Welcome to West Pittston

RECYCLING WILL NOW BE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVERY WEEK. WED. RECYCLE PICK UP WILL BE MONTGOMERY AVE. BOTH SIDES SOUTH TO EXETER LINE AND THURSDAY WILL BE REMAINDER OF TOWN.

Notice is hereby given that on Thursday, February 25th, 2021 at 7pm prevailing time, West Pittston Parks and Recreation Board will hold a special public meeting to set the meeting dates for 2021. In an effort to minimize public exposure to COVID-19 and maintain social distancing, the meeting will be conducted virtually via Zoom. Any member of the public who is interested in participating in the meeting will be able to join the meeting through the link below.

Meeting ID: 851 8363 2397
Passcode: 20amSt

All upcoming council meetings and work sessions will use the following info for public participation.

To join, please call 1-844-855-4444 pin#1504199.

Please click here for important information regarding construction work in the Borough during the COVID-19 crisis.

Borough residents should have received a mailing this past week for the 2020 Census. It is encouraged to respond online or by phone. If you did not receive one respond online by going to www.My2020Census.GOV We encourage everyone to respond because this data covers over 300 federal programs that matter to everyone such as SNAP,CHIP, Medicaid, Free Lunch Programs for Schools, just to name a few. Thank You.

The Mayor and council ask that each and every resident of West Pittston Borough (young and old) follow all directives from the Center for Disease Control(CDC)and the Pennsylvania Department of Health when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis. Thank you for your cooperation. Stay safe and please practice social distancing. Thank you.

For more information, please visit http://www.cdc.gov or
http://www.health.pa.gov.

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE STARTING THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2020, THE DPW FACILITY LOCATED AT 505 DELAWARE AVENUE WILL BE CLOSED AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING THE DROP OFF OF RECYCLING MATERIALS DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS CRISIS.  CURBSIDE PICK UP OF RECYCLABLES WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED, WHICH IS THE FIRST AND THIRD THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH.  ANYONE HAVING ANY QUESTIONS IS ASKED TO CALL THE DPW FACILIYT AT 570-655-7786.

 WEST PITTSTON BOROUGH GOVERNMENT WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING DURING THESE RECENT EVENTS.

Residents – most importantly all recycling must be clean and free of residuals, all cardboard boxes must be broken down and placed into one box for easy pickup, because of the present COID-19 situation these rules must be strictly followed, the safety of our men is of the upmost importance, if these rules are not followed your recycling will not be picked up.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

MODIFIED AND LIMITED PUBLIC ACCESS TO WEST PITTSTON BOROUGH GOVERNMENT OFFICES DUE TO EVENTS OF THE COVID-19 VIRUS CRISIS

THE FOLLOWING LIMITED PUBLIC ACCESS TO BOROUGH GOVERNMENT OFFICES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN DEALING WITH THE COVID-19 VIRUS:

UPDATED NEWS: To all residents of West Pittston our Tax Collector George Miller is requesting that payment be made by check or money order via the U.S. Mail To: West Pittston Borough 555 Exeter Ave. Attn: George Miller. Please do not come to the Borough Building during this emergency to make a payment. Thank You.

All Parks Are Closed Until Further Notice.

The West Pittston Borough Council and Department of Public Works urge all residents to carefully read the following information in regard to new recycling containers, trash pick-up, yard waste, leaf vacuuming, and the collection of recyclables. Our residents’ utmost cooperation is very important in maintaining a clean and attractive borough.

The borough was very fortunate to receive, through a grant, 2500 new recycling containers. These containers will be distributed at the DPW Building on a date and time which will be announced in the very near future. Residents who DO NOT already have a green borough container will be the first to get a maximum of two containers. These residents will also be asked to fill out a document listing their name and address.

The following is a perfect example of the old, yet very wise adage, “The village doesn’t make the people, the people make the village”. The borough is requiring all residents to remove all containers (trash, yard waste, recyclables, etc.) from tree lawn, road, or sidewalk within twelve hours after the collection. West Pittston’s ordinance regarding containers allows a twenty-four hour window to put containers out and removing them. If there is a viable reason for not following this ordinance (out of town, illness, physical handicap, etc.), please notify the DPW office at 570-655-7786. This ordinance will be strictly enforced, and if not obeyed, a citation will be issued followed by a fine of no less than $25 or more than $300 if the non compliance is not corrected. Residents should also be aware that yard waste and recycling  containers should not exceed thirty pounds. Recyclables should also be clean and free of any sharp objects.  The DPW workers will not collect containers that do not follow these guidelines. Residents should also be mindful that the green recycling containers are borough property and could be confiscated if guidelines are consistently ignored.

Lastly, the borough received a new leaf vacuuming truck via the same grant as the recycling containers. The initial plan is to post signs on streets to alert residents that the vacuum truck will clean leaves on a day listed on the sign. This plan will allow time to rake leaves to the edge of individual properties. When doing so, please do not block sidewalks or rake leaves over the curb onto the street. Leaves on the street could interfere with storm drains and the storm water system. The truck operator will not collect any leaf piles that contain debris (rocks, branches, etc.) that could possibly be a safety concern for the driver or the working parts of the truck. It also should be noted that the new truck may not operate on some of the more narrow streets in the borough due to it’s size. In this situation, leaves will be collected by borough employees as done in the past.

Plans and procedures for snow plowing will be announced at a later date.

We greatly appreciate the cooperation of all our residents in our overall effort to continue to keep our borough looking great. Thank you!

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NEWLY ADDED – WEST PITTSTON BOROUGH ZONING ORDINANCE