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MUNICIPAL BRIEFS

August 3, 2008

MUNICIPAL BRIEFS

Kingston Twp. mails real estate taxes

Kingston Township Tax Collector Karen Rose advises residents that the 2008 Dallas School real estate tax bills and personal tax bills were mailed July 15.

If you are the owner of a home or property in Kingston Township and did not receive a tax bill, it is your responsibility to notify that tax collector at 696-3809. If you are a new owner of an established home and did not receive a tax bill, notify the tax collector so records can be changed accordingly. All payments must be postmarked on or before September 15 to be eligible for the rebate.

If you are mailing your payment and require a receipt, return entire form and a SASA with payment.

Regular office hours at the municipal building, 180 E Center St., Shavertown, are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. A voice mail message can be left at 696-3809 at anytime and will be answered promptly. Payments can also be dropped off anytime in the mail slot located in the vestibule of the township municipal building.

Jackson Township zoning news

Jackson Township residents are reminded that the township has an ordinance that requires a building permit and contractor registration for any new construction, repairs, alterations being done to any building or property. Building permits and contractor registrations may be applied for at the zoning office in the municipal building, 21 Huntsville Rd.

Zoning office hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

With the arrival of spring, all Jackson Township residents should make every effort to clean up their properties and discard junk, debris, junk vehicles that could be considered a nuisance by other residents.

Inspections will be conducted.

The township also has a burning ordinance to which all residents must adhere.

For more information, call the Jackson Township Zoning Office at 675-9594.

Dallas Borough enforces maintenance

The Dallas Borough Codes Enforcement Office announces the seasonal enforcement of the Dallas Borough Property Maintenance Code. Property owners should be alerted that inspections will be scheduled for all property owners deemed in violation of the code and the borough will prosecute all offenders through the enforcement of the regulations.

Recent routine property inspections in neighborhoods throughout the borough revealed numerous violations, including exterior property violations for property owners failing to maintain their premises in a clean, safe and sanitary condition. The borough will require property owners to remove all vehicles not properly registered and inspected, inoperable motor vehicles, failure to cut grass, appliances littering yards, debris and rubbish or other inappropriate materials littering yard areas.

Dallas Borough officials strongly urge all property owners to respect their neighborhoods.

Questions pertaining to enforcement actions and inspections should be directed to the Dallas Borough Zoning Enforcement Officer by calling the Dallas Borough Municipal Building at 675-1389.

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