As we begin the winter season of 2022-2023, the City of York snow emergency team wants to remind businesses of some of the York City Snow Emergency Regulations Specifically, as they apply to plowing of private parking lots and the disposal of snow. These regulations have been enacted for the safety and protection of the driving public as well as residential, business, and industrial citizens in York City.
Due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Thursday, November 24th, ALL regular curbside trash collections on Thursday and Friday will be delayed one (1) day.
The City of York’s Yard Waste Drop-off site will be closed for winter, January through March, and will reopen, weather permitting, on the first Saturday of April 2023.
Many York City residents are suffering from Arthritis, a painful condition that not only affects quality of life but also has the potential of having dire health consequences. In fact, the CDC reports that 289,839 York residents have Arthritis. To help combat this issue, the YMCA of the Roses (formally the York YMCA), is hosting a walking and stretching program.
In partnership with the York City Bureau of Health, the YMCA of the Roses is implementing the Arthritis Foundation’s Walk with Ease program, a six-week evidence-based program that increases participants’ mobility and decreases pain from Arthritis. Studies by the Thurston Arthritis Research Center and the Institute on Aging of the University of North Carolina show that the program is proven to:
Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, the York City Historical Architectural Review Board meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 24, 2022, at 6:00 PM at York City Hall is cancelled. The Board’s next regularly scheduled meeting is Thursday, December 8, at 6:00 PM.
City of York Mayor Michael Helfrich will hold public hearings on the 2023 Proposed York City Budget in City Council Chambers, 101 S. George St., York, PA, as follows:
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Grant funds of $5,000 will be awarded to eligible for-profit small businesses located within the City of York, who are struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to aging technology and connectivity, the current credit card-enabled parking meters in the Downtown corridor will be discontinued by the end of 2022.
The City of York announces the 2022 Trunk or Treat event happening on October 27, 2022, from 5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m., at City Hall Parking Lot (101 S. George St).
The overdose-reversing drug Naloxone saves lives, but only if it’s readily available when an overdose occurs. The City of York Bureau of Health, York/Adams Drug and Alcohol Commission, and York Opioid Collaborative continue to distribute Naloxone the 4th Tuesday of each month. Individuals can pick up Narcan and receive a brief training on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose.
On Friday, September 16, 2022, the City of York and the City of York Public Works Department will be conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony of our new King Street Cycle Track.
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of York has announced the sale of an historic anchor building on Continental Square for redevelopment by a private company. The property located at 1 North George Street was sold to 1 North George, LLC. Brokers for the transaction were Ben Chiaro and David Albright with TRUE Commercial Real Estate.