Author: Lower Southampton Township
Board of Supervisors Meeting Information – December 13, 2023
The next Board of Supervisors Meeting is Wednesday, December 13th 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.
Click HERE to view the agenda.
Final Yard Waste Collection for 2023
The final yard waste collection for the year is Thursday, 12/14. Yard waste collection will resume the first Thursday in April 2024.
If you have yard waste after this week, it can be disposed of with your regular trash pickup on Wednesdays.
Bucks County Scam Warning Alert Video- Public Service Announcement
Click the Link to watch the Public Service Announcement from Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran relating to ongoing scams:
2024 Preliminary Budget
The Lower Southampton Township Preliminary Budget for 2024 will be available and may be reviewed in its entirety at Lower Southampton Township Administration Building, 1500 Desire Avenue, Feasterville, PA between 9 AM and 5 PM – Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays. Click HERE to view the 2024 preliminary budget.
LOWER SOUTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP’S BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AT THEIR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023 AT 7:30 PM.
Deadline Nears for Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program
Older adults and Pennsylvanians with disabilities have until Dec. 31 to apply for the state’s 2022 Property Tax/Rent Rebate program. Remember, assistance through State Representative Joe Hogan’s Lower Southampton or Penndel offices is always free. You need not pay a private firm for assistance. When preparing to come in to apply, please bring with you:
1099 Social Security statements
If an owner, your paid tax receipts (contact your local tax collector)
If a renter, a completed rent certificate.
Your driver’s license
The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows and widowers age 50 and older; and people with disabilities age 18 and older. The income limit is $35,000 a year for homeowners and $15,000 annually for renters, and half of Social Security income is excluded.
LIHEAP – Financial Assistance Available for Energy Bills
Looking for assistance to help you manage your energy bills, especially during the cold winter months? Visit @PECOConnect’s website to learn about LIHEAP: peco.com/liheap
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal program that provides financial heating assistance to qualified households in the form of a CASH or CRISIS grant. The assistance is available to help customers that are at/below 150% of the federal poverty income guidelines and demonstrate a heating burden.
Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Apply:
1. LIHEAP is free money and you never have to pay it back
2. The minimum LIHEAP grant amount is $300 per customer
3. The maximum LIHEAP grant amount is $2,000 per customer
4. Even if you are current on your PECO bill, LIHEAP funding will go towards future PECO bills
5. Don’t leave free money on the table. Every year millions of dollars go unclaimed. Get Yours!
Learm more at: peco.com/liheap
Subsidiary Board Openings for 2024
Are you looking for a way to get involved with your community? There are several open positions on some of our subsidiary boards. If you are interested in being considered for one of the openings, please submit a letter of interest to administration@lstwp.org by 5 PM on Friday, December 8th.
- Vacancy Board – This position is appointed on an annual basis by the Board of Supervisors & mandated by the Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code. The purpose of this position is to decide upon a replacement Supervisor should a Supervisor Board position become vacant, in the event that the remaining four Board members are unable to reach a decision. Must be a registered voter in the Township.
- Environmental Advisory Council – The EAC meets monthly. The EAC identifies environmental issues and recommends plans & programs for the promotion and conservation of the Township’s natural resources.
- Industrial Development Authority – The purpose of the Authority is to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, own, finance and lease economic development projects within Lower Southampton Township. The IDA meets quarterly.
- Library Board – The Library Board meets monthly. The Library Board acts in an advisory capacity to the library and helps develop, monitor, and approve the library’s budget and policies.
- Planning Commission – The Planning Commission meets twice per month. The Planning Commission is responsible for hearing land development, zoning ordinances, and other township development plans in an effort to help the Board of Supervisors plan and guide the growth of our municipality.
- Playwicki Farm Foundation -The Playwicki Farm Foundation was created in 1996 as an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt corporation to raise money for charitable, education & scientific purposes. The funds are used for the repair, replacement, maintenance and preservation of Playwicki Farm and the development of educational programs. Throughout the year the Foundation has events that help with fundraising efforts.
- Recreation Board – The Recreation Board meets monthly. The Recreation Board shall advise the Board of Supervisors as to the operation, supervision and maintenance of parks, recreation programming and facilities.
- Veterans Advisory Council – The VAC meets monthly. The VAC gathers information for and distributes information to area Veterans. The VAC assists local Veterans with their questions about needs and resources that are available to them.
