January 2021 Council Meeting
Harveys Lake receives Growing Greener Grant
$266,570.00 awarded to combat Hydrilla!
Some good news on this the last day of 2020. Harvey's Lake Borough has been awarded a Growing Greener Grant in the amount of $266,570. toward hydrilla eradication and harmful algal blooms monitoring and management!!! Wonderful! Happy New Year!
Hydrilla can invade deep, dark waters where most native plants cannot grow. The plant’s aggressive growth (hydrilla’s 20 – 30 foot stems can add up to an inch per day) can spread into shallow water areas and form thick mats that block sunlight to native plants below, effectively displacing the native vegetation of a waterbody. Major colonies of hydrilla can alter the physical and chemical characteristics of lakes:
- It is one of the world’s worst aquatic invasive plants
- It blocks sunlight and displaces native plants below with its thick, dense surface mats
- Stratification of the water column and decreased dissolved oxygen levels can lead to fish kills
- The weight and size of sportfish can be reduced when open water and natural vegetation are lost
- Waterfowl feeding areas and fish spawning sites are eliminating by dense surface mats
- Thick mats of vegetation can obstruct boating, swimming and fishing
- The value of shorefront property can be significantly reduced, hurting both homeowners and the communities that rely on taxation of shoreline property
- In severe infestations, intakes at water treatment, power generation, and industrial facilities can be blocked
Christmas Tree Pickup at Harveys Lake until 1/29/2021
Time to put out your Christmas Tree
The Harveys Lake Road Department will be picking up Christmas Trees until the end of January. Please make sure that all decorations are off the tree and make sure you don't block your garbage toters on Mondays.
Thanks to All Who made the Tree Lighting a success
Santa and Mrs. Claus Harveys Lake Fire and Idetown Fire, and Pine Valley Alpacas
Thanks to Harveys Lake Fire and Idetown Fire for picking up Mrs. Claus and Santa for a ride around Harveys Lake. Thanks Karen Rader of Pine Valley Alpacas. And a Special thanks to Sandra Serhan and Gary Harrison.
Grotto Pizza
Thanks to Grotto Pizza for donating enough pizza for all the hungry children after their visit with Santa.
Thanks also to Joan Hilburt who was kind enough to serve the pizza.
Our DJ and Snow Queen
Thanks to DJ, Brian Orbin of Party Time DJs for providing Christmas Music and Gabrielle Kubicki who enchanted Harveys Lake's children as the Snow Queen.
Thanks to April Higgins and her crew from the Harveys Lake EMS
This crew made sure that every child
got Hot Chocolate and refreshments.
Thanks to Bill Strausser of Luzerne Lumber for donating the beautiful tree for our tree-lighting.
Bill not only donated the tree, he got his trees early and delivered it to the borough building. Check out his beautiful trees at Luzerne Lumber. And thanks to George Hogan and the Harveys Lake Road Crew for putting up our tree.
Thanks to Denise Sult for coming up with the idea and agreeing to be the new chairperson of the Harveys Lake Rec Committee
She was helped by Maureen Oremus, Jayne Lynn, Irene Sankey, Alison Sankey, and Jason Boice. It was great to see such smiles on the children of Harveys Lake!
Harveys Lake LSA Grant
Harvey's Lake Borough submitted a request to change the scope
of work under its LSA Grant of $185,000 to making upgrades in our current location, since the purchase of the former Villa Roma
Pizza & Pasta House (Strive building) did not materialize. That purchase was the first change in the scope of work under this grant. We have recently been given approval for this second change in scope of work; and at the regular scheduled council meeting held on Tuesday, September15, 2020, council voted 5 to 1 to begin the process to move this along so as not to lose the grant money. The upgrades/modifications to our existing location will enhance its efficiency and will be the first major project there in many years.
We are thrilled to be able to undertake this project with the LSA
grant, rather than by use of a direct tax increase to our residents.
This building belongs to the people of Harvey's Lake! It is where
we hold all of our meetings- Council, Zoning Hearing Board,
Planning Commission, Environmental Advisory Council, and
Sewer Authority meetings. It's where we vote, pay our taxes,
our garbage bills, our sewer bills, apply for permits, etc. It's also
where we have done this for about 40 years! We will keep our residents informed as we begin the process of obtaining
plans and cost estimates to be submitted for approval.
Zoning Office by Appointment Only
