The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way the League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area ( LWVLA) is able to collect and distribute voting information for the General Primary election. For this election only, the LWVLA has decided NOT to create a printed version of the Voters Guide. 

Instead of a printed Voters Guide, we have provided a document online in a format similar to our usual printed guide that can be printed at home. Our Voters Guide can be found at: http://lwvlewisburgarea.org/VoterElectionInformation.html.

Mifflinburg Borough Recycling Center will reopen with limitations beginning Saturday, June 6, 2020.

As Lycoming County Resource Management Services begins to restart its recycling services,Mifflinburg Borough will reopen its Municipal Recycling Center with a limited schedule and restrictions to protect employees and the public effective Saturday, June 6, 2020.

The Recycling center will be open the first and third Saturdays of June from 8:00 AM-11:00 AM. The recycling center will be closed on July 4, 2020, and resume operations July 18, 2020.

Mifflinburg Borough will limit the number of vehicles admitted into the Recycling Center at one time to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Please be patient if you experience some delays while waiting to access to the Center.

Borough staff will not be available to assist with the unloading of recycling materials. Borough staff has been directed not to touch recycling materials.

The wearing of face masks and social distancing requirements will be enforced while the Center is open. You will not be admitted into the Recycling Center without a face mask. After you drop off your recycling materials, please exit the Recycling Center immediately.

Once a material bin fills, it will be closed and no more of that material type will be accepted until the container is emptied by LCRMS. We expect a high volume of materials during the initial reopening. Please understand if our containers are full and we cannot accept your materials that day.

If a member of your household has tested positive for COVID-19 or is suspected of having COVID-19, please do not recycle your materials. The materials should be disposed of in the refuse.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Mifflinburg Borough Office at 570-966-1013.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Governor’s Stay-At-Home Order, Mifflinburg Borough Council will hold a virtual Council Meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 6:30 PM.

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May 19, 2020 Borough Council Meeting

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5/19/2020 Virtual Council Meeting Rules and Regulations

The following Rules and Regulations shall be in effect for the May 19, 2020 virtual Council Meeting:

• A public comment period shall be held at the beginning of the Council Meeting (as identified on the Agenda) for individuals who desire to speak on matters relating to the Borough of Mifflinburg.

• Thirty (30) minutes shall be allotted for the entire public comment period. Individuals shall be governed by a time limit of three (3) minutes.

• Individuals desiring to participate in the public comment period must notify the Borough Secretary by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 by either calling the Borough Office at (570) 966-1013 or emailing the Borough at councilmeeting@mifflinburgborough.org. Interested individuals must state their name and provide the Borough Secretary with a phone number and/or email address. Only individuals who have submitted requests prior to the 4:00 PM deadline will be permitted access to the virtual Council Meeting.

• Login credentials for the virtual Council Meeting will be provided shortly before the Meeting via email. Only individuals who have submitted requests prior to the 4:00 PM deadline will receive login credentials. Individuals are not to share their login credentials.

• Only registered and authenticated Zoom accounts will be permitted access to the virtual Council Meeting (i.e., the name and email address associated with the Zoom account must match the name and email address provided to the Borough Secretary). Individuals may register for a Zoom account at the following link: https://zoom.us/. Information regarding Zoom registration and user features may be found here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360034967471-Quick-start-guide-for-new-users.

• Individuals permitted access to the virtual Council Meeting will be placed in a waiting room. Upon authentication, individuals will be muted upon arrival. In order to indicate a desire to speak, individuals must use the “Raise Hand” feature in the Zoom chat. Only one speaker will be acknowledged at a time. If the time period for public comment runs out before all persons who have signed up get to speak, those names will be carried over to the next Public Comment period at the next Council Meeting or, at the discretion of the Council President, the time period for Public Comment may be extended.

• Individuals permitted to speak are expected to be civil in their language and presentation. Inappropriate and/or indecent behavior will not be tolerated. The Borough Project Manager is authorized to remove any individual(s) acting inappropriately or engaging in indecent behavior.

Interested individuals may also provide comments and/or questions without participating in the virtual Council Meeting by either calling the Borough Office or emailing the Borough at the phone number and email address listed above. Comments and/or questions must be submitted by 4:00 PM on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Any comments/questions received will be read aloud and responded to during the virtual Council Meeting. A recording of the virtual Council Meeting will be posted on the Borough’s website within 24 hours of the conclusion of the meeting.

In light of the new measures recommended by the Federal Government and Governor Wolf moving Union County to the yellow phase, the Borough of Mifflinburg has taken the following actions:

*The Borough Office and other facilities will remain closed to public access until the County reaches green status. The Borough staff will be accessible by phone or email only during normal business hours. Any updates to this schedule will be posted on the Borough’s website.

*Customers who do not participate in the automatic payment system are asked to either mail utility payments or to drop their utility payments into the box located in the entry to the Municipal Building.

*Mifflinburg Parks and facilities will remain closed until the County reaches the green status.

*Regular Street cleaning will resume beginning May 19, 2020, with all parking restrictions to be enforced at that time.

*Publics works crews will maintain all required utility operations while practicing CDC recommended precautionary measures.

*Police will remain on duty and utilize precautionary measures in dealing with the public and other agencies.

*Residents are encouraged to practice social distancing and other recommended precautions. More COVID-19 information is available at www.health.pa.gov.

*Information regarding businesses allowed to operate should be directed to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) at https://dced.pa.gov/. DCED Customer Service can be reached by calling 1-866-466-3972 or by email at: ra-dcedcs@pa.gov.

We apologize for any inconvenience that these actions may cause. The Borough office number is 570.966.1013 and the Police department can be reached at 570.966.1027.

We appreciate your patience as we all work to navigate these uncharted waters. We will continue to provide updates for our services on our website as we obtain more information from the State and Federal Governments.

The Borough of Mifflinburg understands that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many of our residents’ lives. In an effort to help customers, the Borough will not be assessing penalties or making terminations during the months of April and May 2020. Customers are encouraged to contact the Borough office to make payment arrangements for any delinquent balances. Special arrangements will allow customers to spread the balance over 3 months, rather than face utility terminations.

Please contact the office for more information about payment arrangements and to sign an agreement.

COVID-19 Payment Arrangement

The Borough of Mifflinburg Community Park remains closed under the Governor’s Stay at Home orders. The Borough will continue to follow all State and Federal Guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mifflinburg Borough Council will consider whether the Community Swimming Pool will re-open at their May 19 Council Meeting after receiving additional guidance from the State and Federal Governments regarding post quarantine operations. This means that the Pool will not open on Memorial Day weekend this year.

The Borough is cancelling the May 2nd Brush drop off due to the Governor’s extended stay at home orders. The next date for brush drop off is scheduled for June 6, 2020 from 8-11:00 AM.

The Borough has postponed the Annual Spring Drop Off event until further notice. This has been done due to the Governor’s stay at home orders and the COVID-19 pandemic.

We know that everyone is practicing extra sanitizing during the COVID-19 pandemic as recommended. We applaud those actions, however we cannot express enough that you should not flush any wipes! These wipe do not dissolve as they say they will and they can bind up pumps and equipment which will ultimately disrupt sewer services. So as indicated in the title NO WIPES DOWN THE PIPES!!!
We appreciate your cooperation!