Closure of the Borough Park

You may have noticed that the Borough Park has been closed as of March 27.  The proclamation announcing the closing is posted on the side of the Municipal Building.

Many of our residents have been seen walking or jogging along the streets, and are encouraged to continue exercising and getting fresh air.  Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to keep the playground disinfected, and use of the basketball court and pavilion do not allow for proper social distancing.

Yard Waste Pickup

Pickup will resume on April 1,  but this year RESRICTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED!!!!

Bags must not weigh more than 40 pounds!  Now Bryan does not have a scale on the borough truck, so if he deems that a bag is too heavy--it's too heavy, and will be left at the curb.  You may than take the yard waste to the county recycling center in Brady's Run Park, or re-package the material into two lighter bags.

Tangled piles of limbs, branches, sticks, and weeds WILL NOT BE PICKED UP!!!

Such material should be bundled and tied.  Bundles should not be more than four feet in length--or they will be left at the curb.

If you have any questions about what yard waste is acceptable for disposal, call the borough office, or stop Bryan as you see him driving down your street, and ask.

Are you leaving your cardboard out to be hauled away by Valley Waste? 

What?

Why?

See the item on this page about the $158,000+ grant we have received!  Part of the reason we received the grant is that we in Patterson Heights have been recycling cardboard!

It's easy.  Just break your boxes down flat, and put them into the large box behind the Borough Building.  You can access the box via the alley off 7th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.

Don't send it to the landfill!  Put it to work earning money for Patterson Heights!

Those of you who leave yard waste for the Borough to pick up--

DO NOT

mix in any plastic bags or bottles, no glass, no lumber, and no dog poop (should have said feces, but it seems that some people don't understand that term)!

Once again, the material is dumped out of the truck, and loaded into a shredder to be ground into mulch.  Most people don't want plastic, glass, or feces in their mulch, and the recycling center does not want these materials in their shredder.

Back by popular demand!

Food Trucks in the Park

We will have food trucks every month from May until September on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Much like last year, Bruster's will be back, along with two other trucks each evening.  We have tentatively scheduled the other trucks, and you can view the schedule on the Calendar page on this site.

The Borough Council is happy to announce that Patterson Heights has been selected to receive a Recycling Grant in the amount of $158,580!

Most of the money will be used to purchase a new leaf vacuum.  This funding comes at just the right time, as our current machine has reached the end of its useful life.

Our award was announced at the December council meeting by Holly Vogt, the Director of the Beaver County Department of Waste Management.  In her presentation, Ms. Vogt complimented the citizens of Patterson Heights for the strides made in recycling efforts over the past few years.  She stressed the importance of being able to demonstrate our commitment with increased tonnages of recycled materials, including paper, cardboard, yard waste, and leaves.  

SO.....if you have been recycling--bringing your paper and cardboard to the bins behind the borough building--keep up the good work!

If you have NOT been recycling, PLEASE START!  We have seen enough cardboard left out for the trash on Mondays to completely fill the recycling box.

Our total recycling effort will be reviewed by grant funding groups to decide what other monies we can receive. 

The Beaver County Recycling Center in Brady's Run Park is open with NEW operating hours:

Monday and Tuesday  8:30am to 3:30pm

Wednesday  Noon to 5:00pm

Thursday  8:30am to 3:30pm

Friday  CLOSED

Every 3rd Saturday  8:30am to Noon

Recyclable items include:

Corrugated Cardboard

Tin Cans

Polystyrene

Used Motor Oil

E-Waste

Mixed Paper

Scrap Metal

Yard Waste

Glass Bottles and Jars

Plastic Bottles

Textiles/Fibers