It is a Leap Year! We get an Extra Day this Year…There is a February 29th.
Plans for 2024: PFOS Removal
We have hired geologists and engineers to design a treatment plant to remove the PFOS contaminant.
The project will cost almost 9 million dollars! We have applied for a grant that will hopefully fund the project. Watch future newsletters for more details.
Water Testing: $9,000
In 2024 the Borough will spend approximately $9,000 to test and make sure our water is SAFE.
What do we test for?
PFOS – Forever chemicals that never go away (like Gortex)
VOC – Chemicals like Gasoline and Oil
IOC – Chemicals such as Arsenic, Fluoride, and Mercury
SOC – Chemicals like pesticides
Lead & Copper – Random test around the Borough for these chemicals
Nitrites & Nitrates – Chemicals like fertilizers
RADs – Radiation
Bacteria – Tested monthly in several different locations.
Chlorine levels – Checked daily at all wells, and weekly at select locations. Kills bacteria.
Website: Notices…Newsletters…Alerts…Agendas…
We post information on issues like water leaks, leaf pickup, street closures, hydrant flushing etc. on our website. Before you call about low water pressure, or discolored water, check the web site first. When we are working on a problem, if possible, we post it on the top of the page under “alerts”. Many times, we do not know how large an area a water problem will affect, so please check for notifications.
We also post newsletters and meeting agendas on the site. www.saegertownpa.com
Lead & Copper Federal & State Mandates– this is the Year:
This year (2024) the Borough is required to inventory ALL water service lines in the Borough. We need to document the water line material from the main to the curb box (Borough’s responsibility) and the material from the curb box to the meter in your house (customer responsibility).
Borough Employees will be stopping at your House:
For those residents who did not answer our water line surveys…
We will be stopping at your home or facility to personally check your water pipes.
Our Borough employees will carry identification badges, for the brief inspection.
We will Dig Up Your Yard…
For those water customers that did not answer our survey, after we stop at your home or business to check the line, if you are not home, we will leave a second survey notice. If you do NOT return it, we will be forced to dig up your yard to check the line. If this is the case, you may be charged a fee. More on this next month. Please respond to the survey!
Saegertown Volunteer Fire Dept.:
The department answered 272 Emergency Calls in 2023. That is more than 5 calls every week!
56 of the calls were in the Borough. That is pretty busy for an all-Volunteer Fire Department.
2024 CASH BASH – Will be held Saturday, June 1st, 2024, at the Crawford County Fairgrounds Dairy Tent.
Only 2,500 tickets will be sold this year, with $25,000 given away. There will be 107 prizes in all.
The Gates Open at 2:00 pm, with the First Prize Drawn at 3:00 pm. Tickets are available at the Boro Office.
New Rentals on East side of Railroad Tracks…Prohibited.
Reminder: no new rental units are permitted on the east side of the railroad tracks.
Anyone that is NOT an owner or is not an immediate family member living in a unit, even if NO rent or other compensation is paid, makes it a Rental Unit. Check the regulations on our website.
Financial Audits:
The Borough is audited multiple times a year from different organizations.
-All Finances: Maloney, Reed & Scarpitti – CPA Firm
-Pension: State Auditor General – pension division
-Liquid Fuel Money (gas tax for streets): State Auditor General – Penndot
-Worker’s Compensation – Insurance Company
News from your Saegertown Area Library:
– Weekly Storytime – Wednesdays at 10:30 am
– “Bookopoly” Winter Reading Challenge – Jan. 29 – Mar. 29
– Saturday AM Book Club – Sat. Feb. 3 @ 10 am
– Learn about Pollinators – Sat. Feb. 10 @ 10:30 am
– History & Hot Chocolate: The Saeger House – Sat. Feb. 17 @ 1 pm
For other library happenings, please check our website or follow our social media pages on Facebook or Instagram.
Saegertown Heritage Society:
On Feb. 17th at 1:00 there will be talk on the Saeger House at the Heritage Society on Broad St.
On Feb. 19th they will host the 3rd annual “Cherry Pie Hike”. The public is invited free of charge to join them at the museum at 1:30 for a brief overview of Washinton’s 1753 trip through our area, followed by a walking tour around town stopping at various locations highlighting Washington’s connection, to our community. At 3:00 there will be a dedication of the new “Washington Trail Sign” near the South Roundabout. Afterward, everyone is invited back to the museum for cherry pie and hatchet sugar cookies to celebrate George’s birthday.
Safety Tip: Active Shooter
RUN: run away from the gunshots if you safely can.
Hide: hide, lock yourself in a room, keep quiet, turn off the sound on your phone.
Fight: If you must fight, hit the shooter with a heavy object, or punch them in the head or neck.
Tax Collector:
Amanda Burlingame is the Tax Collector for Saegertown Borough.
Her phone number: 814-398-3988 … Her e-mail address is: saegertownboroughtax@hotmail.com
◊Payments can be made by mail to: Saegertown Tax Collector, PO Box 348, Saegertown, Pa. 16433
◊Payments can be dropped in the “Water” drop box, but NOT in the “Sewer” drop box.
◊Tax Office hours for Spring 2024 will be at the Borough Building on the following dates and times:
March: Wed. 20th – from 6 – 7:00 pm
April: Wed. 17th – Wed. 24th from 6 – 7:00 pm
April: Saturday 27th from 10 – 11:00 am
June: Wed. 26th from 6 – 7:00 pm
◊ Remember the Borough Secretary cannot accept tax payments.
Regular Community Meetings:
Borough Council: meetings second Mon. of month, 6:00 pm at Saegertown Borough Building on Erie St.
Sewer Authority: meetings second Wed. of month, 6:00 pm at Saegertown Borough Building on Erie St.
