Media Release

From:  Roger Van Loan, Chief of Police

Date:  Thursday, March 11, 2021

Subject: Parking Restrictions and Road Closures Notice

 The Bloomsburg Police Department is notifying all residents that UGI will be conducting a natural gas replacement project in the Town of Bloomsburg.  The project begins Monday, March 15, 2021 and should be completed by the end of May 2021.  The streets involved in this project are:

West Street, between West Fourth Street and West Main Street

West Fourth Street, between West Street and Market Street

West Third Street, between West Street and Market Street

During the duration of this project, residents can expect there will be parking restrictions, road closures and detours at different times of the project.  UGI will post those areas where parking restrictions are in place no less than twelve hours in advance of the restricted parking.  Those vehicles that are found in restricted parking areas and in conflict with the construction project may be subject to ticketing and towing at the owner’s expense.

In an effort to assist residents living on the streets listed above and allow for more parking options, the Bloomsburg Police Department will not be enforcing street maintenance days during the duration of the project on those streets.

A media release from UGI related to this project is attached.  Please monitor our Facebook page and our webpages at www.bloompd.com or www.bloomsburgpa.org for information of importance to the community.

UGI Press Release

DOWNTOWN ZONE PERMITS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

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ZONE B  and  ZONE J ARE STILL AVAILABLE.

PERMITS VALID JANUARY – JUNE 2021

BLOOMSBURG PARKING OFFICE:  301 E 2ND STREET.

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

MUST BRING PHOTO ID AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION CARD TO PURCHASE.

Media Release

From:  Roger Van Loan, Chief of Police

Date:  Thursday September 24, 2020

Subject: Parking and Street Vendors.

The Bloomsburg Police Department is aware of several locations within the Town of Bloomsburg where food trailers and food trucks are preparing to offer their products for sale.  The Bloomsburg Police Department welcomes visitors to Bloomsburg and would like to remind all motorists to abide by all parking regulations when parking in the area of these vendors.  In addition to any posted parking regulations all vehicles must be fully out of the lane of travel to be legally parked.  Any vehicles found not following posted parking regulations or otherwise illegally parked may receive a parking ticket.  Towing of illegally parked vehicles is possible if police determine the location of an illegally parked vehicle is a traffic hazard.

We ask that motorists and pedestrians take extra precautions in these areas in an effort to keep all involved safe.

Media Release

From:  Roger Van Loan, Chief of Police

Date:  Tuesday July 28, 2020

Subject: CodeRED Emergency Alert System

Town of Bloomsburg, PA emergency alert system is an informational tool, keeping residents safe

In the event of an emergency, Bloomsburg officials will issue alerts through CodeRED, a high-speed notification solution. The CodeRED system allows messages to be quickly delivered to targeted areas of Bloomsburg as a whole.

On July 30, 2020, The Town of Bloomsburg will be conducting a performance test of the system at 1:00 PM, contacting everyone in Bloomsburg who is currently in the emergency database. Receiving a Test message will assure that residents will receive a message when an actual alert is issued by Bloomsburg officials. Residents who have not enrolled to receive emergency CodeRED notifications, or did not receive a test message, should immediately visit the Bloomsburg website and click the CodeRED logo to enroll.

No one should automatically assume that Bloomsburg emergency officials have your contact information, all individuals and businesses should visit bloompd.com and click on the CodeRED link located next to the Twitter and Facebook icons on the upper right side of the webpage.  Those without Internet access may call The Bloomsburg Police Department (570-317-2846), Monday through Friday, (8AM-4PM) to supply their information over the phone. Required information includes first and last name, street address (physical address, no P.O. boxes), city, state, zip code, and primary phone number, additional phone numbers can be entered as well.

CodeRED gives those who want to be included an easy and secure method for inputting information. The data collected will only be used for emergency notification purposes such as in the case of flooding, shelter-in-place alerts or other emergency situations.

Any questions should be directed to the Bloomsburg Police Department, 570-317-2846

#8cantwait Information

On Monday, May 11, 2020, Town Council voted on to enforce Street Maintenance parking during the 1st and 3rd full weeks of every month (Sunday-Saturday) on a trial basis until 12/31/20. The days of enforcement are still indicated on the posted signs.

See schedule of enforcement weeks for 2020 below:

STREET MAINTENANCE WEEKS 2020