Bensalem Township Building Goes Appointment-Only

BENSALEM, PA — The fall surge of coronavirus cases in Bucks County has led Bensalem officials to limit access to the township building.

Starting Monday, Nov. 23, the township building, at 2400 Byberry Rd., will be open to the public by appointment only. In a notice Thursday, officials said they made the change "due to the recent and continuing rise in COVID cases, and to be proactive in protecting our emplo9yees and the public."

Anyone needing to make an appointment should contact the department they are trying to reach directly, the notice said.

The change comes as Bucks County is in the midst of the coronavirus surge that has hit much of Pennsylvania and the nation. Last week, there were 1,676 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Bucks County — the most of any week since the pandemic began.

There also were 12 deaths in Bucks County attributed to the virus, with a troubling 9.5 percent positivity rate on testing here.