Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Here's a list of some places to take items that should not be sent to landfills or placed at the curb.
Although Earth Day is officially April 22, it's not too early for residents of Baldwin and Whitehall boroughs and Baldwin Township to begin to look at ways to be more environmentally friendly. The following is a list of items, provided in part by the Allegheny County Health Department, that should not be in landfills and generally aren't collected through municipal recycling. Listed below those items are places at which those items can be disposed/recycled. Appliances Tube City, West Mifflin Borough Appliance Warehouse, South Side Local Goodwill Stores may also accept some small appliances. Automotive Oils Call the Department of Environmental Protection Recycling Hotline at 1-800-346-4242 for information about used oil recycling facilities…
Sunday, November 18, 2012
The borough hasn't raised its millage rate since 2002.
2013 Budget Mostly in Order Whitehall Borough property owners should expect to pay about the same in local real estate taxes next year as they have since 2002. But nothing final has been decided yet. Ten years ago was the most recent time that the Whitehall Council raised the borough's millage rate, and even then, that was the first time that taxes were raised in 24 years. Actually, when the borough's final 2013 budget is approved by its council sometime before the end of 2012, the local millage rate will end up lower than 2012's rate of 5.50 mills. But that's only due to a recent countywide real estate reassessment that raised the value of most Whitehall properties. And in order to remain revenue-neutral, the borough has to adjust its …
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Borough of Whitehall Municipal Complex (Administrative Offices and Outdoor Recreation)
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Most of the money is for a Colewood Park water basin project. And other leftovers from an Oct. 9 council meeting.
Borrowing for DEP Consent Decree Forced to satisfy a consent decree from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Baldwin Borough Council is expected to approve a $14,175,000 general obligation bond issue on Oct. 16 that includes $9.7 million marked for sewer projects. Of the $9.7 million, $8.7 million is for a large water basin project near Colewood Park that includes the installation of a long stretch of pipeline that would run from roughly Hollowhaven Drive to the railway that crosses Horning Road. DEP officials have deemed that sewage water from south Baldwin and the nearby municipalities that also contribute to the Lick Run waterway has led to overflow in a Pleasant Hills Authority water treatment plant. The Colewood …
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Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex
3344 Churchview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
And more notes from a March 6 board of commissioners meeting.
Sewage Rate Rises About $5 Per Month By a unanimous vote, the Baldwin Township Board of Commissioners decided on Tuesday night to raise the sewage rate in the township by $1 per every 1,000 gallons used—from $4.50 to $5.50. The reason for the increase, Commissioner Nick Pellegrino said, is to help fund pending repairs to be made to the McNeilly Road sewage system, though which Baldwin Township, Dormont Borough, Mt. Lebanon and Pittsburgh residents send sewage. Baldwin sewage accounts for the smallest part of the McNeilly system, Baldwin Township Manager Mary McGinley said, and thus, the township will be the least financially responsible for the repairs of the four municipalities. Nevertheless, the repairs will be costly enough that the …
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Baldwin Township Municipal Building (Administrative Offices)
10 Community Park Dr, Pittsburgh, PA
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
A roundup of the region's top stories.
Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Fire Destroys Chartiers Valley School Bus Hearing for Robbery, Burglary Suspect Continued State Police: Body Found Was Missing Baldwin Woman's Baldwin Engineers Find Sewage Possibly Being Dumped into Large Mine No New Info in Stolen Car Mirror Incidents Pitt Football Takes a Hit; Conwell Chooses Arizona School Board Renews Football Coach's Contract Despite Parents' Concerns Judge Rules PBAA Violated Lease Agreement --- Follow the Baldwin-Whitehall Patch on Facebook and Twitter.
The accidental overflow will be reported to the Department of Environmental Protection.
The firm of Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering, Inc., whose services are employed by Baldwin Borough, informed borough officials on Tuesday night that Baldwin sewage is almost surely being dumped into a large mine. The borough's engineers were conducting a study of Baldwin's sewage system recently when they uncovered the dumping, of which members of the Baldwin Borough Council said that they were unaware. Engineer Larry Souleret explained that a hole inside one of the borough's manholes leads to a mine that is at least 200 feet deep. The hole leading to that mine directly abuts a stream of sewage inside the manhole. That stream is part of the Lick Run Watershed, which is part of the Pleasant Hills Authority water sewage system. Souleret …
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Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex
3344 Churchview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Project will need to be completed by 2015 to comply with a Department of Environmental Protection decree.
Sewage rates for Baldwin Borough residents will almost certainly be increasing, as the firm of Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering, Inc., is recommending a water basin project that could cost the borough around $13 million. The firm, whose services are employed by the borough, gave its recommendation during a special Lick Run Watershed meeting of the Baldwin Borough Council on Tuesday night. The project is needed to satisfy a consent decree from the Department of Environmental Protection, whose officials have deemed that sewage water from Whitehall Borough, Pleasant Hills Borough, South Park Township and south Baldwin—which contribute to the Lick Run waterway—has led to overflow in a Pleasant Hills Authority water treatment plant. …
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Baldwin Borough Municipal Complex
3344 Churchview Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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