It was brought to the Borough’s attention on May 16, 2023, that Waste Management (WM) may have mistakenly billed some Borough residents for the next quarter (June 1, 2023 to August 31, 2023) despite WM’s contract with the Borough ending with their last pick-up on Friday, June 2, 2023.  If you received a bill from WM for billing period 6/1/23 to 8/31/23, do NOT pay it.  WM said this billing error occurred for a large portion of Borough residents, but not everyone.  WM has assured Borough staff that it was an unintended mistake, and if a resident does mistakenly pay this bill, they will be refunded, so please contact them at 1 (866) 909-4458 to have this corrected if you already paid this bill.  If you have autopay set up with WM, it is advised that you log into your WM account and cancel your autopay arrangement immediately and check your records to make sure you weren’t charged for this period.  Once again, if you find that you were charged and paid for the June 1 through August 31 billing cycle, contact WM for a refund. WM apologizes for any inconvenience as they actively work to correct this billing error situation.  WM’s final trash & recycling pick-up date is Friday, June 2, 2023, so place your toters curbside (even if empty) on Thursday evening, June 1, and they will be emptied the morning of Friday, June 2, and then collected/removed by WM either later that same day or in the day or so following, so leave them curbside until WM removes them permanently.

Republic Services will be the new contracted residential trash & recycling hauler for Chalfont Borough and their first pick-up will be on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, and TUESDAY will become the new weekly collection day thereafter.  A service list of addresses used by Waste Management was supplied to Republic Services for the purpose of setting up your account in advance.  Republic Services will be dropping off their new toters to residents sometime during the week of May 22, 2023.  Republic’s first invoice to residents was going to be mailed the week of 5/15/23, but Republic informed Borough staff on 5/16/23 that they were able to delay that first invoice until after their toters have been delivered.   For those residents who are aged 62 and older that had been receiving a senior discount from Waste Management, it is advised that you wait until after receiving your first invoice from Republic Services to see if you were “grandfathered” into the senior discount, and if not, please call their customer service department at 215-723-0400 to arrange for this.  Proof of identity/age/address may be needed.

Please call the Borough office at 215-822-7295 with any questions or concerns.

2023 Spring Newsletter
See page 2 for the Borough’s new trash/recycling provider starting on June 6th!

The Central Bucks Regional Police Department is proud to be joining the “Blue Envelope Program” which was created to help those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as well as Police Officers in the event of a motor vehicle stop.

Created in Connecticut, and recently adopted by the Perkasie Borough PD, the program’s primary goals are to aid ASD drivers with document organization and to educate them about what to do and expect during a motor vehicle stop, so that the motorist, as well as Police, have a beneficial encounter. The envelope will hold a color photocopy of the individual’s driver’s license, vehicle registration card, insurance card, and an emergency contact card.

“Our Department has adopted a proactive approach to educating Officers about autism through ongoing training on how to recognize behavior/signs displayed and responding accordingly. The Blue Envelope Program is a way to reinforce this training and assists an ASD individual to know they will be treated with tolerance and understanding,” stated Chief Karl Knott.

Blue Envelopes are available at the Central Bucks Regional Police Department’s headquarters, located at 229 N. Broad Street, Doylestown, during business hours M-F 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

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• The Borough’s residential trash & recycling collection contract with Waste Management is ending and their last collection will be on Friday, June 2nd.
• On the morning of Friday, June 2nd, put both WM trash & recycling containers out to your curb (even if empty), and they will be emptied in the morning per usual, and then picked up and permanently removed later that day (or the following afternoon, after the 5K race is over).
• The Borough’s newly contracted residential trash & recycling hauler will be Republic Services and they will be performing their first trash & recycling pick-up on Tuesday, June 6th, and thereafter TUESDAY will become the newly assigned weekly collection day.
• Republic Services will be mailing out your first invoice the week of May 15th.
• Republic Services will be dropping off their new trash & recycling containers the week of May 22nd, along with a flyer/schedule for the next year.  Continue to use your WM containers until their last pick-up date of June 2nd (because the first trash & recycling collection by Republic Services will not occur until Tuesday, June 6th).

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Bird Town is holding a native plant swap/sale at Krupp Park on Saturday, May 20th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  Parking at 40 N. Main Street.

There will be a curbside leaf collection performed on Saturday, April 29th.  Place leaves in biodegradable bags only (no plastic bags allowed).  Please put your bags curbside on Friday night, April 28th.