Upper Tulpehocken Township/ Strausstown Borough Merger Committee

01/17/2018

Eagle Disposal has just canceled the Strausstown trash collection for today, January 17, 2018. There will be no collection this week. There will be no limit for next week's collection. Updates are always available on their website at https://www.eagledisposalofpa.com.

06/20/2017

DCED- Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development has just completed their case study of our municipal merger.

04/28/2017

http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/strausstown-tulpehocken-officials-honored-for-merger

Albright College's Center for Excellence in Local Government was also recognized for its role in the process.

07/06/2016

New Strausstown signs announce its change from a borough to a village.

06/29/2016

The committee overseeing the township's merger with Strausstown has a lengthy to-do list.

06/22/2016

Get details on the Strausstown / Upper Tulpehocken Merger with Strausstown Borough Council President George Brown, Upper Tulpehocken Joint EMA Coordinator and Planning Commission Member Russel Yerger and County Commissioner Christian Leinbach.

06/21/2016

Thank you to County Commissioner Christian Y. Leinbach and BCTV for having our Municipal Merger Committee CoChairmen on your program last night. Great job Russell and George!

06/20/2016

Please tune in to Comcast Channel 15 this evening at 6:30 pm as the Merger Committee CoChairmen, Russell Yerger and George Brown, will be appearing on BCTV with County Commissioner Christian Y. Leinbach.

05/26/2016

Thank you to all members of the UTT/ Strausstown Borough Merger Committee for the hard work and dedication of information gathering and dissemination as well as educating residents in advance of the referendum vote. Now that the vote has been confirmed, this committee is no longer active, but are always available to answer any questions or concerns residents of either municipality may have. Effective July 1, 2016 Strausstown Borough will officially become the Village of Strausstown and be governed by Upper Tulpehocken Township. As outlined in the Municipal Merger Ordinance, a Transition Committee has been appointed by the Board of Supervisors to continue to address issues related to the consolidation. This Committee includes Chairman Russell Yerger, Vice-Chairman George Brown, members Gary Rosenblatt, Ric Narducci, and Barry Bentz. A tentative meeting schedule includes June 6 at 6:00 pm in the Strausstown Sewer Plant Office; June 13, 20, and 27 at 6:00 pm at the Township Municipal Office. This meeting schedule is subject to change and updates will be posted here. Residents of both municipalities are welcome and encouraged to attend all Transition Committee meetings. As always, please contact the Township office or a Committee member with any questions.

05/16/2016

The newly formed Transition Committee will meet tonight at the Township Office to continue preparing for the municipal merger. The meeting will begin at 6:00 pm and is open to the public.

04/27/2016

While the results are not official, it does appear as if the residents of both the Borough and the Township have approved the merger. Thanks to all the residents that got informed and voted. Democracy works!