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Pitcairn
| By the numbers |
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Population 1990: 4,087 Percent change: -10 percent |
| Tax bill |
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Borough property tax: 3.75 mills Gateway School District property tax: 16.55 mills Allegheny County property tax: 4.69 mills Tax bill: $1,087.07 Pennsylvania wage tax: 2.8 percent Borough wage tax: 1 percent |
| The basics |
FOUNDED: June 9, 1894
ORIGIN OF BOROUGH: Pitcairn began on the sitges of the McGinnis, Toohill and Wall farms as a boomtown to accommodate families arriving to work at the new railroad classification yards, engine house and car repair shops. It first was called Walurba and later named for Robert Pitcairn, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
POPULATION: 3,689.
LAND SIZE: 323 acres or a little more than one-half square mile.
POSTAL/ZIP CODES: Pitcairn 15140.
| Emergency contacts |
POLICE: Emergency 911, non-emergency (412) 856-1111. Pitcairn Police Department.
FIRE: Emergency 911. Pitcairn Hose No. 1, non-emergency (412) 372-7040, Chief Duane Dick; Pitcairn Hose No. 2, non-emergency (412) 856-5630, Chief Kevin Bacco.
AMBULANCE: Pitcairn Ambulance, (412) 856-6432.
| Government information |
BOROUGH OFFICE: 582 Sixth St., Pitcairn PA 15140, (412) 372-6500, fax (412) 373-1464.
OFFICE HOURS: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
BOROUGH MANAGER: Domenik Curinga
BOROUGH SECRETARY: Margaret Yagatich
MAYOR: Margaret P. Stevick
BOROUGH COUNCIL: Orelio Vecchio, president; John Prucnal, vice president; Fred Mendicino; William Mignogna; Patsy Pizzuto; Clair Thomas; Margaret Yagatich.
OTHER OFFICIALS: Bruce Dice, solicitor; EADS Group, engineer; Patsy Pizzuto, treasurer; Sally DiRobbio, tax collector.
MEETINGS: Workshop meeting is at 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month; business meeting is at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday.
BUDGET: $2,8 million.
| Schools |
SCHOOL DISTRICT: Gateway School District, Administrative Office, 9000 Gateway Campus Blvd., Monroeville PA 15146, (412) 373-5730.
SCHOOL BOARD: William Segar, president; Bob Gale, vice president; Carl Aker Jr.; James Brown; Robert Kalkstein; Richard Lopiccolo; David Magill; Gregg Nemec; Tim Varner.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS: Study session at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month; business meeting at 7:30 p.m. the Wednesday of the week following the study session.
| Recreation |
RECREATION: Pitcairn Park
| Churches |
CHURCHES: Assembly of God, 520 Wall Ave., (412) 373-2373; Center Avenue United Methodist, 412 Center Ave., (412) 372-8680; Presbyterian Church of Pitcairn, 312 Highland Ave., (412) 372-7707; St. Michael Catholic Church, 740 Wall Ave., (412) 373-2610; St. Paul Lutheran, Agatha Street and Center Avenue, (412) 372-9116; United Church of Christ, Highland Avenue and Sixth Street, (412) 372-3641.
| Utilities |
GAS: Equitable Gas, (412) 395-3050.
ELECTRIC: :Pitcairn Power, (412) 372-6500.
TELEPHONE: Verizon, (800) 275-2355.
CABLE: Pitcairn Community Cable, (412) 372-6500.
WATER: Wilkinsburg Penn Joint Water Authority, (412) 243-6200.
TRASH COLLECTION: Waste Management, (800) 458-4090, collected Tuesdays.
RECYCLING: n/a
