Rutledge Borough eNews for January 29th, 2025

[Rutledge Borough Communications]

Hello Rutledge Borough!

Upcoming Events:

• Activities Meeting - Wednesday 1/29 at 7:30PM in Borough Office

• Yard Waste - MONDAY 2/3

• Bingo Night - Friday 2/7 in Upper Hall - Souper Bowl of Caring Food Drive collections accepted during bingo night.

• Souper Bowl of Caring - Saturday 2/8 - Collection begins 9AM. Sorting at Chambers Memorial. Feel free to show up to support!

• Traveling Glass Bin - Now open in Swarthmore - 121 Dartmouth Ave

• Rutledge Borough Council Meetings are held the First and Third Monday at 7:30PM in Lower Borough Hall.

Planning Commission

There are still two (2) open seats for the Rutledge Borough Planning Commission! Want to volunteer with the community, learn more about new initiatives, how decisions and recommendations are made within Rutledge, and give back? To be eligible, you must be resident for 12 months minimum. Please send letters of interest to the rutledg...@gmail.com 

Snow and Sidewalk Safety:

• As a reminder, please clear your sidewalks of snow or ice within 24 hours of the end of snowfall per borough ordinances.

• We did receive some commentary at our recent Borough Council work session and to the Borough Office regarding unclear sidewalks and slippery conditions.

Morton Rutledge Fire Company

• Morton-Rutledge Fire Company Superbowl Square Pool – 100 spots at $25!

•  You can pick your spots on the link below. 

• Numbers 0 to 9 will be given, at random, for home team and away team. First quarter $200 Half time $300 3rd quarter $200 Final score $500 

• Payments must be made ASAP. 

• Venmo: @Morton-Rutledge-Firecompany

• PayPal: mortonrutledg...@gmail.com 

• If you have cash please get it to a member ASAP or email mortonrutled...@gmail.com to make arrangements. PASSWORD: MRFC13

• Pick your spots! https://superbowlpoolsite.com/contest/566498?p=MRFC13

Rutledge Girls Club

• There is still time to sign up for the upcoming Spring softball season, all players ages 4 and up are welcome and the link to our registration can be found at www.rutledgewolfpack.org 

• The club has an opening for the Treasurer position, having a current player in the club is not required, and requires knowledge of basic accounting and payables principles.   Please reach out to us via our website or social media accounts to discuss in additional detail. 

Souper Bowl of Caring

• The SouperBowl of Caring is February 8th! Accepting donations of non perishable foods. You will be invited to put donations on your porch/doorstep for collection on Sunday, February 8th.

• Please do not donate expired food.

• On 2/1/25 leaflets go out with additional details.

• Collection will be the morning of 2/8/25

• We are always looking for volunteers to support the food collection and sorting at Chambers.

Activities Committee

• The next Activities Meeting is scheduled for 1/29 at 7:30 pm in the borough hall. 
  
  

• The first event of 2025 will be Bingo on Friday 2/7.  Doors open at 6:30. 

• You're also invited to bring at least one non-perishable donation for local food banks to help those in need.

• As an extra bonus, you will receive one raffle ticket for each non-perishable, non-expired food item that you bring (10 tix max).

• Anyone interested in helping or getting donations, contact Sue Hunt.

Sanitation Committee

• Our hauler has requested to move Yard Waste to the first Mondays through April, 2025 based on our load volumes. So our next Yard Waste is Monday, February 3rd.

• We received several questions regarding toter placement following pick up. We have confirmed with our hauler that toters will be rolled back to the curb side but left in the street to avoid blocking of sidewalks. Due to the size of toters, this has been determined as the safer option for pedestrians.

• Our Transition Grace Period is ending, here are a few reminders:

• Cardboard must be within toters—please take the time to fold / cut cardboard down to fit into the containers

• This is based on the processing guidelines from the Material Recovery Facility as wet/contaminated cardboard cannot be accepted.

• All addresses are in the SEM system now, residents should now have a smoother experience while calling SEM regarding bulk pick ups, concerns, or extra toter requests.

• Contact number for SEM is: 1-302-832-8000

• The Traveling Glass Bin, which Rutledge had for one week in December of 2023, is now located at the Swarthmore Public Works yard. This glass is 100% recycled in Pennsylvania.  While it is a little further, please consider recycling your glass there!

Rutledge Borough Permits, Inspections, and Fees

Please ensure any contract work being done on your properties is properly permitted and inspected. This is for your and your neighbors safety. 

Rutledge Borough Council has recently adopted the updated Property Maintenance Plan and as such has updated our Schedule of Fees for 2025. You can review this update on the Rutledge Borough Forms page.

Join COSA for A Matter of Balance to learn to prevent falls:

The Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) in collaboration with the PA Department of Aging is offering the Matter of Balance program virtually on Zoom this winter FREE to PA residents age 60 and older.

This 8-session virtual evidence-based program proven to help reduce the risk of falls among older adults will be held virtually on Zoom Fridays from February 7th through March 28th from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Registration for this program is required.  Contact Ellen Williams at will...@co.delaware.pa.us or call 610-499-1937.  Please provide your name, address, phone number and email address. 

See flier for additional details.

I-95 CAP Construction:

Upcoming lane closures will allow crews to relocate a sewer line and construct foundations for a pier that will support the extension of the new covered area over I-95 and Columbus Boulevard.

• Motorists are advised of the following travel restriction:

• Beginning Monday, July 15, through mid-2025, southbound Columbus Boulevard will be reduced from three-lanes-to-two between Race Street and Market Street, and from three-lanes-to-one between Market Street and Walnut Street
  
  

• Northbound Columbus Boulevard is currently reduced to two lanes weekdays between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM for utility construction at that same location.

Thank you,

Rutledge Communications