PECO is sponsoring a tree giveaway. Residents can use the web link below to register to receive a free tree. Your tree will be available for pickup on Friday, April 26th between 1 PM – 3 PM at Warminster Community Park, 1100 Veterans Way, Warminster, PA 18974.
Trees are available for reservation on a first come basis while supplies last.
The link is www.arborday.org/peco.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Lower Southampton Township, Bucks County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, will hold a public hearing on the following ordinances on April 10, 2024, 7:30 P.M., at the Township Administration Building, 1500 Desire Avenue, Feasterville, PA, 19053, and may consider adoption of the ordinance after the hearing:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LOWER SOUTHAMPTON, COUNTY OF BUCKS, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 10, PART 7; REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 27-1603(1)D(F)(G); REPLEASING SECTION 22-523; REPEALING SECTION 27-1721 AND ADOPTING A NEW SECTION 1721, OUTDOOR LIGHTING ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHING PENALITES FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE REPEALING AN INCONSISTENT ORDINANCE OR PARTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LOWER SOUTHAMPTON, COUNTY OF BUCKS, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, REPEALING SECTIONS 2-202, 23-109, AND CHAPTER 10 PART 3, DEALING WITH MAXIMUM NOISE LEVEL ORDINANCES AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 10 OF PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES OR PARTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LOWER SOUTHAMPTON, COUNTY OF BUCKS, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, CHAPTER 13, PART 1, TRANSIENT RETAIL BUSINESS
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF LOWER SOUTHAMPTON, COUNTY OF BUCKS, COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES OR PARTS AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AMENDING CHAPTER 15, PART 2, SECTION 218 TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR OFFICIAL USE BY EMERGENCY SERVICES
The full text of the proposed ordinances may be examined at the Lower Southampton Township Administration Building, 1500 Desire Avenue, during business hours (9 AM to 5 PM) or by clicking the links below:
Access to recordings of Board of Supervisors meetings are available on the Township’s YouTube Channel.
All meeting videos provided below are for reference only. Official actions of the Township Board of Supervisors are documented in approved meeting minutes and will be posted on the Township website the day following approval.
March 27, 2024 Lower Southampton Township Board of Supervisors Meeting (youtube.com)
The next Board of Supervisors Meeting is Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 7:30 PM in the Township Administration Building, 1500 Desire Avenue. The meeting will be televised live on the Township Cable Channel – 22 for Comcast customers, 28 for Verizon customers. The public is invited to attend.
The Board of Supervisors are conducting the interviews for the vacant Board of Supervisor position at 6:30 PM. The interviews are open to the public and will be televised live on the Township Cable Channels.
Click to HERE view the agenda.
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) announced that the Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund (PAHAF) is reopening this Monday, March 18, 2024, to homeowners struggling as a result of pandemic-related financial hardships. PAHAF provides financial assistance to eligible homeowners for mortgage and housing-related expenses to address delinquency and avoid default, foreclosure or displacement from their homes.
Since February 2023, there has been a pause on new applications in effect to allow PHFA to focus on a backlog of applicants as a priority. Now that most of the transitioned pending applications have been processed and an assessment of remaining funds has been made, PHFA is able to reopen the program to eligible new applicants until the remaining monies are exhausted.
Funds will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible applicants until the remaining monies are exhausted with priority given to homeowners facing an imminent adverse action (IAA) such as a notice of foreclosure, sheriff sale or utility shut-off notice. Applicants should understand that submitting an application does not guarantee funding. PHFA has encumbered what is believed to be adequate funds to process the remaining transitioned applications.
Interested Pennsylvania homeowners should visit www.pahaf.org for more information, eligibility requirements, and instructions on how to submit their application.
1. Know when flooding may occur. Sign up for alerts.
• Spring is a highly turbulent season that poses a multitude of weather and flooding threats to the Mid-Atlantic.
▪ Late-season winter storms and nor’easters can unexpectedly crush any signs of spring with dangerous winter conditions and coastal flooding.
▪ Major flooding along rivers, streams and creeks can also occur in the spring as a result of warmer temperatures and rainfall interacting with snowpack and river ice.
▪ Warm, humid weather also means an increased threat of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms with lightning, damaging winds, and large hail. In addition, heavy rainfall could cause flash flooding.
• Dangerous weather can happen anyplace and anytime. Dangerous weather includes hazardous conditions such as torrential rain, lightning, damaging straight-line winds, tornadoes, large hail, and flash flooding. No matter where you live, work, or travel you should take steps to prepare.
• Preparing includes making sure you have access to several ways to receive weather and emergency alerts. Download the FEMA app to receive real-time alerts from the National Weather Service for up to five locations nationwide. Sign up for community alerts in your area.
2. Know what to do. Practice protective measures.
• Flash flooding can develop in just minutes. If a flash flood warning is issued, it means a flash flood is imminent or occurring and you should take action. If you are in a flood prone area move immediately to high ground.
• Turn Around Don’t Drown: Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm related hazard. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that over half of all flood-related drownings occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water. The next highest percentage of flood-related deaths is due to walking into or near flood waters.
▪ Many flood deaths occur from cars being swept downstream. It takes just 12 inches of rushing water to carry away most cars and just 2 feet of rushing water can carry away SUVs and trucks.
▪ Many of the flood-related drownings are preventable. Never drive around the barriers blocking a flooded road; the road may have collapsed under the flood water.
▪ People underestimate the force and power of water It is never safe to drive or walk into flood waters. A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.
• Evacuate immediately, if told to evacuate. Never drive around barricades. Local responders use them to safely direct traffic out of flooded areas.
3. Know you’re protected. Talk to your insurance agent.
• Purchase Flood Insurance: A flood insurance policy through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is your best protection against flood-related loss.
▪ Floods are the most common and costly natural disasters in the United States. Just one inch of floodwater can cause up to $25,000 in damage.
▪ Most homeowners’ insurance does not cover flood damage.
▪ Flood insurance is a separate policy that can cover buildings, the contents in a building, or both, so it is important to protect your most important financial assets — your home, your business, your possessions.
Due to lack of agenda items, the March 13, 2024 Board of Supervisors meeting has been cancelled. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 27, 2024.
Lower Southampton Township is proud to be hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, April 9th, 9 AM to 2 PM in the Sarah Mitchell Community Center. Please call 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Lstownship to schedule an appointment. For more information, please contact deisemann@lstwp.org.
