163 Municipal Road, Pipersville, PA 18947
Phone: (610) 294-9154 Fax: (610) 294-9889

Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9 AM - 5 PM & Wed. 9AM - 12 Noon

Bulletin Board News

Geigel Hill Road Closure
Geigel Hill Road is closed between Durham and Cafferty Roads from 9am to 3pm for two days (February 2nd and 3rd) as PennDot repairs ditches and shoulders. Access will be granted for emergency responders.

Update from Chief Sabath
The Tinicum Township Police Dept. is investigating a daytime residential burglary that occurred on January 26th on Frankenfield Road. Anyone with information concerning the burglary is asked to contact the Tinicum Police Dept. at 610-294-9158. Residents are reminded to lock your doors and set alarms when leaving your homes. Posted 1/27/12

Message from Chief Sabath
The township, along with other neighboring communities, has experienced a recent rash of daytime residential burglaries. Residents affected were located on Hollow Horn, Dark Hollow, Geigel Hill, Headquarters and Sheephole Roads. Dates for the incidents range from 12/27/2011 to 1/14/2012. Residents are urged to contact police if they see anything or anyone that appears suspicious. If possible, record the registration number of any suspicious vehicles. If your home has an alarm system, activate it while not at home. We've increased our patrols in the affected areas, but your eyes and ears could be a big help to us. Posted 1/16/12

Announcement from the Delaware Valley Fire Company
As previously announced, Engine 96, located at 237 Hollowhorn Road (in the Township garage) has been placed into service (24 hrs. a day, 7 days a wk), providing faster fire response and medical care to local residents in the western section of our coverage area. What this means for those residents is that having a fire engine located closer to their home may lower their insurance premiums. Please contact your agent with the distance from this substation to your home and ask to have your premium lowered. Posted 1/17/23

Christmas Tree Recycling
Residents are invited to bring their Christmas trees to the Public Works Building for chipping. Please leave the trees to the side of the dumpsters. Posted 12/30/11

Ice Skating at Four Brooks Park
The ice skating rink at Four Brooks Park, located at Smithtown and Cafferty Roads, is filled and ready for skaters.
Posted 1/3/12

2012 Tinicum Township Meeting Schedule
Click here for the 2012 Tinicum Township Meeting Schedule. Posted 12/30/11

Winter Storms and Your Safety
When driving near plow trucks, please allow plenty of space. For your own safety and that of the plow operators, motorists should never attempt to pass a truck while it is plowing or spreading winter materials.

PennDOT maintains the following state-owned roads: Rte. 611 (Easton Road), Rte. 32 (River Road), Rte. 113 (Bedminster), E. Dark Hollow Road, Headquarters Road, Geigel Hill Road, South Park Road, Creamery Road, Brick Church Road, Red Hill Road, Upper Tinicum Church Road, Stover Park Road and Byram Road. For assistance with State Roads call PennDOT at 215-345-6060. For more winter driving tips and information from PennDOT, visit www.dot.state.pa.us/winter.

The Tinicum Township maintains approximately 80 miles of roads within the Township with a crew of 4-5. The primary routes are done first, which include roads with a medical facility or fire station. If you have an emergency, immediately call 911. Public safety is the Township’s top priority and the Township’s Public Works Dept. will deviate from their plow routes to assist an emergency vehicle.

Police Chief James Sabath would like to remind all residents that ATVs and snowmobiles are NOT permitted on the road unless there is declared State of Emergency.

Public Works Director, Doug Skelton, reminds residents that driveways will get plowed in during the course of plowing and that residents may want to wait until after the Township has plowed before shoveling out their driveways. Anything within the right of way may become damaged during winter operations. Mailboxes should be positioned and installed to withstand plows and snow. For more information you may want to review the Township’s Winter Operations Policy, Salt Procedures and Resident’s Winter Advisory. Posted 12/30/11

The Bucks County Elder Law Handbook and Resource Guide Is Now Available
If you're a senior citizen with legal questions now there's a free, 75-page booklet full of information on everything from financial planning, property tax and rent rebates, social security, Medicare and Medicare, veterans’ benefits, prescription programs and heating bill assistance. Published by the Bucks County Bar Association and the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging, the guide is intended to help seniors make appropriate choices so they maximize personal autonomy, minimize costs, have an understanding of applicable legal concepts, and protect themselves against deception and fraud.

Copies of the free booklet are available at the Commissioners Office at the courthouse, the Area Agency on Aging and the Bar Association in Doylestown. Electronic copies can be downloaded from the Bar Associations website at www.bucksbar.org as well as the county website at www.buckscounty.org. Posted 12/16/11

PennDOT offers a Customer Care Center
Need a pothole fixed or deer carcass removed? The Customer Care Center (CCC) at http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/districts/district6/d6ccc.nsf?opendatabase is an online resource for the residents of Pennsylvania to submit complaints about potholes, drainage issues, etc. A concern should not be submitted for immediate needs or issues that could create safety concerns, like missing signs or roadway hazards. If the concern requires immediate attention, please call 1-800-FIX-ROAD to be directly connected to the county maintenance office in your area. Posted 12/10/11

ROAD UPDATES:

• Headquarters Road at Cafferty is closed for bridge replacement. Project completion is expected by April 2012.
• Headquarters Road at Sheephole Road Bridge is closed to traffic indefinitely. The Supervisors have asked PennDOT to begin the design process for a two lane bridge that PennDOT will continue to own and maintain. Notice of Public Meetings for this project will be posted as they are scheduled. Click here for PennDot statement. Posted 1/3/12

CURRENT RIVER CONDITIONS
In case of flood warnings, please check the link below to the National Weather Service Website current and forecasted river conditions.
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=phi&gage=fren4&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1%22

White Nose Syndrome Nearly Wipes Out Bucks Bat Population - You Can Help
According to The Intelligencer, of the 10,000 bats that once hibernated in Durham mine in Upper Bucks, only 123 bats remain and half of those aren't expected to make it through the winter as result of the White Nose Syndrome disease. Bat colonies have been decimated throughout the northeastern US and the disease has spread into mid-atlantic states and northward into Canada. The Forest Service estimates that the die-off from white-nose syndrome means that at least 2.4 million pounds of bugs will go uneaten and become a financial burden to farmers. Experts expect it will be several hundred years before the county's brown bat population is restored. The PA Game Commission is asking residents to help collect bat data. If there is a small colony of bats that hibernate in your barn or elsewhere on your property, biologists want to know the location and number of bats. To participate go to the PA Game Commission website at www.pgc.state.pa.us. and click on 'Wildlife' in the menu bar at the top of the home page, click 'Wildlife' again at the top, scroll down and choose 'Pennsylvania Bats' in the mammal section, and then click on 'Appalachian Bat Count' in the reference listing. Posted 12/5/11

Emerald Ash Borer and Firewood Quarantine
The emerald ash borer is an invasive insect that has the ability to kill 99 percent of its host tree. It has the potential to wipe out all 300 million of Pennsylvania's ash trees. To slow the spread, a statewide quarantine has been established by the Dept. of Agriculture making it illegal to move out of state any hardwood firewood, ash trees, ash logs, limbs, branches, stumps, or roots. Due to other quarantines, no wood of any kind can be removed from Bucks County. Campers and homeowners should use only locally harvested firewood on site. For more information on the Emerald Ash Borer click here. Posted 10/7/11

Proposed FEMA Flood Maps 2011.
Bucks County Planning Commission has prepared an on-line viewer for the new FEMA flood maps as a way of illustrating the proposed Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map changes. The viewer shows both current maps and the proposed new FEMA maps. You can search the map by municipality, street address, or tax parcel. You can enlarge, reduce, or pan accross the map. To view the new FEMA flood maps clink on the link: http://gisweb.co.bucks.pa.us/FloodPlainViewer Posted 5/10/11

Ottsville Volunteer Fire Company Chief, Tom Rimmer announces the Fire Company's "dry hydrant" grant.
If you have a pond on your property that might be suitable for a dry hydrant that could be used to access your pond as a water supply for fire fighting, please contact Jim Keogh IV at Ottsville Fire Company (jim49sue@epix.net or 610-636-7076) for additional information. Posted 2/25/11

Get Involved in Your Local Government
Tinicum Township has vacancies on the Planning Commission, the Environmental Advisory Committee and the Historic Commission. To get an understanding of what is involved, interested residents are encouraged to attend a Commission and/or Committee meetings. Contact Linda McNeill, Township Manager, at (610) 294-9154 to apply for one of these positions. Posted 1/7/11

Learn How to Protect Your Groundwater
For more information about how you can protect your groundwater, click HERE.