Due to the severe thunderstorm all meetings scheduled at New Britain Township this evening have been cancelled.
The Board of Supervisors Meeting scheduled to take place Monday, July 16, 2018 has been cancelled. The next scheduled meeting of the New Britain Township Board of Supervisors is Monday, August 6, 2018, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Township Building, 207 Park Avenue, Chalfont.
The Planning Commission Meeting scheduled to take place Tuesday, July 10, 2018 has been cancelled. The next scheduled meeting of the New Britain Township Planning Commission is Tuesday, July 24, 2018, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Township Building, 207 Park Avenue, Chalfont.
Beginning Tuesday, June 26th through Friday, June 29th, Bristol Road between Shadow Creek Lane and Guinea Lane will experience weekday lane closures from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. due to PECO gas main installation. Please use an alternate route.
PennDOT held an open house project update meeting on June 5th at the Unami Middle School in Chalfont. The purpose of the meeting was to present the public with progress plans and a status update on the project.
The project involves constructing a two-lane eroad from Route 202 to Park Avenue to improve traffic flow in the Chalfont area. Residents may be aware of the traditional Bristol Road Extension. PennDOT is evaluating alternative routes. Residents are encouraged to review the information from the June 5th Unami Meeting and submit feedback to PennDOT by July 5th.
To view the presentation and maps, please
CLICK HERE to go to the Public Works Current Projects page and make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page.
Construction bids on this project are expected to be opened in late 2022.
At the Township’s request, representatives from PennDOT provided Township residents with information on the PennDOT Butler Avenue Culvert Project (Butler Avenue Bridge Replacement).
Please click on the link below to view the preliminary plan for construction, as well as, the proposed detour route.
Please
CLICK HERE for more information.
Starting on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, PennDOT will be doing road base repairs on Route 152 from Hilltown Pike to Butler Avenue and then back to Hilltown Pike. After completion, base repairs will continue to follow on Park Avenue and Ferry Road to Old Iron Hill Road. Do expect some delays.
The NBT Veterans Committee would like to thank all those who attended the event and the sponsors for the event, including: J Carroll Molloy, Gilmore & Associates, Grim, Biehn, & Thatcher, Little Farm Estates, FrisTrust Bank, Windmill Day School & Camp, Babylon School of Dance, Blue Dog Tavern, Paddy's Pet Resort, McCaffrey's Market, and the Chalfont New Britain Business Alliance.
The Bucks County Planning Commission is looking for feedback on their 2018 - 2028 Municipal Waste Management Plan.
Please
CLICK HERE for more information.
Per directives from the Finance Department of the County of Bucks, you CANNOT PREPAY YOUR County, Township or School Real Estate taxes for 2018.
Route 152 in Hilltown will be closed daily 8:00 to 4:00 from Broad Street to Limekiln Pike for maintenance from December 4 to 8.
To make matters worse, Souderton Road (Route 113) in Hilltown will be closed full-time from Bethlehem Pike to Keystone Drive on December 11 through March 2018 to rehabilitate a bridge over Mill Creek.
New Galena Road Bridge is open. Work on the guard rail repair will be completed next week.
Come out and join New Britain Township for their Annual Santa House and meet our special guest Santa Clause!
Friday, December 1, 2017 and Saturday, December 2, 2017, From 5pm to 8pm, at the Giant Shopping Center on Route 202 & County Line Road.
Please
CLICK HERE for more information.
New Britain Township has recently added to a list of townships that are quarintined for the spotted lantern fly. The Spotted Lantern Fly has the potential to greatly impact the grape, hops and logging industries.
For additional information on how to get rid of the Spotted Lantern Fly
Clicking Here
The Veteran's Committee, Chalfont VFW Post 3258, and the Office of U.S. Senator Pat Toomey will be hosting a formal ceremony to honor those Military Veterans who served within the Vietnam Era Dates. The Ceremony will be held on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2017 at Veterans Park, located at the corner of New Galena and Walters Road in New Britain Township. If you wish to participate and be recognized, please contact Bill Malone. His contact information is located on the flyer provided below.
CLICK HERE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!
The Veteran's Committee would like to thank all our generous sponsors, vendors, yard salers, preformers, touch-a-truck and car show participants, and all our volunteers that helped make the 8th Annual Fall Festival the best one yet.
THANK YOU!!!
CLICK HERE
Routine Tree Trimming activities within New Brittan Township will take place between September and October by Asplundh Tree Experts. This work is being completed as part of PECO’s Distribution Preventative Maintenance work for aerial lines in the area.
The New Britain Township Police Department is now accepting resumes for the position of Patrolman (or Police Officer).
All interested candidates shall have successfully completed the Pennsylvania Act 120 Program and shall not use tobacco products. All interested candidates shall hand-deliver their resume to police headquarters during normal business hours (M-F / 0800-1600) and pick up an application. New Britain Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer (E.O.E.).
Anyone with questions may call 215-822-1910 or email Police@NBTPD.org.
Thank you to everyone who participated, volunteered to help and came to watch this year’s July 4th Parade. It was a great day.
New Britain Township especially wants to thank all of the following local businesses who helped with their sponsorship of the parade:
Little Farm Estates, Doli Construction, Service Champ, Inc, Target World, Carlton Pools, TRIJAY Systems, Data Cap Systems, Clemens Food Group, Roll Former Corp, Merck, Sharp & Dohme FCU, New Britain Mortage, Apex Dental Care, Shrine of Czestochowa, Nappen and Associates, Dunlap & Associates, Boucher & James, Endress & Hauser, Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment Co., Action Karate, Gilmore & Associates, Highpoint Law Offices, Grim, Biehn & Thatcher, American Heritage FCU, Katie’s Place, Spatola’s Pizza, Wawa, Primo Hoagies, Happy Mixer and Tony D’s Hair Salon.
Barclay Road will be closed during the day over the next several weeks for construction. Residents should expect delays and follow the posted detour signs.
CLICK HERE
Over the next couple of months Bray Brothers and Asphalt Maintenance Solutions will be paving roads located in New Britain Township. The work may cause some travel delays that residents should anticipate.
2017 Road Program Roads List
Clicking Here
Starting on June 13th New Galena Road will be closed. The bridge is located between Chapman Road and Swamp Road (313) on New Galena Road. The bridge is in closest proximatey to Swamp Road (313). Demolition of the bridge on New Galena Road will begin June 13th. The bridge will be impassable over the next 4 to 6 months for reconstruction. Residents should plan for delays during this time.
Residents should use King Road as a DETOUR during the construction of the bridge.
For additional information
Clicking Here
With the announcement in recent newspaper articles of the closing of Warminster Ambulance Corps, the Board of Directors and dedicated Staff of Chal-Brit EMS assures the Communities of Chalfont and New Britain Boroughs, New Britain, Doylestown, Hilltown and Warrington Townships that we cover, that Chal-Brit is alive, well, and ready to meet your emergency needs. We are even expanding staff to supply better coverage to our service area. We celebrate our Tenth Anniversary next year, and look forward to serving our Communities for many years to come! Thank You for Your Support!
New Britain Township and Chalfont Borough are pleased to announce that the Annual Community Shredding/E-Recycling Event was a huge success! The event resulted in almost 7,000 lbs of paper being shred and recycled, as well as, approximately 17,000 lbs of electronics. Special thanks to Shred One Security and PAR-Recycle Works for their contributions to this great event. Lastly, a big thank you to our residents for their part in making this event worthwile.
To view the event flyer
CLICK HERE
Riding ATVs and Dirt Bikes along the Neshaminy Creek and the SEPTA Railroad tracks is not permitted for many extensive reasons. As always, police will be monitoring the area for illegal riders.
The land in question is not “open land”, as there is no such thing. The land is not owned by Chalfont Borough or New Britain Township, but if it was, riding ATVs or Dirt Bikes is prohibited by ordinance.
The land is PRIVATE Property. If you are riding there, you are illegally trespassing unless you have written permission from the landowner submitted to the local municipality. The vehicle must also be properly licensed and registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and operated by a legally licensed driver.
Additionally, riding through streams and wetlands is a violation of multiple Chalfont Borough and New Britain Township ordinances, Pennsylvania Vehicle Code laws and environmental statutes and Federal environmental laws.
The New Britain Township Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Meeting on Monday, April 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building at 207 Park Avenue, Chalfont, PA. This meeting had originally been cancelled during the April 3 Board Meeting, but has been reinstated. The Board may consider any business before them that evening.
New Britain Township would like to thank everyone who attended Designer Bag Bingo on Friday and the Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. Both Events had great turn outs.
Give your dog the gift of security. Licensing your dog dramatically increases your chances of getting them back if they go missing. 2017 licenses are now available through your local county treasurer’s office! All dogs, three months and older, must be licensed by January 1st.
To view the event flyer
CLICK HERE
New Britain Township's annual Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for Saturday, April 1, 2017 has been postponed. The event will now occur on the rain date of April 8th, at 10:00 am sharp at North Branch Park, 207 Park Avenue, Chalfont.
To view the event flyer
CLICK HERE
Come out and support the Veterans Committee by playing bingo. The event will be held at The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa on April 7, 2017 and will begin promptly at 7 pm. The doors will open at 6pm.
To view the event flyer
CLICK HERE
At their Regular Meeting of July 27, 2016, bids were opened by New Britain Township for construction of Phase One of Veterans Park, located at New Galena and Walters Roads in New Britain Township. The Board of Supervisors awarded the construction bid to Blooming Glen Contractors, Inc. for $298,118.88. Total estimated Project cost is $375,200.00. Construction of Phase One began August 16 and should be completed by the end of October 2016.
Over the last several years, New Britain Township’s Veterans Committee has been working on a park design for the facility, which will honor all Veterans who served or are presently serving in the United States Armed Forces.Veterans Park will include an ADA-accessible walking trail, a gazebo, a memorial monument and flag pole, a small tot lot play structure, parking lot and other elements where veterans and their families can join together to honor those who have served in the past, as well as those on active duty today. The overall design will incorporate natural habitats and will preserve the active farming that is presently performed on the land.
For additional information on Veterans Park and the Veterans Committee visit our page by
Clicking Here
Need to report a power outage or check the status of a power outage? Visit PECO's Power Outage Map by
Clicking Here
Background
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies the contaminants to regulate in our drinking water, and they set regulatory limits for amounts of certain contaminants. Aqua uses the EPA’s maximum contaminant levels to ensure water quality.
There are some contaminants for which the EPA develops health advisories that do not have set regulatory limits. The health advisories provide technical information on health effects. PFOA and PFOS are included in those contaminants that have no regulatory limit but are associated with a health advisory. These chemicals are among a family of manmade chemicals that have been used for decades as an ingredient to make products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease and water, and in products for firefighting at airfields. They are extremely resistant to breaking down in the environment.
In 2009, EPA published provisional health advisories for PFOA and PFOS. At the time they were established, these advisories were as follows: PFOS: 200 parts per trillion and PFOA: 400 parts per trillion. In May 2016, EPA replaced the 2009 provisional advisories with new, lifetime health advisories that combined the two chemicals and set a 70 parts per trillion health advisory level for both.
What has happened recently?
Over the past 3 months, Aqua Pennsylvania has begun to receive laboratory results for PFOA and PFOS. Samples were collected from Aqua Pennsylvania water sources in areas in Montgomery and Bucks counties because of the recent developments with the groundwater contamination from PFOA and PFOS originating from nearby military bases in our region.
Late this week, Aqua received test results that included three Chalfont wells, two of which are well below the health advisory limit of 70 parts per trillion (results were 9.6 and 24), and one that is nearing the limit, at 68, from the sample we took. As a precautionary measure, Aqua is taking the following steps:
1. On Friday, July 15, Aqua resampled the well to verify the results
2. Aqua also shut down the well and will only use it as a back-up. This is mainly to ensure firefighters have sufficient water supply to ensure public safety in Chalfont. This is a temporary step.
3. To ensure a safe water supply in the borough in the interim, Aqua will run an interconnect with another water supply that they will ensure is within health advisory limits. Once that fix is in place, which is expected to happen next week, Aqua will shut down the well.
These steps are consistent with Aqua’s commitment to water quality for all our customers.
For more information on PFOA and PFOS, please visit EPA's Website
EPA's Website
Residents can reach Aqua with any quesitons by calling #1-877-987-2782.
Please note this is NOT a Forest Park, North Wales Water or North Penn Water issue. The water from Forest Park has been tested over 7 times since 2014 when this first came under the spotlight, and their results have always come back clean and below any detection level.
Since November 2001, Bucks County has been providing transportation to our Veterans to VA Hospitals in Philadelphia and Coatesville. The Transportation Program is overseen by the Bucks County Department of Veterans Afairs and has carried over 11,000 Veterans FREE of charge. The bus runs 5 days a week coveraing all of Bucks County.
The program is unique because it is not a taxpayer funded program, but rather depends on donations and an annual golf outing. In addition the VA Hospital in Coatesville pays for all maintenance, fuel, and Insurance.
For further informatino or to schedule a ride,call Betty at 215-345-3885.
To view the daily schedule
CLICK HERE
VFW Post 3258 is collecting faded, worn and retired flags for their September Flag Retirement Ceremony. A bin to collect these flags is available in the lobby of the New Britain Township Administration Building, 207 Park Avenue. For more information on Flag Disposal
click here.
Get local alerts about emergencies, severe weather and road closures on your cell or email. ReadyNotifyPA is a system that helps local officials in Southeastern Pennsylvania send emergency text alerts and other notifications to you quickly. To learn more and sign up
www.readynotifypa.org
The Bucks County Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the Bucks County Health Department and County Commissioners, introduced the Bucks County Special Needs Registry for indivicuals who would require assistance during an emergency.
The Special needs Registry is free, voluntary and a strictly confidential program. It is designed to help those who have difficulty during an evacuation due to physical or cognitive limitations, language barriers, or lack of transportation. The BC EMA will assist First Responders with making the best use of limited time and resources to help those with no other options for evacuation during an emergency.
Residents (or caregivers on their behalf) may register electronically by accessing
www.specialneedspa.org
