Recycling Event
Please join us on Saturday May 30th from 9AM to 1PM for an open to all recycling event. We will be joined by Goodwill, Adams County Rescue Mission and Reworld. All donations stay local and help support those in…
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2026 Holidays – The Township Offices will be closed
The Township will be closed on the following Holidays: Thursday January 1 – New Year’s Day Monday January 19– Martin Luther King Day Monday February 16 – President’s Day Friday April 3 – Good Friday Monday May 25 – Memorial…
2026 Meeting Days and Information
NOTE: THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE FOURTH WEDNESDAY AT 6:00pm. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WORKSHOP MEETING HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE THIRD WEDNESDAY AT 6:00pm (AS NEEDED). All meetings are open to the public…
Job Openings and Board Vacancies
Meeting and Technology Aide: (Part Time, evenings) Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to keep your skills sharp while contributing to your community? Join us as a Meeting and Technology Aide and play a key role in managing township meetings!…
Submission Deadlines
In order to allow thoughtful review of all submissions, the following deadlines must be followed: Planning Commission The submission deadline for an initial plan is 30 calendar days prior to the next Planning Commission meeting. The deadline for a plan…
The 1887 Meteorite
A Chance Discovery in a Farmer’s Field On November 18, 1833, the “Gettysburg Sentinel” newspaper wrote ”One of the most splendid and awful spectacles the mind can conceive of, was witnesses in the heavens. The whole heavens appeared to be…
Mud College Schoolhouse
The History of the Mud College School House The Official House The Pleasant Grove School was established in 1869 when the Mount Joy Township School Directors purchased a half-acre of land from Jacob Hartman for $50. The school was built…
Mount Joy Township Preservation Maps
Protected Lands Preservation Priority RV Soils
Two Taverns
The name “Two Taverns” comes from the town stout, old stone dwellings presently located diagonally across the Baltimore Pike from one another. The precise dates of construction remain unsubstantiated. The developing hamlet of Two Taverns sprang from a natural conjunction…
Need something?
For road concerns, downed trees, pot holes or other questions please contact, the Roadmaster, Mike Golden, at 717-359-4500, Ext. 3 or email at roadmaster@mtjoytwp.us Other questions, please call the office and we will get you connected to the right person.…