Thursday, September 6, 2012
The borough council also discussed on Wednesday night upcoming library renovations as well as Community Day success.
High Grass, Shaky Buildings, Other Eyesores At a Whitehall Borough Council meeting on Wednesday night, Councilman Philip Lahr talked about foreclosures in Whitehall and the eyesores that they can become. "Some of these properties have been vacant for four years," Lahr said. "The grass is high, and I know of one property where a structure is starting to collapse." Borough solicitor Irving Firman told Lahr that Whitehall administration is trying to take legal action on some of those foreclosed properties and issue municipal liens and tax collecting. "In some cases," Firman said, "there are absentee landlords or there is some difficulty tracking down the particular bank or LLC (limited liability company) that owns the properties." Councilman …
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
A heated debate on Wednesday night regarding Whitehill Circle. Also, several other discussions over environmental issues.
As the Whitehall police headquarters gears up to go green with a new, environmentally friendly roof, residents of Whitehill Circle plead for the Whitehall Borough Council to return to green by restoring an island in the middle of their cul-de-sac. A Circular Discussion Whitehill Circle residents Regina and Anthony Frankenfield and Lucy Buzzeo made impassioned speeches to the Whitehall Council on Wednesday to restore the Whitehill island and to put back up a red dogwood tree that was the showpiece of their neighborhood. Councilman Philip Lahr was the first to apologize to the residents; though, Lahr believed that the residents were duly notified about the change in the way that their cul-de-sac would look. The residents, however, claimed …
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Also, the borough's code is heading online, a junkyard update and other notes from a May 16 council meeting.
Route 51 'Safety Center' The Whitehall Borough base of Medical Rescue Team South Authority (MRTSA), now found on Borough Park Drive, is in the process of moving to the old Whitehall Fire Company station across from Baldwin High School along Route 51. The old fire station sits directly next to the newest Whitehall fire station, which opened this spring. MRTSA's soon-to-be-former Whitehall base will be used by the borough's public works department. "The road crew will finally have more space," Councilman Philip Lahr, a former firefighter, said after a Whitehall Council meeting on Wednesday night, "which they need very badly. Now, they have two garages to store equipment in. "The (new) firehouse (project) was a win-win thing. If you built the…
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
A week's worth of the region's top articles.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
'We're all on the same side, folks.' - Councilman Glenn Nagy
Ever since the South Hills Country Club leased part of its land to Chesapeake Energy to allow high-volume slickwater hydraulic fracturing in Whitehall Borough, Whitehall's elected officials have taken some heat. But in front of a large crowd at Wednesday night's Whitehall Council meeting, those officials stood up for themselves during often-heated exchanges with borough residents. In a room not meant to fit more than 50 or 60 people, those residents overflowed out of the meeting space and used public comments time to question whether or not their council members were doing enough to protect them from hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking"—a controversial component of Marcellus Shale natural-gas drilling that has been linked to dangerous …
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Also, two sewage items, SHAADD members continue to ask for a community rights ban on drilling, and other notes.
Shade Tree Commission The Whitehall Borough Council unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday night to enter into a multi-municipal Shade Tree Commission with nearby Baldwin and Brentwood boroughs. Brentwood, Baldwin and Whitehall—along with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Carrick and Overbrook—are already part of multi-municipal planning group for the Route 51 corridor, and the Shade Tree Commission would be an extension of that cooperation. The commission will be made up of nine non-compensated members appointed for five-year terms, with the possible addition of three other members. "This is a good thing," said Whitehall Mayor James F. Nowalk, who has been championing the commission idea. "It's purely advisory and will result in …
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Five members of the group expressed their concerns at a council meeting on Wednesday night.
During the citizens request portion of a Whitehall Borough council meeting on Wednesday night, Sarah Scholl was the first to address the council and an audience of nearly 20 community members on behalf of South Hills Area Against Dangerous Drilling (SHAADD). As a Whitehall resident, Scholl expressed concerns about hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in the borough and the potentially detrimental effects that it could have on the quality of local air, water, soil and property values. "There's not a single representative at the state level who is taking a strong stance against this," she said. "It's presumed to be inevitable." SHAADD was formed in June 2011, and its members want to make sure that Whitehall has the best possible means to …
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Also, a resident seeks to change the zoning on a former country club property, a deposit fee for borough keys, and other remaining items from Wednesday night's meeting.
Major Topics Whitehall Council Increases One Tax, Holds Line on Another in Budget Proposal Weyman-Provost Junkyard May Get Makeover Resident Threatens Lawsuit A middle-aged man stood up from his seat behind Whitehall Police Department Chief Donald R. Dolfi during public comments time of the Whitehall Borough Council meeting on Wednesday night and asked borough officials if they had read a letter that he sent to them regarding fees charged against him by the borough's "incompetent" police department. Borough solicitor Irving Firman said that he had read the letter but that the man's claim hasn't been determined to have merit. The man said that he would file a lawsuit against the borough and stormed out of the council's meeting room, pausing…
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A South Hills resident wants to turn a longtime eyesore into a storage facility.
By the end of spring, Whitehall Borough residents may find themselves rid of a neighborhood blemish—finally. At a Whitehall Council meeting on Wednesday night, businessman Tom Kesten told the council that he wants residential zoning changed on a property between Provost and Weyman roads formerly occupied by an auto salvage company. The junkyard had been there when the borough was formed in 1948, but for years, it has sat unused and has been an eyesore. Kesten hopes to change that. He wants to buy the property and turn it into a high-end storage facility. "Without any help with zoning, it's a stalemate," Kesten said, adding that he's eager to clean the site up. "I don't want to buy it and be stuck with something I can't use." Council …
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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Those that work in the borough would face a $52 aggregate charge per year.
Whitehall Borough solicitor Irving Firman read an amendment to the Whitehall Council on Wednesday night that alters the borough’s code as it relates to the Local Services Tax (formerly known as the Emergency and Municipal Service Tax). Should the council approve the amendment, all those whose place of employment lies within Whitehall’s borders will be charged a $52 fee per year—collected throughout the year rather than being a one-time charge. That would represent an increase from the borough’s previous charge of $15 per year. The Whitehall Council expects to vote in December on whether or not to pass the amendment. The amendment would become effective on Jan. 1, 2012. Taxpayers whose total earned income and net profits from all sources …
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