[Adopted 10-22-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2010 and also stated that it should have no effect on Ord. No. 1999-1, as amended, relating to the streetlight tax in the Village of Allenport (see Art. V of this chapter).
Light poles and electric lights have or shall now be erected at various places within the area of the Industrial Park, 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.
The following described streets within the Township of Shirley, County of Huntingdon and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and particularly within the Industrial Park, shall hereafter be lighted by public streetlights:
A. 
Lenape Drive.
B. 
Iroquois Street.
C. 
Arrowhead Way.
A tax rate in the amount of $0.28 per linear foot is assessed against all property owners (as identified in the records of Huntingdon County) on the streets above mentioned, which tax is for the calendar year 2010 and for years beyond. The 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 the said property fronts on the street or highway (as set forth in the plan of subdivision approved by the Township), 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.[1] 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.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 68301(a).
[Amended 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.