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Baldwin OpenGov
Once passed, the details of the 2019
budget will be available online at our
interactive financial reporting website:
baldwinboroughpa.opengov.com
The Borough strives to be transparent
and accountable to the public for fiscal
activities. OpenGov is a tool the Borough
utilizes to make it easier for everyone to
explore how taxpayer money is collected
and spent. Not only does the site provide
a detailed look at the budget, but it is
also updated monthly to show how the
Borough is performing. The visual aspect
allows viewers to easily identify trends
and major components of the Borough’s
financial activities.
In addition, a PDF version of
the complete budget with written
explanations will be available on the
baldwinborough.org website.
FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY TOOL
Recycling News
IMPORTANT changes in the residential recycling program will begin starting
January 1, 2019. It will be mandatory that glass will not be accepted as a recycled item.
Glass has become less cost-effective to recycle and can jeopardize the quality of other
clean recyclables. Additionally, contamination of items has become a serious problem
which then increases costs in the recycling industry. Contamination occurs when food-soiled recyclables get released in the recycling
trucks or recycling facilities and then contaminate the clean recyclables.
These and other changes become mandatory beginning January 1, 2019. For a full update on recycling changes, including the 2019
calendar, please visit our website at www.baldwinborough.org in December.
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