Springhill Township, PA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SPRINGHILL TOWNSHIP RESIDENT JEAN BROOKS, 100 YEARS OLD ON SUNDAY 7/28/2024! On Saturday July 27, 2024, Jean Brooks celebrated her 100th birthday with a gathering of friends and relatives at her home in Springhill Township. Miss Jean, as she is known to friends, was born Jean Butterworth near Greensburg, PA. In 1924 when Jean was born, Calvin Coolidge was the president, the average middle class income was $1300 per year, and the average rent was $15 per month. You could buy a brand new house for just under $8000. A postage stamp cost 2 cents, a loaf of bread cost 10 cents, and a brand new car was $650. It was the Jazz Age, the Roaring Twenties, with flappers, bootleggers, and prohibition in full swing. Johnny Weissmuller, not yet known as Tarzan, won 3 gold medals and a bronze at the Paris Olympics. My, have things changed! Jean’s father worked as a coal miner. Jean remembers growing up in a nice house, enjoying their big yard, and walking to school. Sunday school was the high point of her week; she was a member of the United Methodist church, which held services in the school house. When she became an adult she lived in Point Marion, PA, and worked as a dental technician for Dr. Gilbert Bertiaux, who had emigrated from Belgium. Dr. Bertiaux taught her the techniques of her job. Her future husband, Charles Brooks, spend two years in the army during World War II, deployed in Europe, and they met on a blind date after he was discharged from the army and had returned home. They married two years later, when she was 25. The couple had 3 children, Randy, Rusty, and Roberta; and 7 grandchildren, Jason, Eric, Jenna, Chad, Derek, Roberta Lynn, and Michele. She is known as Grandma Geegee to her 8 great grandchildren, Mia, Carlin, Sophy, Lucas, Tatum, Delaney, Quinn, Vinny, and Reese. Asked for her advice on living a long happy life, Jean thought for a minute and answered, “My daddy always said just put one foot in front of the other and keep going. You’ll get to where you’re going eventually; enjoy the trip. Of course, I also enjoy a good whiskey sour!” Happy Birthday Miss Jean, and many more to come!

A public meeting/comment session on Springhill Township Solar Ordinance is scheduled by Springhill Township for 4:00 PM on August 22, 2024. The venue for this meeting is the Appalachian Community Center located at 2390 Springhill Furnace Rd, Smithfield, PA 15478. Click here to view the proposed Solar Ordinance. The August monthly meeting of the Springhill Township Supervisors will take place at 6:00 PM on August 22, 2024 at the Appalachian Community Center, following the public comment session on the Solar Ordinance.

Recently, there have been reports of produce or other stands being established near the Honor Roll at 4820 Morgantown Road (US 119). The Springhill Township Supervisors wish to emphasize to residents that setting up stands or markets on Township Property, including the area around the Honor Roll, is not permitted. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Springhill Township Office at 724-725-5294.

Springhill Township will hold a special Supervisor's Meeting on May 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM at the Springhill Township building at 198 Lake Lynn Road, Lake Lynn, PA. The purpose of the meeting will be to hire a new solicitor and complete any pending business. Click here to view the agenda .

Springhill Township has sent second quarter garbage bills to residents. If you have not received your bill by Friday May 31, please contact the township office at 724-725-5294.

Pictured: Volunteers stuff zoning surveys and prepare them for mailing. Springhill Township sent over 1,100 surveys to township residents and received 126 responses. The survey responses will allow the Township to shape future policies to align with the wishes of the residents. Results are available for download below. Springhill Township is seeking input and discussion regarding possible changes, updates, and modifications to the existing zoning ordinance. A public zoning update meeting will be held on on May 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the Appalachia Community Center.

Volunteers printed, folded, stuffed into envelopes, stamped, and addressed 1,016 zoning surveys last week. This survey will serve as a guide as the Township begins to update the zoning ordinances that were adopted when the Springhill Township Zoning Board was established in 2023. Residents are encouraged to provide their input to questions like "What do you like most about Springhill Township?", "What do you think are Springhill Township's major problems?", and "What should Springhill Township focus upon in the near future?", among others. This is your opportunity to input into the future of your community! Residents are requested to return the surveys as soon as possible via email to springhill@atlanticbbn.net or in person/via USPS to the township office at 198 Lake Lynn Road, Lake Lynn, PA 15451.