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EAWA – Rain Barrel Sale
The Elizabethtown Area Water Authority is holding their 4th Rain Barrel Sale now through June 4th for residents in Elizabethtown Borough, Mount Joy Township and West Donegal Township. If rain barrels are purchased now through May 14th, the price is $75.00 (save $10). If rain barrels are purchased from May 15th – June 4th, the price is $85.00. Details are on their website (www.etown-water.com) under “Special Announcements”. The rain barrel is on display in their lobby.
TRASH COLLECTION UPDATE – Monday 2/1/2121
Attention Mount Joy Township trash program customers: All Penn Waste trash and recyclable collection routes will not be operating on Monday, February 1st. Collection will resume on Tuesday unless conditions warrant another delay.
Christmas Tree Pick Up – Saturday, January 9, 2021
Place tree curbside Friday night. Tree must be bare from all ornaments, bags, tinsel, tree stands, etc.
Mount Joy Township’s 2021-2025 Road Improvement Plan
As the year 2020 comes to a close, Mount Joy Township has its sights set on an expansive 2021 road work program. We recently finished laying out a plan for road projects in the five-year period starting in 2021. The plan progresses the work done in recent years while recognizing the number of issues still outstanding. Fortunately, significant progress has been made in recent years to reduce the significant backlog of road and drainage projects. The map below is a snapshot of work completed from 2016-2020.
In 2018, the Township Board of Supervisors asked for a five-year road improvement plan to guide our priorities and spending during the 2019-2023 period. That plan came with the goal to regularly update the plan to maintain a five-year outlook. This enables us to keep a full work program for the period while leaving flexibility in the later years as conditions may change. Quite a few adjustments were needed throughout 2020 to finalize the update for 2021-2025 in order to progress the original work plan while acknowledging a revenue decline for 2021 and 2022. Despite the anticipated COVID-related financial shortfall, Mount Joy Township is proud to keep our road repair progress moving forward!
The map above summarizes our planned repairs, resurfacing, and pavement management projects for the upcoming five-year period. Click to view or download the 2021-2025 Road Improvement Plan and Budget Spreadsheets to see the details. A quick summary, by the numbers:
- Reclamation & widening – 1.24 miles
- Widening – 8.46 miles
- Resurfacing (overlay) – 8.82 miles
Although the 2021-2025 plan must be aggressive to address the Township’s 65 miles of roads in a systematic fashion, we recognize there will be a number of outstanding issues left unaddressed. Those unprogrammed critical roadways – like Rissermill Road, Ridge Run Road, and Homestead Road – must be considered in the next version of the plan. We intend to prepare a 2023-2027 plan update starting in early 2022, so direct any comments, questions, or suggestions to Township Manager Justin Evans.
Line Painting
Line painting is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, October 30th and 31th on all Township roads. Please do not attempt to pass the trucks while they are spraying the paint. Please drive carefully!
Bear Creek Road Construction – Beginning October 2nd
Construction on Bear Creek Road between Campus Road and Sheaffer Road (Bear Creek Elementary School) is scheduled to be closed to thru traffic on October 2nd. The Bear Creek Road/Spring Road intersection will be realigned in a several-week project that should be finished by the end of October. Local access to Clover Lane, Shybrook Court, and Honeysuckle Court will be maintained during the intersection project, but not by way of the Spring Road intersection.
Updates can be found at mtjoytwp.org.
Cloverleaf Road Bridge
The Lancaster County Engineer has closed the Cloverleaf Road Bridge over the Little Chiques Creek for an indefinite period due to structural deficiencies. The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners has indicated an intent to replace the bridge in 2021. Further information will be passed along as it is provided by the County.