West Grove Borough

UPDATE – 01/22/2025 – Due to the snow this past Monday, January 20, 2025 trash will be picked up on Friday, January 24, 2025.  There will be no change in recycling pickup, that will remain on Thursday, January 23, 2025.

UPDATE:  Due to the snow this past Monday, January 6, 2025 recycling and trash will be picked up on Friday, January 10, 2025.  Going forward they will both be picked up on Thursday’s.

Recycling will be picked up in the Borough on Thursday, December 26, 2024 due to Christmas.  The last trash pickup for 2024 will be Tuesday, January 31, 2024.

Please note that beginning in January 2025, trash and recycle pickup days will both change to Thursday.  The first recycle Thursday pickup will be on January 2, 2025 and the first trash Thursday pickup will be on January 9, 2025.   Bulk will now be picked up on the last Thursday of each month.

If dates are to be changed due to holidays, we will post on our events calendar and on our FaceBook page.

Thank you for your cooperation with this big change.  We appreciate all of our residents.

1st quarter 2025 water/sewer bills were mailed out on Monday, January 30, 2024.  Bills are due on Monday, February 10, 2025.  Penalities will be applied and deliquent letters will be mailed on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.  Posting will be on Friday, February 21, 2025 with an additional fee of $20.00 added to your account and shut-off is Monday, March 3, 2025 with an additional fee of $30.00 added to your account.  Please pay your bill by the due date to avoid any additional fees.  We encourage residents to sign up for paperless billing on our Invoice Portal which can be found on our website.  Please call the Borough office with any questions at 610-869-2792.

Please click HERE for updated plans of the sidewalk project for Prospect Avenue.

In case you were not aware, the Chescobus has a stop at the West Grove Borough building.  Click on the below links for additional information and the SCCOOT Schedule:

NOVEMBER 2024

JULY 2024

CHESCOBUS

SCCOOT

The registration link for the first Household Hazardous Waste Event is now available at the Chester County Solid Waste Authority’s website.

Registrations for the other 2024 events will be posted in the near future.  

The Borough Manager receives job openings for other Municipalities and we like to pass them along to our residents in case someone is looking for employment or you have a family member or friend needing a job.

Atglen Borough – Administrative Assistant

Uwchlan Township – Parks Superintendent

Uwchlan Township – Wastewater Superintendent

Beginning July 2, 2023, the West Grove Museum will be open the first Sunday of each month from 12 noon to 3 pm.

Click on the below link for the latest from SSA:

Dear Colleague,

In our ongoing commitment to serve the public more efficiently, we are expanding appointment-based services at our local Social Security offices. By scheduling appointments, we will aim to reduce wait times, streamline service delivery, and improve the overall customer experience. Nearly 400 field offices have already moved to appointment-based service this year. These offices have seen significant improvements in wait times due to more efficient and helpful visitor experiences and increases in the number of customers able to complete their business online.

We are implementing appointment-based services nationwide in two phases. The first phase is a transition period now through January 5, 2025. The purpose of this transition period is to educate our customers about needing to schedule an appointment for SSA services. As a reminder, many of our services can be provided via phone with an appointment and do not require a customer to walk into an office for service.

Effective January 6, 2025, we will require customers to schedule an appointment for service in our field offices, including requests for Social Security cards. We encourage customers to become accustomed to our:

• online services, where many transactions can be completed conveniently and securely, and
• automated services available on our National 800# at 1-800-772-1213.

Customers who are not able to handle their business online or with the automated options, may call their local Social Security office or our National 800# to schedule an appointment.

We want to make clear that we will not turn people away for service who are unable to make an appointment or do not want to make an appointment. For example, members of vulnerable populations, military personnel, people with terminal illnesses, and individuals with other situations requiring immediate or specialized attention may still walk in for service at our field offices. Some of our offices also have minimal to no wait times, and they will still serve customers who walk in.

We appreciate your partnership in sharing this information and helping our customers through this transition. Thank you for your continued support as we work together to improve service accessibility and responsiveness.

Sincerely,

Dawn Bystry
Associate Commissioner

Office of Strategic and Digital Communications

OEA.Net.Post@ssa.gov

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Beginning the week of October 19th, we will begin to reject improperly presented recyclables to avoid possible new charges from SECCRA if we do not keep our stream of recycling materials clean. We need everybody’s help to accomplish this.

No Plastic Bags
SECCRA, where the recyclables we collect are processed, will no longer accept recycling in plastic bags — no trash bags or retailer bags. These bags clog the processing machines and are THE number one contaiminate in the recycling process. Single use retailer bags should be saved and recycled at your retailer of choice. Giant and Lowe’s both have collection boxes at their entrances.

No Pizza Boxes
SECCRA will not accept pizza boxes.

Please see the following important list of things that should not be placed into the sewer system either via your toilets or sink drains. One thing that’s not on the list and we’ve encountered are Swiffer cleaning pads. Any of the items on the list can cause lift station pumps to clog which has happened recently. Flushable wipes are also not something that should be flushed regardless of the marketing of the product.

Please be diligent and throw away anything on this list.