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Mayor Donald L. Kinosz
City Clerk - Kelly Cook
Chief of Police - Tracy Lindo
Solicitor - Stephen Yakopec, Jr.
Animal Control Officer - Hoffman Kennels
Emergency Management Director - Bruce Bartrug
Tri-City Health Department- John H. Fruehstorfer
The Department of Public Affairs is headed by Mayor Donald L. Kinosz, who is only the fourth Mayor in the history of the City. The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the City and the presiding officer over the City Council Meetings.
In a Commission form of Government, such as the City of Lower Burrell, the Mayor has only one vote and no veto power.
The Public Affairs Department includes supervising: the Lower Burrell Police Department, City Clerk, Solicitor, Health Department, Ordinance Officer, Animal Control Officer, Emergency Management Department, Auxiliary Police, Fire Code Enforcement Officer and School Crossing Guards.
Other programs that are under the Mayor's guidance are: D.A.R.E. and Community Oriented Policing.
The Mayor is empowered to sign all City documents, solemnize marriages, and administer oaths and affirmations as to City business, and shall attest all acts with the Mayor's seal.
Because the Office of Mayor and Council are not full time positions they are available during various hours. Appointments can be scheduled for other times by calling City Hall.
The Lower Burrell Police Department is located at 2800 Bethel Street, within the Municipal Building. The Police Department is dedicated to excellence. It is organized around the principles of Total Quality Management. It is committed to fair and impartial enforcement of all laws and ordinances with a respect for fundamental human rights and the creation of a safe environment for all who live, work and play within the borders of our city. The department is constantly striving to improve itself, increase qualitative and quantitative productivity and remain responsive to the needs of an ever-growing community.
The Police Department consists of sixteen (16) full-time police officers, and a secretary to serve the residents of Lower Burrell. The Chief of Police, Chief Tracy Lindo, manages the two divisions within the department; the Detective Division and the Patrol and Traffic Division. The Detective Division consists of the Detective Lieutenant Robert Galvanek and Detective Sergeant Scott Cardenas. The Patrol and Traffic Division consists of three (3) shift sergeants; Sergeant Ted Meixelsberger, Sergeant Gregg Dale, Sergeant Jason Napier and ten (10) patrolmen; Patrolmen Kotecki, Smail, Marhefka, DiLeo, Cernava, Weitzel, King, Miller, Babinsack and Beam. Included in the department is a K-9 officer, Derek Kotecki who along with "Odin" is used for tracking, narcotic detection, searches and community public relations details.
The Police Department is involved in numerous programs to enhance the service to our community. The Patrol and Traffic Division is assigned to an Officer District Program, where each officer is assigned a geographical area as their district. The officers spend extra time in their districts making contacts with the residents and business within the district and attending to concerns or complaints. The patrol officers patrol all areas of the city, responding to calls for service, investigating accidents, unusual incidents and violations of the law. The Crime Prevention Unit is designed to enhance community security, heighten the citizens' power of observation and to encourage mutual assistance and concern among neighbors. They are involved in programs such as Neighborhood Watch, Operation S.A.C. (Stop and Check Auto Theft Prevention Program), K-12 School Classes which includes D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), Charlie Checkfirst Program, Child I.D., a program in elementary schools, Citizens Police Academy, Student Police Academy and various other presentations dealing with Crime Prevention. Residents and business' are urged to look out for one another and to report any suspicious activity by calling the police at 911. The Detective Division investigates all cases both adult and juvenile.. They also work with our Burrell Youth Commission, which is comprised of volunteers from the City of Lower Burrell and the Township of Upper Burrell. A Westmoreland county Judge appoints the members of the Youth Commission. The Youth Commission hears cases involving offenses such as theft, retail theft, underage drinking, curfew violations, simple assaults, incorrigible youths and other offenses. The Youth Commission places juveniles on probation, counsels the youth and monitors their progress toward becoming a model teen citizen. We hope these services improve our citizens standard of living and make our community a better and safer place to live. If you are in need of our services, please dial 911, or dial our office at 724-339-4287. We are proud to serve you.
We hope these services improve our citizens standard of living and make our community a better and safer place to live. If you are in need of our services, please dial 911, or dial our office at 724-339-4287. We are proud to serve you.
Councilman David A. Regoli
Treasurer & Earned Income Tax Collector - Brian Eshbaugh
Controller - Anthony Farina
Biography
of
Councilman David A. Regoli
Age 42, Born May 28, 1965
1983 graduate of St. Joseph High School
1988 graduate of Arizona State University, Bachelor of Arts degree in communications
1991 graduate of Ohio Northern University College of Law, Juris Doctorate
Admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in November, 1991
Law Office in New Kensington, practicing general civil and criminal trial
Married to Anna Marie, father of two children
Son of former state Senator John W. and Gloria Regoli
Councilman Regoli and his family live at 3112 Algonquin Trail
The director of accounts and finance shall have the supervision and control of the accounts of all the departments, and may require from them at any time a statement in writing of all money and property of the city in their hands.
At the last stated meeting in November each year, the Director of Accounts and Finance, on behalf of council, will present to council the proposed budget ordinance for the first reading. The budget ordinance contains all funds, and shows the estimated receipts, expenditures, and liabilities of every kind for the ensuing year, as well as the balance of unexpended appropriations, and all other information of value as a basis for fixing the levied tax rate for the next fiscal year.
In the absence of the Mayor the Director of Accounts and Finance is the next officer in charge of city affairs and shall exercise all rights and powers of the Mayor.
The Treasurer's Office in the City of Lower Burrell is located at 115 Schreiber Street. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, except holidays. The current Treasurer is Brian Eshbaugh, and his staff includes two full-time employees, Assistant Treasurer, Jean Lindemuth, and Clerk, Nancy McArdle. Two part-time clerk positions are held by Michelle Sell and Regina Seidel.
The following taxes are collected at the Treasurer's Office: City, County, and School Property Taxes, Per Capita, Earned Income Taxes, Local Services Tax (LST) and Current Business Privilege Tax. In addition, sewage bills are generated and collected at the Treasurer's Office. Sewage bills are mailed quarterly; March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15.
City tax bills are mailed on March 1, the current rate is 18.25 mills. County tax bills are also mailed on March 1, the current rate is 20.99 mills. School taxes are mailed on August 1, with the current 200 rate of 82.5 mills. Property taxes have a discount, face, and penalty amount due, depending when payment is remitted. Earned Income taxes are due April 15 of each year for the previous year's income. Per Capita taxes are mailed on July 1 each year. Sewage bills are mailed quarterly. Business Privilege Tax is due May 15th of each year. If you qualified for the Homestead Act, School taxes may be made in three (3) equal payments due: 9/30, 10/30 and 11/30.
Some forms for the Treasurer's Office may be found on line: Forms on Line / Treasurer's Office Forms.
Any questions can be directed to the Treasurer's Office at 724-337-4381.
Councilman Frank J. Trozzi, Jr.
Burrell Lake Park
The Parks and Public Property Department consists of parks, recycling and the public buildings owned by the city. Burrell Lake Park , near Delberta Road, is the centerpiece of Lower Burrell's 159 acre municipal park system. The park features a 5-acre fishing lake that is stocked yearly, recreational facilities, picnic pavilions, and a community social hall. Recently 2 newly sanctioned sand volleyball courts have been added and are open for play. Those wishing to make reservations may call Nita at 724-335-9875 ext. 208, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The other park areas are Wolf Pack Park, located on Wildlife Lodge Road; Veterans Central Park located behind City Hall, and two playgrounds, one in Kinloch and the other in Braeburn Heights.
BURRELL LAKE PARK RENTAL FACILITIES
J. HARRY FISHER BUILDING
The building is equipped with tables and
chairs to seat approximately 150 people. The tables and chairs need to set up
and taken down by the renter of the hall. The facility also includes a kitchen
with a stove, sink, refrigerator and microwave oven.
A large bar area is available for your food and refreshments to be served buffet
style. Absolutely NO ALCOHOL is permitted in the
building or on park grounds. The building is heated and air conditioned and
recently the fireplace was converted to natural gas burning. The renter of the
facility is required to supply their own garbage bags, etc. and must mop the
floors prior to leaving.
RENTAL RATES
$20.00 per hour-residents and
$29.00 per hour non Residents
(including decorating, set up and cleaning time)
and a $30.00 setup/tear-down fee, deducted from deposit plus
$100.00 deposit ($70.00 refundable if no damage to the facility occurs)
PARK PAVILIONS
There are four pavilions throughout Burrell Lake Park.
Pavilion No. 1 is located nearest the band stand and restroom facilities.
(Recommended for parties with a lot of elderly people and children)
Pavilion No. 2 is located directly behind the J. Harry Fisher Building.
Pavilion No. 3 is the last pavilion in the park beyond Pavilion No. 2
Pavilion No. 4 is the first pavilion you see when you come into the park nearest the playground.
(Recommended for parties with younger children)
Pavilions can be used from dawn to dusk. Park closes at dusk.
Absolutely NO ALCOHOL is permitted on park grounds.
RENTAL RATES
$39.00 Residential Reservation
Fee
$45.00 Non-residential Reservation Fee
plus
$15.00 Rental Fee
(Refundable if no damage to the facility occurs)
In the Recycling Department there is on-going curbside pick-up for recyclables. The curbside recycling is performed by an outside contractor. Each resident is required to place their recyclables in the provided blue bin at curbside on the scheduled collection date.
Recycle:
Semi-annual recycling days for items not included in regular pick-up usually occur in the spring and fall. This includes items such as: tires, oil, anti-freeze, freon containing units, old appliances, scrap metal.
A leaf composting site is available for residents' use behind City Hall. Please deposit all leaf waste over the fence, however, please empty leaves from plastic bags and place the bags into provided refuse receptacle. No grass will be accepted. The leaf compost pile is accessible Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Compost is available to the public at no charge.
A tree and shrub limb recycling
site is operational behind City Hall. Directional signs are prominently
displayed. Free branch mulch is available for pick-up by Lower Burrell
residents.
Wood chips are available to the public use at no charge.
Councilman Joseph G. Grillo
Ordinance Officer - Michael G. Nedley
Sewage Enforcement Officer - Anthony Males
Fire Code Enforcement Officer - Mark Marmo
Lower Burrell is served by 3 Volunteer Fire Companies.
These volunteers, who exceed a hundred, should be
commended for their dedication to the Community for donating their time and
services on a volunteer basis.
Fire Code Enforcement
Enforcement Officer Mark Marmo offers:
Burning Ordinance
2 Acre Lot Size
Properties two acres or more are permitted to burn Tuesday and Saturday of each month year round from dawn to dusk; except that Saturday burning, during the months of June, July, August and September is restricted to the hours of dawn to noon. The fire must be at least 50 feet from property lines and 50 feet away from any structure. The fire must also be contained and supervised at all times. However, if surrounding residents complain to the City concerning the burning, the Ordinance Officer or Police will require the fire to be extinguished.
Less than 2 Acre Lot Size
Burning is prohibited from April 1st to October 1st.
Burning is permitted from October 2nd to March 31st. However, burning is only permitted on Tuesdays and Saturdays from dawn to dusk.
All fires must be enclosed in at least a minimum two foot high ring or container. Burning is not permitted any closer than 15 feet from a property line or 25 feet from any structure. The only material to be burned is wood from yard waste during burning periods.
Councilwoman Irene J. Karrs
Foreman W. Scott Johnson.
Street Department
The Street Department is located in the lower level of City Hall. This department consists of thirteen (13) regular employees. The Sanitary Sewer Department is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the sewer conveyance system. With new lines being laid in the developments, the total miles of line is approximately 65 miles. The department is responsible for 12 lift stations. These stations are checked and maintained numerous times during each week. Nine of the men work on the streets, including a full time mechanic and four work in the sanitary sewer division. The various categories of work done by these men include: road construction, street restoration, storm sewer installation and repairs, as well as snow removal.
The City maintains approximately 65 miles of City accepted streets and is under contract to do the winter maintenance on 7.5 miles of State roads.
The Street Department has instituted a Pavement Management Plan which will keep the streets in good repair on a rotating basis.
The department also has initiated a 10-year Equipment Purchasing Plan so all of the City Equipment will be kept in safe and reliable condition. Our mechanics have set up a preventative maintenance plan on all of the equipment owned by the City, which includes police cars, to eliminate breakdown problems before they occur.
Snow Removal
An important step in dealing with snowfall is street salting. Top priority is given to the City's main roads. Those roads are routes that the City has found to have the heaviest year-round traffic and usually are major arteries running north-south or east-west.
When 2 or 3 inches of snow has accumulated and more is expected, snow is more economically removed by plowing rather than salting. All City maintained roads, as well as residential streets will be plowed by the Street Department personnel. Our first responsibility is to open the main roads. The plows then continue to all streets on the road to "open up" each one in sequence. Remember that trained crews work round-the-clock during such storms to keep the roads open and passable.
After the storm is over, crews continue to monitor all roads for icy spots and areas where winds redeposit the snow in traffic lanes. Usually an application of salt or ashes is applied to all streets so that the riding surface remains drivable. Crews are also dispatched to clear the catch basins so that the melting snow can run off. Any problems concerning road conditions, call the Street Department at 724-334-0690.
District Justice Cheryl Peck Yakopec, 3281 Leechburg Road, 724-335-8749 Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:30 a.m.-12:00 noon and 12:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays - Noon-7:30 p.m. Some of the services offered in the office: Private Civil Complaints, Private Criminal Complaints, Temporary Protection from Abuse Orders, Marriage License Applications, Civil Ceremony Weddings, Notary Service, Gun Permit Applications, Dog License Applications, Handicap License Plate Applications, Various Motor Vehicle Forms and Voter Registration.
Westmoreland County Courthouse, N. Main, Greensburg 724-830-3000 or 1-800-442-6926
Commissioner Tom Ceraso, 724-830-3102
Commissioner Tom Balya, 724-830-3100 E-Mail tbalya@wpa.net
Commissioner Phil Light, 724-830-3104
Governor Edward Rendell, 225 Main Capitol, Harrisburg, PA 17120---717-787-2500 E-mail: governor@state.pa.us
Governor's Action Line - 800-932-0784
Representative John Pallone, 1625 Fifth Avenue, Arnold PA 724-339-1990. E-mail to: jpallone@pahouse.net
Senator Sean Logan, Senate Box 203045, Harrisburg, PA 17120-3041 - 717-787-5580 - District Office: Feldarelli Square, 2300 Freeport Road, Suite 18, New Kensington PA 15068. Telephone: 724-334-1143 Fax 724-334-1152. The District Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and has available all forms and publications.
Representative Thomas Tangretti
Democratic Caucus of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
President Barack Obama, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C. 202-456-1414-- Fax 202-456-2883
Congressman Jack Murtha, 2423 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Telephone 202-225-2065 or toll free 1-800-238-2642. Local District Office, Lower Burrell City Hall, 2800 Bethel Street, Lower Burrell, PA 15068. Telephone 724-334-8700. Office hours - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. every Wednesday. Please call to establish an appointment time.
Senator Robert P. Casey, Jr., 383 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-6324--Fax: 202+224-4161-- E-mail: senator@casey.senate.gov
Senator Arlen Specter, 530 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C. 20510 202-224-4254--Fax: 202+224-1893-- E-mail: senator_specter@specter.senate.gov
U.S. Post Office
New Kensington Main Office Mailing Division, 5th & 11th Streets 724-335-9864 - Postmasters Office - 724-335-7724.
Lower Burrell Branch, 2893 Leechburg Road, 724-335-0151.
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