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Author: Kyle Seckinger

Stony Road Residential Development – Blasting Notice

Blasting for the new development on Stony Road at Bentley Drive will continue to occur on Friday, March 7th between 11AM and 3PM. 

Please be advised that ROCK WORK INC. has been retained by CVA, Inc. to provide drilling and blasting services to facilitate rock excavations at the Stony Road Project located off Stony Road in Warwick Township. ROCK WORK INC. has the necessary federal, and state permits to conduct blasting operations, and the blasting personnel have valid Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection blasters’ licenses.

As required by Warwick Township, ROCK WORK INC retained the services of Vibra-Tech Engineers, Inc. and offered pre-blast inspections of those properties located within 500 feet of the blast areas. You may contact them at 1-800-233-6181 Please reference the “Stony Road Project” when calling.

The blasting is necessary to facilitate trench rock and bulk rock removal for the proposed subdivision. The blasting is being insured by the Lancer Insurance Company, PO Box 87790, Vancouver, WA 98687. Policy GL80298622.
The blasting will be seismically monitored to confirm the blast induced ground vibration levels are within regulatory limits, and therefore, not capable of having an adverse effect on any neighboring structures.

  • March 5, 2025

Tribute to Chairperson Judith A. Algeo

Warwick Township lost a friend and servant on January 1, 2025.  Judith, Chairperson of the Warwick Township Board of Supervisors, held successful careers as a child care worker, child and family therapist, massage therapist, public official and her true calling, as a family law litigator.

Judith was one of the first two female volunteer firefighters in Warwick Township. She was a social worker for juvenile offenders at DeLaSalle in Town and St. Gabriel’s Hall. While running the youth shelter as Director of Residential Services at Tabor Children’s Services, she served on the board of the National Network of Runaway & Homeless Youth Services and Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Runaway Youth Services. She chaired and served for years on the Interagency Youth Coalition of Bucks County and was a founding member of the Bucks County AIDS Network. A lifelong learner, she earned her B.A. in Criminal Justice/Sociology and M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from La Salle and her law degree from Temple.

Judith recalled the visionary 1978 commencement plea of then-LaSalle College President Brother Patrick Ellis, to “do something in public service … run for office.” Following five years on the Zoning Hearing Board, she was first elected to the Board of Supervisors of Warwick Township in 1999, and served as its Chairperson since 2004. She came to know many cherished friends in the Bucks County Association of Township Officials.

Fresh out of law school, she founded Algeo & Litzke in Doylestown and Judith was soon recognized for her unique blend of compassion, zeal, personal presence, trial skill and acumen. Judges especially liked that she found solutions rather than create problems in her cases. She was never without a pro bono client, and former therapy and law clients would often reconnect with their life success stories and new challenges. She championed service to women in Protection from Abuse and Judicial Bypass cases. She led the parent lawyers group in Juvenile Dependency Court and served hundreds of children and elders as guardian ad litem in Dependency and Orphans courts. Over 27 years as member of the Bucks County Bar Association, she served as Bar President in 2006-2007; chaired the Family Law Section, Woman Lawyers’ Division, and Committees on Children’s Advocacy, Continuing Legal Education and Lawyers Helping Lawyers; helped start the charitable Bucks County Bar Foundation; and was honored with the Arthur B. Walsh. Jr. Award for Pro Bono Services and the Harriet Mims Award. She twice received the Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award. She is a Board Member of Legal Aid of Southeastern PA, where she mentored promising parent advocates with special affection.

The Township honored Judith’s dedication to the community during our regularly scheduled February 17th Board of Supervisors meeting.

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) For Professional Bridge Design Engineering Services – Valley Road Bridge Replacement Project

RFQ FOR PROFESSIONAL BRIDGE DESIGN ENGINEERING SERVICES

WARWICK TOWNSHIP, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Warwick Township (Township) is requesting qualifications from interested and qualified parties to provide professional bridge design engineering services for the Valley Road Bridge Replacement Project.  The scope of work will include but is not limited to, preliminary design, environmental clearances, permit acquisition, ROW relocation coordination, final design of a concrete bridge structure to replace an existing 15.5’ stone masonry arch and corrugated metal plate arch, road restoration, bid packet preparation, and shop drawing reviews. The expected contract value is $265,000.  This contract will be awarded through a fair and open, qualifications-based process.  The appointed firm serves at-will at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors, who may dismiss the firm at any time.

Firms are to review all documents herein attached and appended prior to submitting a response.  All responses must be submitted by 2:00 PM (EST) on Friday, January 31, 2025, via email to Township Manager Kyle Seckinger at kseckinger@warwickbucks.gov.  Responses submitted by any other means will not be accepted.

A firm will be appointed through a competitive review process.  Firms should demonstrate the capacity to complete the required work and provide several examples of completing comparable work in similarly-sized communities.  One or more may be invited in for an interview with the Township prior to selection.  Interviews may be held in person.

All questions about and submissions for this project must be submitted in writing to Township Manager Kyle Seckinger at kseckinger@warwickbucks.gov.  Correspondence and qualifications submitted via mail, fax, phone, or other means are not permissible and will be considered invalid. 

Warwick Township is located in central Bucks County in southeastern Pennsylvania, just northeast of the City of Philadelphia, and encompasses the town of Jamison and portions of Warrington, Furlong, Rushland, Ivyland, and Warminster post offices. Warwick Township is a second-class township governed by three (3) elected Supervisors under a council-manager form of government. The Township operates with a $17 million annual budget and serves approximately 15,000 residents. The Township is home to three (3) elementary schools of the Central Bucks School District and a Vo-Tech school for high school age students.  The Township is a full-service municipality with approximately 40 full-time employees.  The Township is home to three (3) main state road corridors – York Road (Route 263), Bristol Road and Almshouse Road.

All project documents and appendices can be found below.

All Project Documents and Appendices

  • January 7, 2025

Christmas Tree Recycling

Warwick residents can dispose of their Christmas trees at Guinea Lane Park (2045 Guinea Lane, rear parking lot).  All ornaments and lights must be removed prior to disposal.  Please refrain from leaving any rope, plastic, bags, or other trash with the trees.  The trees will be recycled and processed into mulch.

  • December 30, 2024

Pennsylvania Declares Drought Conditions in Bucks County and others

The Pennsylvania Drought Task Force has announced that the counties of Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Butler, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield,  Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Indiana, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland and York are under a Drought Watch and Berks and Schuylkill counties are under a Drought Warning due to consistent dry conditions, with very little rain over September and October. The Drought Task Force is monitoring other areas of the state. Click here for a link to the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Drought Information page and Drought Map.

Remember, in a drought watch, we should all be seeking to reduce water use by about 5 percent through voluntary conservation measures.

List of Water Conservation Tips

WTWSA.org

  • November 6, 2024

Bucks County Burn Ban

Temporary Ban on Open Burning Issued for Bucks County

A temporary burn ban will take effect Sunday, October 27th, 2024, for all of Bucks County.

Issued on October 25th, 2024, by a resolution of the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, the ban will last 30 days.

Text and flames

The ban prohibits open fires, including the incineration of garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, litter, paper and other materials whether in burn barrels, fire rings or on the ground. 

This ban does not prohibit the use of propane or gas stoves, charcoal briquet grills, or the use of tobacco in any form. Campfires in campgrounds are allowed in fire rings that confine and contain the campfire, and where all flammable materials have been removed for a radius of 5 feet. Lastly, Diwali celebrations are not part of this burn ban.

Under state law, a violation of this ban is a summary offense punishable by fines starting at $100 for a first offense.

For more information, please visit the County website here.

  • October 28, 2024

Warwick Township Awarded the 2024/2025 Byrne Justice Assistance Grant

On September 11, 2024, the Warwick Township Police Department was selected as a recipient of a 2024-2025 Byrne Justice Assistant Grant in the amount of $36,300. The award will fully fund the purchase and installation of a fixed license plate reader at the York Road and Almshouse Road intersection.

 

License Plate Reader