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Adams Township

Thursday, July 26, 2001

The basics

  • FOUNDED: 1854.

  • ORIGIN OF TOWNSHIP: Named for John Adams, the second president of the United States, and his son, John Quincy Adams, the sixth president.

  • POPULATION: 6,774.

  • LAND SIZE: 21.87 square miles.

  • POSTAL/ZIP CODES: Evans City 16033, Callery 16024, Gibsonia 15044, Mars 16046, Valencia 16095.

    News you need

  • POLICE: Emergency, dial 911. Adams Township Police, (724) 625-2040, non-emergency calls; Chief Bill Westerman; two full-time officers, six part-time officers.

  • FIRE: Emergency, dial 911. Mars Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 232, Irvine Street, Mars, PA 16046, (724) 625-1219; Callery Fire Hall, 179 Main St., (724) 538-3706; Valencia Volunteer Fire Department, (724) 625-1222.

  • AMBULANCE: Emergency, dial 911. Quality Emergency Medical Services, (724) 625-6400.

  • TRASH COLLECTION: Residents contract individually with haulers. Many use Vogel Disposal Services, P.O. Box 847, Brickyard Road, Mars, PA 16046, (724) 625-1511 or (412) 931-1078.

  • RECYCLING: Haulers will pick up glass, plastic and cans.

    By the numbers
  • Population 2000: 6,774.
  • Population 1990: 3,911.
  • Percent change: +73
  • Housing units 2000: 2,544.
  • Housing units 1990:1,414.
  • Percent change: +79
  • TOWNSHIP OFFICE: 170 Hutchman Road, (724) 625-2221; fax: (724) 625-4077; four full-time and five full-time road department employees.

  • OFFICE HOURS: 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays.

  • INTERNET ADDRESS: www.nauticom.net/www/adamstwp/.

  • TOWNSHIP SECRETARY: Janet Lubbert, (724) 625-2221.

  • TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS: Chairman Don Aiken, unlisted; Vice Chairman Ed Vogel, (724) 776-6000; Linda Lees, (724) 625-2533; Harold Kennedy, (724) 625-1977; Tom Franceschina, (724) 538-8841.

  • OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS: Tax collector, Esther Jones, (724) 625-1620.

  • MEETINGS: Supervisors meet at 8 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of each month in the township building. The Planning Commission meets the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. The Planning Commission has a workshop at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month in the township building.

  • BUDGET: $ 2.98 million.

    Tax bill
  • Sample home value: $100,000
  • Township property tax: 5 mills
  • Mars Area School District property tax: 103 mills
  • Butler County property tax: 21.5 mills
  • Total property tax: 129.5 mills
  • Annual tax bill: $100,000 X 0.118 (approximate assessed value) = $11,800
  • Pennsylvania wage tax: 2.8 percent
  • Local wage tax: 1 percent
  • SCHOOL DISTRICT: Mars Area School District, 545 Route 228, Mars, PA 16046, (724) 625-1518.

  • SCHOOL BOARD: President David Howes, (724) 625-2018; Vice President Susan Madeja, (724) 538-4536; William James, (724) 625-1906; Karl Kennedy, (724) 898-2404; Bonnie Weaver, (724) 772-2472; Cynthia Yeager, (724) 898-2881; Karen Smail, (724) 776-4595; Rebecca Brown, (724) 625-2198; Kimberly Geyer, (724) 628-2362.

  • LIBRARIES: Mars Public Library, Crowe Avenue, (724) 625-9048.

  • CHURCHES: Mars Alliance Church, 997 Route 228, (724) 776-9400; Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Old Union Church Road, (724) 538-8672; Faith Baptist Church, (724) 625-3230.

  • BUSINESS GROUPS: Mars Chamber of Commerce, (724) 625-2066.

    Utilities

  • GAS: Dominion Peoples Natural Gas, 1-800-764-0111; T.W. Phillips Gas and Oil, (724) 283-8100.

  • ELECTRIC: Penn Power, (724) 452-8950 or 1-800-237-1404.

  • TELEPHONE: North Pittsburgh Telephone Co., (724) 443-9521.

  • CABLE: Armstrong Utilities, (724) 452-5213.

  • WATER: Residents use private wells and septic tanks, except for Treesdale Development, which uses West View Water Authority, (412) 931-3292, and Adams Ridge, which has a water system.

    Adams Township is in the process of developing its own water system, Water Authority of Adams Township (724) 625-3166.

  • SEWER: Breakneck Creek Regional Authority, (724) 452-5501.

    Lawmakers

  • U.S. REPRESENTATIVE: Melissa Hart, R-4th, 2525 Rochester Road, Suite 400, Cranberry, PA 16066-6422, (724) 775-2758; or 1508 Longworth Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-2565.

  • STATE SENATOR: Jane Clare Orie, R-40th, 9400 McKnight Road, Suite 105, Pittsburgh, PA 15237, (412) 360-9466; or Senate Box 203040, Harrisburg, PA 17120-3040, (717) 787-6538. E-mail: jorie@pasen.gov.

  • STATE REPRESENTATIVE: Daryl Metcalfe, R-12th, 2525 Rochester Road, Suite 201, Cranberry, PA 16066, (724) 772-3110; or House Box 202020, 428 South Office Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020, (717) 783-1707. E-mail: dmetcalf@pahousegop.com.


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