Your Source for Information on Community Facts, Announcements, and Upcoming Events
Welcome to the official West Leechburg Borough website, your source for news and information concerning the borough. Below are highlights of notices, events, and newly uploaded information on the borough. In general more detailed information on the bullet items below can be obtained by clicking on the red lettered phrases, which will take you to the appropriate specific website tab. For fun check out the neat aerial views of our community below. We hope you find this website useful and interesting.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS:
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SPECIAL ALERT! SPECIAL ALERT! SPECIAL ALERT!
THE WEST LEECHBURG BORO OFFICE/MEETING ROOM WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE ADVISEMENT TO MINIMIZE GROUP GATHERINGS DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK. BECAUSE OF THIS CLOSING THE TAX OFFICE HOURS WILL BE CURTAILED AND TAXES COLLECTED PER THE BELOW ANNOUNCEMENT.
EXTENSIONS OF COUNTY AND BOROUGH PROPERTY TAX DEADLINES
The spring property taxes' 2% discount deadline for the county and borough has been extended to August 31st. The FACE amount will be the amount collected from September 1 through December 31st. Therefore there will be no 10% penalty applied for the county and borough property taxes.
The Borough Council meeting scheduled for April 8th has been canceled due to the recommendation to continue a coronavirus quarantine. At this time the next meeting is scheduled for May 13th
In addition, since the office for the coding officer used for building and zoning permits is closed due to the coronavirus, no building and zoning permits cannot be applied for and obtained until further notice.
Resolution #R-16-2020 passed by the Westmoreland County commissioners states that the 2% discount period for county property taxes is being extended till August 31st. From September 1st till December 31st no 10% penalty will be applied but rather only the FACE value amount will be due. In response to this resolution, the West Leechburg Borough Council has also passed a resolution changing the borough's 2% discount and FACE amounts due dates to the same dates as the county's newly set dates. Please submit any county and borough property tax payment to this office using the 2% discount amount if sent by August 31st. Payments made after August 31st and by December 31st need to be for the FACE amount.
Opening the office at the borough building for collecting property taxes will be postponed one week till Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 pm on May 19th. After that the normal office hours listed on the bill and the Tax Collector tab of this website will resume unless there is another closing due to the coronavirus. As mentioned in the announcement below payments can be made by mail or dropped off at my home locked box. Please call if you need to make other arrangements. Thank you for your patience. Kevin
2019 Newsletter (Click Here to View Newsletter)
Newsletter Highlights:
- West Leechburg park has new playground equipment
- Annual clean up days with info of what can be placed on curb and when
- Volunteers needed for Fire Fighters and Crime Watch
- Notices and reminders of borough regulations related to driveway construction/modifications, grass and tree maintenance along borough streets, fireworks and burning restrictions.
BORO ALERT
Jim Gallucci, mayor of west Leechburg along with some on council are concerned about the Nextdoor letter sent to all in West Leechburg. First he wanted to make sure that everyone in the borough knows that this is something council is not familiar with or has endorsed. In fact he was concerned regarding their legitimacy and wanted to make sure it was not a scam. A quick search on the internet provides a listing of Nextdoor with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). They are based in California. The BBB gave them an A+ rating. BUT there were a number of reviews, which are not taken into consideration for the A+ rating. Many were not positive, mainly based on privacy issues ( sharing subscriber info, etc). Also freedom of speech issues. It is suggested that if anyone is considering being a subscriber to do your own research first, possibly looking at the BBB listing on them. The West.Leechburg facebook page has more info and comments from people on this social media Nextdoor site. Their website is nextdoor.com
Jim Gallucci, mayor of west Leechburg along with some on council are concerned about the Nextdoor letter sent to all in West Leechburg. First he wanted to make sure that everyone in the borough knows that this is something council is not familiar with or has endorsed. In fact he was concerned regarding their legitimacy and wanted to make sure it was not a scam. A quick search on the internet provides a listing of Nextdoor with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). They are based in California. The BBB gave them an A+ rating. BUT there were a number of reviews, which are not taken into consideration for the A+ rating. Many were not positive, mainly based on privacy issues ( sharing subscriber info, etc). Also freedom of speech issues. It is suggested that if anyone is considering being a subscriber to do your own research first, possibly looking at the BBB listing on them. The West.Leechburg facebook page has more info and comments from people on this social media Nextdoor site. Their website is nextdoor.com
SWIMMING POOLS IN THE BOROUGH:
Those considering having a swimming pool or already have a swimming pool need to make sure that they are placed, assembled and/or constructed to the PA Uniform Construction Code. Go to the Borough Regulations tab or click here to see the specifics of the code. This code is meant to help keep families and the neighborhood safe and to prevent swimming pool accidents.
- The TAX COLLECTOR for West Leechburg is Kevin Smith.
The 2020 spring county/borough property taxes have been sent and should have been received by now. Please contact me if you do not have a mortgage that takes care of the taxes and have not received your tax bill. If paying by mail please mail ALL copies of bill with payment by check or money order and if receipt is desired a stamped self addressed envelope with which I can return a copy of the receipt. The 2% discount is good for payments before May 1st (includes mailed payments postmarked April 30th or sooner). After that FACE value will only be accepted, until June 30th or sooner (again mailed payments postmarked June 30th or sooner). Only payments with the 10% penalty applied will be accepted after this time. Payments can be made at the borough office during the office hours designated on the bill and also provided in the tax collector tab above.
Any county, borough and school property taxes that are currently past due (i.e., 2019 and previous years) cannot be collected by this office. If you still owe these taxes contact the Westmoreland County Tax office who will provide directions on how to pay the taxes.
For questions please contact Kevin Smith by calling 724-433-0794. Thank you.
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- The Unconventional Gas Well Fund Usage report for 2019 is now available. Please click here to open the report.
- Dye testing of sewer system is required for new construction and before the sale of existing properties. Go to Borough Regulations page for more detail.
- Borough regulations on solicitation within the borough
-It seems there have been complaints regarding some utility service providers. For help and guidance in resolving these complaint please click here for guidance from Public Utility Commission for taking care of these complaints and issues.
The 2020 spring county/borough property taxes have been sent and should have been received by now. Please contact me if you do not have a mortgage that takes care of the taxes and have not received your tax bill. If paying by mail please mail ALL copies of bill with payment by check or money order and if receipt is desired a stamped self addressed envelope with which I can return a copy of the receipt. The 2% discount is good for payments before May 1st (includes mailed payments postmarked April 30th or sooner). After that FACE value will only be accepted, until June 30th or sooner (again mailed payments postmarked June 30th or sooner). Only payments with the 10% penalty applied will be accepted after this time. Payments can be made at the borough office during the office hours designated on the bill and also provided in the tax collector tab above.
Any county, borough and school property taxes that are currently past due (i.e., 2019 and previous years) cannot be collected by this office. If you still owe these taxes contact the Westmoreland County Tax office who will provide directions on how to pay the taxes.
For questions please contact Kevin Smith by calling 724-433-0794. Thank you.
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- The Unconventional Gas Well Fund Usage report for 2019 is now available. Please click here to open the report.
- Dye testing of sewer system is required for new construction and before the sale of existing properties. Go to Borough Regulations page for more detail.
- Borough regulations on solicitation within the borough
-It seems there have been complaints regarding some utility service providers. For help and guidance in resolving these complaint please click here for guidance from Public Utility Commission for taking care of these complaints and issues.
Bankosh Sanitation is West Leechburg’s garbage collector
Garbage is collected in the borough Tuesday and needs to be placed on the curb late Monday, no later than midnight Monday or else it may not be collected. There are no garbage collection bills paid by property owners but rather the borough pays for this service. Collection is limited to 3 garbage bags. Additional bags can be collected that have prepaid stickers attached to them. Click here for more info
- Garbage is not collected on any main holiday that falls on Tuesday, but is collected on the following day.
- Borough clean up days are generally held during a day or two in late summer or early fall. This is an opportunity for property owners to dispose of larger items. Appliances or devices that have freon and any cans/containers that have harmful chemicals or paint will not be picked up. Check back to this website for the scheduled pick up dates.
Aerial views of West Leechburg compliments of Travis Bell
- Garbage is not collected on any main holiday that falls on Tuesday, but is collected on the following day.
- Borough clean up days are generally held during a day or two in late summer or early fall. This is an opportunity for property owners to dispose of larger items. Appliances or devices that have freon and any cans/containers that have harmful chemicals or paint will not be picked up. Check back to this website for the scheduled pick up dates.
Aerial views of West Leechburg compliments of Travis Bell