Discounted elevation certificates for Lewisburg homeowners

Lewisburg homeowners who live in the 100-year floodplain can get discounted elevation certificates that can reduce their flood insurance costs.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) elevation certificates cost $700 for these homeowners. This is a discounted group price that SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG) negotiated with Orangeville Surveying Consultants Inc. Without the discount, the rate can be as expensive as $2,000.

Residents must own and occupy their homes.

Geralee Zeigler, a program analyst in SEDA-COG’s Flood Resiliency program, explained how elevation certificates can reduce flood insurance premiums.

“Your insurance agent will use the elevation certificate to compare your building’s elevation to the Base Flood Elevation shown on the map being used for rating and determine the cost to cover your flood risk,” Zeigler said. “If the elevation certificate shows your property at a high elevation, it will lower your flood insurance cost.”

Zeigler also said the certificates also can help when homeowners want to sell their homes.

“Not only can elevation certificates greatly reduce flood insurance premiums, they also make a home more attractive for buyers since the buyer will know where the house stands in relation to the floodplain and knowing they’ll have less of a flood insurance cost,” Zeigler said.

Interested homeowners can contact Zeigler at gzeigler@seda-cog.org or 570-524-4491 ext. 7218.

SEDA-COG’s Flood Resiliency Program offers services related to flood resiliency and mitigation assistance both within and outside of its 11-county region. Its goal is to help break the damage cycle and stop its drain on people and communities. For more information, visit https://seda-cog.org/departments/flood-resiliency/.

POLICE IGA DISCUSSION MEETING BETWEEN EBT AND LEWISBURG

Representatives of East Buffalo Township and the Borough of Lewisburg will meet on February 18, 2021 at 5:30 PM. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the Regional Police Intergovernmental Agreement.

 

The meeting will be held virtually via ZOOM and is open to the public.  Use the below link to access the virtual meeting registration.

 

Register in advance for this webinar:

Police IGA meeting February 18, 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Union County Commissioners intend to submit a budget modification for the FFY 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (PA DCED).  The Union County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the budget modification on February 18, 2021, at 11:00 AM.  Keeping with federal and state guidelines regarding COVID 19, this hearing will take place as a virtual video web and tele conference. The public is invited to observe and participate in the hearing as follows: To access via web video, type the link: https://meetings.ringcentral.com/j/8383951780.  To access via telephone dial +1 (470) 869-2200 and enter Meeting ID: 838 395 1780. The hearing will be recorded. The hearing platform is accessible to persons with disabilities. If accommodations are needed for those with special needs related to language, sight, or hearing, please call (570) 524-4491 at least five days in advance.  As an alternative, Union County will accept written comments on the proposed modification until 12:00 PM. on Monday, March 1, 2021.  Written comments can be emailed to mgallagherlong@seda-cog.org or mailed to SEDA-COG at 201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837.  The Union County Commissioners will then consider the approval of the modification request during their regularly scheduled meeting on March 2, 2021 at 2 PM.

The modified budget is as follows:

FFY 2019

Limestone (Bull) Run Area Flood Resiliency:

Current Budget – $89,707; Modification $(89,707); Modified Budget $0

Emergency Notification:

Current Budget – $0; Modification $89,707 ; Modified Budget $89,707

The Union County Commissioners will accept written public comments on the budget modification until Monday, March 1, 2021 at 12:00 PM.  Union County will make every effort to make all programs and activities accessible to the learning, mobility, vision, hearing, and language-impaired persons.  Therefore, if you are a person with a disability or limited English proficiency, and require an auxiliary aid, service, or accommodations to participate please contact Rachel Radel at SEDA-COG, 201 Furnace Road, Lewisburg, PA 17837, rradel@seda-cog.org, (570) 524-4491, or 1-800-332-6701, 1-800-654-5984 TTY, 1-800-654-5988 TDD to discuss how Union County can best accommodate your needs.  Translators will be available upon request.

Any complaints should be written and submitted to Mitzi Gallagher-Long, at SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG), mgallagherlong@seda-cog.org.  Written responses will be addressed within fifteen (15) working days, when practicable.

Übersetzer sind für die öffentliche Sitzung auf Anfrage erhältlich.

Traductores estarán disponibles en las reunions públicas por petición.

Lewisburg Borough Street Snow Removal Plans for the Week of February 8, 2021

Lewisburg Borough Public Works staff plan to undertake snow removal from the streets identified as “No Parking” on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of the Week of February 8, 2021.  All vehicles must be removed from these streets by 7:00 am on their posted “No Parking” days or they will be ticketed and towed by the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department.  As several passes with the equipment may be required on each street and as the crew will likely place road salt on the street to help melt the remaining snow, please do not park on these streets until after noon on the designated “No Parking” days.  Parking on these streets before noon, even if they appear to have been cleared, could result in a ticket and your vehicle being towed.  Please note that the inclement weather forecast for this weekend could change these plans on short notice.

Lewisburg Borough Street Snow Removal Plans for Friday, February 5, 2021

Lewisburg Borough Public Works staff will undertake snow removal from the streets identified as “No Parking on Fridays from 7:00 am-noon” on Friday, February 5, 2021.  All vehicles must be removed from these streets by 7:00 am or they will be ticketed and towed by the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department.  As several passes with the equipment may be required on each street and as the crew will likely place road salt on the street to help melt the remaining snow, please do not park on these streets until after noon on Friday.  Parking on these streets before noon, even if they appear to have been cleared, could result in a ticket and your vehicle being towed.

BUFFALO VALLEY REGIONAL POLICE COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING February 10, 2021 AT 5 PM

VIRTUAL MEETING FORMAT

The Buffalo Valley Regional Police Commission will be holding a virtual meeting via Zoom Webinar for its February 10, 2021 public work session meeting in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines and to help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus causing COVID-19.

MEETING REGISTRATION

Advanced Registration is required for members of the public who wish to attend. When registering, you will need to provide your first and last name, your email as well as your street address. This will serve as the meeting sign-in requirement for the BVRPD public meeting. Please do not use fictitious names when registering. You can register up until the start of the meeting.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

REGISTER HERE:

BVRPC February 10, 2021 meeting

PUBLIC COMMENT

Members of the public may submit questions and comments to Lisa Wolfe at lwolfe@bvrpd.org prior to the meeting. Once the meeting has started, meeting attendees can submit questions and comments through the chat function of the Webinar format.