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Sidewalk and Driveway Clearing

• Plowing, blowing, or shoveling ice or snow onto township streets is strictly prohibited. If you pile snow on the street beside your driveway entrance the passing plow will simply deposit the snow back into your entrance. Plow or blow the snow into/onto your property, this will reduce the amount the plow pushes into your entrance.
• Sidewalks – sidewalks must be cleared within 24 hours after snow stops falling. Do not pile snow between the street and sidewalk, it could be pushed back on the walk by the passing plow.
• Parking Lot Clearing – Dumping snow or ice onto Township Street, Sidewalk, or Public Property, plowing snow across public streets, is strictly prohibited.

East Manchester Township Leaf Collection 2011

      East Manchester Township will continue curbside leaf collection service this year.

      Burning leaves is prohibited.

• Collection will begin week of October 31.

• The best way to handle leaves is to compost them, then use for landscaping and gardening. If composting is not an option, leaves can be raked to the curb for pick-up.

• Rake your leaves out as soon as possible. Due to unknown weather conditions it is impossible to schedule specific days. Our crew will continue moving throughout the township until the last day of pickup.

• Place leaves curbside in windrows (long narrow piles), for easier pick-up.

• LEAVES ONLY – NO STICKS, BRUSH, TRASH or ANIMAL WASTE

• Last day of pick-up will be Friday, December 9. Leaf equipment will be removed from trucks and snow equipment installed.
  
  Questions? Call the township office at 266-6735.

News for Immediate Release
Oct. 13, 2011
PennDOT Reminds Homeowners to Prepare Mailboxes for Winter

Harrisburg – PennDOT reminds residents living along rural state and local roads that now is the time to prepare mailboxes for the winter months. Snow thrown from plows can easily damage mailboxes that are not prepared.

Mailboxes are normally placed within the state’s legal right-of-way; however, mailbox damage is the responsibility of the property owner.

If a mailbox is placed as far from the edge of the road as the carrier can reach from a vehicle and the mailbox is placed on a sturdy support, it should be able to withstand the force of snow thrown from a plow.

PennDOT offers these tips to help reduce the risk of mailbox damage:

Place a 6- to 8-inch piece of reflective tape on the mailbox to help snow plow operators see it at night.
Remove snow from around the mailbox, but never throw it back onto the road.
If the mailbox is located within the legal right-of-way and damage was experienced in the past, homeowners may want to consider repositioning the mailbox before winter.

Homeowners who have followed these tips in the past and have still experienced mailbox damage may wish to consider installing a cantilevered mailbox support that will swing a mailbox out of harm’s way. Visit www.dot.state.pa.us for a copy of plans for a cantilever mailbox support.

Contact your local post office for more information about how to correctly position a mailbox.

Media Contact: Steve Chizmar, 717-783-8800