Emergency Burn Ban in Effect
Lehman Township has a strictly enforced burn ban in effect. This means that ALL burning including recreational burning such as campfires are strictly prohibited, effective IMMEDIATELY and until further notice.
Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions feel free to reach out to the township at 570-588-9365.
The entrance to Lehman Township Park is now closed. Please use the service entrance to enter the park. Dogs can still be walked at the lower section of the park. The walking path is closed until further notice.
Bushkill Gateway Transportation implovement plan
These links will download .zip files to your computer which you can then open locally and view the plan and appendix documents.
Gateway Transportation Improvement Plan 1 of 2 (465 Mb)
Gateway Transportation improvement plan 2 of 2 (206 Mb)
Lehman Township Comprehensive Plan
Lehman Township Comprehensivw Plan High Resolution (higher resolution PDF file)
Lehman Township Comprehensive Plan low Resolution (lower resolution PDF file)
Bushkill Outreach News Release
Important contact information for Pike County
We have a new Facebook page, Lehman Township Bushkill, PA. Please like this new page to get updates about Lehman Township and no longer follow the old Facebook page.
Dickson House childeren’s advocacy center
Lehman Township is a Second Class Township governed by a Board of Supervisors, which are elected at large by the qualified voters of the Township. Each Board of Supervisors is elected for the term of six years. Their responsibilities include: to establish commissions and authorities, to maintain the roads, to prepare the building and zoning regulations, and to ensure that the community’s health, safety and welfare needs are adequately addressed. The Township Secretary/Treasurer, who is appointed by the Board of Supervisors, is in charge of all Township monies.
Lehman Township has been an established community since 1829. It is a residential community with beautiful scenery, surrounded by the Delaware National Park Service. The Township lies between Porter, Middle Smithfield and Delaware Townships. It is the home of the famous Bushkill Falls.
Listed on the tax rolls for Upper Smithfield Township in 1815 was Joseph Leighman, paying 55 cents on 442 acres. In 1824 his name was spelled Leaman and by 1832 it was Lehman. The Township is approximately 48.9 square miles or approximately 31,296 acres.
| MEETING SCHEDULE |
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| All meetings are held in the Lehman Township Municipal Building Municipal Drive Bushkill PA. The Township meetings are on the second Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m. and additional meetings are scheduled as needed. |
| Planning Commission: |
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| Second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. as needed |