Welcome to the official website of the Borough of Shillington, Berks County, Pennsylvania. We hope you find the website to be a useful communication tool to keep you informed about what's happening in the Borough. Please bookmark this site and visit it regularly to see what new information has been added. UPDATED 05/19/2022
*** THERE WILL BE NO TRASH COLLECTION ON MONDAY, MAY 30 ***
ONLINE UTILITY BILL PAYMENT
Pay your utility bills (water, sewer, refuse) to the Borough of Shillington through PAYMENTUS online portal using the links below
Additionally, you can call the toll free number at 1-888-977-8724 to make a payment on your utility bill
COUNCIL MEETING - The next meeting of the Shillington Borough Council is scheduled for Thursday, June 9, 2022 beginning at 7:30 pm.
CLICK HERE for the May 12, 2022 Council Meeting Agenda (posted 5/11/2022, 4:45 pm)
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY MEETING - The next meeting of the Shillington Municipal Authority is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, 2022 beginning at 4:00 pm
CLICK HERE for the April 19, 2022 Authority Meeting Agenda (posted 04/18/2022, 1:30 pm)
ZONING HEARING BOARD MEETING - The next meeting of the Shillington Zoning Hearing Board is scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 7:00 pm
CLICK HERE for the November 2, 2021 Zoning Meeting Agenda (posted 11/01/2021, 12:12 pm)
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Monday, May 16, 2022 at 7:00 pm
CLICK HERE for the May 13, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting Agenda (posted 05/13/2022, 9:35 am)
CIVIL SERVICE MEETING - The next meeting of the Civil Service Commission is scheduled for Monday, January 3, 2022 at 1:00 pm
CLICK HERE for the January 3, 2022 Civil Service Meeting Agenda (posted 12/29/2021, 3:40 pm)
Online Playground Registration
Visit our our page to sign-up for the summer playground program.
94th Annual Memorial Day Parade
Shillington, Pennsylvania
The American Legion Reber-Moore Post 635 of Shillington proudly announces the 94th annual Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony. Memorial Day is a great American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May. It celebrates the countless sacrifices of men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. This tradition began in the years following the civil war and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Since 1927, the American Legion Reber-Moore Post has been honoring our fallen soldiers by holding this annual springtime event known as the Shillington Memorial day Parade.
This historic event will take place on May 30, 2022, starting promptly at 10:30 am. The parade is scheduled to start at Shillington Park and it will end at the Shillington Town Hall. Individuals are encouraged to participate in the parade procession. For information on how to register a group in the parade please visit us at
www.shillingtonfc.com/parade or send your completed form to Marilyn Wagner at
MarilynWagner23@gmail.com. For information in general about this event, please contact (484) 525-0310.
The following are contributing sponsors for the parade:
American Legion Reber-Moore Post #635
The Borough of Shillington
Shillington Business Association
Shillington Lions Club
Klee Funeral Home
UPMC Health Plan
Stein’s Flowers
The Borough of Shillington is currently accepting job applications for summer personnel. Please return completed applications to the Recreation Director, Mr. Kyle Kuser at the email listed on the application form. Applications should be returned to Mr. Kuser by March 31, 2022. For a copy of the application for a new employee please CLICK HERE. For a copy of an application for a returning employee CLICK HERE.
RECREATION BOARD MEETING - The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Recreation Board is Monday, June 6, 2022, 6:30 PM at the Municipal Building. For more information on the meeting please call the Town Hall at 610-777-1338.
CodeRED Emergency Alert System
The Borough of Shillington has instituted a rapid emergency notification service called CodeRED. By registering, you will be added to the emergency call list. Borough of Shillington residents and any water consumer are welcome and encouraged to create an account and enter their contact information for home, business and mobile phones so they may be contacted by the system in the event of an emergency. Those who do not register their address and phone number may not be notified with CodeRED in the case of an emergency. Registration is confidential, free, easy and will be for emergency notification only. To enroll by mobile phone, you may text the word “shillington” to 99411.
The Shillington Tree Advisory Committee is taking requests for curb line trees to be planted in the spring of 2022. Residents of the Borough of Shillington can contact the Committee through the information listed.
A reminder to Borough residents, trimming or removing curb line trees requires a permit from the Borough. Tree permit applications are located at this LINK
JUST A REMINDER FOR PET OWNERS:
It shall be unlawful for the owner, handler, custodian, or keeper of any animal to allow any such animal under such person's control to defile or defecate on any sidewalk, walkway, roadway, street, or property of another person. It shall be the duty of such owner, handler, custodian, or keeper of any animal that defecates on any sidewalk, walkway, roadway, street, or property of another to promptly clean up and remove all feces discharged and to dispose of such feces in a lawful and sanitary manner.
STORM WATER - HOW DOES IT EFFECT YOU?
Visit the Borough's webpage on storm water to see what you can do to help keep our streams clean and reduce pollution. CLICK HERE
CLICK HERE for a copy of the HOME OWNERS GUIDE TO STORMWATER BMP MAINTENANCE
REMINDER...It's the Law: Electronics must be Recycled
You may take your discarded electronics to the Berks County Solid Waste Authority Recycling Center, 1316 Hilltop Road, Bern Township on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
After Hours Water or Sewer Problem:
If you experience a water or sewer problem when the Town Hall is closed, please call the Berks County Radio System at 610-655-4911 and give the information on your problem. A Shillington Police Officer or a representative from the Borough will be in touch with you.
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