In 1788, Allegheny County consisted of just seven townships and one city: Moon, Fayette, St. Clair, Mifflin, Elizabeth, Versailles, and Plum, plus Pittsburgh. Last night, the Bridgeville Area Historical Society hosted a lecture about the history of St. Clair, which would gradually become many smaller townships, including Bridgeville Borough. Area resident Marjorie (Dolanch) Stein… [Read More]
Archives for May 2018
Chartiers Valley School Board – May 22, 2018
On May 22, the Chartiers Valley School Board gathered in packed meeting room to discuss budget matters at the district. First, the school’s finance committee provided an overview of the proposed 2018-2019 budget (the PDF version of the presentation is available here). Then, the regular meeting began with a presentation by some of CV’s advanced… [Read More]
Budget Crunch: CV Won’t Lay Off Teachers, But Will (Probably) Raise Taxes
Chartiers Valley officials have not yet decided how to cover a $1.7 million budget shortfall that must be balanced by the end of June. But laying off teachers is not an option, school board president Tony Mazzarini told dozens of parents and and school employees who packed into the district’s meeting room Tuesday night. “We… [Read More]
Bridgeville Observes Its Annual Collection of the Delinquent Taxes
Bridgeville’s annual Collection of the Delinquent Taxes will continue through this summer, it seems. As of last week, the borough was still owed $54,000 in unpaid taxes from 2017. As is customary during this observance, when property owners fall more than six months behind on their payments to the borough tax office, collection duties… [Read More]
Chartiers Valley Responds After Voters Reject Tax Hike for School Security
Last week, voters rejected a ballot referendum that would have raised school property taxes to fund new security measures at Chartiers Valley. The school district responded in a statement posted on its website: With the rejection of the Act 1 referendum question that appeared on Tuesday’s primary ballot, Chartiers Valley School District would like to… [Read More]
Bridgeville Street Sweeping Starts This Week—Remember To Move Your Cars
Bridgeville’s summer street sweeping program begins this week. The street-by-street schedule is below. Remember not to park your cars on streets when they’re scheduled for sweeping. Summer Street Sweeping Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 July… [Read More]
Bridgeville Borough Council – May 14, 2018
MEMBERS PRESENT: Council President, Michael Tolmer Council Vice President, Bruce Ghelarducci Council, William Henderson Joseph Colosimo Joe Verduci Nino Petrocelli, Sr. Virginia Schneider ALSO PRESENT: Mayor, Betty Copeland Solicitor, Thomas McDermott Engineer, Joe Sites Borough Manager, Lori Collins Police Chief, Chad King Fire Chief, William Chilleo South Bridge EMS, Dan Miller – Absent ROLL CALL… [Read More]
Voters Reject Tax Raise That Would Have Funded Additional Security at Chartiers Valley
Area voters yesterday rejected a tax raise that would have funded measures intended to bolster security at Chartiers Valley School District. More than 66 percent of voters said no to Chartiers Valley Act 1, which read: Do you favor the Charters Valley School District increasing its real estate property tax by an additional 1.0 mill… [Read More]
How Tuesday’s Primary Election Results Will Impact Bridgeville
Residents Reject Tax Raise That Would Have Funded Increased School Security Voters soundly rejected a plan to raise property taxes to fund additional security at Chartiers Valley School District. Conor Lamb Wins… After his big special election win earlier this year, Conor Lamb was uncontested Democratic primary in PA’s 17th Congressional District. …But Bridgeville Is… [Read More]
CV’s School Safety Tax Referendum: What We Know and What We Don’t Know
On Tuesday, Chartiers Valley-area voters will decide whether they are willing to pay higher property taxes in exchange for bolstered security at the district’s school buildings. If approved, a ballot referendum created by school officials would raise the district’s real estate tax rate by 1 mill. For residents, that means an additional $100 in taxes… [Read More]