Tionesta Borough, Forest County, PA

01/29/2025

The BRECC community meetings in Tionesta tonight & tomorrow night in Marienville are cancelled. The committee is disappointed, but we will be rescheduling soon! Please pass along to your network/contacts.

01/13/2025

Realized earlier today that a date on the previous flyer was incorrect. This one is correct. The Tionesta meeting is on January 29 and the Marienville session is on January 30. Also, representatives from West Virginia University will be in attendance presenting on Brownfields. These individuals work with the US EPA in our region and have been very helpful. At the last meeting, the public was very interested in the subject, so there will be people in attendance to facilitate a discussion. If anyone has a site or sites in mind, please share so an inventory for potential remediation projects Forest County can be started. Once sites are cleaned up, they can be used for potential development.

01/07/2025

*****Tionesta Borough Residents******
Remember to put your trash out tonight for pick up in the morning.
Also, *****Recycling Pick up is Thursday January 9th this week, Have your recycling out Wennesday night for Thursday Morning pickup**

12/27/2024

TIONESTA BOROUGH PUBLIC WORKS POSITION: Tionesta Borough is seeking applications for a full time Public Works position. Special consideration will be given to applicant with a DEP certified wastewater operator license. Requirements include good interpersonal/people skills, education and/or experience that would aid in water and sewer plant maintenance, basic construction and mechanical skills, general road and storm water maintenance. Must possess and maintain a valid PA Motor Vehicle License and must be insurable. Health insurance benefits package and pension plan offered. Successful applicant will be required to pass a physical and drug screening. Interested applicants must send a resume with cover letter, salary requirements and references to Tionesta Borough Council c/o Cindy Crytzer, Borough Manger, P.O. Box 408, Tionesta, PA 16353 or via email: [email protected]. before 1/6/25.

12/19/2024

********Borough Residents*******
Next week Trash collection will be on Thursday December 26th and the following week will be Thursday January 2nd 2025.
Recycling pick up is on January 9th 2025.

12/11/2024

Borough residents on Bridge St - please be advised that Waste Management will pickup your recycling tomorrow. Your street was missed last Thursday. If for some reason it isn't picked up tomorrow, put it back out next month or drop off your recycling to the recycle dumpster at the office.

12/10/2024

Deadline Nears for Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program

Older adults and Pennsylvanians with disabilities have until Dec. 31 to apply for the state’s 2023 Property Tax/Rent Rebate program. Remember, assistance through my offices is always free. You need not pay a private firm for assistance.

Income limits increased this year to $45,000 for both homeowners and renters, so if you were earning too much to qualify before, you may be eligible now. Remember to exclude 50% of Social Security when determining your income. The maximum rebate also increased to $1,000.

The program is open to residents age 65 years and older; widows and widowers 50 years and older; and people with disabilities 18 years and older.

Visit the page below for additional information: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/incentives-credits-and-programs/ptrr.html?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.pa.gov%2fen%2fagencies%2frevenue%2fincentives-credits-and-programs%2fptrr.html&utm_campaign=Deadline+Nears+for+Property+Tax%2fRent+Rebate+Program or to apply online or contact Kathy Rapp's office for assistance - 814-723-5203. The 2024 Property Tax/Rent Rebate program will open for applications in mid- to late January.

​Older adults and people with disabilities 18 and older in Pennsylvania may be eligible to receive up to $1,000 in rebates. 

11/26/2024

Tionesta Borough residents,
The week of Thanksgiving
Trash and recycling will be picked up as normal
Trash Wednesday Novenber 27th
Recycling Thursday Novenber 28th

11/26/2024

Borough Staff and Council would like to wish everyone a
🦃 Happy and Safe ThanksgivingTionesta 🦃

10/30/2024

There are 3 kittens that are hanging out around the borough office. If anyone is interested in adopting them and picking them up, please let us know. If you are able to donate cat food or funds to help pay for food, a resident may be willing to keep them until they can be either adopted or taken to a animal shelter. (814) 755-3502

10/10/2024

Tionesta Borough Hydrant Flushing

The Tionesta Borough Public Works Department will be flushing hydrants on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 between the hours of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM. Some residents may experience dirty water and low or no water pressure. Those who experience dirty water should let their cold-water taps run until the water clears. Cynthia S. Crytzer, Borough Manager.

09/18/2024

Just a reminder of the community meeting tonight at the Tionesta VFD Social Hall at 6:30 pm. Doors open at 6:15 and program begins at 6:30. Hope to see everyone there to discuss the future of our communities. The Marienville community meeting was well attended and those in attendance were excited about the prospects for economic diversification and development in our county..

09/10/2024

During the American Revolutionary War, the Sons of Liberty often convened under the nation's original Liberty Tree in Boston to discuss their opposition to British rule in the colonies. This historic tree became a beacon of hope to colonists and a symbol of American freedom. To stymie these colonists, the British destroyed Boston's Liberty Tree. Suddenly, patriots throughout the 13 colonies began to designate new Liberty Trees. The last known original Liberty Trees was on the campus of Saint John's University in Maryland until it was destroyed by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Thanks to landscaper Mark Mehnert, who rescued and revived parts of this original tree, direct descendants of this Liberty Tree are thriving and making their way across the nation.

Generously sponsored by and in partnership with the Pennsylvania Freemasons, America250PA's Liberty Tree Project includes a certified Liberty Tree planted in each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties beginning in the Fall of 2021, through 2026.

Join us for a momentous occasion as we plant a Liberty Tree in Forest County! You are cordially invited to witness this historic event and become integral to our shared legacy.

America250PA Liberty Tree Planting: Forest County

09/03/2024

Hope everyone enjoyed the nice long weekend.
As a reminder, Trash pick up will be as schedulrd Wednesday Morning
So don't forget to put it out tonight for tomorrow morning pick-up.🙂