THE BOROUGH BULLETIN
Digital Newsletter
February 2025 Edition
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FRANKLIN PARK
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE
The Franklin Park Community Scholarship Applications are now available to any graduating senior that resides in Franklin Park Borough. Beginning this year there is a separate scholarship application for the Melvin D. Lubert Scholarship for Technical Schools. Any senior looking to attend an accredited technical school can apply for one of the scholarships. The applications are available to download from our Community Scholarship Program webpage. The deadline for submission of the scholarship application is March 14, 2025. You must be a Franklin Park Borough resident to apply. **When downloading the application in Word the document may not automatically come up. You may have to go to your downloads to open the application in Word. ** If you have any questions contact Donna Platt at 412-364-4115, Ext. 302 or by email at dplatt@franklinparkborough.us.
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YARD WASTE SITES OPEN ON MARCH 1
The Yard Waste and Leaf Bag Drop Off sites will open on or about March 1, 2025. The sites are for Franklin Park residents only and commercial use is prohibited. Permits are required to be obtained annually. Applications for 2025 are now being accepted. Even if you receive your permit in February you CAN NOT utilize the yard waste sites until they open or or about March 1. For more information regarding these sites, visit our website at www.franklinparkborough.us. These sites are under video surveillance.
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It is that time of year! Tree and brush trimming, and leaf cleanup are on our Spring to do lists. The borough will provide the annual Spring curbside yard waste collections, so please use these services rather than taking your material to the yard waste sites. The brush chipping will begin on Monday, April 7th and the leaf bag collection will be the weeks of April 7th and April 14th. You can view more information about these services by clicking on the links. If you have any questions, contact Donna Platt at 412-364-4115, Ext. 302 or by email at dplatt@franklinparkborough.us. |
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"GREEN UP" DAY
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 10:00 AM The Franklin Park Environmental Advisory Council will be leading its annual “Green-up” Day on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 10AM along Little Sewickley Creek. The crew will meet at Acorn Park located at 2357 Magee Road, Sewickley, PA 15143. This year we will complete a riparian restoration project to plant buttonbush and black willow along Little Sewickley Creek. Riparian forest buffers help protect against flooding, filter pollution for cleaner water, and stabilize streambanks to prevent erosion. If you can help, please RSVP to dplatt@franklinparkborough.us or call the office at 412-364-4115, Ext. 302 to let us know you can attend!
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Spring Roadside Litter Cleanup
Saturday, April 26, 2025 @ 10:00 AM
The Franklin Park Environmental Advisory Council will be leading its annual Roadside Litter Cleanup event, rain or shine, on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10AM at a location to be determined. Police traffic control, safety vests, work gloves, and garbage bags will be provided. If you can help, please RSVP to dplatt@franklinparkborough.us or call the office at 412-364-4115 to let us know you can attend!
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THE JARED BOX PROJECT
March 1 - March 31
Lifting the spirits of ill children is the goal of the Jared Box Project. A Jared Box is a small storage box filled with toys, games, and activities. The boxes will be given to children at hospitals when they receive medical treatment. Please consider making a donation to help North Allegheny students with this community project. Any donation is greatly appreciated. Donation examples include small toys, crayons, markers, coloring books, books, puzzles, pillowcases, stuffed animals, card games, etc. Monetary donations are greatly appreciated as well. Click here to view the Jared Box Project flyer for more information regarding their collection and suggested items. To learn more about this great project, refer to www.thejaredbox.org. Over one million Jared Boxes have been made across the country. Thank you for your consideration. Donations can be dropped off at the Franklin Park Borough building's upper-level lobby between the hours of 8:00 am – 4:30 pm through March 31st.
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PAPER SHRED EVENTSaturday, March 22, 202510:00 am - 11:30 pm State Representative Arvind Venkat will be sponsoring a paper shred event at the Franklin Park Borough municipal building at 2344 West Ingomar Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, on Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. For more information call 412-348-8028. |
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PennDOT - District 11 NewsThe results are in! The design was chosen for the new Wexford Interchange. PennDOT received over 1,200 votes and the design selected was blue steel beams for the superstructure and chiseled cut ashlar stone form liners for the substructure. The winning design can be found below, and on the project webpage along with additional information regarding the project: https://www.pa.gov/.../wexford-interchange-project.html |
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Monthly Meeting Schedule
All monthly meetings are open to the public and are either in-person, virtual or both. The link needed to attend a virtual meeting can be found on the meeting agenda on the Agenda & Minutes page or on the monthly Calendar on our website. This newsletter is published on or about the 15th of each month. Therefore, the meeting dates provided below will be from the 15th of this month through the 15th of next month. All meetings are subject to change, and residents are advised to check our website for latest updates.
Borough Council Regular Meeting - Wednesday, February 18 @ 8:00 pm
Planning Commission - Tuesday, February 19 @ 8:00 pm
Recreation Board - Tuesday, February 25 @ 7:00 pm
Environmental Advisory Council - Monday, March 3 @ 7:30 pm
Borough Council Work Session - Wednesday, March 5 @ 7:00 pm
Technology Advisory Committee - Thursday, March 6 @ 7:00 pm
Zoning Hearing Board - Thursday, March 13 @ 7:30 pm |
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