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Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park–if you’ve heard of it at all–may at first seem like a study in contradictions, but once you learn more about its history, you realize that is only part of its charm.
Earlier this week the Hellertown Borough Authority celebrated its 80th birthday, Administrator Lauren Suflata announced in a Facebook post on the Authority’s page. The Authority has been responsible for providing water and wastewater needs for the borough for nearly a century.
The tables in the wooded Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park in Lower Saucon Township will soon be looking a lot better thanks to the volunteer efforts of Hellertown Lions Club members and Hellertown Borough Authority board members, who teamed up to sand, prime and paint several of them Sunday.
The Hellertown Borough Authority’s new bills contain all the information a customer needs: the usage, the meter readings, the amount due and when it is due by, and any penalty assessed for non-payment.
Glenn Higbie, who has headed the Hellertown Borough Authority as its administrator for the past decade, will retire Oct. 12. The HBA is the water and sewer authority for approximately 2,600 households in the borough and nearby parts of Lower Saucon Township.
The weather was perfect and the turnout was large Thursday evening for the Hellertown Lions’ annual picnic at Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park in Lower Saucon Township, at which the club’s ‘Lion of the Year’ was recognized, new officers were installed and a new roof on the park’s main pavilion was dedicated.
Residents and business owners should be aware that the fire hydrant in front of their home or business may soon have a “wet paint” sign on it.
Along with the birds and the bees and the buds on the trees comes hydrant flushing each spring. The Hellertown Borough Authority’s annual spring hydrant flushing throughout the borough will begin May 7.
A project that involved replacing 13 faulty valves on water lines in Hellertown is nearly complete.
The Hellertown Borough Authority has announced that a large section of the borough east of Main Street between Penn and Depot streets will be without water Tuesday, Aug. 22, as a contractor replaces three water valves.