COVID-19 Resources and Service Impacts - check back for updates

Offices closed to the public - Emergency declaration

The township has declared a public health local disaster emergency (click here to view the declaration). In an effort to protect the health of the citizens of Caln Township, township employees, and officials, the Caln Municipal Building and Police Station will be closed to the public beginning Monday, March 16. Township employees will be available via phone and email to help maintain our usual level of service as much as possible.

Eagle Disposal Modifications (updated 4/24/2020)

  • Trash Collection- On Schedule - All trash must be bagged and tied. All bags must be placed inside your mobile cart. Loose items will be not be collected. 
  • Recycle Collection- On Schedule - Please break down and bundle cardboard boxes
  • Yard Waste Collection- Resumes on May 1st (for Wednesday/Thursday trash customers) and May 8th (for Monday/Tuesday customers). Since Eagle’s staffing is still depleted, please limit your yard waste at the curb to the usual amount (5 biodegradable bags and 4 bundles of branches per pick up – see the full guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3eLrYLv
  • Bulk Item Collection- Resumes on Monday, May 4th. One bulk item per week per residence will be picked up.
Reminder: burning yard waste is prohibited. Please read a message from Building and Life Safety Director, Ray Stackhouse here.

Police Department

All Township Police Department offices are closed to the public until further notice: For an emergency dial 911.  There is also an emergency call box located at the main entrance of the Police Department.  Non-emergency, you may call 610-383-7000, administrative staff and staff phone directory 610-383-1821.  Please read this message from Chief Elias about business closures and stay-at-home orders.

Permits and Inspections

  • Effective May 11, 2020 all UCC and Township ordinance required permits and inspections will resume utilizing the Governor’s April 23, 2020 guidance. Township rental and property transfer permits and inspections will continue to follow the COVID-19 policy below until further notice.
  • All business and employees in the construction industry must adhere to the Secretary of Health's Order providing for business safety measures, which requires that every person present at a work site wear masks/face coverings unless they are unable for medical or safety reasons and requires that businesses establish protocols upon discovery that the business has been exposed to a person who is a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19.
  • All construction projects must maintain proper social distancing and provide hand washing and sanitizing stations for workers, as well as cleaning and sanitizing protocols for high risk transmission areas. Businesses must identify a "pandemic safety officer" for each project or work site, or, for large scale construction projects, for each contractor at the site. 
  • All housing (including rental) permits and inspections will continue under the COVID-19 Temporary Permit and Inspections Procedure. See Coronavirus Pandemic - Temporary Permit and Inspection Procedures for specifics. Feel free to call 610-384-0600 x136 with questions.

Meetings

Township meetings will be held remotely via Zoom. If you'd like to attend either online or by phone, please email info@calntownship.org or call 610-384-0600 x148 for instructions on how to participate. Many non-essential meetings have been cancelled, but you can see the calendar of upcoming meetings at www.calntownship.org/events.html

Billing

The Board of Commissioners has extended the property tax discount rate to June 30, 2020 and the face rate to August 31, 2020. 
Bills can be paid:
  • By mail to: Caln Township, C/O S&T Bank, P.O. Box 1004,  Downingtown, PA 19335-0904

Parks and Golf Course

Beginning Friday, May 1st, Caln Township will begin opening our parks to passive recreation. The dog park will remain closed until further notice. Visitors will be required to practice social distancing. We will be following guidance from the CDC which includes the following:
DO
-Visit parks that are close to your home
-Prepare before you visit (bring hand sanitizer, masks, water, etc. restrooms are closed)
-Stay at least 6 feet away from others (“social distancing”) and take other steps to prevent COVID-19
DON’T
-Visit parks if you are sick or were recently exposed to COVID-19
-Visit crowded parks
-Use playgrounds
-Participate in organized activities or sports.

What this means for Caln Parks: playgrounds, restrooms, the dog park, and pavilions will remain closed until Chester County has been moved to the green phase of re-opening. Sports courts will be open to people living within the same household. We will be monitoring compliance and may make changes to this policy. 

Ingleside Golf Course - Please see their web page for COVID-19 golf guidelines - tee times are REQUIRED to play.

Right To Know Requests

Right to Know requests will be answered as quickly as possible, but due to staffing limitations during this time, we may not be able to respond within the usual 5-day window. 
Questions? As usual, from 8AM-4:30PM you can reach our offices by calling 610-384-0600 or by emailing info@calntownship.org.