Construction continues and the contractor is still on schedule.  They will continue with curb and sidewalk restoration in the next 2 weeks.  They have started some paving of the cross sections and the main part of the trench restoration will be completed during the week of May 18th.

The East Main Street portion of the work is anticipated to be completed on Thursday, May 21st.  The East Main Street detour will come down on May 22nd and the South Decatur Street detour will begin on May 26th.

A Strasburg Borough staff member will be onsite at all times during the project. If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact the Borough Office at 717-687-7732 or e-mail Borough Manager, Steve Echternach, at echterns@strasburgboro.org.

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding during this project!

At the April 14, 2026 Strasburg Borough Council meeting, Brown Plus Accountants & Advisors presented the Borough’s 2025 audit and stated that it is a clean audit opinion and found no issues with the Borough’s internal controls.  Borough Council accepted the audit.

Borough Council heard an appeal of HARB’s recommendation for 11 West Main Street to install a window in an opening that had been bricked up decades ago.  HARB recommended the window be made of wood and the applicant would like the window to be vinyl.  The applicant noted that the building sits back off the road, there are already vinyl windows on the second floor, and HARB was only concerned with the window being made of wood and not with the grid pattern.  Borough Council approved the installation of a vinyl window.

Borough Council also 1) enacted Ordinance 2026-1 to approve and authorize the execution of the restated and amended agreement for a Central Lancaster County Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals, 2) approved forwarding the draft Traffic Ordinance to the Solicitor for review, 3) approved the quote from AMS LLC for ultra-thin bonded wearing course on Ada Avenue, Washington Street, Denlinger Avenue, and North Fulton Street, 4) approved the purchase of a new mower and trailer, 5) approved the payment of the bills, and 6) accepted and filed for audit the March 31, 2026 Treasurer’s Report.

The Borough Manager’s written report was received and accepted. The report contained updates on the following items:  1) The East Main Street/South Decatur Street stormwater project continues. After the remaining East Main Street pipe is installed, the contractor will begin trench restoration and repair of curbs and sidewalks.  When that work is complete, the East Main Street detour will be removed and the work will move to South Decatur Street.  2) The next LCBA meeting will be held on April 22, 2026.  3) Public Works Department is doing street sweeping on April 15 and 16.  4) The traffic signal at the Square was hit on April 5, 2026.  Teloco completed temporary repairs that day.  The incident was reported to our insurance company and we have the driver’s information.  5) The parking lot plan for Speckled Hen was recorded last week and they are expected to begin the work soon.

The Police Chief reported 371 calls for service in March 2026.  There were 3 criminal arrests, 35 other traffic arrests, 39 traffic warnings, 6 parking tickets, and 4 accidents.  Sergeant Neidinger attended a Staff Ride Leadership Development Course.

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For additional information on this press release, please contact Borough Manager Steve Echternach at 717-687-7732 or echterns@strasburgboro.org

A Strasburg Borough staff member will be onsite at all times during the project. If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact the Borough Office at 717-687-7732 or e-mail Borough Manager, Steve Echternach, at echterns@strasburgboro.org.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience during this project!

The Strasburg Borough Public Works Department will be street sweeping on April 15 and 16 from approximately 7 am to 4 pm.  Please do not park along the streets these days to allow the street sweeper to clean the streets.

Thank you for your cooperation!

A Strasburg Borough staff member will be onsite at all times during the project. If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact the Borough Office at 717-687-7732 or e-mail Borough Manager, Steve Echternach, at echterns@strasburgboro.org.

Thank you for your continued patience during this project!

The Bids must cover all costs for the completion of this project as set forth in the Project Manual. The Project will be bid as one contract for Streambank Stabilization Construction. The project entails the stabilization of the existing streambank along Eshelman Run located in Strasburg, PA.

The complete Invitation to Bid, bidding instructions, and Project bid documents, will be available at no cost via PennBid (http://pennbid.procureware.com/home). The undersigned reserves the right to waive informalities or defects in a bid to the extent permitted under Pennsylvania Law and to reject any or all bids or parts thereof.

Bid security in an amount not less than 10% of the amount of the bid will be required in the form of certified check, cashier’s check, bank treasurer’s check, or satisfactory bid bond made payable to or naming as obligee Strasburg Borough Authority, Lancaster County. All bids will remain irrevocable for 60 days after the actual date of bid opening in compliance with Act 317 of 1978 approved November 26, 1978.

Bidders are advised that they must comply with All State anti-kickback regulations pertaining to work associated with this project. You are required to submit an executed anti-collusion statement with the bid.

Bidders should note that Strasburg Borough has received grant funding from the Lancaster Clean Water Partners and the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) to assist with construction costs for this project. This will require the Contractors to acknowledge that they understand the goods and services for this project are subject to the grant requirements. The Contractor will also need to acknowledge that they are following the Minority & Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Six Good Faith Efforts as outlined in the Project Manual.
The Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act (Act No. 442 – Session of 1961) shall apply to this project, as defined within the Project Manual, since this contract is estimated to cost more than $25,000.00.
A Performance Bond and Payment Bond, each in an amount equal to 100% of the contract and each with satisfactory corporate surety, will be required to be furnished by the successful bidder at the time stated in the specifications.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at the office of Strasburg Borough, 145 Precision Avenue, Strasburg PA, 17579, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 1:00 pm. All prospective bidders are required to attend this meeting.

Strasburg Borough hereby reserves the right to waive any defects, errors, omissions, or informalities, in bids received, to reject any and/or all bids submitted and to accept any bid which it may deem to be in the best interests of the Borough.

STRASBURG BOROUGH
Borough Authority

Please click here for the detailed plans:  

Plan:  2026-05-01 – Eshelman Run – Phase II – REV 2

A Strasburg Borough staff member will be onsite at all times during the project. If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact the Borough Office at 717-687-7732 or e-mail Borough Manager, Steve Echternach, at echterns@strasburgboro.org.

Thank you for your continued patience during this project!

If you reside on East Main Street between Shenk Avenue and Speckled Hen, you will need to use Shenk Avenue to access your home.

A Strasburg Borough staff member will be onsite at all times during the project. If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact the Borough Office at 717-687-7732 or e-mail Borough Manager, Steve Echternach, at echterns@strasburgboro.org.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience!

The office will reopen Monday, April 6, 2026