Delaware County Solid Waste Authority has provided the following list of locations and drop-off times for residents to deposit Leaves and Yard Waste for composting: for additional information please visit the Delaware County Recycling Solid Waste Authority website.
Delaware County is currently administering COVID-19 vaccinations to Delaware County residents in the priority Phase 1A group. This group includes healthcare workers, EMS workers, residents and staff of long-term care facilities, and medical examiner and funeral staff. Due to the limited supply of the vaccine, healthcare workers, EMS staff, long-term care facilities, and medical examiner and funeral staff are the priority for vaccination distribution. Delaware County is committed to ensuring a safe and timely distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination and continues to work with the County’s hospitals and the Chester County Health Department to administer the vaccine as quickly as possible. [...]
UPDATE: 12/31/2020 - Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine announced that the COVID-19 limited-time mitigation orders will expire on Jan. 4, 2021 at 8:01 AM as planned. Mitigation efforts will revert to the earlier orders originally released on Nov. 23, 2020.
Replay of the Aston Township Board of Commissioners Year End Special Meeting on December 28, 2020 @ 2:00PM via Zoom, Live Online, on the Township Website and TV Channel. Due to Governor Wolf's order to restrict public gatherings we are unable to open the Township Building for the public. We feel this will be the safest way possible to keep the residents informed as well as giving them the ability to ask questions or voice comments/concern.
At the December 16th Board of Commissioners the 2020 Holiday Decorating Contest winners were announced. Prizes for First Place and Honorable Mention for each Ward were awarded. First Place Winners will receive a $100 gift certificate to Giant. Honorable Mention Winners will receive a $50 gift certificate to WAWA. Business winners received one (1) year memberships to the Aston Business Association.
Pennsylvania businesses and residents affected by Tropical Storm Isaias on Aug. 4, 2020, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Administrator Jovita Carranza announced. Administrator Carranza made the loans available in response to a letter from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Dec. 14, requesting a disaster declaration by the SBA.
Delaware County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program of 2021 is announced! Find a list of Acceptable & Non Acceptable items, dates and locations for the 2021 program. All residents are encouraged to use these resources to help us protect our environment and dispose of these materials in a responsible way.
Recently we have received many phone calls, emails or social media inquiries as to why recycling was not collected at your home. As a part of the Aston Township Single Stream Recycling Program, the dump site the recycling collected is taken to DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY PLASTIC BAGS no matter the color or type. If there are plastic bags or contaminated items (ie: pizza boxes with food remains on them) the dump site will charge the Township for the error. Some have complained their recycling was thrown in the trash truck instead of the recycling truck; if there is any form [...]
PADOH amended their travel order to clarify travel quarantine; CCHD recommends all close contacts get tested when they begin showing symptoms or get tested 7days after exposure for those who do not show symptoms.
During its Nov. 18 public meeting, Delaware County Council voted to pass a resolution requesting that Governor Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Health enact additional COVID-19 mitigation strategies. The resolution is in response to an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases throughout the county.
