COVID-19 Updates Related to City Services
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Building Hours Reminder
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Mayor Papenfuse Leads Facebook Live Conversations Fridays at Noon
Mayor Eric Papenfuse is hosting community conversations live on Facebook and Channel 20 each Friday at noon during the coronavirus (COVID-19) disaster emergency.
The public is encouraged to submit questions and concerns in advance, which can be done as comments on the City of Harrisburg Facebook posts about the announcements.
WHAT: Facebook Live Community Conversations on Current Issues and Topics of Interest
WHERE: facebook.com/thecityofhbg, simulcast on WHBG-TV Channel 20
WHEN: Fridays at 12:00 p.m.
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Business Development
The City of Harrisburg is launching an initiative to encourage people, businesses, and local government to prioritize local spending for products and services. This campaign, known as “Choose Harrisburg” (#ChooseHBG), focuses on shifting more dining, purchasing, contracting, and investing to local entrepreneurs.
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Events
Kipona
Kipona is a longstanding Labor Day weekend tradition in the City of Harrisburg. The 104th Kipona, planned for September 5-7, 2020, may look different as we pivot to provide a safe and enjoyable celebration amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This safe, modified festival will feature a hybrid of live and virtual activities.
Live activities will include a food truck takeout event on City Island with social distanced lines and safety measures in place. Food trucks will be available from 3 pm – 8 pm on Saturday, September 5, with fireworks to follow at 8:15 pm. Fireworks will be launched from City Island and offer miles of viewpoints throughout the City and surrounding communities, allowing for social distancing. Virtual activities will include an artist market, shopping hub, entertainment, kids activities and more.
Virtual vendor and food truck vendor applications are available at Harrisburgpa.gov/Kipona.
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Parks & Recreation
Movie Nights at the Band Shell
For more information, visit harrisburgpa.gov/moviesinthepark
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Parks Rec Desk
For summer programs and park facility updates, please visit our new Rec Desk at
https://harrisburg.recdesk.com/Community/Home. This site can also be used to apply for park permits and other programs.
Helping Seniors Address Hazardous Street Trees
If you are over 65 and own the home you live in, the City may be able to help to address hazardous street trees on your property. Of particular concern are dead trees and trees with large dead limbs. If this sounds like your situation, we’d like to hear from you.
By city ordinance https://ecode360.com/13783760 the care of trees growing adjacent to a public right-of-way (a streets or alley) is the responsibility of the owner of the property adjacent to the tree, and a permit is needed before pruning or removal work occurs. For any street tree concern (regardless of ownership) the first step is to request a tree inspection via the link at http://harrisburgpa.gov/trees/ or by calling 255-3003. The City Forester will determine what needs to be done. If you’re a senior with a hazardous street tree, it will be added to the list of those to be pruned or removed with City funds. NOTE: Funds are limited and will be used on a first-come, first-served basis.
Healthy trees provide us with countless benefits—environmental, social, and economic. They cool the air and filter out pollutants, take up stormwater, calm traffic, increase property values, soften and add beauty to our streetscapes, and in general make our city more livable. While it’s vitally important to remove hazardous trees, it’s equally important to plant new trees and to care for those we have. If you’d like to help plant and tend to young trees in Harrisburg, please contact the City Forester, Ellen Roane, to be notified of future volunteer work days: earoane@harrisburgpa.gov.
Free Summer Lunch Program
Programa de Comidas de Verano Gratis
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Health Office
The City of Harrisburg has been awarded a $70,000 grant from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Retail Standards Grant will be used by the health office to enhance operations and help food service businesses improve their food safety practices.
In addition to increasing the number and types of food establishment inspections, the funds will also support efforts in enhancing access towards safe, healthy, and affordable food in the community.
The City of Harrisburg is a participant in the FDA’s Voluntary National Retail Program Standards initiative, which aims to establish best practices for regulatory programs that license and inspect food service and establishments.
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Communications
Follow us on Social Media!
Don't forget to follow the City of Harrisburg on social media and to check out our NextDoor postings to get the latest City updates!
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July 10
Proclamation Presentation
The Mayor presented All You Can Inc. with a proclamation for organizing Harrisburg March Against Social Injustice and Gun Violence on June 3, 2020 to bring awareness to racial inequality.
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2020 Census Information
The 2020 Census is live! You can take it online by visiting their website.
Our population count determines the federal support PA receives for education, healthcare, roads, food assistance, and more.
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Harrisburg Virtual Learning Academy
Spanish Version
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