Welcome to Berwick Township
Due to the current circumstances and out of an extreme abundance of concern for your health and safety and that of our employees, the office will be closed to the public effective April 1st. For quarterly sewer payments, please either mail in your payment or slide your payment through the door slot. Please put a note in your envelope if you would like a receipt and we will mail one to you. If you pay with cash, please call the office to make arrangements for payment. All other business will be conducted on an appointment basis only. Please call the office at 717-632-1829 ext. 1 to make such arrangements. Thank you for cooperation during these unusual times. We are in this together and we will get through this together.
Berwick Township Board of Supervisors
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meeting scheduled on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 has been cancelled.
The Department of Community and Economic Development issued these guidelines on what are considered essential and non-essential businesses: Non-essential businesses include community and recreation centers; gyms, including yoga, barre and spin facilities; hair salons; nail salons; and spas; casinos; concert venue; theaters; bars; sporting event venues and golf courses; retail facilities, including shopping malls and except for pharmacy or other health care facilities within retail operations. Restaurants are urged only to remain open for carry-out and delivery orders.
Pennsylvania’s stay-at-home order is extended to the entire state until April 30, 2020. The tax collector will be accepting payments by mail only during this time. Drop box will not be checked during this time. You may call the tax collector at 717-624-3130.
Please mail to:
Deborah A. Becker
1025 Race Track Road
Abbottstown, PA 17301
Her phone number is 717-624-3130
If you would like a paid receipt, please include the entire bill and a stamped addressed envelope. Your original will be returned marked paid. Adams County and Berwick Township are working on extending the discount period to June 30, 2020. Delinquent school tax bills were due on or before March 31, 2020.
NOTICE
Paving operations are scheduled to begin on Route 94. This will consist of milling and final paving of the entire road from Green Springs Road to Berlin Road. Work will last until November 2020. Expect delays throughout the project. Of note will be a closure starting March 6th at 9:00 p.m. and reopening March 9th at 6:00 a.m. from Brickyard Road to Route 30. Detours will be posted.
PLANNING COMMISSION VACANCY
There is currently a vacancy on the Berwick Township Planning Commission. If interested in serving, please send a letter of interest to office@berwicktwp.org.,or if you have any questions please contact the office at 717-632-1829.
2020 Census
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT IS THE DECENNIAL CENSUS?
Every 10 years, the federal government conducts a population count of everyone in the United States. Data from the census provide the basis for distributing more than $675 billion in federal funds annually to communities across the country to support vital programs—impacting housing, education, transportation, employment, health care, and public policy. They also are used to redraw the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts and accurately determine the number of congressional seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ME?
Responding to the census is not only your civic duty; it also affects the amount of funding your community receives, how your community plans for the future, and your representation in government. Specifically, data from the 2020 Census are used to:
- Ensure public services and funding for schools, hospitals, and fire departments.
- Plan new homes and businesses and improve neighborhoods.
- Determine how many seats your state is allocated in the House of Representatives. The next census will take place in 2020. Beginning in mid-March, people will receive a notice in the mail to complete the 2020 Census. Once you receive it, you can respond online. In May, the U.S. Census Bureau will begin following up in person with households that haven’t responded to the census. In 2020, for the first time ever, the U.S. Census Bureau will accept responses online, but you can still respond by phone or mail if you prefer. Responding should take less time than it takes to finish your morning coffee.
- HOW CAN I RESPOND?
- WHEN WILL I COMPLETE THE CENSUS?
WHAT INFORMATION WILL BE REQUESTED?
The decennial census will collect basic information about the people living in your household. When completing the census, you should count everyone who is living in your household on April 1, 2020.
WHAT INFORMATION WILL NOT BE REQUESTED?
The Census Bureau will never ask for:
- Social Security numbers.
- Bank or credit card account numbers.
- Money or donations.
- Anything on behalf of a political party. Strict federal law protects your census responses. It is against the law for any Census Bureau employee to disclose or publish any census information that identifies an individual. Census Bureau employees take a lifelong pledge of confidentiality to handle data responsibly and keep respondents’ information private. The penalty for wrongful disclosure is a fine of up to $250,000 or imprisonment for up to 5 years, or both. No law enforcement agency (not the DHS, ICE, FBI, or CIA) can access or use your personal information at any time. Data collected can only be used for statistical purposes that help inform important decisions, including how much federal funding your community receives. WHERE CAN I GO TO LEARN MORE? Or go to Adams County’s 2020 Census web page:
- http://www.adamscounty.us/Dept/Planning/Pages/Census2020.aspx
- You can learn more about the 2020 Census by visiting 2020census.gov.
- The Census Bureau has a robust cybersecurity program that incorporates industry best practices and federal security standards for encrypting data.
- WILL MY INFORMATION BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL?
LEAF COLLECTION UPDATE
In the coming weeks, you will see our “new to us” leaf collector out on the roads. Our main goal this fall is to clear leaves out of the gutters and banks along our roads. We will not have a formal leaf collection schedule in place for this year. We will spend this fall working out the best route to cover all roads, and the time it will take. We will have a schedule for collection in place next year. In the meantime, if you see us out and about in your area, feel free to push leaves in our direction. We will post another update when the schedule is formalized for 2020.
2019 Pension Disclosure Statement
If you use Facebook please visit the link below and “Like” our new township Facebook page. Social Media has become an ever increasing part of our lives and we wish to utilize this tool to issue public notices and announcements. When we make these announcements please share them with neighbors who may not use Facebook. Thank You.
