IN Peters Township October/November 2018 | Page 10

DATES TO REMEMBER October 5 & 6 Haunted Trail 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. October 22 Leaf Collection Begins (details on page 10) October 31 Trick or Treat 6 to 8 p.m. October 31 Third Quarter Earned Income Tax due; Last Day to Pay School Real Estate Tax at Face Value. November 4 Daylight Savings Time Ends November 11 Veterans Day The Township has commenced the 2019 Budget process. Five workshops will be held, currently scheduled for October 1, October 15, October 29, November 5, and November 19. Council will conduct a public hearing on the 2019 Budget on November 26, 2018. All meetings are at 7:30 p.m. at the Peters Township Municipal Building. The 2019 Budget will be available for public review on November 12, via the Township website. The Budget Adoption, the last step of the Budget process, is scheduled for December 10, 2018. Information will be made available through our Township website during the entire budget process. Election Day Reminder Residents are reminded that Election Day is November 6, 2018. The deadline to register to vote in this election is October 9. The deadline to change party affiliation is also October 9. The last day to apply for an absentee ballot is October 30. Residents may register online or download forms at votespa.com or call the Washington County Election Office at 724.228.6750. November 6 Election Day Budget Schedule November 22 Thanksgiving Day, All Offices Closed; Garbage Pickup on Friday November 23 Municipal Offices Closed; Garbage Pick up on Saturday November 26 Last week for Leaf Collection November 26 Budget Public Hearing Tentatively Scheduled December 2 Tree Lighting/Holiday Party 6 p.m. at Library Cardboard Compactor Beginning November 1, Peters Township will offer to all residents and businesses within its borders cardboard recycling services via a new compactor installed in the parking lot behind the Peters Township Fire Department, 245 East McMurray Road. Use of this compactor is restricted to daylight hours, and the compactor can only be used to recycle crushed cardboard boxes. Directions for operating the compactor are on a sign mounted on this equipment. The Township encourages operation of the compactor by only those residents over the age of 18. For any additional questions on utilizing this new recycling tool, feel free to contact the Township at 724.941.4180. Purchase and installation of this compactor was funded, in part, by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Peters Township Council Members Frank Arcuri 8 PETERS TOWNSHIP David M. Ball James F. Berquist Chairman Frank Kosir, Jr. Vice Chairman Robert Lewis Monica R. Merrell Gary J. Stiegel, Jr.