In an effort to reduce the transmission of the Coronavirus, the Fox Chapel Administrative office will be closed to the public.  Administrative staff is working and answering phone calls.  Please dial 412/963-1100 and listen to the greeting for your party's extension.  Dial 911 in case of an emergency.   

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) INFORMATION:

The health and safety of our residents and employees is our highest priority. As information becomes available regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we want to let you know we are taking steps to prepare our Borough. The Borough is following the recommendations of the State and Allegheny County Health Departments along with those from the Center for Disease Control (CDC).

Residents can do their part by taking preventative actions to help stop the spread of germs including staying home if sick, covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or using your elbow/sleeve, washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and routinely cleaning frequently-touched surfaces and objects.

Please find ongoing information on the coronavirus via the Allegheny County Health Department website (www.alleghenycounty.us/coronavirus), the Pennsylvania Department of Health website (www.health.pa.gov), and the Center for Disease Control website (www.cdc.gov/COVID19). 

For specific Fox Chapel information relating to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), please visit the Foxwall Emergency Medical Service website at www.foxwall.org.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• Click on the hyperlink to read information about the Borough of Fox Chapel Task Force. 

• The recording of the July 20, 2020, Planning Commission and Borough Council meeting can be found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/2ZFaE-Hh5GlLXoH9wmyOSpAsDKn1T6a80CFKrKBYyko-Tojg6ELSUJmR5LtNeh7B?startTime=1595277853000. The Planning Commission meeting begins at 16:50 and the Council meeting begins at 1:59:49. The password to access the recording is: UZG?0$8J

• The recording of the June 15, 2020, Planning Commission and Borough Council meeting can be found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/uepVKrrzz2JLXaeUsGLhCq4oRKfeX6a80XUe86BZy0dn1hqYJySBM2xHzHO-MPv4?startTime=1592254822000. The password to access the recording is: 8Z*%0*k4.

• Letter from the Fox Chapel Police Department & The P.C.P.A. in Response to George Floyd's Death 

• Oral Rabies Vaccination Area Notice: Cooperating Federal, State, and county agencies are conducting an oral raccoon rabies baiting project in Western Pennsylvania. A vaccine packet is coated or placed inside a fishmeal block, which is very tasty to raccoons. The baits are dropped from low-flying airplanes or helicopters, or by local teams on foot or in vehicles. The vaccine can NOT cause rabies. This year's operation will run: July 31st - September 10, 2020. 

• Foxwall EMS is doing a fundraiser at Chipotle on August 10, 2020. Please mention Foxwall at Chipotle at 1027 Freeport Road from 4 PM - 8 PM and Chipotle will donate a percentage of the sale to Foxwall EMS. Thank you! 

• Nixle has changed some of its features. Informational messages such as Advisory and Community messages will only be delivered to the email address on file (if any) and to the Everbridge Mobile App. This effectively reserves the SMS channel for Emergency Alerts, while still getting the informational messages via email and Mobile App. Emergency Alerts will always go out via SMS, email, web, and Mobile Push channels at no charge. Residents without an email address on file will still receive the message via text message. 

• The Copper-Siegel Library has not stopped selling Parking Permits for the Borough of Fox Chapel Parks throughout COVID-19. The application is online. Library staff will contact those who need to pay and how to do so. The library will then mail the permit to the requestor. You can also utilize curb-side pickup and get everything done at once. When you arrive at the library, please call 412/828-9520 ext. 5010 and let the staff member know you are there for a parking permit. The library is only accepting payment in cash for the exact amount, or by check, made out to Cooper-Siegel Community Library. Please visit https://coopersiegelcommunitylibrary.org/ for more information.

• The rubbish bins and recycling center behind the Fox Chapel Borough Building are open for Borough residents. Hours of operation are Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 4 pm. We have new safety measures in place: * No admittance without wearing a face mask * Bags and boxes must be open for viewing * Maintain 6 feet social distancing

• McCahill Park is closed due to renovations.

• Hard to Recycle Event – Pittsburgh Mills Mall – October 24, 2020 * Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills * 590 Pittsburgh Mills Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15084
  
  Materials collected at no cost: CPU (towers), laptops, mice and keyboards; home phones and cellphones; tablets, PDAs and UPS; servers, routers, and modems; web and digital cameras; DVD Players and VCRs; paper shredders; clock radios; stereos; microwaves; copiers, fax machines and scanners; electronic cables; video game consoles; expanded Polystyrene packaging material; compact fluorescent light bulbs; glass bottles, jugs, and jars (all colors, labels and lids can remain on);
  
  Materials collected for a fee: computer monitors, $20; televisions, $30; console or rear projection TVs, $40; printers, $5; alkaline Batteries, $1.50 per pound; small Freon-containing appliances, $10 each; CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes and floppy disks, $1 per pound; tires, $3.50 without rims and $10 with rims; hard-drive data destruction verification, $11.50 for the first one and $3 for each additional drive; and fluorescent tubes, $2 to $3.50.
  
  Hard-to-Recycle accepts cash, check, credit or debit. Organizers suggest that participants consider bringing cash as people move more quickly through the cash-only lane.