Attention Bloomsburg residents: please be aware of the homelessness prevention grant opening.  Fore more information call: (570) 317-2210.

UGI has provided an update on the East Street project.

There will be a public meeting for the East Street Project on 2/16/2021 at 5 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. To join, use the link below.

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The Town of Bloomsburg has an opening for a $12 per hour part-time seasonal employee to work at its compost site located at the corner of Sands and 11th Streets.  Position will work at least 9 hours per week with hours starting on March 10th (weather dependent) until November 24th.  The hours on Wednesday are 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.  The hours will change on Wednesday, October 6th to 2:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. (for Wednesdays) until the end of the season.  Applications may be obtained during regular business hours at: Bloomsburg Town Hall, 301 East Second Street, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 or online at www.bloomsburgpa.org/government/employment/ and will be accepted until February 1, 2021.  Equal opportunity employer.

The Town of Bloomsburg will receive sealed bids, one (1) original and two (2) copies, for the Town Park Restoration Project, Columbia County until 3:00 p.m. prevailing time on January 27, 2021 at 301 East Second Street, Bloomsburg PA 17815, at which time and place, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on the second floor.

The project includes the construction of two new baseball fields including parking areas, accessible walkways and related site utility improvements.

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained by depositing $120.00 with McTish, Kunkel and Associates at 1500 Sycamore Road, Montoursville, PA 17754 for each set.

A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of McTish, Kunkel and Associates, or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the total of the Bid, shall be submitted with each bid. The Bidder shall include the fully completed Non-Collusion Affidavit with the bid.

In addition to the Equal Employment requirements of Executive Order 11246 regarding discrimination, the CONTRACTOR must establish a 6.9% goal for female participation and a 1% goal for minority participation in his/her aggregate on-site construction workforce for contracts in excess of $10,000.

The Town of Bloomsburg is utilizing federal funds for this project and has adopted a Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) plan in accordance with Executive Orders 11625, 12138, and 12432 and a Section 3 Action Plan in accordance with Title 24 Part 135 Code of Federal Regulations. As such, the bidders/offerors must submit documentary evidence of minority and women business enterprises and Section 3 business concerns who have been contacted and to whom commitments have been made. Documentation of such solicitations and commitments

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The Susquehanna River crested at about 5 p.m. last evening and is now receding. Some roadways will remain closed until the water has fully receded and Public Works is able to remove ice, mud and debris

Chief Van Loan has an update on the flooding situation in the Town of Bloomsburg.

Chief Van Loan has a press release regarding the river flooding.