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Reserve Township
| By the numbers |
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Population 2000: 3,856. Population 1990: 3,866. Percent change: -0.3. Housing units 2000: 1,605. Housing units 1990: 1,489. Percent change: +7.7. |
| Tax bill |
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Sample home value: $50,000. Borough property tax: 2.74 mills Shaler Area School District: 20.32 mills. Allegheny County property tax: 4.69 mills. Total property tax: 27.75 mills. Annual tax bill on sample home: $50,000 X .02775 = 1,387.50. Pennsylvania wage tax: 2.8 percent. Local wage tax: 1 percent.
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| The basics |
FOUNDED: 1835.
ORIGIN OF TOWNSHIP: Part of the Depreciation Lands Settlement of 3,000 acres north of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers "reserved" for Revolutionary War veterans.
POPULATION: 3,860.
LAND SIZE: 1.9 square miles.
POSTAL/ZIP CODES: Allegheny 15212, Millvale 15209, Observatory 15214.
| Emergency contacts |
POLICE: Emergency, dial 911. Reserve Township Police Department, (412) 322-1559, non-emergency calls; Chief Fred Boory Jr., a sergeant and three patrol officers.
FIRE: Emergency, dial 911. Mt. Troy Volunteer Fire Company, (412) 231-9290, and Spring Garden Volunteer Fire Company, (412) 231-7405.
AMBULANCE: Emergency, dial 911. Ross/West View Emergency Medical Services Authority, (412) 931-8200, non-emergency calls.
| Government information |
TOWNSHIP OFFICE: 33 Lonsdale St., Pittsburgh, PA 15212; telephone, (412) 322-1551; fax, (412) 322-2343.
INTERNET ADDRESS: http://trfn.clpgh.org/reserve.
OFFICE HOURS: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
TOWNSHIP MANAGER: Dan Anderson, (412) 322-1551.
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: James Helfrich, president and commissioner at large, (412) 321-1830; David Barie, (412) 821-7826; Ronald Neurohr, (412) 322-5844; Paul Washington, (412) 821-0137; Lawrence Werner.
MEETINGS: Board of commissioners meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month; recreation council, planning board and zoning board meet as needed.
BUDGET: $2..375 million.
| Schools |
SCHOOL DISTRICT: Shaler Area School District, 1800 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA 15116, (412) 492-1200.
SCHOOL BOARD: Kenneth Wineberg, president, (412) 494-3243; Lynn Fezza, vice president, (412) 487-3783; James Giel Jr., (412) 486-2774; H. Catherine Bertuca, (412) 821-6796; Catherine Davidson, (412) 486-6469; Dean Ingold, (412) 821-3917; Mark Weidner, (412) 487-5160; John Watral (412) 821-5746; James Fisher, (412) 487-5540.
| Recreation |
RECREATION: Reserve School Ball Field, Lonsdale Street; William Prom Memorial Park, Mount Troy Road.
| Churches |
CHURCHES: St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, 3616 Mt. Troy Road, (412) 821-2351; Mt. Troy United Church of Christ, 2023 E. Homestead St., (412) 231-0767.
| Utilities |
GAS: Equitable Gas, (412) 395-3050.
ELECTRIC: Duquense Light Co., (412) 393-6000.
TELEPHONE: Verizon, 1-800-660-2215.
CABLE: AT & T Broadband, (412) 279-7320 or 1-800-532-3779.
WATER: The township buys water from the City of Pittsburgh, (412) 322-1551, and sells it to its residents.
SEWER: Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, (412) 766-6696 and Girty's Run Joint Sewer Authority (412) 821-3497.
TRASH COLLECTION: BFI Waste Systems, 1-800-464-2120.
RECYCLING: Twice monthly collection of plastics, glass, aluminum and metal cans.
| Lawmakers |
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE: Mike Doyle D-18th, 514 Fifth Ave., McKeesport, PA 15132, (412) 664-4049; or 133 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515, (202) 225-2135. E-mail address: rep.doyle@mail.house.gov.
STATE SENATOR:: Leonard Bodack, D-38th, 4825 Butler Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, (412) 621-3006; or Senate Box 203040, Harrisburg, PA 17120-3038, (717) 787-6123. E-mail address: bodack@dem.pasen.gov.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE: Don Walko, D-20th, 3880 Perrysville Avenue, Pittsburgh PA, (412) 321-5523; or House Box 202020 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2020, (717) 787-5470. E-mail address: dwalko@pahouse.net.
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER: Jan Rea, R-2, 119 County Courthouse, 436 Grant St., Pittsburgh, PA 15219; (412) 350-6530.
