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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

The 2018 Borough Budget is available to view at the link below.  This budget has no tax increase and works to continue investment in Borough infrastructure and economic development.

2018 NBB Budget Advertised

For any questions about the budget, please contact the Borough Manager/Treasurer, Sam Bryant at sam@newbritainboro.com or 267-406-4442.

The Zoning Hearing originally scheduled for Thursday, November 16, 2017 has been cancelled.

Thank you New Britain Borough residents who came out to vote yesterday!

Please see the below for Bucks County Election 2017 Results:

http://www.buckscountyvotes.org/

The algae like bacteria recently discovered in the Pine Run Creek were found to contain cyanobacteria. This bacteria is generally at its height from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and the numbers reduce during the colder weather we experience the rest of the year. The toxin produced by these bacteria is inside of it, and is only released when ingested (as stomach acid erodes the coating).  The amount of bacteria found would be enough to kill a dog, or to make a child have digestive problems for a few days.  According to DEP, there is no risk to public drinking water from these bacteria, as the nearest active infall is 25 miles downstream.  There is no health risk from simply coming in contact with this form of cyanobacteria. However, we recommend that you and your pets not ingest the water if you see the algae like substance.

Volunteers are needed for a Nature Preserve Work Day which is scheduled for this Saturday, October 14th from 9:00 am until noon. The group will meet at 9:00 am at the main entrance to the Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve on Mathews Avenue. Participants should bring gardening/work gloves, trowels and shovels for planting tree saplings and bushes. Lots of trees and bushes to plant!

Directions: From Butler Avenue, turn onto Sand Road (across from Town Center). Follow Sand Road to the end and turn left onto Mathews Avenue. The preserve entrance is on the right.

We hope to see you there!

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. Please join us!

Wreaths Across America Order Form

Wreaths Across America Flyer

Below is the Bucks County Department of Health’s Fall Newsletter. In it you will find helpful & interesting information about vaccines, training opportunities, mosquitoes & emergency management.

For more information you can contact the Health Department directly at 215-345-3318. You can also stop by their office which is located at 1282 Almshouse Road, Doylestown, PA 18901.

Bucks County Health Dept Fall Newsletter

If you are looking for a fun, family friendly event this weekend stop by Covered Bridge Park for New Britain Civic Association’s 8th Annual Duck Derby & Picnic in the Park! The event is this Saturday, September 30^th from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm rain or shine. There are all kinds of activities and games for children such as face painting, moon bounce, hay rides and a duck hunt. There is entertainment, vendors, gift basket raffle items and food. The entire day is a build up to the final event at 2:00 pm – a fun filled rubber duck race which has hundreds of ducks racing downstream to the finish line to see who will be the winner of the 2017 Duck Derby!

There are cash prizes of $500 for 1^st place, $250 for 2^nd place and $100 for 3^rd place. You can purchase chances for ducks at $5.00 for one duck & $20.00 for 5 ducks. There are gift certificate prizes for the runners-up. For a fun filled afternoon, and a chance to win cash prizes and raffle items, why not become part of the tradition and spend Saturday afternoon at Covered Bridge Park for the 8^th Annual Duck Derby?

Proceeds from this event will benefit the New Britain Civic Association and this year, the Chalfont Fire Company. For more information go to: http://www.newbritaincivic.org/

History of the Rubber Duck & Duck Derby:

In 1947 a sculptor named Peter Ganine submitted his design for a yellow rubber duck to the U.S. Patent Office and his design was patented in 1949. He then reproduced it as a floating rubber toy and sold 50,000,000! Although Mr. Ganine was not the first to invent the rubber duck, he holds the first U.S. patent for it.

There are hundreds of races held every year throughout the USA in cities such as Austin, TX, Chicago, IL and Aspen, CO. Internationally there are annual events held in countries such as England, Germany and Canada. It is not clear when duck derby races began, however, the purpose of the events are fundraising for non-profit organizations. The largest race in the United States is the annual Freestore Foodbank Rubber Duck Regatta in Cincinnati, Ohio. First run in 1995, the Rubber Duck Regatta now features over 150,000 ducks raced to raise money for the organization. Since its beginning in 1995 the Rubber Duck Regatta in Cincinnati Ohio has raised over $9 million!

Volunteers Needed for Nature Preserve Work Day This Saturday

Hello New Britain Borough Residents,

Volunteers are needed for a Nature Preserve Work Day which is scheduled for this Saturday, September 23rd from 9:00 am until noon. The group will meet at 9:00 am at the main entrance to the Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve on Mathews Avenue. Participants should bring gardening gloves, tools and shovels for digging planting holes.

Directions: From Butler Avenue, turn onto Sand Road (across from Town Center). Follow Sand Road to the end and turn left onto Mathews Avenue. The preserve entrance is on the right.

We hope to see you there!

If you have any questions please contact the Borough Administration office at 215-348-4586 or at secretary@newbritainboro.com.

Thank you,

New Britain Borough

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