THE BOROUGH BULLETIN

Digital Newsletter
January 2025 Edition

FRANKLIN PARK
COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION NOW AVAILABLE

The Franklin Park Community Scholarship Application is 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.

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 will be accepted beginning Monday, February 3, 2025. 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.

"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!

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!

Street Parking and

Snow Removal Laws

Franklin Park Police would like to remind residents that on street parking is prohibited between 2am-6am every day. This becomes extremely important as we head into the winter months, so snow and ice removal vehicles can keep the streets clear. We would also like to remind residents that it is illegal to deposit or cause any snow or ice to be deposited on or immediately next to a fire hydrant or on any sidewalk, roadway or loading and unloading areas of a public transportation system, except that snow and ice may be mounded by the Borough on public cartways incidental to the cleaning thereof, and it’s just not cool to blow your snow into the street.

Under Pennsylvania law, the owner of any property abutting a sidewalk has a duty to maintain that sidewalk in a safe manner. In Franklin Park, that means clearing snow within 24 hours of a snow event and keeping the sidewalk in a state of good repair.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

"SNOW ANGELS" VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

Snow Angels is a volunteer program designed to assist older and disabled residents with snow removal from sidewalks and driveways after a winter storm. The program will run from December 1 through the last snowfall of the season.

The Borough is looking for volunteers willing to be a Snow Angel. Snow Angels will then be paired with a nearby resident in need.

Signing up to be a Snow Angel or to receive assistance is easy! Go to the Snow Angel Program page of our website to sign up online or to acquire additional information and guidelines of the program. Or contact Donna Platt at 412-364-4115, Ext. 302 or by email at dplatt@franklinparkborough.us.

If you know of a neighbor that could use the help, please volunteer to be their "Angel".

Facility Rentals for 2026
Blueberry Hill Park, Old Orchard Park and Linbrook Park Rentals

According to Borough Policy, the Borough will begin accepting applications for rental of the Activity Center, Maple Grove Pavilion, Gazebo, Old Orchard Pavilion, and Linbrook Shelters for all 2026 dates as follows: Franklin Park Borough residents will have first opportunity to rent our facilities beginning Monday, March 3, 2025, at 9:00 AM. Non-residents may submit applications beginning Monday, March 17, 2025.

In order to secure a date, the Borough must receive a completed rental permit packet and appropriate checks made out to “Franklin Park Borough”. We cannot reserve your requested date until we receive these items. Rental permit packets and policies can be downloaded from our website at www.franklinparkborough.us. Under the “Recreation” tab, go to “Facility/Court Rentals” and click on the appropriate venue. Please read all the information thoroughly, then call Zach Brower at 412-364-4115, Ext. 347 with any questions. Must be 21 years of age or older to rent any Franklin Park Borough facility.

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, January 15 @ 8:00 pm

Planning Commission - Tuesday, January 21 @ 8:00 pm

Recreation Board - Tuesday, January 28 @ 7:00 pm

Environmental Advisory Council - Monday, February 3 @ 7:30 pm

Borough Council Work Session - Wednesday, February 5 @ 7:00 pm

Technology Advisory Committee - Thursday, February 6 @ 7:00 pm

Zoning Hearing Board - Thursday, February 13 @ 7:30 pm