Amity Township

What Amity Township does

Amity Township is a second-class municipal government in Berks County, Pennsylvania, serving residents and property owners within a fixed geographic boundary. Founded in 1719 and operating from its headquarters at 2004 Weavertown Road in Douglassville, the township delivers standard municipal services including police protection, fire and EMS coordination, code enforcement, building and zoning administration, sewer utilities, stormwater management, recycling, tax collection, and recreation programming across multiple public parks and recreational areas. As a Board of Supervisors-governed entity, it derives revenue from a defined schedule of local taxes — including a 3.05-mill General Real Estate Tax, 1% Local Earned Income Tax split with the school district, a 0.55-mill Fire Hydrant/Fire Services Tax, a 0.15-mill Recreation Tax, and a 0.275-mill EMS/Ambulance Tax — supplemented by quarterly sewer charges of $201 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit, permit and inspection fees, and miscellaneous municipal fees.

The township's technology footprint is limited to off-the-shelf administrative platforms rather than proprietary systems: Xpress Bill Pay processes sewer payments, paytaxonline.countyofberks.com handles county and township real estate tax payments, and Pay.KeystoneCollects.com collects school district taxes. Service delivery occurs through walk-in visits to the municipal office, a 24-hour drop box, online payment portals, and a website serving as an informational hub for departments, agendas, minutes, news, and forms. The township maintains a Facebook page and publishes monthly newsletters as resident communication channels. Headcount stands at approximately 20 employees.

Amity Township's strategic posture is defensive and modernization-oriented rather than expansionary. Recent activity has focused on regulatory housekeeping, including adoption of the Amended 2021 UCC and 2024 IPMC Ordinance in December 2025, a proposed Rental Property Registration ordinance slated for May 2026 consideration, and a zoning amendment to allow Cluster Housing in the RC Zone. The 2026 budget held Real Estate taxes flat at 2025 levels, signaling fiscal restraint. External partnerships are concentrated in pension advisory services, where CBIZ was selected on October 1, 2025, and in transportation infrastructure, where PennDOT is upgrading signals and intersections along SR 422 during 2025-2026. The entity does not pursue fundraising, M&A, or product commercialization of any kind.

Name

Amity Township

Legal name

Amity Township

Website

https://amitytownshippa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1719

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amity Township is a second-class municipal government in Berks County, Pennsylvania, delivering standard local services — police, fire/EMS coordination, permits, sewer, tax collection, and recreation — to residents and property owners within its fixed geographic boundary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Housing Programs (92511)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIACAJ

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Local/Municipal Government Administration

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Local tax collection
• Building permit services
• Public sewer utilities
• Recreation facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Douglassville, Pennsylvania

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tax Revenue: Amity Township operates primarily through tax revenue. Local Earned Income Tax (1% split between Township & School), General Real Estate Tax (3.05 mil = $305/$100,000 Assessment), Fire Hydrant/Fire Services (.55 mil), Recreation Tax (.15 mil), and EMS/Ambulance Tax (.275 mil) generate just under $5.85 million of total annual revenues of $7.1 million.
2. Sewer Services: Quarterly sewer charges at $201/quarter/EDU (Equivalent Dwelling Unit) provide utility revenue. Payments processed through Xpress Bill Pay.
3. Permits and Fees: Various permits including building permits, zoning permits, rental registrations, and other municipal service fees. Specific fee schedules available on the township website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Amity Township is a second-class township municipality in Berks County, Pennsylvania, providing essential local government services to residents and property owners. Its core offerings include building and zoning permits, code enforcement, tax collection (real estate, earned income, per capita, local services, and real estate transfer taxes), public sewer services, stormwater management, recycling, police services, recreation facilities, and administration of public parks and pavilions.

Product overview

Amity Township operates as a local government municipality offering standard municipal services to residents. The township does not offer a technology product in the traditional sense. Services include permit and inspection services (building permits, zoning permits, resale inspections, rental registration), tax collection and administration, code enforcement, police services, fire and EMS services, recreation facilities and programs, sewer and utility management, and recycling services. The website serves as an informational portal for residents to access services, pay taxes, obtain permits, and stay informed about township matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permit and Inspection Services

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Boone Area LibraryminorOthersLocated at 129 N. Mill Street in Birdsboro, PA. The library serves Amity Township residents and a fund-raising committee is being formed for the library.
• Monocacy Hill Conservation AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer organization that manages and operates the 420-acre Monocacy Hill Recreation Area, a unique wooded natural preserve purchased by Amity Township in 1968.
• Daniel Boone Area School DistrictminorOthersAmity Township is part of the Daniel Boone Area School District. The district operates schools serving township families.
• Amity Athletic ClubminorOthersNon-profit sports organization and swim club on a 27-acre property. Contains soccer fields and two pools. The club is managed by a nine-person board of directors.
• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)coreOthersPennDOT Engineering District 5-0 is proposing to upgrade 13 traffic signals and perform roadway improvements at 4 intersections along SR 422 within Amity & Exeter Townships, planned for 2025-2026.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cumru Township: Second-class township in Berks County, PA operating under the same Board of Supervisors governance model with comparable municipal services (permits, sewer, recreation, police, tax collection). Directly comparable in scale and service mix to Amity Township.
• Robeson Township: Berks County, PA second-class township with overlapping service portfolio including tax collection, permits, sewer oversight, code enforcement, and recreation. Comparable suburban-rural residential character and governance structure.
• Lower Heidelberg Township: Small Berks County, PA second-class township providing the same municipal services as Amity Township (tax collection, permits, sewer, recreation, police). Directly comparable in scale and governance structure.
• Spring Township, Berks County: Berks County, PA second-class township providing identical municipal services — permits, code enforcement, sewer, tax collection, recreation, police — and is among the most directly comparable operating models to Amity Township in the same county and class.
• Exeter Township, Berks County: Adjacent second-class township in Berks County, PA that shares the SR 422 corridor improvement project with Amity Township. Operates the same Pennsylvania municipal framework, providing police, fire/EMS, permits, sewer, and recreation services to a similar suburban-rural residential population.

Others

• Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT): State agency that partners with Amity Township on the SR 422 traffic signal and intersection upgrades (2025-2026). Functions as an infrastructure-enabler and funding partner rather than a direct municipal competitor.
• Daniel Boone Area School District: Public school district that serves Amity Township families and shares tax-collection administrative infrastructure via Keystone Collects. An enabling/ecosystem partner rather than a competing municipal service provider.

Regional players

• Birdsboro Borough: Borough municipality in Berks County, PA, geographically adjacent to Amity Township and shares the Boone Area Library partnership. Operates a slightly different municipal structure (borough rather than township) but delivers comparable resident services.
• Douglass Township, Montgomery County: Second-class township in neighboring Montgomery County, PA operating under the same Pennsylvania municipal code with equivalent tax structure, permit services, sewer, and recreation functions. Comparable governance and operating profile outside Berks County.

Broad incumbents

• Berks County Government: The county-level government that administers election services and real estate tax collection infrastructure used by Amity Township. Operates as a broader incumbent that Amity coordinates with for county-wide public services and shared tax-collection platforms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AmityTownship
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amity-township

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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