Born in 1864, Charlotte Elizabeth Battles defied society's standards for women by getting a college education, owning her own home and being a successful business woman. "She was well beloved by the whole town and really a woman before her time,” said Executive Director of the Hagen History Center, George Deutsch. After her father's death [...]
Check out this video on GoErie.com: https://www.goerie.com/videos/news/local/2021/02/16/girard-borough-applying-applies-national-register-historic-places-designation-history/6763460002/ A little history can help shape the future. Girard Borough is joining a growing list of Erie County municipalities that are building on their past to attract visitors and grow business. Girard is developing a master plan on ways to use its history and other assets to help revitalize its [...]
Girard, Pennsylvania: Girard Borough has begun a multi-year planning and historic preservation effort for downtown Girard that will include the development and adoption of a Master Plan and completion of a National Register of Historic Places nomination for a Downtown Historic District. The objective of this effort is to develop a plan to leverage the [...]
Our 5-year contract with Waste Management ends on December 31/2020. Girard Borough and 5 other municipalities went out for bid and Waste Management was the only bidder. Effective January 1, 2021, Waste Management Inc. will continue to be the refuse and recycling provider to the Girard Borough. According to our contract with Waste Management you [...]
To those interested in getting firewood at the Water Works Park, please stop at the borough office to sign a waiver. The waiver must be renewed every year.
Regarding the water works pavilion please contact the borough office, 774-9683, and the staff will reserve the date. To reserve the pool pavilion, please contact the pool office to reserve.
The Girard Borough Compost Area will open April 4, 2020, 9:00AM to 3:30PM.
If you plan to have a yard/garage sale you will need to pick up a free permit from the borough office. You may have three permitted yard sales per year. NO PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE LAKE STREET SALE WEEK END.
The borough is a clean well kept community and this is partially because our nuisance ordinance mandates that the storage of abandoned or junked automobiles or other motor driven equipment or material part thereof, the dumping or accumulation of garbage, refuse, trash, or other junk, including all types of discarded personal property, dangerous buildings, or [...]
As a reminder, all Girard Borough residents must obtain a sticker permit if you wish to take yard waste to the compost area. The FREE sticker can be obtained from the borough office Once you receive the sticker, you must place it on the back of the mirror in the vehicle you use for transporting [...]