Chalfant Newsletter Fall/Winter Supplement
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Ordinance 439:
Attention Landlords and Non-Owner Occupied Unit Property Owners:
Below is a link to Ordinance 439, providing the registration and inspection of non-owner occupied (including vacant) units:
2023 Landlord Tenant Registration Form:
https://chalfantborough-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/Landlord-Tenant-Registration-Form.pdf
2024 Holiday Garbage Collection:
Memorial Day: collection delayed until Saturday, June 1st
Independence Day: collection delayed until Saturday, July 6th.
Labor Day: collection delayed until Saturday, September 7th.
Thanksgiving: collection delayed until Saturday, November 30th.
Christmas: collection delayed until Saturday, December 28th.
New Year’s Day: collection delayed until Saturday, January 4th.
Chalfant Borough Newsletter 2023, Vol. 2:
https://chalfantborough-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/Chalfant-Borough-Newsletter-2023-Vol.-2.pdf
AGENDA
THE BOROUGH OF CHALFANT
COUNCIL MEETING
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Lauren Sivak was appointed to Chalfant Borough Council and received the Oath of Office at the at the caucus meeting on May 7, 2024.
Motion to appoint Lauren Sivak to Chalfant Borough Council.
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes:
● April 10, 2024
Approval of Bank Balances
Approval of Payment for Bills for the Month After Being Properly Countersigned
Approval of the Tax Collection Report as Read
Reports:
Mayor
Solicitor
Finance and Administration
Permits and Ordinances:
● Council will evaluate the administrative costs
associated with Ordinance 439 and set the
non-owner-occupied licensing fee for 2024. Motion
to pass Resolution 577 amending the registration
and licensing fee for non-owner-occupied
properties.
Roads and Public Works
Public Safety
WHEMS:
● Motion to transfer $7,338.30 from the GF MM
Account to the WHEMS MM Account. This was the
amount of WHEMS tax collected in April.
Health and Sanitation/Community Events
Parks and Recreation/Borough Property
Crime Watch
Tax Collector
Citizen Participation
Old Business
New Business
● The borough has received the Tri-COG Land Bank’s Notice
of Intent to Acquire 0 Greenfield Ave. (parcel number
374-G-206), East Pittsburgh, PA 15112. Motion to accept
the Land Bank’s acquisition of 0 Greenfield Ave.; the
borough does not object to the waiver of all taxes, tax
claims, and municipal claims due against the property
upon the TCLB’s acquisition.
● Per Borough Engineer, Robert Zischkau, motion to accept
Soli Construction, Inc.’s proposal for the West Street Storm
Sewer Relocation for the total bid price of $30,850.00
Chalfant Borough Council directs Glenn Engineering to
award the project to Soli Construction, Inc.
● Motion to advertise Ordinance 443, an ordinance creating
the position of Borough Manager, outlining the duties,
responsibilities, and functions of the Borough Manager.
● Per Tax Collector, Carol Donahue, motion to refund Jess
Lambert in the amount of $382.90, for the exoneration of
Year 2022 borough taxes by Allegheny County for 213
Wilkins Ave., and $382.90 for the exoneration of Year 2023
borough taxes by Allegheny County for 213 Wilkins Ave.
● Per Tax Collector, Carol Donahue, motion to refund Maciej
Skrzypczak in the amount of $225.03 for the exoneration of
Year 2022 borough taxes by Allegheny County for 1013
Pin Oak Ct., $225.03 for the exoneration of Year 2023
borough taxes by Allegheny County for 1013 Pin Oak Ct.,
$165.72 for the exoneration of Year 2022 borough taxes by
Allegheny County for 1011 Pin Oak Ct. , and $165.72 for
the exoneration of Year 2023 borough taxes by Allegheny
County for 1011 Pin Oak Ct.
● Motion to sign the agreement with Comcast for three-year
pricing for internet service at Chalfant Servicemen’s
Memorial Park. The cost of service for the first two years
will be $147.94/month with a slight increase in year three.
Internet service is required for the new camera system to
operate.
Adjournment
TAX PAYMENT REMINDERS:
REMINDER TO CHALFANT PROPERTY TAXPAYERS:
Chalfant residents and property owners,
March is a busy tax month! You have all received your Allegheny County Real Estate tax which is due at Discount on March 31, 2024. You should have received your Chalfant Borough 2024 Real Estate tax bill which was mailed on March, 1, 2024. If you have not received your bill to date, please contact me. This pertains only to taxpayers who have no mortgage. And finally, all 3rd installments of the Woodland Hills School 2023 tax year are due no later than March 31, 2024. All payments must be postmarked no later than 3/31/2024. You may drop off your payment at the Borough Office at 144 Lynnwood Avenue, on or before 3/31/2024.
Wishing all a Happy Easter and Spring.
Thank you,
Carol Donahue—Chalfant Borough Tax Collector
412-824-3283
The Tax Collector (Carol Donahue) can be reached between 9-4 daily at 412-824-3283. If I am unavailable, please leave a message and it will be returned within 24 hours. Any messages left on the weekend will be returned on the following Monday.
All tax payments are accepted at the Borough Office at 144 Lynnwood Avenue, either by mail or dropped off. If you must pay in person, other than the scheduled office hours for Discount payments, please call or email me (cadon4946@hotmail.com) to make an appointment at the office. At no time will payments be received at my home.
The 2024 Chalfant Borough Taxes have been mailed. If you have not received your tax bill (this is for those who do not have a mortgage holder responsible for paying your tax) please contact me at 412-824-3283.
Residents are Advised to Check Tax Statement Address
Notice to all Homeowners in Chalfant Borough.
It has been brought to my attention, with the mailing of the 2023 Chalfant Borough Tax Statements, that there are many incorrect mailing addresses for these statements. We do our best to record new owners and addresses provided by Allegheny County, but even on their site information isn’t always correct.
With the high number of Mortgages being sold and people refinancing, the County and the Chalfant tax collector don’t always get the new information quickly enough. It is the responsibility of all homeowners to advise the County and the local tax collector of any changes in the mailing address of tax statements. If you or your mortgage company don’t receive a tax statement, that does not excuse you from paying. A lot of these mailings do not get returned to me because they are deliverable, but that person may not live there any longer or that mortgage company may no longer hold your mortgage.
Chalfant Borough Tax Statements are mailed on March 1st of the year, Allegheny County Tax Statements are mailed on March 1st of the year and the Woodland Hills School District Tax Statements are mailed on July 1st of the year.
If you do not receive these, it is the Homeowner’s responsibility to advise the taxing agencies immediately. In doing so, the homeowner avoids the unpaid tax being turned over to Jordan Tax Services as a delinquent account.
Always remember to report the following: New Mortgage Company and mailing address(due to refinancing or mortgage being sold to another mortgage holder) Tax Statements to be mailed to a different branch or locations of the mortgage holder. The payoff of the mortgage, need to advise of new mailing address of Tax Statements. Homeowners renting a property, need to advise of your (property owner) new mailing address for Tax Statements.
In reporting all these things to the taxing agency, it can help keep you, the homeowner, receiving your tax statements and therefore not having your account go delinquent. If you have any questions regarding this notice, please call me at 412-824-3283 or email me at cadon4946@hotmail.com. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Carol A Donahue/ Chalfant Tax Collector
INFORMATION ABOUT INVASIVE SPECIES
https://chalfantborough-pa.org/wp-content/uploads/Invasive-Native-Plants-2022.pdf
