Welcome to Eldred Township, Monroe County!

A planned and zoned community. Permits required.  Mandatory Recycling and Waste Removal Program. 

Stop by to pick up your recycling barrel.

MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2015:

SUPERVISORS: FIRST WEDNESDAY EA MONTH AT 7:30 P.M.

PLANNING COMMISSION: THIRD THURSDAY EA MONTH AT 7:30 P.M.

Eldred Township's Historical Society: Third Tuesday ea month at 7:00 pm

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MOVING IN/OUT PERMITS REQUIRED

SEE ADDITIONAL TOWNSHIP INFO ON THE DIRECTORY PAGE

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PUBLIC NOTICES

The Board of Supervisors Workshop on February 18, 2015

The Board of Supervisors will hold a workshop to discuss the possibility of adding an Outdoor Shooting Range use to the Rural Resource Zone. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, February 18th at 10:00 a.m. and is open to the public.

Starting on March 11, 2015

State Representative Jack Rader Jr. or his legislative aide will begin to have hours at the Eldred Township Municipal Building to address any questions or concerns that the residents have. These sessions will be held on the second Wednesday of each month and run from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The first session is on March 11^th, 2015. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Jack Rader Announces District Offices Open February 9, 2015

With locations in Effort and Pocono Pines, both offices will open Monday, Feb. 9, 2015.

The office in Effort is located at 2785 Route 115, in Suite 103 of Carriage House Square, can be reached at (570) 620-4341 and will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Pocono Pines office is in the Tobyhanna Township Building, located at 105 Government Center Way, can be reached at (570) 643-7683 and will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Check out the Weekly Roundup with our State Representative, Jack Rader, for the exciting details!!!!! Weekly Roundup

West End Park and Open Space Commission

The West End Park and Open Space Commission will provide two(2) $1,000.00 Dave Fleetwood Scholarships this year to recognize PVSD graduates who exemplify the outstanding attributes of Mr. Fleetwood. Applications and Guidelines are available from the Guidance Office or by request to bkozen@weposc.org  All properly completed applications must be received by the West End Park and Open Space Commission (WEPOSC) by April 15, 2015.

Home Preservation Program

Monroe County Habitat for Humanity is seeking applicants for our Home Preservation program. Home Preservation allows homeowners affected by low income age and disability to make necessary repairs on their homes. We are still in need of applicants so that we can achieve our goal of 23 home repair projects in Monroe County by June, 2015. Applicants must be homeowners, live in Monroe County, be up to date on mortgage, property taxes, have homeowner’s insurance and earn less than $38,600 (1 person) or $55,100 (Family of four). Contact our office for an application today!!

Help us to achieve our vision of “A World where everyone has a decent place to live”!

Volunteers are needed to reach our goal of 23 Home Preservation projects in Monroe County by June, 2015. All skill levels needed. Give your neighbors a “hand up” and work with us on some of these exciting projects! Call the office for more information. Groups are also welcomed.

We can only continue to build better lives in Monroe County for the next 20 years with the support of community members like you!!!

 PLEASE CONTACT KELLY KEMMERER IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!

Kelly Kemmerer

Executive Director

Monroe County Habitat For Humanity

(570) 476-9846

Be sure to check our website www.habitatmc.org

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IT'S OFFICIAL!!

 

Eldred Township has taken ownership of the Eldred Elementary School Building. Plans are under way for office rentals, community rooms, and special programs and events to benefit Eldred Township Residents.  Stay tuned for more information as plans unfold and the development of the building and grounds continues.   

ELDRED TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY CENTER

Every Monday starting at noon, there will be a jam session in room 148 of the Eldred Township Community Center. If you are a musician, please bring your instrument to jam with us! If you would just like to listen, you are most welcome to attend. For further information, please contact Carey Krum at 610.381.4560.

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COMMUNITY AWARENESS BULLETIN

STATE POLICE NOTICES/Digital Pickpockets

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PennEast Pipeline Project

Eldred Township Supervisors have recently been contacted by a representative of the Penn East Pipeline Project. AGL Resources, NJR Pipeline Company, South Jersey Industries, PSEG Power LLC, Spectra Energy Partners and UGI Energy Services (UGIES) are the member companies that form the PennEast Pipeline Company. The current pipeline project extends from Luzerne County in Pennsylvania to Lambertsville, New Jersey.

PennEast Pipeline Company is in the process of surveying to determine the feasibility of this natural gas pipeline. The proposed route runs through Carbon County near the Eldred Township line. For this reason, the Company has asked the Township to allow it to survey a portion of the Township's railway trail located along the Buckwha Creek; this area may be included in the planned buffer zone for the pipeline.  

The Supervisors would like you to know that they will be deciding how to respond to this request at their public meeting on January 5, 2015.   Please visit the website listed below and let us know your thoughts and opinions on this pipeline project. If you are an adjoining property owner, we are especially interested in hearing from you.

PennEast Pipeline Project Proposed Route

 

MONROE COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION PROGRESSES ON UPDATING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

The best plans cannot remain static, but must be periodically updated to reflect changing times and conditions. The Monroe County Comprehensive Plan has recently been reviewed by a task force of thirty-five members working with MCPC staff to develop the updated plan. Please visit the Planning Commission website at www.co.monroe.pa.us to view the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Final Draft document, as well as Final Draft EDIP Winter 2014 and the The Harvard Study of Alternative Futures for Monroe County. Use links on the left to access Land/Planning Records Portal, then Planning, then Comprehensive Plan Update.  

 

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GUIDE (Click on the title)

Covered Device Recycling Act of 2010; Mandatory recycling of electronic equipment.  (click to read rules) 

A new Monroe County Page.  A very important read for taxpayers.      http://www.westendsupporter.com/news/

A new McCord report regarding unfunded PA pensions           http://www.patreasury.gov/assets/McCord-Report-02-01-13-web.pdf           

Check this website out for great historical information!  http://www.monroehistorical.org/articles/files/090111_paradiseeldred.html  Don't forget Eldred Township's Historical Meetings held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, at 7:00 pm, at the Municipal Building. 

  Click on links below to access lots of important information:

http://www.thewasteauthority.com/  Visit this website for the complete information on trash collection, recycling information and Earth Day events!  A newsletter about the Fair and deer removal!  Click HERE to check it out.

  http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/ community/dep_home/5968  The link to the Department of Environmental Protection! 

Monroe County Litter Control and Beautification Site:  http://www.co.monroe.pa.us./litter control


PA Environmental Digest Current Newsletter http://www.paenvironmentdigest.com/newsletter/default.asp?NewsletterID=947

For important flood information: floodsmart.gov

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