With Blair County moving to the Green Phase, the Township Administrative office will open to visitors.  Township employees will be practicing social distancing to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.  When you are visiting, we ask that you:

• Please wear a face covering.
• Please observe safe distancing.
• Please use hand sanitizer upon entering.

Thank you so much!

Burn Ban Lifted

The Board of Supervisors lifted the Burn Ban at the April 7th meeting.  The Supervisors urge residents to take extra precautions when burning.  Please follow these precautions:

• Only burn on non-windy days and when ground cover is not dry.
• Have a water source available.
• Call 911’s Controlled Burn number (814/940-5950) before you burn brush and when done burning.  This is important if someone calls in a possible fire that is someone burning brush.
• Burn in a contained area that must be to DEP’s standards, such as a metal barrel or cement ring with a screen on top to keep burning embers from flying out.
• Do not leave the fire unattended.  Have a source of water and a rake available in case the fire spreads.
• If the fire does spread, immediately call 911.  The sooner the fire department is notified, the faster the fire will be appropriately extinguished and damaged kept to a minimum.
• Burn only permitted materials.  You cannot burn structures; they must be removed and hauled away.

CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC

Per Governor Wolf’s 3/19/20 Emergency Disaster Proclamation due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

March 19, 2020, Governor Wolf ordered for all non-life sustaining businesses to close effective immediately.   To help our community be safe and slow the spread of the Coronavirus, the Board of Supervisors have closed the township administrative office to the public.  Township administrative staff is available by phone, fax, and email.

• Phone:  814/239-5313 Option 2
• FAX:  814/239-5880
• Email Arlene Kuntz, Township Secretary-Treasurer at akuntz@greenfieldtownshippa.gov
• Email Ami Fether, Assistant Township Secretary-Treasurer at afether@greenfieldtownshippa.gov

The Greenfield Township Police Department can be reached by several methods.

• Emergency calls – Call 911
• Non-emergency calls – Call 814/940-5910 request for an Officer to call you.
• Voicemail message – Call 814/239-5313 Option 1 leave a message for an Officer.  Since Officers are not always in the department office, please only leave a message for a call that does not need to be returned right away.
• Email Chief Ron Sharkey at rsharkey@greenfieldtownshippa.gov
• Email Officer Dan Eastep at deastep@greenfieldtownshippa.gov

We all have received emails from multiple companies about COVID-19.  One I received, I thought the statement was excellent to use as the closing to this notice.

Please take good care of yourself and your loved ones.  Stay safe. Stay healthy.  Be patient and kind.  There is no better time to strengthen our bonds, to stand together (digitally), to help each other through this storm, and come out the other side stronger.

Burn Ban

Greenfield Township Board of Supervisors has issued an immediate burn ban until April 7, 2020.  At the April 7th meeting, the Supervisors will reevaluate the situation to maintain or remove the ban.  The Fire Chief of the Claysburg Volunteer Fire Company requested the burn ban due to the recent structure and brush fires in Blair County.  Due to the overall dry weather and windy conditions and lack of foliage, make ideal conditions for brush fires. Chief Eicher stated, “… until we get some growth and ground cover in the woods, we need to eliminate any issues.”

Greenfield Township Board of Supervisors is seeking applications for a Part-Time Patrolman to be a School Resource Officer (SRO) at the Claysburg-Kimmel School District.  The SRO provides daily coverage at the elementary and high schools, as well as coverage at select athletic and school events.

A summary of the SRO responsibilities includes working with district and school faculty; participate in planning and presenting educational assemblings for safety, crime, drugs,  alcohol, vaping, etc.; safety drills; interact and build rapport with students; law enforcement; etc.

Starting hourly rate of $17 plus an attractive uniform allowance.  SROs follow the same schedule as the students.  Occasionally, an SRO may need to attend a teacher in-service function.

All applicants must be Act120 certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.  All offers of employment are subject to successfully passing Act151, Act34, FBI Clearances, physical and psych evaluations, and a background check. EOE

The application deadline is Monday, April 6, 2020.

Police employment application