Spring Township, located in south-central Perry County, was created in 1848, originally a part of Tyrone Township. It is bounded on the north by Saville & Centre Townships, on the east by Centre & Carroll townships, on the south by Cumberland County, and on the west by Tyrone Township. Shortly after its creation, the Census of 1850 cited a population of 1,281. The most recent population after the Census in 2020 indicates a population of 2,295. Spring Township maintains 42.10 miles of roads.
Spring Township is a Second-Class Township in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is governed by a three-person Board of Supervisors (BOS) who meet the first Monday of every month (in the even of a federal holiday, meetings are held the first Tuesday) The Board of Supervisors are elected officials serving staggered terms of six years.
The Township Planning Commission reviews all subdivision and land development plans and Conditional Use requests and makes recommendations to the BOS. They meet the fourth Thursday of each month with some exceptions. The Planning Commission is a five-member board appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
The Zoning Hearing Board is a BOS-appointed three-member board who reviews and makes decisions regarding zoning variance requests.
The Recreation Board was created when the Township was bequeathed the property where Lynn Sheaffer Dum Memorial Park is located. It is also a five-member board appointed by the BOS to oversee and make recommendations on the planning, development and operation of the Park. The Rec Board meets the second Thursday of each month (except for December).
All meetings of the BOS and official boards are OPEN to the PUBLIC.
Other elected officials include three Township Auditors and Tax Collector, in addition to the Board of Election offices. An Management Coordinator (EMC) is appointed to coordinate emergency and disaster planning.
Residents of Spring Township are serviced by three ambulance associations and fire companies (Landisburg, New Bloomfield & Shermans Dale)
Spring Townships employs one full-time Roadmaster and two part-time Laborers. The day-to-day administrative dues are performed by the Admin Asst/Secy/Treasurer and part-time Office Clerk. The office is normally open Monday-Friday from 9 AM until 3 PM and by appointment at other times.
We encourage all our Spring Townships residents to attend the meetings.