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East Fallowfield Township Wants You! Volunteer to Serve on a Township Board or Commission

Help us build a better future for East Fallowfield Township.

Volunteer today to serve on one of our boards and commissions. Below are the Current Citizen Board Vacancies as of January 21, 2020:

Park and Recreation Commission *6 vacancies

Planning Commission * 1 vacancy

Agricultural Security Commission (Farmer) * 2 vacancies

Please submit an application and letter of interest to the Board of Supervisors through one of the following methods: via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

or hand deliver/mail to the East Fallowfield Township Municipal Building, 8:30am-4:00PM (the address is: 2264 Strasburg Road, East Fallowfield, PA 19320).

Click Here for an application

Park Bench Donation Program

Park Bench Donation Program

The East Fallowfield Township ‘Park Bench Program’ offers donors the opportunity to dedicate a park bench in memory of a loved one or as a celebration of a special event such as a birth or marriage.

Benches are placed at the East Fallowfield Township Park (900 Buck Run Road).

The cost of a bench is $887 or $930 depending upon the size of the plaque placed on the bench.

Click here for More Information on the Park Bench Program and to download an application form.

Electronics are accepted for recycling at the Township Building

If you intend to replace a television, computer monitor, laptop or desktop computer, or a computer printer don’t leave the old TV or machines at the curb and expect the trash hauler to take them away. They won’t!

Pennsylvania’s Covered Device Recycling Act forbids trash haulers from accepting electronic materials as trash, and requires that they be recycled.

Township residents can now drop off electronic items (Televisions, Computers Laptops and tablets, Monitors, Computer Keyboards, Computer Mice, and Printers) at the FREE recycling drop off center at the Township’s Municipal Building-2264 Strasburg Road). The drop off site is open on weekdays from 8:00AM until 4:00PM, No appointments are necessary.

Anyone dropping off electronics MUST first stop at the Office and show a valid ID or a copy of a utility bill identifying that they are a resident of East Fallowfield Township. Electronics may NOT be left outside at the Municipal Building or collection site when the facility is closed.

The service is FREE for Township residents. For more information call 610-635-6077.

What To Do If You Find the Spotted Lanternfly on Your Property

Unfortunately you may have discovered a new invasive pest in East Fallowfield Township, the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF).

Just like the Emerald Ash Borer, these pests pose a threat to homeowners’ trees and Pennsylvania’s agriculture, including the grape, tree-fruit, hardwood, and nursery industries. The spotted lanternfly attacks fruit trees by feeding on the sap in the trunks, branches, twigs, and leaves. While digesting the sap, it excretes a sticky fluid which attracts other insects and encourages the growth of mold.

East Fallowfield Township is in the quarantine zone, meaning that if you travel outside of the zone you should check your car and outdoor equipment for spotted lanternfly eggs, nymphs, and adults before moving within or out of the quarantine zone. Don't move firewood.

The Penn State Extension is also recommending the Following Methods to Stop the Spread of Lanternfly (SLF):

Scrape eggs
Band trees to catch nymphs
Remove tree-of-heaven
Apply insecticides

It's up to homeowners to manage their own private properties and work to eradicate the spotted lanternfly. Click Below to Learn More about Spotted Lanternfly Management for Homeowners:

https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-management-for…

For more information on Spotted Lanternfly Public Meetings click here:

https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-public-meetings

Call the Spotted Lanternfly Hotline at 1-888-422-3359 with questions on spotted lanternfly management or to report a sighting. You may also report a spotted lanternfly sighting from the website:
https://extension.psu.edu/have-you-seen-a-spotted-lanternfly