Light poles and electric lights shall now be
erected at various places within the area of the village known as
Allenport, and on the various streets hereinafter set forth, at such
locations as the Supervisors shall determine to be for the best interest
of the community and its citizens.
All property located within 250 feet of said
light poles and lights, and fronting on any of the streets herein
named or any street unnamed herein, shall be subject to the assessment
and levy of the tax as set forth in this article.
At the following described streets within the
Township of Shirley, County of Huntingdon and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and particularly within the Village of Allenport, shall hereafter
be lighted by public streetlights:
A. Route 522 on Ridge Avenue — West Avenue (Jericho
Road, now known as Wrangletown Road), southward to and including that
portion of the property now or formerly of James A. Grissinger.
B. Lloyd Street from West Avenue (Jericho Road, now Wrangletown
Road) to East Avenue.
C. Second Street from East Avenue to Miller Lane.
D. Main Street from the Extension of East Avenue to a
point 158 feet south of Whitsel Avenue.
E. Crawford Avenue from East Avenue Extended to Main
Street.
F. Ridge Avenue — West Avenue (Jericho Road, now
Wrangletown Road) from Route 522 to Third Street.
G. Center Avenue from Route 522 to Gallagher Street.
H. East Avenue, Route 522, to Lloyd Street.
I. Spring Street from Route 522 to Main Street.
J. Juniata Avenue, Route 522, to Main Street.
K. Miller Lane, Route 522, to Whitsel Avenue.
L. Ellsworth Street from Crawford Avenue southward to
Whitsel Avenue and 171 feet beyond.
M. State Route 522 from the Mount Union Borough line
southward to Jeanne Street.
[Amended 2-26-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-1; 12-29-2003 by Ord. No.
2003-1]
Tax rate in the amount of $0.28 per linear foot is assessed against all property owners on the streets as named and set forth in §
247-33 of this article, which tax is for the calendar year 2004 and years beyond as enacted and approved. This tax assessment shall be on all property within 250 feet of the electric lights and shall be payable in proportion to the number of feet that said property fronts on the street or highway or portion thereof being lighted.
[Amended 10-30-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1]
A. The Tax Collector of the Township of Shirley, County of Huntingdon,
and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is designated as the proper authority
and person for the collecting of said tax.
B. All annual assessments for streetlights shall be filed with the Township
Tax Collector under Section 3301(a) of the Second Class Township Code. The assessment shall be billed on the annual real estate
tax bill for general Township purposes and shall be subject to any
discount for early payment or penalties for late payment as provided
therein.
Any corner lots within the area above described
shall, on the nonfronting side of that lot, be assessed at a rate
25% of the assessment per frontage as levied hereinbefore against
properties with improvement thereon erected. Any vacant lots within
the area above described shall be assessed at a rate of 25% of the
assessment per frontage as levied hereinbefore against properties
with improvement thereon erected.
[Amended 2-26-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-1; 10-30-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-1]
Any assessment or part thereof remaining unpaid 90 days after
notice of the same has been given to the landowner shall be turned
over to the Township Solicitor for collection by means of an action
in assumpsit for recovery or a municipal lien filed against the property
of the delinquent owner. Collection shall be made for the amount of
the unpaid assessment, plus interest of 6% per annum from the date
of assessment, and reasonable attorneys' fees.