The Borough Office will be closed on Labor Day Monday, September 6th. Garbage pick up for Monday will be on Tuesday. Tuesday's pick up will be on Wednesday. Recycling will be MOVED to Saturday. There will be NO change for Thursday and Friday's garbage pick up.

HELP WANTED

CODE OFFICIAL

Borough of Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., pop. 7,100, is accepting applications for a full-time Code Official for enforcement of UCC codes, planning, zoning, health & other ordinances. PA UCC Building Code Official certification and/or prior experience preferred.…

HELP WANTED

BOROUGH SECRETARY/TREASURER

Borough of Tamaqua, Schuylkill Co., pop. 7,100, is seeking a full-time Borough Secretary/Treasurer. Accounting, AP/AR, Payroll, HR experience preferred. Salary negotiable. Contact: Borough of Tamaqua, 320 E. Broad St., Tamaqua, PA 18252. Phone 570-668-3444.

The last day for the 2021 season at the H.D. Buehler Memorial Pool (a.k.a.the Bungalow) will be on Sunday, August 22nd. If you have any questions, you can call the pool at 570.668.6851.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Tamaqua will conduct a hearing at the Tamaqua Municipal Building, 320 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 24, 2021.

BY ORDER OF:                                                                                                                                                           

 Greg…

Applications are being taken starting Monday, August 2nd. for the Schuylkill County CDBG grants.  For more information please call Stephen Ursich at 570-891-4649 or cdbg@nepa-alliance.org

Apply online via the link here:

https://nepa-alliance.org/cdbg/?fbclid=IwAR37z5MTsj0YuQiDSE2dtF04F_wM0L2z5TRP1NH7o0uuRzO7u0GlnNlzoUQ

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Tamaqua Borough Historic Architectural Review Commission meeting will be held on Monday, August 2, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. at the Tamaqua Municipal Building, 320 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA  18252.   

Gregory Kurtz Jr., BCO

Tamaqua…

Unable to obtain a loan for necessary sidewalk or home repairs?  The Borough's CAC (Citizens Advisory Committee) may be able to help.  Ask about the Sidewalk Repair Loan Program information or the Home Rehab Loan Program by emailing amcalabrese@ptd.net  Both programs can end without notice.

CRIZ in a nutshell…

CRIZ stands for “City Revitalization and Improvement Zone”.  It is a designated list of parcels of up to 130 acres that have been earmarked to stimulate development of that area.  In Pennsylvania, these “city” zones have been set up in Lancaster and in Bethlehem.  Tamaqua has been very fortunate to continue to be a “pilot” program for CRIZ.  Since Tamaqua is not a city,…