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

Council Meeting - Monday 12/16/2024 - CANCELLED

Council Meeting for Monday 12/16/2024 has been cancelled.

**Update on the traffic study for Howertown Rd: the study was submitted prior to Thanksgiving to Keystone Engineering for review. Keystone provided feedback that we needed to pull all crash history for the past three years and depending on results we may need to do additional traffic volume counts for a solid 4 or 8 hour period. Police Chief Wolfer has requested crash data and then if needed, time will be scheduled to do additional traffic counts on the major and minor streets involved.

Upcoming Road Repairs

The following roads are on the schedule for repair this spring/summer:

*Please note that North Catasauqua has an ordinance which prohibits the opening of roads for 5 years after paving.

Main Street

Wyandotte Street from Main to Lincoln

Lincoln St from Wyandotte to Green

Green St. from Lincoln to Washington

Washington from Hunter to Borough Line

Hunter St between Washington and Lincoln

Green St between Lincoln and 7th

Snow Emergency Information - - REMOVED AT 1:30PM - OK TO PARK ON ROUTES!

Due to the pending storm, the Borough of North Catasauqua will be in a Snow Emergency on Tuesday February 13, 2024, from 7am to 7pm. All vehicles must be off the posted snow emergency routes, or they will be ticketed and towed. Please check WFMZ and Facebook for updates.

Please read attached. Please call the Borough office with any questions at 610-264-1504.

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.