National EMS Week
May 21st – May 27th is National EMS Week! Join us in this time to thank paramedics, EMTs and the entire EMS workforce for their service and sacrifices. Their dedication keeps our community safe!
Northern Berks Joint Comprehensive Plan
The Northern Berks Joint Comprehensive Plan was resolved and enacted by the Tilden Township Board of Supervisors on February 9, 2022.
The members of the Northern Berks Joint Comprehensive Plan are; Hamburg and Shoemakersville Boroughs, and Tilden, Perry, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken, and Winsdor Townships, and the Hamburg Area School District.
Please use the link below to be redirected to the Joint Comprehensive Plan.
Road closure 05-22-2023
The state bridge on Berne Road just south of Fisher Dam Road will be closed by PennDot on 05-22-2023 for bridge rehabilitation. The bridge will be closed for a maximum of 65 days.
Click HERE for the detour:
Berks County Burn Ban Rescinded
Effective this 04/25/2023, the Berks County Board of Commissioners has rescinded the countywide burn ban. This action was taken under recommendation of the PA DCNR District Forester who advised that it was his opinion that conditions in the last few days and those forecast over the next week support that action.
All parties involved ask that residents and businesses that are in the practice of outdoor burning continue to practice caution to ensure fires are manageable and contained.
DEP 2023 Black Fly Suppression Program
DEP sends notice to the public of the 2023 Black Fly Suppression Program.
DEP 2023 Black Fly Suppression Program
County wide burn ban
Update April 21st for Berks County Resolution 156-2023.
The county has amended Resolution 151-2023 to state that the burn ban shall not apply to open outdoor burning that is directly related to normal agricultural operations within Berks County.
The term “normal agricultural operation” The term “normal agricultural operation” shall have the definition as provided within
Section 952 of Pennsylvania’s “Right-To-Farm” Law (Act 133 of 1982), specifically:
The activities, practices, equipment and procedures that farmers adopt, use or engage in the production and preparation for market of poultry, livestock and their products and in the production, harvesting and preparation for market or use of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and aquacultural crops and commodities and is:
a. not less than ten contiguous acres in area; or
b. less than ten contiguous acres in area but has an anticipated yearly gross income of at least $10,000.
The term includes new activities, practices, equipment and procedures consistent with technological development within the agricultural industry. See3 P.S. § 952.
All other provisions of Resolution 151-2023 shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect as set forth therein.
Click here for the full text of Resolution 156-2023.
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Tilden Township
County Commissioners Rivera, Sihelnik, and Leinbach will hold a Town Hall on Tuesday evening, May 30, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Hamburg Strand Theater. See More
Tilden Township
May 21st - May 27th is National EMS Week! Join us in this time to thank paramedics, EMTs and the entire EMS workforce for their See More
Tilden Township
Tilden Township
The state bridge on Berne Road just south of Fisher Dam Road will be closed by PennDot on 05-22-2023 for bridge rehabilitation. The bridge will See More
Tilden Township
If you’re traveling on Cheese Lane today, there will be base repair done at various spots along the entire length of that road. These repairs See More
Tilden Township
May 4th is International Firefighters Day! Today we want to recognize the importance of the service our Volunteer Firefighters provide to our community! A special See More