MEETINGS FOR JUNE 2021

VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT:
The Borough of Lewisburg will be holding some virtual meetings via Zoom Webinar in June for Council and Committees listed below in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines and to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus causing COVID-19.

 

MEETING REGISTRATION:
Advanced Registration is required for members of the public who wish to attend. When registering, you will need to provide your first and last name, your email as well as your street address. This will serve as the meeting sign-in. Please do not use fictitious names when registering. You can register up until the start of the meeting.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

COUNCIL MEETINGS REGISTER HERE:

Public Works/Police Committee June 1, 2021 Meeting at 8:00 AM Virtual

Administrative Finance June 14, 2021 Meeting at 4:00 PM In Person

Borough Council June 8, 2021 Work Session at 6:30 PM Virtual

Community Development  Planning Committee June 10, 2021 5:00 PM  (To be determined if virtual or in-person)

Borough Council Regular June 15, 2021 Meeting at 6:30 PM In Person

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS REGISTER HERE:

Planning Commission June 2, 2021 at 6:00 PM  (To be determined if virtual or in-person)

HARB June 8, 2021 at 5:00 PM  (Resume in-person meeting in Borough Council Chambers)

Shade Tree Commission June 10, 2021 at 6:00 PM  (To be determined if virtual or in-person)

Shade Tree Commission Work Session June 24, 2021 at 6:00 PM In Person

PUBLIC COMMENT:
Members of the public may submit questions and comments to William Lowthert, Borough Manager, at wlowthert@lewisburgborough.org prior to the meeting. Once the meeting has started, meeting attendees can submit questions and comments through the chat function of the Webinar format.

 

Memorial Day Holiday Refuse Pickup Schedule

The Lewisburg Borough Office and Public Works Department will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2021, to observe Memorial Day.  Refuse normally picked up on Monday will be picked up Tuesday, June 1, 2021, and refuse normally picked up on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, will be picked up on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, with the normal Wednesday pickup.

POLICE IGA DISCUSSION MEETING BETWEEN EBT AND LEWISBURG

Representatives of East Buffalo Township and the Borough of Lewisburg will meet on May 24, 2021, at 5:30 PM.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Regional Police Intergovernmental Agreement.

The meeting will be held virtually via ZOOM and is open to the public.  Visit www.ebtwp.org or use the below link to access the virtual meeting registration.

 

Register in advance below:

Police IGA Discussion at 5:30 PM Meeting:

 

ZOOM MEETINGS FOR MAY 2021

VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT:
The Borough of Lewisburg will be holding virtual meetings via Zoom Webinar in May for Council and Committees listed below in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines and to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus causing COVID-19.

MEETING REGISTRATION:

Advanced Registration is required for members of the public who wish to attend.  When registering, you will need to provide your first and last name, your email as well as your street address.  This will serve as the meeting sign-in requirement for the Lewisburg Borough Council public meeting.  Please do not use fictitious names when registering.  You can register up until 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the meeting.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

COUNCIL AND COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS REGISTER HERE:

Administrative Finance May 10, 2021, at 4 PM

Borough Council Work Session May 11, 2021, at 6:30 PM

Community Development Planning Committee May 13, 2021, at 5 PM

Borough Council Meeting May 18, 2021, at 6:30 PM

COMMITTEE MEETINGS REGISTER HERE:

HARB May 11, 2021, at 5 PM

Shade Tree Commission May 13, 2021, at 6 PM

Shade Tree Commission Work Session May 27, 2021, at 6 PM

PUBLIC COMMENT

Members of the public may submit questions and comments to William Lowthert, Borough Manager, at wlowthert@lewisburgborough.org prior to the meeting.  Once the meeting has started, meeting attendees can submit questions and comments through the chat function of the Webinar format.  

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE

TO ALL CITIZENS & RESIDENTS OF THE BOROUGH OF LEWISBURG:

NOTICE is hereby given that the Borough Council of the Borough of Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, will hold a public hearing virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at 6:30 P.M., for the purpose of receiving and considering written or oral testimony and comments concerning a proposed Ordinance, of which this Notice is a summary, amending Section 360-6(D) of Article II and Sections 360-11 through 360-19 of Article IV of Chapter 360 of the Code of the Borough of Lewisburg, being part of Ordinance No. 1010, enacted December 20, 2011, as amended, know as the Lewisburg Borough Zoning Ordinance of 2011, by deleting certain definitions and adding certain other new definitions; establishing certain general and specific standards relating to the location, placement, construction, maintenance, operation and removal of tower-based wireless communication facilities, non-tower wireless communication facilities, and small wireless communication facilities; and providing further for the regulation of such facilities within the public rights-of-way and outside the public rights-of-way and for the enforcement of said regulations.

 

Following the said hearing, the Borough Council of the Borough of Lewisburg will consider for enactment into law the aforesaid proposed Ordinance to become effective immediately upon enactment.

 

The place within the Borough where copies of the proposed Ordinance shall be obtainable for a charge not greater than the cost thereof and available for examination without charge is the Lewisburg Borough Building, 55 South Fifth Street, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

 

Any person with a disability who wishes to attend the said public hearing and cannot otherwise do so or is unable to participate in the proceedings at such hearing without auxiliary aid, assistance or other accommodation should contact the Borough Secretary at (570) 523-3614 prior to the hearing to discuss how your needs may be met.

Lewisburg Borough FFY 2021 Community Development Block Grant First Public Hearing Notice

POSTING DATE: April 26 – May 4, 2021
CONTACT PERSON: Mitzi Gallagher-Long (570) 524-4491

LEWISBURG BOROUGH
FFY 2021
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Union County, on behalf of Lewisburg Borough, plans to submit an application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. For Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021, it is estimated that Lewisburg Borough will be allocated $99,900.

A Public Hearing will be held on May 18, 2021, at 5:30 PM. Keeping with federal and state guidelines regarding COVID 19, this meeting will take place as a virtual video web and tele conference. The public is invited to observe and participate in the hearing as follows: To access via web video, type the link: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/8383951780. To access via telephone dial +1(470) 869-2200 and enter Meeting ID: 838 395 1780. The meeting will be recorded. The meeting platform is accessible to persons with disabilities. If accommodations are needed for those with special needs related to language, sight, or hearing, please call 570-524-4491 at least five days in advance. Interested applicants should contact Lewisburg Borough as soon as possible for funding consideration, but in no case later than May 18, 2021, at which time the Public Hearing is scheduled.

Proposed project activities must meet one or more of three objectives: benefit low- and moderate-income (LMI) persons; prevent or eliminate slums or blight; and/or alleviate immediate threats to the health and safety of the community. Housing, community and economic development activities are eligible; examples include housing rehab, demolition or improvement of blighted property and public works projects. A list of eligible activities can be found in Section 105(s) of the Housing and Community Development Act (P.L. 93-383), as amended.

Union County, on behalf of Lewisburg Borough, will commit not less than 70% of the total funds after administration costs, to projects which principally benefit (LMI). They encourage public comment on possible projects including environmental impacts, the Borough’s Three-Year Community Development Plan, as well as current or past CDBG projects.

No displacement is anticipated, and every effort will be made to avoid or minimize displacement and relocation. Should displacement be required, the applicant is responsible for replacing all LMI housing units that are demolished or converted. At this hearing, Lewisburg Borough will disclose the types and levels of assistance that it would make available if persons were to be displaced by CDBG-funded activities.

Union County, on behalf of Lewisburg Borough, does not discriminate in access to, participation in, or treatment or employment in its federally funded programs or services. In the event the public believes that discrimination, denied accessibility, or denied equal opportunity has occurred, Union County, on behalf of Lewisburg Borough, Section 504 officer the Chief Clerk, Union County, may be reached at (570) 524-8686.

Technical assistance will be provide
d upon request to any groups or persons, especially LMI persons or their representatives, when developing proposals intending to use CDBG funds. The Lewisburg Borough Council will strive to make all programs and activities accessible to all learning, mobility, vision, hearing, and language-impaired persons. If you have a disability or limited English proficiency and require an auxiliary aid or accommodations, please contact Rachel Radel at SEDA-COG, 1-800-332-6701, 1-800-654-5984 TTY, 1-800-654-5988 TDD to discuss your needs. Translators will be available upon request.

Any complaints or grievances should be written and submitted to Mitzi Gallagher-Long at mgallagherlong@seda-cog.org or at SEDA-COG, 201 Furnace Road Lewisburg, PA 17837. Written responses will be addressed within 15 working days when practicable.

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