New to Springdale?
Someone from the association will likely turn up on your porch with a packet and a copy of the neighborhood history. Until then, this is the version a neighbor would give you over the fence.
The first week
- Find out which days are trash and recycling (below), and where cans go: many houses use the curb, some the alley.
- Water is the York Water Company; sewer and trash are City of York services. Set up accounts before the move if you can.
- Register for Resident Hub. A person approves it, usually within a few days.
- If you have a dog or an outdoor cat, add them to Springdale Pets. It is the fastest way home for a loose animal.
- Say hello. It is expected, and it is easy here.
Trash & recycling
Trash goes out Tuesday and Friday, recycling on Friday, yard waste on Tuesday from March to November, all by 6:00 a.m. Next trash pickup: Tomorrow. Next recycling: Friday, Oct 16. The full rules, bins and holiday changes are in Resident Hub.
Who to call
- I need police, fire or an ambulance right now: Emergency services, 911
- I want to report something to the police without giving my name: York City Police Department — anonymous tip line, 717-849-2204
- I need the fire department, and it is not an emergency: York City Fire / Rescue Services, 717-854-3921
- Somebody has swallowed something they should not have: Penn State Poison Control Center, 800-222-1222
- I have something too big for the trash: York City large item pickup, 717-843-1240
- My trash or recycling was missed: City of York, 717-845-3949
The association
Organized in 1977. Voluntary, not an HOA, no authority over your property, no mandatory fees. It runs the Block Party, plants the circles, publishes the newsletter and directory, watches traffic and zoning, and pursued the National Register listing in 2001. Dues are $40 a year and optional; here is what they pay for.
Resident Hub
The resident-only part of this site: a daily briefing (trash, next event, notices), Springdale Pets, the Neighbor Board, the resident directory, and documents like minutes and newsletters. Nothing in it is public. You are listed once your account is approved — name, street, email and phone — and you can switch off anything you would rather not show. No password to remember; you sign in with a link emailed to you. Register.
A very short history
Springdale's story begins in 1823, when Charles A. Barnitz bought land along the York and Baltimore Turnpike for a summer home. The estate passed through the Lewis and Hersh families and grew to some 400 acres; the c.1888 Hersh carriage house still stands beside the Unitarian church. The neighborhood was platted in the 1920s and built mostly between 1920 and 1950 by York architects working lot by lot. On the National Register since 2001. The longer version.
Two centuries of stories. Your chapter next.