Parkside Borough Information Center

Visit Parkside and find out why our motto is "Small but Strong!"

On behalf of the Parkside Borough Council, I want to welcome you to our website. As you browse through the site, you will find a wealth of information on Parkside's history and the various services provided by the Borough government. We in Parkside are very proud of the active community spirit and the friendly atmosphere that abound.

You can find the Quarterly Newsletter in the Boro Calendar and Community Information sections.

Thank you for taking the time to visit our site.
SHIRLEY PURCIVAL
President
Parkside Borough Council

22 East Elbon Road
Parkside, PA 19015
610-876-3659
610-876-6641 (Fax)

Questions, concerns, or requests please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

E-Recycling Event

NOTICE TO PARKSIDE BOROUGH RESIDENTS:

Saturdays, April 20th, July 20th and October 19th, 2013 there will be an E-WASTE
RECYCLING EVENT in Parkside Borough. Residents are encouraged to bring their unwanted
E-Waste (i/e; computers/laptops, monitors, keyboards, CD players, VCR/DVD players, phones, copiers,
fax machines, TV's, radios/stereos, MP3 players, electronic games/toys, cameras) to be recycled.
These items MAY NOT be discarded in the regular or bulk trash.

The event will be held from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Parkside Elementary School parking lot.

THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO PARKSIDE BOROUGH RESIDENTS ONLY

James Kilgallen's funeral

With heavy hearts, we reget to inform you that Councilman James Kilgallen passed away. He served the Borough of Parkside with honor and integrity for many years in many different positions. He will be greatly missed. Farewell Jim, it was an honor to know you.

Mr. Kilgallen's Viewing will be on Friday, April 5th at St. Katherine Drexel Church in Chester from 9:30 am to 10:30 am with a Mass at 10:30. Any additional information will posted as soon as possible.

Click here for James Kilgallen's Obituary and guest book.

Council Position

With the unfortuante passing of Councilman James Kilgallen, there is now a position open on the council. Anyone interested in being on the Parkside council should send their resume in to the Borough office or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Resumes need to be submitted before April 12th. The selected candidate will be chosen before the next council meeting and then sworn in at the April council meeting 4/24/2013.

Residents with Verizon email

There seems to be a block on emails sent from the Borough to residents with Verizon emails. Anyone with a @verizon.net for an email address is not receiving email from us. We have filled out the white list form over a month ago and they still have not unblocked us. If you wish to receive emails from the borough for the news letter, please contact Verizon and ask them to unblock emails from the borough. Such as This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , etc.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Borough Permits Available

Borough Permits are now available on the website. They can be found here. Or search for Permits.

New Trash Collection

Everyone should have received a little post card showing what the new trash and recycling will be for 2013.

The Schedule is as follows:

Regular Trash Pickup = Every Tuesday and Friday
Co-Mingle Recycle Pickup = 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each Month
Bulk Trash = Last Wednesday of each Month

As part of the new trash pickup contract you will notice that bulk trash collection is once a month again and we now have single stream recycling and it is a curb pickup. To save costs for this you simply need to designate one of your trash cans for recycling by placing a recycle sticker on the can. If you need another sticker you can stop by the Borough office to pick one up. You will find that you can recycle as much as 60% of your trash now. Anything plastic with a recycling symbol on it can be recycled now and picked up curb side on the First and Third Wednesday's of the month. Paper and carboard are to be recycled this way as well. So if you have a large carboard box you can stuff it with other recyclables such as aluminum cans, and glass and leave that at the curb for pickup too.

If there are problems with any collection please email, call or stop by the Borough office with your street address. We are using a new company for trash collection (B&L). There may be missed houses at first near streets that border Upland and Brookhaven. Please let us know so that we can make sure to contact B&L to correct the issue.

The single stream recycling will hopefully grow and save Parkside money and be responsible with our waste. Less weight in the trash saves costs for us as the Delaware County Station (where all trash in DELCO is dumped for landfills) is now charging $33 per ton to take our trash. Recycling will help lower our weight and cost over time as we get used to recycling. Most families will see they can recycle as much as 60% of their trash now.

Junior Council Position

Borough Council is accepting letters of intent for the position of Junior Councilperson.

The candidate must be entering 11th or 12th grade and a Borough resident. Council will review

the applications and interview each candidate.

Please submit your letters of intent to the Borough Office or email them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Community Shout Outs

Latest Shout Out

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