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New Britain Borough Bird Town is participating in the 2018 Great Backyard Bird Count and is hosting a free workshop in partnership with the Chalfont and Doylestown Bird Towns on Friday, February 2nd.

Last week, the Borough received official notice that it is the recipient of nearly $90,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, which will be used to improve Burkart Hall and the Administrative Office.

The main goal of the grant is to make it easier and safer to travel between the two buildings.  Specifically, the grant will pay to repair the existing sidewalk at both buildings, put in new railings on the sidewalk (where needed), install striping and signage on Keeley Ave to create a pedestrian crosswalk, pave the Administrative Office parking lot, and install stormwater management facilities.

This work is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.  The only match required was the Borough Engineer’s time to oversee the project, estimated at $10,000, which will not be a new expense.

The Borough previously received CDBG funding to make Burkart Hall compliant with federal disability regulations, and included installation of an elevator, new set of stairs, an upstairs bathroom and other general improvements.

At its December 2017 meeting, Borough Council approved a new Personnel Manual for Borough staff that went into effect on January 1, 2018.

This is the first update to the Manual in nearly ten years.

If you wish to view it, it can be found at the link below:

New Britain Borough Personnel Manual

Happy New Year 2018!!!

This is a message from ReadyBucks

Hello New Britain Borough Residents,

The New Britain Borough Administration would like to wish you and your family a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful & Prosperous New Year 2018! We are excited about the new development which will start taking shape in 2018 and hope you are too. New Britain Borough is a “Friendly Place to Live” and will soon become a wonderful destination!

Have a Safe & Happy New Years 2018 weekend!

Thank you,

New Britain Borough

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The 2017 Wreaths Across America Ceremony will take place on December 16, 2017 at 11:45 am at the War Memorial located at the New Britain Baptist Church Cemetery. This patriotic ceremony which includes a full color guard, is a beautiful tribute to the men and women who have served our country in the military. After the ceremony, wreaths will be placed on the graves of the War Veterans who are buried in New Britain Baptist Church Cemetery. Please join us!

The Central Bucks Regional Police Foundation is hosting a Retirement Celebration to honor Chief James Donnelly who is retiring after 50 years in law enforcement. This event is twofold. It will also be an opportunity to learn more about the Central Bucks Regional Police Foundation’s mission which is to support our police department and to promote more community engagement in Doylestown Borough, Chalfont Borough and New Britain Borough.

If you would like to attend this celebration, kindly respond by visiting the Central Bucks Regional Police Foundation’s website at www.cbrpolicefoundation.com . Choose “Make a Donation” to purchase and reserve seating. In the instruction line please enter “Event” and include the names of those attending. The deadline for purchasing tickets is December 27, 2017.

This will be a fun event and and you will have the opportunity to wish Chief Donnelly the best in his retirement!

New Britain Borough was awarded grants from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in the amount of $210,000 to support expansion of the Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve and $30,100 to implement accessibility improvements at Orchard Park.

For more information about these grants, feel free to contact the Administrative Office.

For more information about the Nature Preserve or Orchard Park, please visit these pages:

Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve

Orchard Park & Community Garden

New Britain Borough Town Hall, November 29, 2017

Thank you,
to all of our residents who attended the Borough’s Town Hall! We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did! As Kent Baird noted, your participation and thoughts are vital to developing our community with enhancements to improve our health, well being and quality of life.

As promised, below is a link to our Town Hall page on our website including the slideshow presentation, video of the event and the resident survey. If you did not have the opportunity to attend here is your opportunity to learn all of the details of the exciting topics which were presented at the event.

If you have any questions or comments for Borough Manager – Sam Bryant, Community Planner – Kent Baird or our Director of Economic Development – Stephen Barth, feel free to contact the Borough office. 215-348-4586 or sam@newbritainboro.com.

Thanks again for your participation!

The presentation shown at the meeting can be found at the link below:

Town Hall Power Point

The video of the event can be viewed by clicking the link below (will take you to the Borough’s Periscope Page):

Town Hall Video Stream

Town Hall Meeting Survey Results

Town Hall Survey