Welcome to Chalfant Borough

Chalfant Borough is nestled within the eastern suburbs of Allegheny County and is located just ten miles outside of Downtown Pittsburgh.

Chalfant, although small, is a borough with rich history dating back well over one hundred years.

Our quaint community is home to the beautiful Servicemen’s Memorial Park and ball field, several locally owned restaurants and businesses, and the landmark Parkway Steps.

Chalfant is delighted to remain a community where neighbors know one another and care about our borough.

We have recently updated our website in an effort to better support residents and visitors as they learn about the many resources available in Chalfant Borough.

Over the next few months, the website will continue to be updated with new content, so please check back frequently.

Warm Regards,

The Chalfant Borough Council

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Important Information for Residents

Chalfant Volunteer Fire Company Stuffed Cabbage and Hot Sausage Dinner

Saturday, November 13, 2021

3-7 PM

Community Center

Dinner includes stuffed cabbage or hot sausage, mashed potatoes, vegetable and dessert of your choice

$10.00 per meal, eat in or take out

The VFD will also be taking orders for pierogies for the holidays

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THE BOROUGH OF CHALFANT

COUNCIL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, November 10, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7915948470

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes:

• October 13, 2021

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:

• Motion to transfer $35,000 from the GF MM account to the GF Checking account to cover the cost of the November invoices.

Permits and Ordinances

Roads and Public Works:

• Motion to sign the 2022 Department of Public Works Contract with Forest Hills DPW. The contract amount for 2022 is $71,885.

Health and Sanitation:

• Motion to sign the 2022 contract with Hoffman Kennels. The contract amount for 2022 is $1,260.

Public Safety

• Motion to sign the 2022 Police contract with the Forest Hills Police Department. The contract amount for 2022 is $63,172.

WHEMS

• Motion to transfer $74.00 from the GF MM account to the Designated WHEMS Account. This was the amount of WHEMS tax collected in October.

Parks and Recreation/Borough Property

Crime Watch

Tax Collector

Citizen Participation

Old Business

New Business:

• Motion to advertise Ordinance 438, the 2022 Budget and Tax Levy. The budget will be available for inspection at the borough office.
• Motion to advertise the 2022 Council caucus meeting and regular meeting dates. 
• Motion to renew the borough’s Zoom annual subscription beginning on November 11 at a cost of $149.90.
• Motion to pass Concurring Resolution 556, formally requesting CDBG funding in the amount of $21,500 from Allegheny County Economic Development for the reconstruction of Pin Oak Ct. The total project’s cost is $24,000.
• Motion to make a $100 contribution to the 2021 Allegheny County Boroughs Association’s 2021 beneficiary, Presents from Police. Donations will be presented to Presents from Police at the ACBA General Membership Meeting on December 2, 2021.

Adjournment

WPJWA Water Service Shut Off Moratorium to Lift

The water service shut off instituted by the WPJWA in March 2020 preventing water service shut off due to non-payment expired on March 31, 2021.

Information regarding shut-off’s can be found in the letter sent to the Borough.

WPJWA Water Shut-Off Moratorium Information

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 2021 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.comYour cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Carol A Donahue/ Chalfant Tax Collector