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Trick or Treat Night

Lower Allen Township’s Trick or Treat Night is Thursday, October 31st, from 6-8pm.

Lower Allen and Lisburn Community Fire Companies will once again be handing out pizza and candy in the neighborhoods on Halloween evening. The anticipated schedule is as follows:

6:00 – 6:50 PM:
Truck 12 – Highland Estates @ Letchworth Drive & Kent Drive
Engine 1-12 – Windsor Park @ Lancaster Blvd & Oxford Drive
Squad 12 – Heights of Beacon Hill @ Tisbury Circle
Engine 3-12 – Highland Park @ Letchworth Rd & Chatham Road
Rescue 12 – Arcona – Market House across from Spring Gate
Company 24 – Lisburn / Allen Estates

7:00 – 8:00 PM:
Truck 12 – Allendale @ Allendale Way & Blacklatch Lane
Engine 1-12 – Sheepford Crossing @ playground
Squad 12 – Cedar Cliff Manor @ Citadel Drive & Colgate Drive
Rescue 12 – Rossmoyne Manor @ Scarsdale Drive & Neponsit Ln
Company 24 – Fox Hollow Rd & Canyon Creek

Cumberland Park and Shireman Manor residents can stop at the Rupp Ave Station between 7:00 – 8:00 PM.

Junior Commissioner Program

Lower Allen Township is proud to announce a Junior Commissioner Program and the inaugural year starts with the 2024-2025 school year!

This is a non-compensated position and is designed to introduce high school students to the operations of local government, afford our Commissioners the opportunity to learn about issues important to our youth, and afford the students an opportunity to let the Commissioners know what’s going on in their schools.

Any Lower Allen Township resident who is a high school junior or senior (enrolled in a high school, vocational-technical school, charter school, private school, home or other non-traditional schooled) is eligible to apply for the position.  Click the following for more information on the program and the program application form.

Interested students can apply directly or coordinate with their school administration or guidance offices.  For questions please email the Township Manager or Assistant Secretary or call (717) 975-7575 x 1003.

New Website Feature:
Report Streetlight Outages

The Lower Allen Township Public Works Department is pleased announce a new website feature to assist residents and property owners with reporting a streetlight outage.  The link can be found here and always from the Public Works Department’s webpage.  Please note, this service is for PPL streetlamps located in the jurisdiction of Lower Allen Township only (sorry, we won’t notify PPL with outages reported from other municipalities).  For issues with traffic signals please contact the Police Department.

DEP Article: Pool Water Discharge

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SPLISH, SPLASH: A DEEP DIVE INTO PROPER POOL WATER DISCHARGE

August 19, 2022 12:00 PM

 

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Swimming pool

Football is back, and the last of the hot summer days are upon us. In an effort to help protect stream health and aquatic life, we here at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) would like to offer some helpful tips and (not so) gentle reminders on how to properly close swimming pools for the year. Whether you’re a private owner, manage a public pool or work for a pool maintenance company, these reminders are for you!

Discharged pool water and waters containing chlorine or other chemicals can be detrimental to aquatic life if not handled responsibly. It is extremely important that these waters are handled correctly. Pool waters must not be discharged to any storm sewer or land in which a storm sewer is accessible because runoff can cause fish kills and unsafe aquatic conditions.

When draining a swimming pool this year, make sure to protect Pennsylvania by following these tips:

  • Pool water may be disposed of through the sanitary sewer system ONLY with municipal permission.
  • Never dispose of pool water through a storm sewer, which will discharge to a stream.
  • If lowering the water level of the pool, let it drain to a lawn to prevent it from running off into a storm sewer.
  • If a sanitary sewer system is not available, water may be used for irrigation if it does not run off the property or into a storm sewer.

And don’t forget: The discharge of swimming pool water to any waters of the commonwealth without a permit is a violation of the Clean Streams Law. Property owners and pool companies that violate this law may be prosecuted and penalized for damages. Don’t let this happen to you!

Graphic with tips for proper pool drainage

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