2013 Newsletter 1 - Hopewell Township
2013 Newsletter 1 - Hopewell Township
2013 Newsletter 1 - Hopewell Township
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FRAUD ABUSE HOT LINE<br />
The <strong>Hopewell</strong> <strong>Township</strong> Manager/Controller is the financial watchdog of your township tax dollars. However, there may<br />
be occasions when you may be aware of inefficiency, fraud, waste, or mismanagement of your township tax dollars:<br />
There are three ways for you to report these types of suspected abuse:<br />
• Call the anonymous hotline at (724) 378-2980<br />
• Call the Manager/Controller at (724) 378-1460 ext 105<br />
• Email us at fraudhotline@hopewelltwp.com<br />
VOTING DISTRICT LOCATION<br />
For information on finding your voting district location, please direct yourself to:<br />
https://www.pavoterservices.state.pa.us/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx<br />
(Please note that this is a State sponsored site. <strong>Hopewell</strong> <strong>Township</strong> does not service this site)<br />
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT<br />
The Members of the Department are always training,<br />
accumulating about 200 hours yearly per person. This entails<br />
outside trainings through county and state agencies as well as in<br />
house training. There are 30 active members, 9 Life members<br />
and 6 Administrative members currently on the roster. The Life<br />
members have always been the back bone of the Department<br />
and are some of the original founding members. We are always<br />
taking on new members that are willing to give their time to help<br />
and serve their neighbor and fellow man. We provide training,<br />
schooling and the ability to meet new people and make new friends along with the self satisfaction one will gain. We do all of<br />
this without one cent of pay! Watch for our 2014 calendars that will be available this summer!<br />
The next time you get a glass of water from your faucet, think about this. Most of our<br />
drinking water comes from our rivers.<br />
When the rain falls and the snow melts, the water runs of our roofs and yards, down into our streets and<br />
roads. Anything in the path of this storm water goes straight down our storm drains. And right into our rivers.<br />
Trash. Paint. Oil. Fertilizers. Animal waste. All of it is flushed into the same rivers we get our drinking water<br />
from.<br />
But there are solutions. Dedicated people and municipalities are working on it right now. And you can<br />
help.<br />
Properly dispose of harmful chemicals, paints and motor oils instead of pouring them<br />
down storm drains. Replace chemical fertilizers with organic ones and use them<br />
sparingly to reduce harmful runoff. Don’t put animal waste into storm drains.<br />
For more information, contact your municipality or visit our website. And tap into<br />
ways you can help.<br />
Concept of Operations<br />
• In a disaster emergency, the <strong>Township</strong> government will continue only<br />
those functions and services necessary to protect life and property.<br />
• Emphasis will be to meet basic human needs such as food, shelter and<br />
medical care and to resume basic services such as water, electricity<br />
and sanitation, as soon as possible.<br />
• The Emergency Management Coordinator will mobilize the Emergency<br />
Operations Center (EOC) at the <strong>Hopewell</strong> <strong>Township</strong> Municipal<br />
Building, 1700 Clark Blvd., <strong>Hopewell</strong> <strong>Township</strong>, PA when and<br />
emergency situation requires it.<br />
• The Emergency Management Organization Staff will follow prescribed<br />
standard operating procedures (SOPs) which describe in detail how<br />
their functions are carried out and utilize checklists as necessary.<br />
• Any decision to implement protective actions will be made by <strong>Township</strong><br />
FIRE CHIEF EDWARD HANEY 412-818-9524<br />
FIRE MARSHALL EDWARD HANEY 412-818-9524<br />
email _ ehaney@hopewelltwpfire.com<br />
FIRE MARSHALL JAMES FIKE 724-378-9445<br />
FIRE MARSHALL TIM DIETZ 724-561-2313<br />
Hall Rentals Mike New 724-624-1110<br />
Ladies Auxiliary Cathy Hans 724-624-4301<br />
Clean water starts in our own backyard.<br />
Go to www.3rww.org for<br />
a free guide on how you can help<br />
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY<br />
continued from page 8<br />
Officials or, in their absence, the Emergency Management Coordinator.<br />
• If required to evacuate, the <strong>Township</strong> Board and the Emergency<br />
Operations Center will relocate to the Ambridge Municipal Building. I<br />
possible, the EOC will be the last organization to leave the hazard<br />
area.<br />
• During the recovery phase, the EMA will provide generally the same<br />
services as those provided by staff members and forces during the<br />
evacuation. Damage assessment will be expedited and a report<br />
forwarded through the County Emergency Management Agency.<br />
• When more than one township or borough is affected by and<br />
emergency, the County will be responsible for direction and control.<br />
• When more than on County is affected by an emergency, the<br />
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) will provide<br />
overall coordination, direction and control.
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