Latest Hatfield
Borough News, Events, and Information
Safety Alerts –
Issue 7
Winter’s Deceptive Killers
While this winter’s weather has been quite
different than the past two years, it is not
over yet! So just in case the weather turns,
here are some recommendations on how to keep
you safe:
• Winter is the season of “deceptive
killers” because many of the deaths
associated with it are indirectly related to
storms. People die while shoveling snow,
from accidents on icy roads or carbon
monoxide poisoning from a generator used
inside the home. Since we usually have a
significant warning for winter weather, you
have time to prepare.
• Icy roads are treacherous. The two major
causes of icy roads are freezing rain and
sleet. Freezing rain is rain that freezes
when it hits the ground and creates a
coating of ice on roads, sidewalks, trees
and power lines. Sleet is rain that turns
into ice pellets before they reach the
ground. Either one will cause you problems.
To get the latest information on road
conditions, call toll free 1-888-783-6783or
visit www.511pa.com. For SEPTA updates visit
www.septa.org. Coaster information can be
obtained by calling the Mobility Hotline at
866-507-4857.
• If your heat goes out and you decide to
use a generator or another piece of
equipment that can provide heat, be sure to
locate it outside the home and away from
doors, windows and vents that would allow
carbon monoxide into your home. Play it safe
and install a carbon monoxide alarm on every
level of your home and outside sleeping
areas. If one goes off, immediately open a
door or window and move to a fresh air
location.
• Make sure that you have an Emergency
Preparedness Kit for both your home and car.
For the winter your car kit should include:
a shovel, windshield scraper, flashlight,
battery powered radio, extra batteries,
water, snack food, matches, hat mittens and
gloves, a first aid kit, any medications,
blanket, a tow chain or rope, road salt,
booster cables and emergency flares. Be sure
your home kit includes: rock salt, sand,
snow shovels, enough heating fuel, a good
supply of dry seasoned wood for your
fireplace or wood-burning stove and enough
blankets and other articles of warm
clothing.
• Be sure to have a Family Communication
Plan. In the event that all members of the
family are not together and phone service is
limited, select one person outside the area
to call and relay messages to family
members.
• When you go out to shovel snow, avoid
stimulants like caffeine or nicotine which
may increase your heart rate and constrict
your blood vessels. Stretch your muscles out
in your arms and legs. Begin shoveling
slowly and take plenty of breaks in between.
Stay Warm, Stay Safe!
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Northern Montgomery
County Recycling Commission has designated "Barnside
Farm Compost Facility" for Borough residents
to use as a drop-off for leaf and yard waste
throughout the year.
For more information call:
610-888-7719 or 610-287-8880
http://www.northmontcorecycle.com/compost.html
Chestnut Street
Trail Open
The walking bridge on
Chestnut Street, which is part of the joint
Hatfield Borough/Hatfield Township Chestnut
Street Trail, is now open to pedestrians.
Citizens on foot or bicycle now have passage
from the Borough's town center to the rear
entrance of School Road Park. Along
the way, trail users can access a number of
public parks, including Electric Plant Park,
the Liberty Bell Trail, the Chestnut Street
Trail Park, and the Hatfield Community Park.
People can use the trail to reach other
destinations including the Liberty Bell
Plaza, the Hatfield Aquatic Center, the Dog
Park, the Hatfield Police Station and both
municipal buildings.
The bridge rehabilitation
project, a vital element in the
collaborative effort to link the Borough and
Township's park systems, will be finished in
the spring once the beautification process
is complete. A dedication ceremony
will be scheduled.
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Sewer Lateral
Project
In an effort to improve
the Borough's sewer system by reducing the
inflow and infiltration into the system and
treatment plant, the Borough along with the
Army Corps of Engineers, will be conducting
the Sewer Lateral Repair Project to start in
the fall of 2010.
The work will be limited to the West Vine
Street area.
The project will identify and repair sewer
laterals connected to the Borough's sanitary
sewer system. Underground cameras will
be utilized to aid in the detection of
potential problem areas, and once
identified, these affected laterals, which
connect a properties system to the main
sewer lines under the road, will be
repaired.
Residents and business owners will be
informed as to temporary water restrictions.
Information will be sent via direct mail.
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Leaf Pick-Up/ Curbside
Chipping/ Power Line Maintenance
Leaves
The Borough conducts a
Fall Leaf collection every Monday from late
October through the beginning of December.
Residents must place leaves in biodegradable
paper bags which can be purchased at any
home improvement store and also at the
Borough Hall for $.25 each.
Limbs
The Borough also
conducts a Tree Limb Chipping program every
Spring & Fall. The intent of this
collection is for the clean-up of debris
from limbs that have fallen over time.
Residents who choose to cut down a tree or
bush on their property must make other
arrangements for disposal.
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Only limbs and
branches up to 6" in diameter will be
chipped.
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Branches should be
placed by curb in an orderly pile with
the trunk ends facing toward the road.
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Hedge and shrub
clippings, tree stumps, as well as
branches with thorns will not be
collected.
Discarded Christmas trees
are picked up the first 2 Mondays of every
new year. Trees should be cleaned of
any decorations and placed by the curb for
early morning removal.
Leaves, Brush, & Tree Limb Recycling
Northern Montgomery
County Recycling Commission has designated "Barnside
Farm Compost Facility" for Borough residents
to use as a drop-off for leaf and yard waste
throughout the year.
For more information call:
610-888-7719 or 610-287-8880
http://www.northmontcorecycle.com/compost.html
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Electric &
Sewer Customers:
Hatfield Borough will no longer be using
Harleysville National Bank as of January 1,
2010. The Borough has retained TD Bank
for it's banking services.
If you pay your bill in person, continue
paying at:
Hatfield Borough Office
401 S. Main Street
Hatfield, PA 19440
If you pay your bill by mail, continue
sending it to:
Borough of Hatfield
PO Box 190
Hatfield, PA 19440
If you pay your bill at the bank,
please begin paying at:
TD Bank
Cowpath and Orvilla Roads
Hatfield, PA 19440
Should you have any questions concerning
your payment, please do not hesitate to
contact the Borough office at (215)
855-0781.
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Electric & Sewer
payments will still be accepted at the
Hatfield branch of
TD Bank at Cowpath & Orvilla Roads.
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L.O.C.A.T.E. Law Officers Concerned
About the Endangered
Assisting Individuals with
Special Needs
The
L.O.C.A.T.E. program assists endangered or
special needs individuals who may be lost or
separated from their loved ones.
Information gathered through L.O.C.A.T.E.
allows officers responding to a found or
missing person call to more quickly reunited
someone with family or caregivers.
L.O.C.A.T.E. focuses on
citizens with special needs such as those
with:
- Autism
- Down Syndrome
- Impaired hearing
- Language barriers
- Alzheimer's and
related dementia disorders
Register
with L.O.C.A.T.E.
To
register with the L.O.C.A.T.E. program, a
parent, guardian, or caregiver should visit
the police department with the special needs
person. A photograph will be taken and
a registration form filled out. If you
prefer, you may
download a form
and complete it out ahead of time.
For more information, contact Chief Mark A.
Toomey or Sgt. Michael Diamond at
215-855-0903.
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Child Identification Kits Available Through Hatfield Township Police
Many children are
reported missing each year; a lost or
missing child needs to be found as soon as
possible.
The Hatfield Township Police Department invites all residents
of Hatfield Township and Hatfield Borough to stop at the police station (located
on School Road in Hatfield Township) and pick up a free Child Identification
Kit.
Each kit contains:
- Dental Chart
- Physical/personal/medical information
- Space for a recent photograph/hair sample
- Fingerprint chart with peel apart ink strip
Parents can use the kits to document important
information which can be quickly provided to law enforcement personnel to assist
in locating a missing child.
FBI — Child ID App
