Halfmoon Township is currently taking applications for a Summer Children’s Parks Program Director for Summer 2012. The program consists of approximately seven weeks each summer and runs Monday – Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Children range from ages 3-15. Qualifications include: CPR/First Aide Trained (Township will provide the education) and must be able to provide or pass PA Child Abuse History clearance and PA State Police Clearance. Responsibilities include: budgeting, curriculum preparation, interviewing and selection for additional leaders and personnel, first aide/health needs of attendees and leaders, purchasing of supplies, training and supervision. This is a seasonal position with no employee benefits. Please submit a letter of interest and resume by February 1, 2012 to Halfmoon Township, 100 Municipal Lane, Port Matilda, PA 16870, Attn: Summer Parks Leader Position. Compensation will be based on knowledge, skills and experience.
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The Port Matilda Fire Company will host a BBQ style chicken dinner on Sunday, February 5th from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. All dinners include a potato, vegetable, roll & butter, beverage & dessert. Cost - $8.00 for adults & $4.00 for children 5 and up. | |
Halfmoon Little League registration dates:
Wednesday, January 25th from 6-8 p.m.
Monday, January 30th from 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, February 2nd from 6-8 p.m.
located at the Halfmoon Municipal Office Building. | |
$150,000 has been secured through the Colcom Foundation’s grant program “Marcellus Environmental Fund” for the Headwaters Quality Drinking Water Project to provide low income families in Jefferson, Elk, Potter, Cameron, Clinton, Centre, and McKean Counties with funding to secure chain of custody water sample analyses of their private water supplies prior to Marcellus Shale Gas Well Drilling activities. Additionally, they are providing mandatory educational workshops and material explaining how to interpret the water quality results, when do things become toxic, and what the homeowner should do in case something does happen to their water supply. See link below for more information.
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Municipal Building discussion information:
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Act 32 of 2008 requires that all Earned Income and Net Profits Tax must be collected through one entity per county.
The Centre Tax Agency (CTA), also known as the State College Borough, was appointed as the Act 32 of 2008 Earned Income Tax Officer (Collector) for the Centre County Tax Collection District (TCD). The Earned Income and Net Profits Tax Collection and filing procedures under Act 32 will be in effect beginning January 1, 2012. Beginning with the 1 st Quarter of 2012, the remittance of the Earned Income Tax withholdings and filing of the Employer’s Earned Income Tax returns need to be filed with the Centre Tax Agency.
If you own a business in Halfmoon Township, here are your responsibilities under Act 32 of 2008:
• Maintain a Certificate of Residency on file for each employee
• Withhold at the higher of the employee resident rate or the worksite non ‐resident rate
• Provide Tax Collector (CTA) with the worksite Political Subdivision (PSD) Code as well as the employee resident PSD Code when filing quarterly/monthly tax return
• Must register business with tax collector (CTA) – If you have received a yellow post card in the mail from CTA, you do not have to register with their office. Your business is already registered and you will receive the quarterly/monthly returns from CTA.
Employer resources for Act 32 of 2008:
• eReporting (requires a one ‐time online account registration) – Online module for employers to remit payment for and file the local Earned Income Tax Returns. This module allows users to
maintain the Certificate of Residency forms regardless of whether or not you file the tax returns online. Visit this link to access eReporting: https://statecollegepa.info/eReporting/Logon.aspx
• Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development. Visit their website at: www.newpa.com
Information for residents of Halfmoon Township:
Since 2005, the Borough of State College has served as the Earned Income and Net Profits Tax Collector for Halfmoon Township. At this time, individual taxpayers will see that the name of their collector has been changed to Centre Tax Agency. You will continue to receive the local Earned Income Tax Return from CTA and will still have the ability to file your local tax return online through eFiling.
The Centre Tax Agency will be holding four Earned Income Tax Open Houses in January 2012.
Demonstrations for eFiling will be offered and staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. The dates and locations of the Open Houses are:
DATE TIME LOCATION
January 12, 2012 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Bellefonte Courthouse Annex, 108 S Allegheny St, Bellefonte PA 16823
January 17, 2012 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Halfmoon Township Municipal Bldg, 100 Municipal Ln, Port Matilda PA 16870
January 19, 2012 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm State College Borough Municipal Bldg, 243 S Allen St, State College PA 16801
January 26, 2012 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm College Township Municipal Bldg, 1481 E College Ave, State College PA 16801
Please feel free to attend any of these Open Houses that are conveniently located for you. Please call the number below if inclement weather causes hazardous road conditions during the scheduled Open House. The effected Open House will be rescheduled to another time.
If you have any questions related to Act 32 of 2008, please call the Centre Tax Agency at (814) 234 ‐7120.
Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed on holidays). | |
The ice rink has been installed on the tennis court area at Municipal Lane Park. Residents will be notified via website and by email when it is frozen and ready for use.
Click on the link below to view the tennis court/ice rink construction timeline.
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2012 Dog Licenses are available at the Halfmoon Township Office. Our office hours are Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except for holidays. Applications are available at our office or by going to the left hand side of this website under Township Government/Applications & Permits. Please remember to add .50 to the cost of the dog license. Checks should be written to Halfmoon Township.
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The Board of Supervisors adopted the 2012 budget at their regular meeting held on Thursday, December 8th, 2011.
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The Halfmoon Township Board of Supervisors would like to thank Mr. Robert J. Eberhart & Mr. John T. Stevens for 20 years of dedication and commitment serving on the Halfmoon Township Planning Commission.
(Pictured: Mr. Robert J. Eberhart, Mr. Mark Stevenson (Halfmoon Township Board of Supervisors Chairman) & Mr. John T. Stevens)
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The Centre County Natural Gas Task Force meets monthly, the second Monday of the month, at 4:00 p.m., at the Central PA Institute of Science and Technology, 540 N. Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap, PA 16823.
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You may be receiving membership information for ambulance service from both the Port Matilda EMS and Centre Life Link.
Port Matilda EMS is a non-profit volunteer service that provides primary coverage to all of Halfmoon Township. They own two ambulances and have both paid and volunteer Emergency Medical Technicians for emergency medical support. For information or an application for membership, you can reach them at 814-692-1035 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Port Matilda EMS
402 South High Street
Port Matilda, PA 16870
Centre Life Link serves the State College area and serves as a back up to the Port Matilda EMS. You do not need membership through Centre Life Link to ensure coverage in the event they are serving as back up for the Port Matilda EMS. Centre Life Link will honor your membership through the Port Matilda EMS.
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Residents may now receive email notifications when programs of interest to them are available to view on the web at cnet1.org. Residents may sign up to receive notifications for programs such as the Halfmoon Township Supervisors, meetings of the Centre Region COG, State College Area School Board meetings, or Penn State Lectures and Special events (just to name a few!) Simply send an email to chahn@centreconnect.org and specify for which programs you would like to be notified. C-NET’s online programming is “bookmarked” by agenda item, so it’s quick and easy to watch only the portion of the program of interest to you. For any questions about C-NET’s Email Notification Service, call C-NET at 238-5031. | |
Halfmoon Township Ordinances are now available on-line to view. Just click on the link below and search the Ordinances by entering a keyword or phrase.
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Due dates for school real estate tax bills are as follows:
Discount: September 15th, 2011
Face: September 16th, 2011 to November 15, 2011
Penalty: November 16th, 2011 to December 31st, 2011
Installment Payment Plan Due Dates:
Initial Payment: on or before August 15th, 2011
Second Payment: by October 17th, 2011
Third Payment: by December 15th, 2011
View installment information by clicking on the link on the right hand side. | |
The Halfmoon Township Board of Supervisors meetings air on C-NET, Channel 7 at the times listed below during the five days following the meeting:
Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday at 8:00 p.m.
Monday at 1:00 a.m.
Tuesday at 6:00 a.m.
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Residents Encouraged To Sign Up To Receive Emergency Alerts
Centre Region residents are encouraged to click the link below and register to receive emergency alerts directly via their landlines, cell phones and email accounts through the Centre County Code Red System. Alerts will only be sent when critical information has to be communicated and all information will be kept confidential.
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Provided below are links to 55+ activities offered through the Centre Region Parks & Recreation Program Senior Center, Centre Region Social Club & Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Penn State. Halfmoon Township is not a member of the Centre Region Parks & Recreation Program so fees will apply to each activity. Please call the phone numbers provided in the links to find information on pricing and availability.
Centre Region Senior Center
Centre Region Senior Social Club
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | |
Centre County Geographic Information System (GIS)
CentreMap provides free and convenient access to digital mapping for Centre County. A wide variety of local mapping information is available through CentreMap including streets, streams, trails, parcels and aerial photography. Simple tools make it easy to make maps and get detailed information about any location in Centre County.
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