we are trying to get the local food trucks down here and we are very serious about creating social distancing procedures to keep people from bunching up. Bonnie Blue’s will be here tonight for dinner, and tomorrow for lunch and dinner. Next Wednesday and Thursday we’re hoping to have Thomas Novasel of Happy Valley Chef making pizza in his pizza trailer…will keep you posted.

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This is what we are sending folks who inquire about hand sanitizer (believe me, it is never-ending!)–but we simply don’t have any right now beyond the small 50ml tubes we are giving out to customers who make a purchase. We donated our first run–1,000 liters– now are waiting on the raw materials required to make the WHO/FDA approved recipe, some of which have become hard to come by. So it could be a little while before we have any, and it’s really hard to get people to understand that…! Here’s what we’re telling folks, please feel free to share this information:

“Thank you for reaching out to Big Spring Spirits. In our effort to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, we are doing our best to produce hand sanitizer as quickly as possible. Demand is so high, that initially, we will not be able to keep up with demand. As a result, we have donated 100% of our current inventory to the Centre County Office of Emergency Services for their Director, Jeffrey A. Wharran, to distribute to the county’s emergency agencies.

If you are a first responder in Centre County, please contact Director Wharran at 814-355-6745/ [email protected].

If you are a first responder outside of Centre County, or an organization that is in need of hand sanitizer, or just a member of the public, please keep an eye on our Facebook page. In the coming weeks, we will be shifting 100% of our production capacity to making hand sanitizer, so we are hoping to be able to provide sanitizer to all that are in need. If you would like to be notified when the hand sanitizer will be available for purchase, please email [email protected] to be added to the contact list.

We appreciate your patience while we adapt to ever-changing circumstances.”

Hope you are all safe and that we’ll get to see you soon.

Lucy R. Rogers
Big Spring Spirits
Tasting Room Manager/Sales
198 Match Factory Place
Bellefonte, PA 16823
814-353-4478
814-574-7868 (cell)

Bellefonte Borough has decided to suspend the start of the brush and grass pickup season. Since it falls under the category of “not a life-sustaining service,” it will be suspended until further notice.

The compost facility on Musser Lane is currently open during the week from 7:00 AM to 2:00 PM Monday through Thursday and open on Friday from 7:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Ordinarily, you need a key during the week; however, due to COVID-19 and the door to the Borough offices being locked, we have left the gate open at those times Monday through Friday. Saturday, April 4, will be the first Saturday that the compost facility will be open this season. It will be self-service; there will be no attendant there for assistance.

The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority (CCRRA) has announced that the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event scheduled for April 24th and 25th has been POSTPONED until further notice.

Please check the Authority’s website (https://www.centrecountyrecycles.org/)and Facebook page later this summer for updates and a new event date. Until then, stay safe and healthy.

For questions or additional information, please contact Amy Schirf at 814-238-7005, or by e-mail at [email protected].

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the Bellefonte Borough is doing all it can to protect workers providing essential services. One of those services is refuse collection. To better serve you and protect our staff, we are reminding residents and businesses that are open that all trash materials are to be bagged prior to being placed inside the dumpster or can. The only exception is bulk refuse with prior arrangements for scheduled collection.

Thank you for your help.

Find out how Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority (CCRRA) is working to keep its workers safe, and how you can help by clicking here.

While social distancing is the right thing to do now, there is real concern that if everyone stays home to shut down Covid-19, small businesses will be shut down as well. With residents self-quarantining themselves and the Pennsylvania government mandating that bars and restaurants be closed, local businesses are already losing income. The local businesses that are an integral part of our community may not survive this.

What can we do during this time to support our local small businesses? There are many businesses in the Borough that are open and providing curbside pickup, takeout or delivery. Place your order and go pick it up or have it delivered to your doorstep.

For information regarding the coronavirus, go to the Pennsylvania Department of Health website at www.health.pa.gov.

In consideration of the coronavirus and as a precautionary measure, we are encouraging the following:

1. Residents can mail their payments to the Borough (Bellefonte Borough Office, 236 West Lamb Street). This includes payments for the 2020 brush/grass collection ($10 per can). Be sure to include your address, phone number and what type of container you have (i.e.; one brush and one grass, only one brush, etc.).  Please call the borough office with any questions at 814-355-1501.

2. Residents can put their payments in the locked box beside the front door. This includes payments for the 2020 brush/grass collection ($10 per can). Again, be sure to include your address, phone number and what type of container you have (i.e.; one brush and one grass, only one brush, etc.). Please call the borough office with any questions at 814-355-1501.

3. If you wish, we can add the $10 per can fee for brush/grass collection to your next utility bill. Just give us a call so that we know to do so.

We are more than happy to scan your receipt and send it to you via email. Please provide us with your email address with your payment.

Beginning Monday, March 16, 2020, anyone wishing to use the credit card method of payment on our website may do so. Your card will be charged the $3 for every $100 or portion thereof as it usually is, but those fees will be credited to your account. This fee credit is only an interim measure and will end when deemed appropriate.

As we are updated on the Coronavirus, we may take additional precautions.  For information regarding the coronavirus, go to the Pennsylvania Department of Health website at www.health.pa.gov.

Due to the lack of applications, the HARB meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 10, 2020, has been canceled. The next meeting will be Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers, 236 W Lamb St, Bellefonte.