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Welcome to Upper Milford Township

Upper Milford Township is a community of great scenic and rural character, near the southern corner of Lehigh County, south of Emmaus. The township is primarily a rural living environment 10 minutes from Allentown, 25 minutes from Bethlehem and 45 minutes from the edge of the expanding Philadelphia Metropolitan area. Routes 29 and 100 provide convenient access to the Allentown/Bethlehem area and to Route 309 and 22.

NOTICE - UPPER MILFORD TOWNSHIP

OPEN BURNING BAN HAS BEEN LIFTED

***New Polling Place***

The Western District of Upper Milford Township Polling Place has changed, effective with the April 24^th Primary Election, from the Upper Milford Township Building to The Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Church is located across the street from the Old Zionsville Post Office.

Zion’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

5901 Old Kings Highway South

Zionsville, PA 18092

Upper Milford Township

***EMPLOYER NOTICE****

EARNED INCOME TAX UPDATE - Beginning with tax year 2012, Earned Income Tax will be collected by the countywide tax collector.

The Lehigh Tax Collection Committee (TCC) has selected H.A. Berkheimer www.hab-inc.com as the collector. Visit the Lehigh TCC website (www.lehightcc.org) to learn more about the administration and collection of the earned income tax for Lehigh County.

All 2011 taxes will still be filed with the Upper Milford Township Tax Office, including employer 4th Quarter 2011 returns and resident Final Individual Returns for 2011, which both have due dates in 2012. The Upper Milford Tax Office will collect 2011 and prior years taxes until

June 30, 2012. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

Macungie Ambulance Corps Upcoming Events

2012 Open House - May 13, 2012

EMS in Your Community and how to never need it! - May 16, 2012

EAC

To contact the Joint Environmental Advisory Council, click here.

Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law - Request for Information

Open Space Plan - adopted March 2009

Come to one of our meetings.

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Place: 5671 Chestnut Street

Date: Second Wednesday of Each Month

Bureau of Radiation Protection
Radon Division

Southwestern Lehigh County Comprehensive Plan

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

There have been occasions where emergency services have not been able to find a home or location of an emergency situation because the homeowner or occupant did not have their address numbers posted. Please, for your own safety and protection, make sure that your house number is clearly visible at or from the street.

Reflective Address Markers

The Citizen's Fire Company and the Upper Milford Western District Fire Company are selling reflective address signs for a cost of $20. A sample of these signs can be seen at the Township Office along with a flyer. Click here for a form. For more information you may contact Citizen's Fire Company or Upper Milford Western District Fire Company at (610) 966 - 3367 and speak with Mike Ruyak.

Updates

Vera Cruz Area Sewer Project Information

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Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes are now available online
Click Here

UPPER MILFORD TOWNSHIP APPROVED 2012 BUDGET Click Here

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Upper Milford

Yard Waste Facility Site

The Yard waste drop off site returns to normal hours of operation beginning Monday,

January 9, 2012.

Hours of operation:

Wednesdays:

12:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M., but no later than one 1/2

hour past dusk.

Saturdays:

12:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M.

Closed Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, & Holidays.

Branches and other accepted yard waste materials can be taken to the Township yard-waste drop-off site located behind the Municipal Garage off of Church View Road

THE OFFICIAL YARD WASTE SITE IS LOCATED BEHIND THE MUNICIPAL GARAGE.

This is strictly for UMT resident use only; no commercial at all.

There is mulch available for residents to be loaded onto their vehicles with the backhoe. This service is $5 per scoop. Mulch can be loaded at 7:00am or 2:30pm during winter months or at 6:30am or 2:00pm during spring months. You must call to make arrangements prior to coming to have mulch loaded by township personnel.

Rules and Regulations!

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EMPLOYMENT / VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

CLICK HERE

VOLUNTEERS POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE

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Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law - Request for Information

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BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETINGS:

CLICK HERE

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MOVING

If you are moving CLICK HERE, it is required by Ordinance No. 18A that all people moving in, out or within the Township to complete a moving permit. This is a no fee moving permit. This can be mailed to the Township or e-mailed to info@uppermilford.net

It is a requirement that any landlord that has a tenant complete a landlord tenant registration. Click Here, it is no fee. E-mail it to info@uppermilford.net

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YOUTH PROGRAMS - click here for additional information. Upper Milford Youth Association

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Check your property frontage. Please trim your trees and shrubs that are encroaching the roadway.

Lehigh Valley Air Quality

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