POST DATE:  May 24 – June 7, 2021
CONTACT PERSON:  Shannon Rudy, (570) 524-4491

SELINSGROVE BOROUGH
FFY 2021
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Snyder County Commissioners, on behalf of Selinsgrove Borough, plan to submit an application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.  For Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021, Selinsgrove Borough will be allocated an estimated $109,574.

A Public Hearing will be held on June 7, 2021 at 7:00 PM at the Selinsgrove Borough Building, virtually at https://zoom.us/j/97605446487?pwd=MTRreWJFL29CQkZJRmI3ZUdFVHVvdz09 Phone 1-301-715-8592, Meeting ID: 976 0544 6487, Passcode: 460292, to discuss the CDBG program, receive public input into proposed activities and/or proposals for new activities. Interested applicants should contact the Selinsgrove Borough Council as soon as possible for funding consideration, but in no case later than June 7, 2021. Participants wishing to attend Selinsgrove Borough’s First Public Hearing are required to pre-register with Lauren Martz, Selinsgrove Borough Manager, at 570-374-2311 ext. 113, no later than 4:30 PM on Monday, June 7, 2021.

Proposed project activities must meet one or more of three objectives:  benefit low- and moderate-income persons; prevent or eliminate slums or blight; and/or alleviate immediate threats to the health and safety of the community. Housing, community and/or economic development activities are eligible; examples include housing rehab, demolition or improvement of blighted property and public works projects. A list of eligible activities can be found in Section 105(s) of the Housing and Community Development Act (P.L. 93-383), as amended.

The Selinsgrove Borough Council will commit not less than 70% of the total funds after administration costs, to projects which principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons (LMI).  They encourage public comment on possible projects including environmental impacts, the Selinsgrove Borough’s Three-Year Community Development Plan, as well as current or past CDGB projects.

No displacement is anticipated, and every effort will be made to avoid or minimize displacement and relocation.  Should displacement be required, the applicant is responsible for replacing all low- and moderate-income housing units that are demolished or converted.  At this hearing, the Selinsgrove Borough Council will disclose the types and levels of assistance that it would make available if persons were to be displaced by CDBG-funded activities.

Snyder County does not discriminate in access to, participation in, or treatment or employment in its federally funded programs or services. In the event the public believes that discrimination, denied accessibility, or denied equal opportunity has occurred, the Snyder County Section 504 officer Anthony Phillips may be reached at 570-837-4208.

Technical assistance will be provided upon request to any groups or persons, especially LMI persons or their representatives, when developing proposals intending to use CDBG funds.  The Selinsgrove Borough Council will strive to make all programs and activities accessible to the learning, mobility, vision, hearing, and language-impaired persons.  If you have a disability or limited English proficiency and require an auxiliary aid or accommodations, please contact ASSISTANT at SEDA-COG, 1-800-332-6701, 1-800-654-5984 TTY, 1-800-654-5988 TDD to discuss your needs.  Translators will be available upon request.

Any complaints should be written and submitted to Shannon Rudy, shannonrudy@seda-cog.org, at SEDA-COG. Written responses will be addressed within 15 working days when practicable.

Übersetzer sind für die öffentliche Sitzung auf Anfrage erhältlich.

Are you a homeowner who thinks electronic billing is for you?  The water-sewer-recycling (if applicable, rental registration) billings are now being offered as an email bill.  If interested, please click the form link below to print (also located under, “Codes”, “Applications & Forms”) or stop by the office (1 N. High Street and ring the doorbell) to pick up a copy.  By choosing the email option, your billing will no longer be mailed via the USPS.  We will email your bill to the requested email address.  Please be sure you check your junk folder/spam folder if you do not receive it in the inbox.

Billings are sent out each year on or before:  January 20 (due February 20); April 20 (due May 20); July 20 (due August 20); and October 20 (due November 20)

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INVITATION FOR BIDS
Owner: Borough of Selinsgrove
1 North High Street
Selinsgrove, PA 17870

The Borough of Selinsgrove will accept sealed bids for the 2021 Street and Alley Program until 10:00AM
(prevailing time), May 3, 2021 at the Selinsgrove Borough Office, 1 North High Street, Selinsgrove,
Pennsylvania, 17870, at which time bids will be opened publicly and read aloud.

The project is located along East Sherman Street from North Market Street to North Strawberry Alley, West
Penn Street from North Market Street to North High Street, West Bough Street from South High Street to
Liberty Alley. Alternate bids include longitudinal pipe replacement along West Penn Street, bituminous
patching of South High Street between West Sassafras Street and Stauffer Street, West Snyder Street between
Rhoades Avenue and Magnolia Avenue, and Huckleberry Alley between Broad Street and Orange Street.
The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be examined at the following locations between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, with a prior appointment.

STAHL SHEAFFER ENGINEERING Selinsgrove Borough Office
106 North High Street 1 North High Street
Selinsgrove, PA 17870 Selinsgrove, PA 17870

Copies of the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may be obtained electronically by contacting Stahl Sheaffer
Engineering at 570-374-4813 or via email at cshaffer@stahlsheaffer.com. Documents may also be obtained at
the Stahl Sheaffer Engineering office at the above address during the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday upon payment of $100.00 non-refundable for each set. Addenda, if any will be issued
to only those persons whose name and address are on record with the Engineer as having obtained the Contract
Documents.

All bidders are required to have current Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Subcontractor
prequalifications for all major items of work in the contract at the time of bid submission and throughout the
length of the project.

Each BID must be accompanied by a Bid Bond payable to the Owner for ten percent (10%) of the total amount
of the BID. As soon as the BID prices have been compared, the Owner will return the Bonds of all except the
three lowest responsible bidders. The Bidder shall include the fully completed Non-Collusion Affidavit with
the bid. When the Agreement is executed, the bonds of the remaining unsuccessful bidders will be returned.
The bidders’ attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum prevailing wages, must be paid on
this project and bids shall be prepared accordingly.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informalities in the bidding, or to limit the
scope of work involved. No bidder may withdraw a bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the
opening thereof. Should there be reasons why the contract cannot be awarded within the specified period; the
time may be extended by mutual agreement between the Owner and the Bidder.

A Pre-bid Conference will be held at 10:00 AM on April 28, 2021 at the Selinsgrove Borough Office, 1 North
High Street, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.

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