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Welcome to Buckingham Township!
2020 Buckingham Township Proposed Budget
The 2020 Buckingham Township Proposed Budget has been posted on the Finance Department's page of this website. A hard copy is also available at the township office for you to view. The proposed budget is...
December Events including Tree Lighting with Santa
Join us for the Annual Tree Lighting on Friday, December 6th beginning at 6:00 p.m. Santa Claus arrives in a fire truck at 6:30 p.m.! Please bring a non-perishable food item for the food pantry....
Spotted Lanternfly - Important Information
Please stay aware of what YOU can do to help contain the spread of the Spotted Lanternfly. The USDA, PA Department of Agriculture and the PennState Extension assembled the information found here with links you...
Buckingham Beautiful Days - October 26 and 27, 2019
Mark your calendars! Buckingham Beautiful Days are October 26 and 27, 2019 from 8-4 each day. See the attached flyer for information on what you can and cannot bring to the Public Works Building for...
Upcoming Fall & Winter Buckingham Township Events
Upcoming Buckingham Township Events - including 9/27 Blood Drive, 9/30 LEAF BAGS AVAILABLE!, 10/18 Mini Antique Roadshow, 10/26-27 Clean-Up Weekend (with shredding!), 12/6 Tree Lighting with Santa... click Here to see the flyer.
Spotted Lanternfly Alert - What You Can Do
Spotted Lanternfly Alert - What you can do! Read this article to learn steps that you can take immediately, and see pictures of the pesky host tree "Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus). Click HERE for steps that...
Spotted Lanternfly Update - What to do when you See Them
Spotted Lanternfly Update: Upon detection of the presence of the Spotted Lanternfly, immediately contact the PA. Dept. of Agriculture at 717-787-4737 or www.agriculture.pa.gov/ to report. Provide address information where insect is located; request a site inspection...
Homeowners Requested to Trim Trees Overhanging Roads
Attention all Homeowners: Please trim all branches overhanging roads to a minimum of 14' high, in order for Snow Plows to be able to operate this winter. The Public Works Director requests this be done...
Spotted Lanternfly Information
You may have heard that the Spotted Lanternfly has arrived in Buckingham Township. Click on the Title of this article (above) to access the website link to PennState Extension for answers to your questions: https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly
Recycling in Bucks County
For the most current details on recycling in Bucks County, click Here ! Find out what to do with leftover paint, how to dispose of TV's, computers, appliances with freon, Household Hazardous Waste and more!
Buckingham Township Newsletter
Read the Buckingham Township Newsletter to catch up on what's been happening, and what's coming up, in our township! Click on " Buckingham Township Newsletter " to view the news. (Newsletter includes Free Summer Fun Kids Programs...
Approved Master Trail & Bicycle Plan
The Master Trail & Bicycle Plan dated April 2019 was Approved by the Buckingham Township Board of Supervisor's during their May 22, 2019 regular business meeting. Click on this articles title and then View it...
Approved Ordinances - 1) The Control of Bamboo, 2) Adopting the International Fire Code Council 2015 Edition of the International Fire Code
The Buckingham Township Board of Supervisors approved the following two ordinances during their May 22, 2019 business meeting: 1) Ordinance 2019-01 Adopting Regulations for the Control of Bamboo 2) Ordinance 2019-02 Adopting the International Code...
2019 Bucks County Household Hazardous Waste Collection AND eCycling Resources
Locations and Details for your Household Hazardous Waste Disposal AND What to do with those Electronics and Televisions! Click on " Household Hazardous Waste " for information.
Cross Keys Intersection Update
A public meeting was held at the Bucks County Biotech Center on November 5, 2018, to discuss proposed changes to the intersection of Swamp and Old Easton Roads resulting from the construction of a new...
NEW Zoning Ordinance Incorporating Amendments Enacted to January 24, 2018
Please click the word " Zoning " for the New Zoning Ordinance.
Buckingham Township Resolution 2335 – Opposing the PennEast Pipeline
Please see Resolution 2335 concerning the PennEast Pipeline. Click "PennEast" here.
Earned Income Tax Helpline from Keystone Collections Group
Keystone Collections Group has a phone line dedicated exclusively to taxpayer inquiries during the local earned income tax filing season. 1-888-328-0565 Attached is a handy flyer to assist your residents in contacting Keystone. Please click...
Free Firearm Safety Kits
Please feel free to obtain free Firearm Safety Kits available at the Buckingham Township Police Station lower level of the Township Administration Building.
Buckingham Points of Interest
Please see the Buckingham Points of Interest flyer. Click "flyer" for the details.
Online Utility Payments/Inquiry and E-bills Now Available
Buckingham Township water and sewer customers can now Pay/View Utility Bills Online . You will need the account number and PIN number listed on your bill to access your account. Please Note: Convenience fees are...
News E-mail Alerts
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Township History
Bucks County is one of the three "Founder's Counties" defined and named by William Penn in 1682. Land claimants soon filled the townships in the southernmost part of the county, and in or about 1700, Buckingham Township was opened to settlement.
Physically, Buckingham is the biggest township in the county, covering 33 square miles. Its geography is dominated by Buckingham Mountain which rises to a height of 520 feet, but its landscape is characterized by gently rolling countryside. Blessed by many streams and rich soil, it has yielded bountiful harvests for 300 years.
Prior to European settlement, this area was the home of the Lenni Lenape Indians, and many of our place names - Lahaska, Holicong and Neshaminy, for example - reflect the cadence of their language. Coming at Penn's invitation, English and Welsh Quakers were the principal pioneers in the Township. However, many German-speaking dissenters from high church orthodoxy were also early settlers in the county. As a consequence, the wonderful old stone houses and barns so typical of Bucks County reflect both English and German architectural traditions.
Read more about the History of Buckingham Township.
Inside The Website
LAND PRESERVATION: PRESERVING A LEGACY
For three hundred years, residents of Buckingham Township have prided themselves on the beauty of its landscape. Its boundaries encompass the wooded slopes of Buckingham Mountain; the headwaters of several important streams; crossroads villages; and farms of such fertility that Buckingham was called the "Empire Township". More
RIGHT TO KNOW & OPEN RECORDS
A resolution (Resolution 2067) of the Board of Supervisors Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania appointing an open Records officer and adopting revised written policies and regulations under the right-to-know law. More
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT: WHEN IT RAINS, IT DRAINS
When it rains or snows, the water soaks into the ground, evaporates back into the atmosphere or runs off. This runoff, also known as storm water, has some obvious impacts such as flooding and erosion. Some less obvious, but equally important, impacts of stormwater runoff include increased pollution, reduced ground water supplies, and lower stream flows during dry spells. More
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