TOWNSHIP CLEAN-UP DAYS
The Township holds an annual Clean Up Day for residents.
For 2022, Clean Up Days are scheduled for Friday, Friday, May 6th – from 12:30 p.m. to dusk & Saturday, May 7th – from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon). The following items WILL NOT be ccepted: Refrigerators, air conditioners, motor oil, flammable gas cylinders, liquid paint or solvents, home remodeling residue, freezers, tires, hazardous chemicals, batteries, yard waste, lumber, brush, skids, auto parts, normal garbage, and demolition waste. No E-Waste of any kind: TV’s, computers, computer keyboards, screens, printers, etc. Senior Citizens and Handicapped Persons needing help should call the Municipal Building at 814-643-6702 NO LATER than Noon on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.
RIVERSIDE PARK
The 6.1 acre Riverside Park offers a paved walking trail, two rental pavilions, a playground with play equipment and swings, a gazebo, numerous picnic tables and benches, and a hard launch for small motorized boats. The Park is located along the Juniata River Water Trail and the Main Line Canal Greenway, along the banks of the Juniata River and on the shore opposite the route of the Canal. The Park provides significant support to both the Juniata River Trail and to the Main Line Canal Greenway, Pennsylvania’s designated Millennium Legacy Trail, which serves as “the spine of the Southern Alleghenies Greenway Corridor“.
TOWNSHIP ROADS
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT), there are 19.94 miles of Township and State Roads within Smithfield Township – 8.40 miles of Township Roads and 11.54 miles of State Roads. Contact the Township Office at 814-643-6702 with any questions regarding Township Roads.
UTILITIES SERVING TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS
Huntingdon Area Joint Water and Sewer Authority
Sanitary Sewer
Huntingdon Borough Sewer Authority
530 Washington Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
814-643-3966
Public Water
Huntingdon Borough Water Authority
530 Washington Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
814-643-3966
Natural Gas
PPL Gas Utilities Corporation
614 6th Street
Huntingdon, PA 16652
814-643-3320
Electric
Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
10700 Fairgrounds Road
P.O. Box 477
Huntingdon, PA 16652
814-643-2650
GPU Energy
401 W. Plank Road
Altoona, PA 16602
814-949-4669
Telephone and Cable
Verizon
224 South Allen Street
State College, PA 16801
814-231-6565
Comcast
1-800-XFINITY
Sprint
1-800-450-1645
NON-TOWNSHIP OWNED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES
OLD CROW WETLANDS
The Old Crow Wildlife Observation Area is a PENNDOT Advance Wetland Compensation Project. The Old Crow Wetland is located along William Penn Highway (US Route 22) south of the road and about a quarter mile east of the intersection of Routes 22 and 26. Although less than 10 acres, this wetland, a little cattail oasis, attracts various birds, including green herons, willow flycatchers, red-winged blackbirds, bitterns and marsh wrens. While not built or maintained by Smithfield Township, this Wetland is an environmentally important location within the Township.
Located in Smithfield Township on the south side of Fairgrounds Road, the over 69-acre Huntingdon County Fairgrounds is the home of the Huntingdon County Agricultural Association and the Farm Museum. While a number of events are held at the Fairgrounds each year, the Fairgrounds is best known for the Huntingdon County Fair – the premier agricultural exposition in Pennsylvania, second only to the State Farm Show. The Huntingdon County Fair has been a tradition for over 140 years.