MANDATORY MEETING: Applicants of the Gelnett Trust Grants

If you’re a part of an organization that receives Gelnett Funding from the Borough of Selinsgrove or would like to learn how to receive Gelnett funding you must attend the Borough’s mandatory Gelnett meeting on September 21st at 3:00pm in Council Chambers. You may be eligible for Gelnett funding if your organization is located in the Borough of Selinsgrove, a 501( c ) 3,  or governmental entity serving the Selinsgrove community. Please contact the Borough at borough@selinsgrove.org for more information to find out about eligibility.

For more information about the benefactor of the Gelnett Trust:

Rudy Gelnett: The Patron of Selinsgrove · Two Red Bicycles · Two Red Bicycles (omeka.net)

Utility Rate Increase – Effective April 1, 2022

Selinsgrove Borough Council met on March 21, 2022 to review utility rate increases proposed by the Borough Engineer.  The Finance Committee annually reviews the operating revenues and operating expenditures of each fund.  Borough Council has not raised utility costs over the last few years.  The last water rate increase was in 2010 and the last sewer rate increase was in 2016.  Due to unfunded mandates, the Covid-19 pandemic, and new certification requirements of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Borough needs to adjust rates to cover these increased costs to continue to provide quality service and improve infrastructure.  Borough Council will need to continue to monitor costs going forward as inflation increases and infrastructure ages.

Please refer to the two attachments for more information on this utility rate increase which begins April 1, 2022.

Utility Rate Increase Letter

Utility Rate Increase Effective 4-1-2022

 

Request for Quotations – Municipal Solid Waste Disposal

Spotted Lanternfly Information (Invasive Species)

Stop the invasion of the Spotted Lanternfly.  Report sightings of the Spotted Lanternfly in any stage of its life cycle to the PA Department of Agriculture.  Reports can be made by calling 1-888-4BAD-FLY (1-888-422-3359) or entering the information directly on their website.

Borough Office Operations

Special Operations continue until further notice.  This special operations mode includes the efforts to encourage social distancing among our residents and visitors.

Although our Borough buildings remains closed, we maintain minimum staffing levels to respond to the needs of the community.  Borough Office staff remain available by phone or email Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.  Members of the public needing to deliver hard copy items to the Borough Office can use the drop box attached to the building along the alley side of the building near the Library Entrance Door or ring the doorbell at 1 N. High Street for assistance.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Selinsgrove Borough Office at 570-374-2311 or email us at borough@selinsgrove.org.

Little Norway II: Update 2-3-2022

Little Norway II: Update 2-3-2022

Little Norway II was recently able to be open due to the ice being prepped by volunteers and with the help of volunteers to staff the Little Norway building where we have a nice fire, pass out skates to borrow, and sell some light concessions.

The rink may be open during the weekdays as well as the weekend but is all contingent on the availability of volunteers being able to watch over the building.

How can you tell if the rink is open?  There is a flag that will be flying on the Little Norway II sign just by the building.  If the flag is out, the rink is open.  If the flag is NOT out, then you can skate at your own risk with your own equipment.  The rink/building is operated by the Parks and Recreation Board and many volunteers in the community.  We extend our thanks to all of those who give of their time to help make this free entertainment possible.  Please be kind to the volunteers and remember if they say the rink is closing, please thank them for their time and leave the rink.

There may be some work done to freshen the ice up over the next couple of days with temps above freezing Tuesday through Thursday.  If the rink holds up through those few weekdays, then it should be ready to use again over the weekend (February 4th – 6th).

Be grateful for the volunteers, the access to such a cool place to go, and don’t bang on the ice with sticks and skates.  Breaking holes in the ice where you see air bubbles causes tripping hazards. Also, if the ice is not frozen in spots, please stay off of it. When it is skated on in this condition it is very difficult to repair and refreeze.

If you would like to volunteer at Little Norway II please contact Borough Manager Lauren Martz at lmartz@selinsgrove.org or 570-374-2311 ext. 113.