Milton is a borough in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, 50 miles (80 km) north of Harrisburg. Settled in 1770, it was incorporated in 1817, and is governed by a charter that was revised in 1890. Formerly, its extensive manufacturing plants included car and woodworking machinery shops, rolling, flour, knitting, planing, and saw mills; washer, nut, and bolt works; and furniture, shoe, couch, nail, fly net, bamboo novelty, and paper-box factories. In 1900, 6,175 people lived in Milton. In 1940, 8,313 people lived here. The population was 6,650 at the 2000 census.
Milton is home to major industries that provide significant employment to the region. Those industries together with a strong commercial trade and residential properties provide an exceptional quality of life.
2020 Christmas Tree/Brush Pick-up
Beginning Monday, January 13, 2020, the Milton Borough Public Works Department will begin the Christmas Tree/Brush Pick-up.
The ONLY materials that will be collected are Christmas Trees, limbs, and Brush (no leaves, garden plants, tree stumps, or bushes with roots).
The Christmas trees/brush is to be placed on the sidewalk side of the curb no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled pick-up day.
The ONLY reason the Borough will pick up in an alley is if the alley is the only roadway accessing the property.
CHRISTMAS TREE/BRUSH PICK-UP WILL BE FOR ONE WEEK ONLY!
THE CHIPPER WILL NOT SPEND MORE THAN 10 MINUTES PER RESIDENCE!
This collection will take place rain or shine.
The schedule is as follows;
Monday 1/13/2020 – 1st Ward
Tuesday 1/14/2020 – 2nd Ward
Wednesday 1/15/2020 – 3rd Ward
Thursday 1/16/2020 – 4th Ward
Friday 1/17/2020 – 5th Ward
2 Filbert Street
Milton, PA 17847
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Hours: M-F, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Phone: 570.742.8759
Fax: 570.742.2322
Email: ssandstrom@miltonpa.org
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