Portage Borough

721 Main Street

Portage, PA 15946

814/736-4330

Fax: 814/736-9639

pboro@comcast.net

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

"Portage Borough is an equal opportunity provider and employer"

Employment Opportunities

Portage Borough is accepting full-time police applications. Please complete the employment application, along with a resume, to the borough office or via e-mail.

Portage Borough is accepting applications for full-time Police Chief. Please complete the employment application, along with a resume, to the borough office, or via e-mail.

Alerts and Notices

_THE ADMINISTRATION OFFICE WILL BE

CLOSED ON NOON FRIDAY, JULY 29TH, 2022

THROUGH MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2022.

THE REGULAR BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2022

AT 6:30 P.M.

THE OFFICE WILL RESUME NORMAL

BUSINESS OPERATIONS ON TUESDAY,

AUGUST 2ND, 2022 AT 8:00 A.M.

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Portage Borough is also seeking letters of interest for the Portage Area Planning Commission. Please submit letters to the Borough Manger at 721 Main Street, Portage, PA 15946

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Portage Borough is seeking letters of interest for a vacancy on the Portage Borough Municipal Water Authority for the balance of a 5 year term on December 31, 2025. Please send letters of interest to the borough office or via e-mail.

__________________________________________________ The Portage Public Library is seeking volunteers for their board. To obtain the list of duties, please click on the Volunteers.

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2022 TAX COLLECTION:

The Portage Borough Tax Collector; David Layo, will only be accepting the 2022 taxes by mail or at the secure box located at 830 Orchard Street. The address for mailing payments can be addressed to: Portage Borough Tax Collector

PO Box 115

Portage PA 15946

If you need to contact Mr. Layo, please call or email to:

814.243.8610

davidlayo@hotmail.com

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For a detailed map of Portage Borough, please click: Borough Ward Map.pdf

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Wildlife Concerns or Questions?

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Garbage collection rates for 2022 are as follows:

curbside service monthly fee $16.83

prepaid bags (pack of ten) $31.50

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Weather & Hits

Portage Weather

Announcements

Borough Council Meetings

Portage Borough Council announces the regular and committee monthly meetings for 2022 which will be held on the first Monday of each month; unless the first Monday is a holiday, in which case the meeting will be held on the first Tuesday. The meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. prevailing time at the Portage Borough Administration Building located at 721 Main Street, Portage, PA.

Regular meetings for 2022 will be January3rd, February 7th, March 7th, April 4th, May 2nd, June 6th, July 18th, August 1st, Tuesday-September 6th, October 3rd, November 7th, and December 5th.

Committee of the Whole meetings for 2022 will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the following dates: January 17th, Tuesday, February 22nd, March 21st, April 19th, May 16th, June 20th, August 15th, September 19th, October 17th, and November 21st, 2021.

A special meeting of Council (budget adoption) will be held on Friday, December 16th, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.