Lewisburg Borough Refuse Ordinance Changes Effective January 1, 2025

At the Lewisburg Borough Council meeting on November 19, 2024, Borough Council approved changes to the Borough’s Refuse Ordinance and Rates.  Beginning January 1, 2025, the Refuse Ordinance will be updated to reflect those changes.

Attached is a letter that was sent to all residents and property owners informing them of the changes.  Also attached is the updated Refuse Ordinance.

If you have any questions, you can contact the Lewisburg Borough Refuse Department by phone 570-523-3614 x315 or email: ehontz@lewisburgborough.org.

Refuse Fee Increase letter to Resident-Owners

1083 – Refuse Ordinance Changes

THANKSGIVING REFUSE SCHEDULE

The Lewisburg Borough Office will be closed on Thursday, November 28th to observe the Thanksgiving Holiday.  The office will also be closed on Friday, November 29th to give the office personnel an extended Holiday.   

The Borough Public Works Department will be off Thursday, November 28th for this Holiday, however, they will be working on Friday, November 29th, and their extended Holiday will be on Monday, December 2nd.

Refuse normally picked up on Thursday will be picked up on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 along with refuse normally picked up on Wednesday.   Monday’s route will be picked up on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 and refuse normally picked up Tuesday will be picked up Wednesday, December 4, 2024 along with refuse normally picked up Wednesday.

SRBC Survey Project in Borough

The Borough of Lewisburg continues its efforts to become a more flood resilient community by partnering with The Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) to gather first floor elevation data for all properties located in the Borough’s 500-year flood plain.  An effort being driven by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), and others, gathering this information will add to the ongoing expansion of the Susquehanna Flood Warning Response System (SFWRS).  SFWRS provides community officials and emergency managers with an online tool to assess damages for various levels of flood stage as well as plan response actions associated with each stage.  Data will be collected using conventional survey methods and take place from the public right of way.  Some data collection may require limited property access to collect first floor elevations.   Century Engineering (a Kleinfelder Company), will be completing the surveying in Lewisburg Borough during the months of October, November, and December 2024.  Century Engineering’s vehicles are marked (see picture below) and their staff will be dressed in safety attire.  This project is funded by a 2019 Flood Mitigation Assistance grant and is at no direct cost to Lewisburg Borough taxpayers.

LAJSA Construction Project Closed the N. Third St/St. Anthony St Intersection

LAJSA Construction Project Closes the North Third Street/St. Anthony Street Intersection

Lewisburg Borough has been notified by the Lewisburg Area Joint Sewer Authority (LAJSA) that their sanitary sewer project at the intersection of North Third Street/St. Anthony Street has begun.  The intersection will be closed beginning today (Monday, October 21, 2024) through Friday (October 25, 2024) for this construction project.  If site conditions allow, the LAJSA construction contractor plans to reopen the intersection each evening.

CRACK SEALING OF BOROUGH STREETS AND PARKING LOTS

Crack Sealing of Borough Streets and Parking Lots

The Lewisburg Borough Public Works Crew will be undertaking crack sealing of Borough streets and parking lots from October 14, 2024 (today) through October 31, 2024.  The crack sealing project will require the temporary closure of streets and parking lots during the material application and for a short period of time while the material dries.  Please obey all closures and follow the traffic directions of Borough staff.

FULL-TIME LABORER I/II POSITION – LANDSCAPING/PARKS/RECREATION FOCUS

FULL-TIME LABORER I/II POSITION – LANDSCAPING/PARKS/RECREATION FOCUS

BOROUGH OF LEWISBURG

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Borough of Lewisburg is accepting applications for a Full-time Laborer I/II position in the Public Works Department.  The Laborer I/II position will focus on landscaping, park/playground maintenance, and recreation facilities duties while also assisting the Streets Crew and Refuse Crew with other required tasks as needed.  The employee will typically work 40 hours per week Monday – Friday from 6:30 am – 3:00 pm with occasional weekend hours and overtime related to emergency situations.  The successful applicant must either have or must obtain within the 90-day probationary period a Class B Pennsylvania Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator’s License with Air Brakes Endorsement.  Two years of experience in landscaping or recreation facility maintenance preferred.  Knowledge regarding the care of native Pennsylvania and common landscaping plants, shrubs, and trees required.  The employee must have or must obtain the necessary licenses to apply pesticides, fertilizers, and other chemicals required for the maintenance and protection of Lewisburg Borough recreation areas and other public facilities.  Experience working in the public sector or municipal government a plus.  Position requires the ability to follow written/oral instructions, perform a variety of manual tasks, perform heavy, repetitive, manual labor for prolonged periods, often under adverse weather conditions with random alcohol/drug testing a requirement of the CDL license.  This is a full-time position with benefits as defined by a union contract.  Wages during the 90-day probationary period are $19.45/hour in 2024 and $19.95/hour in 2025 per the union contract.  Upon successful completion of the probationary period, wages in 2025 will be $24.53/hour for Laborer I or $26.89/hour for Laborer II per the union contract.

Applications and Job Descriptions can be obtained from the Borough Office, 55 South Fifth Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837 or on the Borough website – www.lewisburgborough.org.  All resumes/applications will be reviewed upon receipt and interviews will be scheduled accordingly.  Resumes/applications can be emailed to office@lewisburgborough.org or mailed/hand delivered to the Lewisburg Borough Office, 55 South Fifth Street, Lewisburg, PA 17837.  Resumes/applications will be accepted until October 31, 2024 or until the position is filled.

Laborer I/II Public Works-Refuse Job Description 

Application for Employment