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Welcome to the official website of Avalon Borough. Visit often for updated information as we prepare for community events and borough activities.

The Borough of Avalon, located 6 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, is where 4,705 residents call home (Source: 2010 Census). Just .6 square miles nestled along the banks of the Ohio River, Avalon offers many big city amenities. Residents have access to an excellent public transportation system and is conveniently located to State Route 65 and Interstates 79 and 279.

Avalon's close proximity to Pittsburgh allows sports fans to have a variety of teams to follow from college action football and basketball to professional football, hockey and baseball. The cultural district offers endless theater, symphony and concert possibilities throughout the year and will satisfy anyone's entertainment needs. Avalon offers convenient local shopping and a variety of dining experiences as well as being minutes away from a number of major shopping malls.

Northgate School District keeps families involved with Friday night football games and the Homecoming Parade in the fall, various band and chorus concerts and other sports throughout the year and finally bringing the school year to a close with the spring musical. Annual community events keep residents busy with 5K races, church festivals, boys baseball and girls softball organizations, fireworks and "dumpster" days keep the residents involved and proud of living in Avalon Borough.

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Updated: October 12, 2020

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Halloween trick-or-treating will take place in Avalon Borough on Saturday, Oct. 31st from 6pm-8pm

Homes that WANT to have visits by trick-or-treaters should have their homes/porches well-lighted outside to welcome the costumed children.
Homes that DO NOT WANT trick-or-treaters should be kept dark, simply turning off any outside lights (to make it clear to trick-or-treaters to skip over that house).

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is advisable to follow the CDC, State, and County guidelines regarding face coverings and social distancing during trick-or-treating.

The CDC offers the following considerations to help protect individuals, their families, friends, and communities from COVID-19. These considerations are meant to supplement—not replace—any state or local health and safety laws, rules, and regulations with which holiday gatherings must comply.

OCTOBER MEETING INFO

ENGINEERING AND

INFRASTRUCTURE MEETING

CLICK HERE FOR THE AGENDA

Tuesday, October 6, 2020 - 4:30 PM

ZONING HEARING BOARD

Monday, October 12, 2020 - 6:00 PM

BOROUGH DEVELOPMENT, STREETS,

AND SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING

Tuesday, October 13 - 6:00PM

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING

Thursday, October 15- 6:00 PM

COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday, October 20 - 6:30 PM

In-Person or via Telecommunication devices

CLICK HERE FOR THE AGENDA

Notice is hereby given that Avalon Borough’s October Committee and Council Meetings will be conducted via Zoom Meeting or offer a Zoom Meeting option due to the Governor’s modifications to the COVID-19 restrictions announced on July 15, 2020. The meeting will take place at the same time and date as originally scheduled.

A copy of the preliminary meeting agenda will be posted on the Borough website (www.boroughofavalon.org). Members of the public are welcome to submit questions or comments about items on the agenda to meetings@boroughofavalon.org. All questions and comments received will be entered into the record of the meeting.

Members of the public will be able to listen to the meeting by using a website URL and/or telephone provided through Zoom Meeting. To attend the audio meeting virtually by computer or telephone, please contact the Borough of Avalon office at meetings@boroughofavalon.org or 412-761-5820.

Meetings will take place via Zoom. Please contact the Borough here for that ability to listen to the audio of the meeting.

Please submit any questions or comments to be included in the meeting via email here. You must include your name and address to be included in the pubic record.

Street Sweeping 2020

2020 street sweeping parking enforcement will begin on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. If vehicles are not moved and parking remains on both sides of the street, the street sweeper will not be able to navigate the street. 
 
Please take notice of your neighborhood's street sweeping schedule. All streets on the Street Sweeping schedule are posted with signs that state street sweeping takes place between April 1 to Nov 1 with day and time. The complete list of street parking restrictions during street sweeping season can be found here: https://ecode360.com/30668437

Taylor Ave Gas Line Construction Info

Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania has informed the Borough that a gas line infrastructure improvement project on Taylor Ave will begin in January 2020. The project will include the installation of a new gas line on Taylor Ave between S. Birmingham Ave. and S. Chestnut St.

There will be restricted street parking that will roll with the project and will be posted accordingly. Traffic restrictions will take place during the day.

Please stay alert for changing traffic patterns to ensure the safety of our Police Officers and the workers completing the project.

Weather permitting this project is expected to continue into the spring of 2020.

Thank you for your patience with this important infrastructure project to provide safer delivery of natural gas to the residents of Avalon Borough.

California Ave Gas Line Construction Info

Columbia Gas has informed the Borough that a gas line infrastructure improvement project on California Ave will begin on Thursday September 12, 2019.  The project will include the installation of a new gas line crossing California Ave between S. Ohio St and N. School Street. The work will begin at the intersection of Ohio Street and California Ave and finish at the intersection of N. Chestnut Street and California Ave. 

There will be restricted street parking that will roll with the project and will be posted accordingly. Traffic restrictions will take place during the day. Port Authority busses will not be interrupted. 

Please stay alert for changing traffic patterns to ensure the safety of our Police Officers and the workers completing the project. 

Weather permitting this project is expected to continue through the end of March 2020.    

Thank you for your patience with this important infrastructure project to provide safer delivery of natural gas to the residents of Avalon Borough. 

Click here to view the 2020 Budget Documents

The Salvation Army is currently building a new worship

and service center at 327 S. Home Ave. They have

asked for community input for creating programs that are

most needed in our community.

Please click here to participate in the survey.

ALLEGHENY COUNTY VACANT

PROPERTY RECOVERY PROGRAM

Applications are subject to all requirements under the Program policies. Property eligibility will be determined on a case-by-case basis based upon consideration of a variety of factors related to blight. To be eligible for the Program, a property must at a minimum meet all preliminary eligibility requirements, including:

Be a vacant lot or vacant structure.
Have at least three years of tax delinquency.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Pages 62-65 of Avalon Borough's 2018 Blight Strategy Report

has a list of properties that may be eligible for this program.

Please click here to sign up for the

Do Not Knock - No Solicitation List.

Avalon Borough Council recently passed an updated solicitation ordinance regarding door-to-door salespeople to protect the safety and well-being of Borough residents.

The last update to the ordinance was passed in 1963. The previous ordinance did not include the ability for residents to be placed on a No Solicitation/Do Not Knock list, nor did it provide the Police Department with a tool to complete full background checks on solicitation permit applicants. The new ordinance includes these measures, and it raises the daily solicitor fee from $10 to $30.

We encourage you to read the full, updated ordinance here.

Above is a link to sign up for the No Solicitation/Do Not Knock List. Paper sign-up forms also are available at the Police Station and Borough Administration Office.

Small No Solicitation placards will be available for pickup at the Police Station and Borough Administration Office for individuals who have signed up for the No Solicitation/Do Not Knock List. While we encourage you to display the placard at your residence, it is not a requirement of the No Solicitation/Do Not Knock List.

As always, if a salesperson knocks on your door and doesn’t have the Borough of Avalon Solicitation Permit prominently displayed, please call 911 to notify the Avalon Police Department.

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Borough of Avalon Calendar

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

BOROUGH CODE

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Trick-or-Treating

Sat. Oct. 31

6pm-8pm

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Please be aware that Avalon Borough Council passed the General Fee Schedule for the year 2019 in December 2018. It included an increased fine for certain parking tickets. You can read Resolution 1183 here

ATTENTION LANDLORDS

IF NECESSARY, PLEASE CORRECT YOUR UTILITY BILLS:

As of January 1, 2006, all owners and/or landlords of real property within the Borough's limits must place any and all water, sewer and/or garbage service in the name of the owner and/or landlord. (Chapter 310, Article III, Section 30 of the Avalon Borough Code)

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