IN Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Fall 2016 | Page 60

Did you know?

The Public Works Department has nine full time employees. The
crew is dedicated to ensuring the safety of our residents. Always
ready for emergencies or scheduled work. Holidays, no problem
our crew is there to respond. Snow in the morning? We are ready to
tackle whatever Mother Nature throws at us.
The Borough recently purchased two new Ford 550 vehicles for
the Public Works. One truck will be used for sanitary work along
with winter maintenance. The other will be used primary for the
park; these replacement vehicles will have salt spreaders and
plows for winter maintenance. Council has made a commitment
to ensure the DPW has the equipment needed for everyday tasks;
especially snow removal. Our salt shed is at capacity of about 1,200
tons, which is 90% full and 800 tons of salt is pre-ordered through
SHACOG.

DPW

Department of Public Works

We have a yard waste roll-off located at the DPW building. Any
Borough resident may bring branches, grass clippings, leaves, or
waste generated by yard work. The DPW hours of operation are
from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.; the material will be composted through
Republic Waste Services.
Leaf pick up this year will run for six weeks from October 17 to
November 25. Please put leaves in brown paper bags. To save on
the number of bags mulch the leaves with your mower then bag
them. Another cheaper way is to create a mulch pile. There are
several web sites available to assist residents create a mulch pile.
The organic material you create can be used in your flower beds or
gardens.
Enjoy the fall!

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If you weren’t in Brentwood you missed it!

On Saturday, August 6, 2016 the Brentwood Historical Society
sponsored the “Annual Yard Sale” throughout the Borough, many
items were available for sale at very reasonable prices. It was nice to
see so many residents and visitors walking along Brownsville Road
perusing numerous items for sale. Not to mention the residents
had the opportunity to get rid of unwanted items, they also made a
small fortune.
Later in the evening at 7:00 P.M.,
in Brentwood Park, the Brentwood
Park & Recreation Director, presented
the last 2016 Concert in the Park
featuring “The Bachelor Boys”. The
band was fantastic and played many
tunes from the 1950’s through 1970’s.
Reminiscing with the many memorable hits that you probably
haven’t heard in a while. The female singer did a great rendition of
“At Last” with a generous applaud from the audience. If you weren’t
there you missed the young children “sit down dancing” to the
music in the bleachers. The adults were also singing and swaying to
the music as they were going back to their younger days. Enjoying
every minute of it.

58 Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall

Submitted by Mary Lou Garase

At 9:30 P.M., the Brentwood 4th of July Committee sponsored
the 2016 Spectacular Brentwood 4th of July Fireworks. What a
great view sitting in the bleachers and watching the fireworks
close up. The
multitude of colors
was exceptional,
during the middle
of the fireworks, a
sensational blast of
solid gold fireworks
encased the sky
shimmering down as
if to fall on your lap.
(So precious!) The
fireworks continued,
as with all good things come to an end, the finale was super with
the display of several types of fireworks in a colorful blast creating
a “Crayola” sky. Like I said, “If you weren’t there, you surely missed a
great super Saturday in Brentwood, free to the public. All you had
to do was be there.” Hope to see you and many more residents and
visitors next year, you won’t be disappointed, it was an enjoyable
day. “I commend the committees that were involved in scheduling
these events and t heir efforts to make Brentwood a great place to
“Hang your Hat” and enjoy your community!”