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| By the numbers |
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Population 1990: 9,533 Percent change: +1 Housing units 1990: 3,752 Housing units 2000: 3,954 |
| Tax bill |
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Municipal property tax: 4.63 miills School district tax: 18.79 mills (proposed for 2002-03) County property tax: 4.69 mills Annual tax bill: $2,677 Pa. income tax: 2.8 percent Local wage tax: 1 percent |
| The basics |
FOUNDED: Jefferson Township, founded 1828; incorporated as Jefferson Borough, 1950; renamed Jefferson Hills, 1998.
ORIGIN: Prior to 1780, the land of present day Jefferson Hills was claimed by Virginia. It was not until the adoption of the Mason-Dixon Line that the land became a permanent part of Pennsylvania. The County of Yohogania, created by Virginia in 1776 in what now is southwest Pennsylvania, was dissolved in 1781. In November 1794, the former Yohogania County Courthouse served as quarters for officers under Gen. Daniel Morgan's command during The Whiskey Insurrection, an uprising by local farmers over an excise tax on whiskey. The area became part of Washington County in 1781 and Allegheny County in 1788. Jefferson Township, named in honor of the third president and author of the Declaration of Independence, was incorporated Jan. 22, 1828, from parts of Mifflin and St. Clair Township and included in its borders the present-day communities of Pleasant Hills, West Elizabeth, Clairton and parts of Baldwin and South Park. The township incorporated as a borough in 1950. A referendum on Nov. 3, 1998, changed the name to Jefferson Hills.
POPULATION: 9,666
LAND SIZE: 16.9 square miles
POSTAL/ZIP CODES: 15025, 15332, 15236, 15088, 15038.
| Emergency contacts |
POLICE: Emergency, call (412) 653-4446 or 911; Chief John L. Maple, 15 other full-time officers.
FIRE:Emergency, call 911. Large Volunteer Fire Co., Route 51; Floreffe Volunteer Fire Co., Route 837; Gill Hall Volunteer Fire Co., Gill Hall Road; Jefferson 885 Volunteer Fire Co., Route 885.
AMBULANCE: Emergency, call 911. Jefferson Hills Ambulance Association, 575 Coal Valley Road, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025. Phone: (412) 466-3112.
| Government information |
BOROUGH OFFICE: 925 Old Clairton Road, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025. Phone: (412) 655-7735.
OFFICE HOURS:8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
INTERNET ADDRESS: www.jeffersonhills.boroughs.org.
BOROUGH MANAGER: Richard Clark
MAYOR: Mary Larcinese
BOROUGH SECRETARY: Saundra Mortle
BOROUGH COUNCIL: President Gary Hartman; Vice President Janice Cmar; Thomas Becker, H. Emerson Christofel, Michael Kulish Jr., Gail Nuss, Kevin McFarland. To receive contact information for a council member, call (412) 655-7735.
OTHER OFFICIALS: Josephine Lipnicky, tax collector.
MEETINGS: Regular council meeting at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month, council chambers; council discussion meeting Wednesday before regular meeting; zoning hearing board meets as needed; recreation authority at 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday, council chambers; planning commission at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Monday, council chambers; library board of directors at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday; educational service agency at 9:30 a.m. the third Wednesday of February, May, August and November, conference room; civil service commission meets as needed; environmental quality board at 7:30 p.m. the last Thursday, except December.
BUDGET:$8.4 million
| Schools |
SCHOOL DISTRICT: West Jefferson Hills, P.O. Box 18019, Pittsburgh Pa., 15236-0019, (412) 655-8450.
SCHOOL BOARD: (412) 655-8450. David Seropian, president, (412) 466-8675; William Kunkel Jr., co-vice president, (412) 653-1665; Jill Greiner, co-vice president, (412) 655-0175; Paul Calise; Karen Cassel, (412)384-4352; Marianne Neel, (412) 655-9423; Greg Smith, (412) 655-0543; William Krill, (412) 655-7151; David Andrews (412) 655-0203.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS: Work session at 7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday; regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday at the high school.
| Recreation |
POINTS OF INTEREST: Old Fort, located at the junction of Lewis Run and Peters Creek roads.
RECREATION: Andrew E. Reilly Memorial Park, Beedle Park, Lobbs Cemetery Park, Tepe Park, Gill Hall Park.
LIBRARIES: Jefferson Hills Library, 925 Old Clairton Road, (412) 655-7741.
| Churches |
PLACES OF WORSHIP: Beulah Baptist Church, 1028 Scotia Hollow Road, (412) 384-9278; Bible Baptist Temple, 1415 Worthington Ave., (412) 233-3737; Jefferson United Methodist Church, 310 Gill Hall Road, (412) 653-3222; Jefferson Hills Bible Church, 711 Old Clairton Road, (412) 653-6930; Jefferson United Presbyterian Church, 716 Gill Hall Road, (412) 653-4797; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Old Clairton Road, Pleasant Hills, (412) 655-9913; St. Isaac Jorgues Roman Catholic Church, Collins Avenue (Floreffe), (412) 384-4406; St. Thomas A Becket Church, 509 Gill Hall Road, (412) 655-2885; Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Old Clairton Road, Pleasant Hills, (412) 655-2168; Beth Israel Center, 118 Gill Hall Road, Pleasant Hills, (412) 655-9806.
| Utilities |
GAS: Equitable Gas Co., (412) 395-3050.
ELECTRIC: Allegheny Power, (800) 255-3443. Duquesne Light, (800) 522-4020.
TELEPHONE:Verizon, (800) 640-2032.
CABLE: AT&T Broadband, (412) 655-4992.
WATER: Pennsylvania-American, (412) 344-4400.
SEWER: Pennsylvania Municipal Service Co., (412) 828-0101.
TRASH COLLECTION: Greenridge Waste Services, 1-877-788-9400.
RECYCLING: Greenridge Waste Services, 1-877-788-9400.
| Lawmakers |
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE: Michael Doyle, (D), 11 Duff Road, Penn Hills, PA 15235, (412) 241-6055, fax (412) 241-6820; 627 Lysle Blvd, McKeesport, PA, 15132, (412)664-4049, fax (412)664-4053; or 133 Cannon HOB, Washington, DC 20515, (202) 225-2135.
STATE SENATOR: Tim Murphy, (R), 504 Washington Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15228, (412) 344-5583, fax (412) 429-5092; 610 E. McMurray Road, McMurray, PA, 15317, (724)942-7210, fax (724)942-2287; or Room 170, Main Capitol, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717)787-5839, fax (717)772-4437.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE: David Levdansky (D), 112 Second Ave., Elizabeth, PA 15037, (412) 384-2258, fax (412) 382-2023; 301 South Office Bldg., Harrisburg, Pa, 17120-2020, (717)783-1020, fax (717)783-1193.
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER: Vince Gastgeb (R), District 5, 119 County Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Phone: (412) 350-6545.
