Borough Of Ivyland

What Borough Of Ivyland does

Borough of Ivyland is a municipal government entity incorporated in 1873 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, serving approximately 1,041 residents within a 0.35 square-mile footprint. It provides compulsory municipal services including police protection (seven part-time officers plus an Officer-in-Charge), volunteer fire and first-response medical services, weekly curbside trash and recycling collection through Leck Waste Services, stormwater management under an NPDES MS4 permit with PADEP, code enforcement (administered by Barry Isett & Associates via Jimmy Valentin, BCO), zoning administration, parks and recreation, and tax collection. The borough is governed by a seven-member elected Council and a directly elected Mayor (Anthony Judice); Richard Carey serves as Chief of Police and David Sharp as Fire Chief.

The borough's revenue model is tax-and-fee based, generating funds from property taxes, published application and permit fees (building, zoning, sign, sidewalk, tenant registry, contractor licenses, park use), and pass-through waste-collection charges — with no commercial revenue, no subscription products, and no proprietary technology layer. Its principal differentiator is the Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 and described as containing "perhaps the finest collection of Victorian buildings in the state," which underpins property values, community identity, and the borough's volunteer-driven civic ecosystem (Heritage Association, Ivyland Fire Company, Presbyterian Church, the Loud Speaker newsletter dating to 1925).

Distribution of services is entirely in-person and geographically bounded: Borough Hall at 991 Pennsylvania Avenue operates Monday–Friday 10am–2pm for permits, payments, and constituent services; communications occur through the official website (ivylandborough.org), Facebook (facebook.com/ivylandpa), Instagram (ivylandpa), and public notices in the Doylestown Intelligencer. There is no mobile app, no API, no technology product offerings, and no out-of-area service delivery. The borough is a purely local public-sector entity with no equity ownership, no venture or institutional capital, and no applicability to traditional PE/VC/M&A investment constructs.

Name

Borough Of Ivyland

Legal name

Borough of Ivyland

Website

https://ivylandborough.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1873

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Borough of Ivyland is a 1873-incorporated Pennsylvania municipal government serving approximately 1,041 residents in 0.35 square miles, providing compulsory services including police, fire, waste collection, stormwater management, code enforcement, and permitting, funded primarily through property taxes and published fee schedules.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ivyland

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. Property Taxes: As a Pennsylvania borough, Ivyland generates revenue from property taxes levied on residential and commercial properties within the municipality.
2. Fees and Permits: Revenue from various application fees, permit fees (building permits, zoning permits, sign permits, sidewalk permits), and document fees as outlined in the Borough Fee Schedule.
3. Waste Collection Services: Residential waste and recycling collection services provided through a partnership with Leck Waste Services, with fees incorporated into borough services.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Borough of Ivyland is a municipal government entity that provides civic services to its residents and property owners, including borough hall administration, police and fire protection, parks and recreation, weekly curbside trash and recycling collection through Leck Waste Services, stormwater management, code enforcement, zoning administration, and historic preservation. It is governed by an elected Borough Council of seven members and a directly elected Mayor, funded primarily through property taxes, application and permit fees, and waste service charges.

Product overview

Borough Of Ivyland is a municipal government entity, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of civic services including borough government administration, police and fire protection, parks and recreation facilities, trash and recycling collection, stormwater management, code enforcement, and zoning administration. The organization does not offer technology products or services in the conventional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Borough Hall Administrative Services

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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Leck Waste ServicescoreOthers · 1 January 2021Leck Waste Services is Ivyland Borough's residential waste and recycling services partner. They provide weekly trash collection every Tuesday (curbside pickup) and yard waste collection from April 1 to December 1. Residents receive a Leck-provided 96-gallon cart for trash and a separate recycling cart.
• Barry Isett & AssociatescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBarry Isett & Associates provides building, zoning, and code administration services to the borough through their employee Jimmy Valentin, BCO. They handle building permits, inspections, and code enforcement as the borough's contracted code administration firm.
• Carroll EngineeringcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCarroll Engineering serves as the Borough Engineer, providing engineering services for infrastructure projects including stormwater management. They authored the Homeowners Guide to Stormwater Maintenance for the borough.
• Curtin and HeefnercoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCurtin and Heefner LLP provides legal services as the Borough Solicitor through attorney Mark Freed, located at 1040 Stoneyhill Rd., Yardley, PA 19067.
• Centennial School DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe borough is served by the Centennial School District for educational services, representing the local school district serving Ivyland residents.
• Warminster Symphony OrchestraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Warminster Symphony Orchestra partners with Ivyland Borough and the Heritage Association for the annual Concert in the Park series, held at Ivyland Commons.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Doylestown Borough: Nearby Bucks County borough with similar historic-district character and a comparable municipal service portfolio including police, waste collection, and zoning; serves a separate and larger geographic jurisdiction.
• Telford Borough: Bucks/Montgomery County borough of similar size offering the standard municipal service portfolio through a council governance model; closely comparable operations in a different geography.
• Sellersville Borough: Small Bucks County borough with police, fire, waste, parks, and code services; comparable scale and historical-borough character make it a useful operating peer for Ivyland.
• Chalfont Borough: Small Bucks County borough of similar population scale that delivers the same set of municipal services through a council-mayor structure; closest functional size and service-mix peer to Ivyland.
• Warminster Township: Adjacent Bucks County municipality delivering the same core municipal services (police, fire, waste, parks, code enforcement) to a much larger population. Comparable governance and service-delivery model, but serves a separate geographic jurisdiction.
• Langhorne Borough: Historic Bucks County borough of similar small scale with police, public works, and community services; strong functional comparability to Ivyland within a separate jurisdiction.
• New Britain Borough: Neighboring small Bucks County borough offering the same municipal service suite (police, public works, code enforcement, parks) to a comparable resident population; closely comparable operating profile.
• Penndel Borough: Small neighboring Bucks County borough delivering equivalent core municipal services to a similar resident base; relevant operating peer for budget and staffing benchmarks.

Broad incumbents

• Bucks County Government: County-level government that overlaps with Ivyland on shared services like 911, courts, and certain regulatory functions; broader incumbent providing umbrella services to the borough.

Others

• Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs: State-level membership association providing training, advocacy, and shared services to Pennsylvania boroughs; relevant ecosystem participant rather than a peer service provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ivylandpa
• Instagraminstagram.com/ivylandpa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/borough-of-ivyland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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