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If you live near Pyramid Materials Quarry, you may feel the effects of blasting.  These operations conduct blasting to help extract minerals from the ground.  People are often concerned about the effects blasting may have on their home.  Blasting may cause your home to shake.  The effects of blasting may rattle windows, dishes and pictures hung on the wall.  However, blasting conducted within Pennsylvania’s regulatory limits will not damage your home. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is responsible for regulating the storage, handling and use of explosives in the Commonwealth.  DEP explosives regulatory personnel work within the Bureau of [...]

The Aston Township Parks and Recreation Committee has announced the 2021 Holiday Decorating Contest winners, they are listed below and your Commissioner will be delivering your prize! The residents have gone above and beyond this year and you have all done an amazing job, picking winners was not an easy task for our judges!  Congratulations to our winners, we are already looking forward to next years contest! Residents: 1st Place: 209 Grace Lane. 2nd Place: 2215 N. Lee Lane. 3rd Place: 118 Edgar Avenue. Businesses: 1st Place: Gennaro's Restaurant 2nd Place: Ice Works

The Rockdale Arts District was unanimously voted into the Aston Township zoning code at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.  Thank you to Commissioner John Dougherty and the rest of the committee that worked diligently together for over a year from fruition to finalization, making the Art District possible.  Aston Township looks forward to seeing all of the amazing and beautiful things the Art District will bring to our already great Township. Click here if you would like to view the presentation shown at the October 20, 2021 Board of Commissioners Meeting.

 ASTON TOWNSHIP DELAWARE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA A NEW ARTICLE FOR INCLUSION IN THE ASTON TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE, CHAPTER ____, ENTITLED “ROCKDALE ARTS OVERLAY DISTRICT – CREATIVE COMMUNITY” SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONAL USE PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 1290 Rockdale Arts District is located in the historic section of Aston Township known as  Rockdale, which was once a thriving industrial center in the 18th and 19th centuries, as described in the book “Rockdale: The Growth of an American Village in the Early Industrial Revolution” by Anthony F.C. Wallace. During that period, Mount Road was the main street of Rockdale and it was lined with store [...]

The Aston Township Board of Commissioners held an informational meeting on the proposed construction of a Traffic Roundabout at the intersection of Concord Road and Donnelly Avenue at the Aston Community Center on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. There were a number of residents that attended this meeting, the following will be the next steps to accommodate the concerns of the residents as well as find the best traffic calming solution for that location. The Township Engineer will perform a further study of the intersection to research additional alternatives.  The purpose will be to look at options for restricting turns from Donnelly [...]