News and Events for North Catasauqua Borough, Small Town USA.

SNOW UPDATE

Our road crew continues to work hard to remove snow from our streets and public areas as quickly and safely as possible. We ask for your patience and cooperation during this process.

The crew has a fluid plan in place which will include posting road closures and doing additional cleanup throughout the week. There is no set schedule with what roads will be closed when.

We understand it can be frustrating and everyone has their own particular challenges, but please understand that we cannot address each of these individually.

The Borough would like to THANK our road crew who worked over 18 hours on Sunday and will work long hours all week in this cold weather to address as many problem areas as possible.

We appreciate working together as a team to keep our community safe this winter!

(ps. Before we know it we will be sitting at a summer concert at the park complaining its so hot!)

Council Meeting Monday, February 2, 2026 at 7pm

AGENDA

Council Meeting Monday 2-2-2026 7pm

Hosted by Tasha Jandrisovits

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Monday, February 2, 2026 6:30 PM | 3 hours | (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Meeting number: 2563 312 5811

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Agenda: Council Meeting. Agenda to follow in email.

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Refuse, Riffraff, Compost Piles and Crows

We have received a number of complaints recently, such as:

  • trash and recycle cans left out at the curb all the time - not just put out for trash day

  • trash not put in trash cans with lids (sometimes not even in bags) - which leads to crows picking through and making a mess, trash blowing all over the neighborhood

  • compost piles with no coverings - which leads to crows picking out items and dropping in other yards

ATTACHED is an information sheet on how to help limit the crows from getting into your trash and/or compost piles. Please read and share.

In addition, we will be asking local code enforcement and operations to review specific issues as complaints are received. Please review Ordinance #441 in detail.

Some areas to specifically be aware of in the ordinance are:(summarized)

Definitions:

  • refuse - garbage, rubbish and riffraff

  • riffraff - all waste material other than garbage

  • Section 102 - 8: NO waste and recyclables may be set out more than 24 hours prior to pickup

  • Section 103 - all households shall provide individual containers with tightly fitting covers and all municipal waste shall be bagged

  • Section 104 - Nor shall municipal waste and recyclables be permitted to accumulate on any private property, but shall be disposed of through municipal collection as not to be a menace or nuisance to public health, sanitation, cleanliness or safety

  • Section 107 - Prohibited acts - is shall be unlawful for any person to allow any accumulation of refuse on any premises in the borough, any unauthorized accumulation of refuse on any premised is hereby declared to be a nuisance and is prohibited. Failure to remove unauthorized accumulations of refuse within 7 days of notification will be deemed a violation

  • Section 108 - Penalties - any person who violates, upon conviction can be sentenced to pay a fine of anywhere from $25 to $600, or subject to imprisonment. Each day that the violation exists constitutes a separate offense.

Our goal is to keep our town clean and sanitary. We are proud of North Catasauqua and hope you will help us continue to be a great place to live!

Thanks!!

2025 Real Estate Taxes - UPDATE - REVISED BILLS TO BE MAILED

**UPDATE AS OF 3/6/2025 - BILLS ARE BEING MAILED TODAY, RESIDENTS SHOULD RECEIVE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU AND SORRY FOR THE DELAY.

****Update as of 2/28/25: we are still waiting for BerkOne to finish the reprint for us - we are hoping to mail by Monday 3/3/25. Discount period has been extended to 5/4/25.

Please be advised the tax bills that were mailed out last week were incorrectly printed with last year’s millage rate on them. Revised bills will be mailed and should be received by the end of next week. Please disregard the bill dated 2/1/2025 - and pay the amount listed on the REVISED BILL.

The tax rate for 2025 is 17.0 mills v.s. 16.5 mills in 2024.

The tax collector will update mortgage companies with the correct amounts due.

If you have paid already, you will be responsible to pay the difference. Payments can be made at the address on the bill or you can drop in the secure drop box at Boro Hall or bring in to the office. *Please note we are unable to provide a receipt at the Boro Office.

Any questions, please contact the Donna Schifko - tax collector at 610-266-1165 or the office at 610-264-1504.

We apologize for the mistake, and any confusion this causes and thank you for your understanding.

**EXAMPLE ONLY:

Assessment value: $60k (*this amount can be found on your current bill or on Northampton County property records site under assessed value. There is no average tax amount, as this is very specific based on your property)

2024 taxes at 16.5 mills for every $1k assessed value = $990.00 base rate 2024

2025 taxes at 17.0 mills for every $1k assessed value = $1020.00 base rate 2025

SNOW EMERGENCY DECLARED - Ended Monday 1/26 at Noon

Snow emergency begins at 6am Saturday 1/24/26 - all cars must be removed from the roads listed below prior to 6pm on Saturday or they will be towed.

Emergency management is trying to give everyone plenty of time to make alternate parking arrangements. Please note: there will be no exceptions, cars will be towed. Owners are then responsible to pay tow company fees prior to release of vehicle.

Reminder as well - no snow should be shoveled or blown into the roads.

As always for emergencies please dial 911 and non emergency calls can go to 610-437-5252 Lehigh County non-emergency.

We hope everyone stays safe and warm!

Hometown Heroes Banner Program

Please see ATTACHED application.

Cost is $225.00 - cash or check only.

Completed application and a 5x7 photo of the veteran should be submitted to the North Catasauqua Borough Office. They will be placed at random, no specific location can be requested.

The borough will not be responsible for replacement of banners due to weather, wear and tear, etc. Replacement banners will be at the cost of the sponsor.

Any questions, please reach out. And thank you in advance for recognizing and remembering our Hometown Heroes.

Rental and CO Inspection Processes

North Catasauqua requires rental and certificate of occupancy inspections to be conducted.

Rental properties are to be inspected every two years. Below are the important documents for this process:

Rental registration/application

Rental ordinance #435

Inspection checklist

Most Common Violations

2023 Fee Schedule

Certificate of Occupancy Inspections are required upon resale of a home. The seller is responsible to initiate this process by completing a CO Application and scheduling initial inspection. If a property has not passed the CO prior to the settlement date, the borough must be provided a copy of an agreement written into the settlement that states the buyer will be responsible for all re-inspection fees and the cost of the CO certificate. Important documents for the CO process below:

CO application

Inspection Checklist

Most Common Violations

2023 Fee Schedule

North Catasauqua and Catasauqua Fire Services Study 2023

Please review attached.

Endorsements were given by both councils of North Catasauqua and Catasauqua last evening and the decision was made to follow the recommendations of the final report which is attached above. This decision is a positive steps towards the continuation of reduced response times, continued cross training between the two departments, and the ability to provide above satisfactory levels of public service.

Questions can be addressed to either Fire Chief Roger Scheirer at northcatasauquaema@yahoo.com or Fire Chief Rich Hertzog at firechief@catasauqua.org.

Thank you.

Refuse and Recycle Collection 2021-2 - ADDENDUM documents

Please see revised documents below:

Notice of Addendum

RFP

Bid Documents

Detailed Specifications

MUNICIPAL ADVERTISEMENT

BOROUGH OF NORTH CATASAUQUA

Notice is hereby given that the Borough Council of North Catasauqua is soliciting competitive sealed proposals from professional firms interested in providing refuse collection and disposal services and collection, processing, and marketing of recyclables from the residents of the Borough. Requests for Proposals, Specifications, and Bid Packages are available from the Borough Hall, located at 1066 Fourth Street, P.O. Box 150, North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, 18032 or can be found on NorthCatasauqua.org under News – article titled Refuse and Recycle Collection 2021-2. All bids shall be submitted in person at Borough Hall between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or mailed to Tasha Jandrisovits, Borough Secretary, 1066 Fourth Street, P.O. Box 150, North Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, 18032 no later than 3 PM on January 4, 2021. Bids must be submitted in accordance with the Requests for Proposals, Specifications, and Bid Package requirements. All bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond in the amount representing ten percent (10%) of the proposal. Bids will be opened at a public meeting of Borough Council at 7:00 p.m. on January 4, 2020 at the Borough Hall.  

Persons with disabilities who require any auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to observe or participate in the public meeting should contact the Borough Office at least five days before the above date to discuss how your needs may be best accommodated.

RFP Detailed Specifications

Bid documents Performance Bond

Bid bond