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H1N1 VIRUS

The Pennsylvania Department of Health WWW.H1N1inPA.COM has an excellent website for questions or concerns related to H1N1.

 

ARE YOU PART OF THE SOLUTION?

Prepare for a disaster in three easy steps.  Go to the Ready PA website (www.readypa.org) for preparedness information.  

 


 SEBOS VAN IN NEED OF VOLUNTEER DRIVERS

The SEBOS van, which services seniors in Steelton, Enhaut, Oberlin and Bressler is in need of additional drivers.  This is a volunteer position and only requires a few hours of your time each week.  The SEBO van picks up people and transports them to doctors appointments, the senior center and other appointments.  If you have some time to give, please contact Chuck Gassert at 939-9301 x 512 for more information.

 

   

 

 

 

Welcome to Swatara Township  

Each Ward (established by population) of the Township elects its own representative to serve a four-year term on the Board. Swatara Township is governed by a nine member Board of Commissioners.  

 In 1799, just twenty-three years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a court order divided Lower Paxton Township into two equal parts. Swatara was the name chosen for the southern part of the area. The word is thought to be from an Iroquois Indian word meaning "Where we fed on eels." Swatara Township is comprised of 14.6 square miles, equivalent to 9,344 acres.

An atlas of 1875 shows Churchville, New Benton, and Highland Village as population centers. Today we know them as Oberlin, Bressler, and Enhaut, respectively. Wheat and corn fields have become Lawnton, Lenker Manor, Harrisburg Estates, Rutherford Heights. Georgian Manor, Lawnford Acres and Chambers Hill. On April 1, 1911 Swatara obtained First Class Township status with a population of 5,630. According to the 2000 census, 22,611 residents now make up the Township.

  

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ATTENTION CHAMBERS HILL RESIDENTS

 

There will be a public meeting on the proposed Swatara Marketplace on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Chambers Hill Fire House, 6400 Chambers Hill Road.

Following a short presentation, the community is invited to review the plans and ask questions of the development team.

 

ATTENTION CHAMBERS HILL RESIDENTS

 

There will be a public meeting on the proposed Swatara Marketplace on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Chambers Hill Fire House, 6400 Chambers Hill Road.

Following a short presentation, the community is invited to review the plans and ask questions of the development team.

 

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  MONTHLY MEETING DATES

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

First and second Wednesday of every month, 7:00 p.m.

PLANNING COMMISSION

First Tuesday of every month, 7:00 p.m.

SWATARA TOWNSHIP AUTHORITY

Third Wednesday of every month, 7:00 p.m.

GOLDEN HEARTS

Fourth Tuesday of every month, 7:00 p.m.

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May 18, August 17, and November 16

All meetings are held at the Swatara Township Municipal Building, 599 Eisenhower Boulevard

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