YARD MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE
An ordinance relating to the regulation of certain matters pertaining to the
promotion of public health and sanitation, providing for the storage and
disposal of scrap, refuse, and junk articles, providing for the abatement of
nuisances. Providing for the prohitition of accumulation or dumping of garbage
or refuse in the borough. Providing for the requirement that grass, weeds and
other vegetation be cut, trimmed and removed. Providing for the enforcement and
prescribing penalties for violation thereof, repealing ordinances and parts of
ordinances inconsistant herewith.
A full copy of the ordinance is available at the borough office.
A ten day notice will be given to conform with the requirements of the above
ordinance. The penalty for not conforming with above ordinance is $50.00 per
day, and each day constitutes a separate offense, plus court costs.
As of
January 1, 2007
, all
burning
within the
boundaries
of
Dupont
is strictly
forbidden
. This measure was taken because the
boro
is presently trying to obtain a
grant
for a new
recycling truck
. Allowing
burning
of
recyclable products
hinders the process of
obtaining
the
grant
, making it
harder
if not
impossible
to
aquire
.
Grants
benefit the
boro
, as the
taxpayer
is
not required
to
pay
for the
vehicle
through
higher taxes
or
increased refuse fees
, which would be the
alternative
to
not aquiring
the
grant
.
The ordinance is as follows:
An Ordinance of the Borough of Dupont, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Prohibiting
Pollution Occasioned by Outdoor Fires within the Borough of Dupont,
Pennsylvania, and Prescribing Penalties for the Violation thereof.
Permits Required
Dupont Borough
is a
zoned
community that requires
permits
for any
building
within the
borough limits
. If you are a
contractor
you need a
contractor's permit
, issued by the
borough
. You may aquire a permit by contacting the borough office at
655-06216
or stopping by at
600 Chestnut Street
. There is also no soliciting or peddling within the borough limits.
New Airport entrance road set to be built
By-Pass to be built from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to the
Grimes Industrial Park could begin late next year according to a Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation engineer. At their monthly meeting, the
commissioners from Lackawanna and Luzerne counties who make up the six member
board for the airport received this project update. The by-pass will be
designed to alleviate truck traffic in Dupont to the park. It will run from
Navy Way, along the southern border of the main runway, consisting of bridges
over Lidys Creek and the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Commerce Road. Three houses
would have to be acquired to accommodate the road and the plan still needs to
be fine tuned closer to the airport entrance to include a roundabout for
motorist. Once the access road is completed, work could begin on the airport
interchange at Exit 178 of Interstate 81, project engineers said. The $20
million project is nearing the final design stage. The airport will benefit
from easier access to and from the interstate and the access road would open up
land around the airport to development.
Turn on headlights in Construction Zones. It is the LAW!
Obey posted speed limits. It is the LAW.
DUPONT LIONS FOOD PROGRAM
The Dupont Lions Club in Cooperation with the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg N.E.
PA Regional Food Bank, is sponsoring a food donation program for all persons
living in the Dupont and Suscon areas, who fall within the following income
guidlines.
Family Size
Annual Income
Monthly Income
Weekly Income
1 Person
$13,965
$1,164
$270
2 Person
$18,735
$1,562
$362
3 Person
$23,505
$1,959
$453
4 Person
$28,275
$2,357
$545
5 Person
$33,045
$2,754
$636
6 Person
$37,815
$3,152
$728
7 Person
$42,355
$3,549
$819
8 Person
$47,355
$3,947
$912
For each additional person add $4,770 for annual income, $398 for monthly
income, and $93 for weekly income.
With the help of the Holy Mother of Sorrows P.N.C. Church and the Sacred Heart
of Jesus R.C. Church, these donations will take place once a month, usually on
the 4th Thursday of the month. If anyone has any questions, please call Lion
member
Mark Kowalczyk
at
603-0591
or Lion member
Stanley Knick
at
655-6977
.
Due to a request, the earned income tax collectors name and address is being
posted here for anyone needing this information.
Berkheimer Associates, 10 E Smith Street, Suite C, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
18701
The local tax is set at 1%. Phone numbers that you may call with inquiries are
listed below:
570-824-2409
and
800-360-2409
