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Elk Township board of SUPERVISORS
OPEN RECORDS OFFICER TERRI KUKODA 610-255-0634 Phone 610-255-0492 Fax Hours: Mondays 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Thursdays 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (and by appointment) BUILDING CODE OFFICIAL ZONING & CODES ENFORCEMENT OFFICER Thomas Lowry, C.B.O., S.E.O. Municipal Support Services, Inc. 610-692-9232 Mr. Lowry does not maintain regular office hours at the Township Building but is available by phone and by appointment. All filings of non-structural zoning complaints must
be submitted in writing on the Zoning
Complaint Form as per Resolution No. 2009-11. PLANNING COMMISSION
FRAN DIIENNO MELANIE RYAN THOMAS SHAR DELBERT STEELE ZONING HEARING BOARD
SUZANNE DOUGHERTY, Member BOARD OF AUDITORS
Rebecca George TAX COLLECTOR
Diane handles only those issues related to
the collection of Township Real Estate Taxes. All other Township issues
must be addressed by contacting the Township Secretary or Board of
Supervisors. TAX INFORMATION Municipal Real Estate 0.257 Mills Municipal Earned Income Tax 1.5% Chester
County Real Estate Tax Oxford School
District Real Estate Tax Elk Township no longer contracts with SPCA for
services provided to Township residents. Please contact the SPCA
directly or the Dog Warden for information on services provided to residents
of Chester County. Chester County SPCA 610-692-6113 Chester County Dog Warden 610-918-9078 Department of Agriculture - Dog Law & License
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STATE ESTABLISHES TERRORISM TIP
LINE Click
here for more information Information on PA's Counter- DRAFT FY2013 TRANSPORTATION
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND
COMMENT Public Meeting scheduled for
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 4PM to 6PM at DVRPC, 190 N. Independence Mall
West, 8th Floor, Philadelphia PA The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) released the Draft FY2013 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for public comment from May 3, 2012 to June 1, 2012. The Draft TIP includes approximately 385 projects totaling over $3.7 billion for the next four years in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia County. There are over 50 projects in Chester County totaling over $297 million (FY13 - FY16). There is one bridge repair/replacement project in Elk Township (Camp Bonsul Road over Big Elk Creek.) Transportation Improvement Program Handbook Municipalities, interest groups, and the general public are invited to submit comments on the Draft TIP. Written comments are preferred and comments can be submitted to DVRPC using one of the ways listed below: * Using the online comment tool http://www.dvrpc.org/asp/TIPsearch/2013/PA/index.htm
* E-mail tip-plan-comments@dvrpc.org * Mail to DVRPC, Attn: TIP/Plan/Conformity Comments, 190 N. Independence Mall West, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1520 * Speaking at the public meeting on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 4PM to 6PM at DVRPC (190 N. Independence Mall West, 8th Floor, Philadelphia.) TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Elk Township has volunteers
serving on the Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board, Open Space
Committee, Historic Commission, Oxford Area Recreation Authority, and Chester
County Tax Collection Committee. The
immediate need for volunteers includes an appointed Township Auditor (term
ends 12/31/12), an Emergency Management Coordinator, and two Alternate Zoning
Hearing Board Members. The future
need for volunteers includes an Agricultural Security Area Advisory
Committee, Road Enhancement Committee and Traffic Impact Fee Advisory Committee. The Department of Community and
Economic Development provides various local government publications. These include the “Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code“, the “Auditors Guide”, “PS #2: The Planning
Commission”, and “PS #6: The Zoning Hearing Board”. Please click on the following link to access these
publications: http://www.newpa.com/get-local-gov-support/publications
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact the Township Secretary at 610-255-0634 or elktownship@comcast.net. OXFORD REGION MULTI-MUNICIPAL
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN http://dsf.chesco.org/planning/lib/planning/oxford/index.html OXFORD
REGIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE The Open Space Committee meets the 2nd
Monday of each month at 6:30PM at the Elk Township Building. Residents are encouraged to attend these
meetings to learn the benefits of protecting open space. The Open Space Committee would like to
refer residents to the following documents regarding protection of open
space: The
Economic Value of Protected Open Space in Southeastern Pennsylvania - The permanent
protection of our region's open spaces has tangible benefits to: 1) property values;
2) environmental services; 3) recreation and health; and 4) economic
activity. This statement is validated by this objective and thoroughly
researched study by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Cost
of Community Services Study - The development of farmland and open space into
other uses has impacts beyond the visible ones of new roads and new
houses. It also has definable impacts
on the financial health of a municipality. This Brandywine Conservancy 2005 Cost
of Community Services Study specifically analyzes the fiscal
relationships between municipal and education services, and the four major
land uses that could potentially exist in Elk Township – residential,
commercial, industrial, and agricultural. The results of this analysis
document what a number of other sources have already concluded: tax revenues
and other fees provided by new residential development do not cover the costs
of municipal services and educational demands that such development
generates. At the same time, farmland and commercial land generates a net
budget surplus. The Benefits of Open Space (by Melanie
Hesse) KEYSTONE COLLECTIONS GROUP
APPOINTED AS EARNED INCOME TAX COLLECTOR The Chester County Tax Collection
Committee (TCC) recently appointed Keystone Collections Group to serve as the
Earned Income Tax (EIT) collector for school and municipal taxing authorities
within Chester County. This important
change was brought about under Act 32 of 2008. Act 32 requires municipal governments and school districts in
all Pennsylvania counties, except Philadelphia, to select a single tax
collector to serve the Earned Income Tax collection needs of the political
subdivisions within the county.
Keystone will officially started EIT collections for Elk Township
January 1, 2011 For additional information on
Keystone Collections Group, please visit their website www.keystonecollects.com HOME IMPROVEMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT The
Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (Act 132 of 2008) requires contractors
who perform home improvements for which the total cash value is $5,000 or
more per year to register with the Office of Attorney General. The Act also
provides protection for consumers who hire contractors to perform home
improvements on their residential properties. Please refer to the Attorney
General website for further information at www.attorneygeneral.gov
PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY BUILDING CODES WEBSITE ELK
TOWNSHIP PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY ELK
TOWNSHIP REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS DCED
STANDARD RIGHT-TO-KNOW REQUEST FORM Please make sure that when you file a request, you are
seeking records and not just asking questions. The Right-to-
Know Law governs the release of records, which is defined as “any
information regardless of its physical form or character that documents a
transaction or activity of an agency AND is created, received, or retained
pursuant to law OR in connection with a transaction, business or activity of
an agency. For a basic overview of the law, please refer to the
Pennsylvania Office of Open Records CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
OPEN RECORDS. State Office of Open Records Commonwealth Keystone Building 400 North Street Plaza Level Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225 717-346-9903 e-mail: openrecords@state.pa.us website: http://openrecords.state.pa.us
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