Update from the 5/12 council meeting:

• Progress is being made on setting up this year's paving project, which was approved at April's council meeting. Summit Street (from around Hawthorne St. to near Circle Dr.) And Schall Lane (from South Ave to the dead end) will be paved this year. When specific dates for the project are known, they will be posted.
• Clean up days have been confirmed for September. They will be September 14th for one half of town and September 21st for the other half. More details on the parts of town for each date and rules for clean up day will be posted closer to the dates.
• Council welcomed our new secretary, Kayla Visnovsky, to her first official meeting.
• Council signed the agreement to join the Alle-Kiski Intergovernmental Council.
• Otherwise it was mostly ongoing business and reports.

West Leechburg Borough is happy to announce Kayla Visnovsky as the new borough secretary! Kayla has been working for a couple weeks now sorting through the work she has been left.

Kayla is working from the borough building during the following hours:
Monday- 12pm to 4pm
Tuesday- 7am to12pm
Wednesday- 7am to 11am (except 2nd Wednesday of each month because of council meetings)
Thursday- 4pm to 7pm

Please note, the main borough number (where you will reach Kayla) is 724-845-7359.

​Welcome again Kayla!

Anyone needing to contact the borough or borough secretary should call (724) 845-7359. Please leave a message and your call will be returned. Please do not use the previously listed number for the borough secretary.

​​West Leechburg Borough is seeking a part-time Borough Secretary/Treasurer. Duties will include (among others) record maintenance, reporting, payroll, and customer service. Ability to use computers and learn specified programs required. Previous experience in municipal government preferred. Interested parties should mail resumes to 1015 Plazak Street, West Leechburg, PA 15656 by March 1, 2021.

West Leechburg is currently looking for volunteers to fill the following openings:

•  2 open positions on the Zoning Hearing Board and an alternate position for the same board
• At least 1 (potentially more) open position on the Recreation Board
• 1 open position on the Vacancy Board

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Anyone interested in one, or more, of these positions should send a letter of interest to:

Borough Secretary
1015 Plazak Street
West Leechburg, PA 15656

As there are multiple open positions, please be sure to state the position you are interested in.

This is a great opportunity to become more involved in your community!

The following are the major items approved at December's borough council meeting. 

• The 2021 budget with No tax increase or service cuts.
  
• Regulations allowing banners honoring veterans to be hung in the borough by an outside committee.
  
• A resolution to join the new Alle-Kiski Intergovernmental Council.
  
• Meetings in 2021 to be held the second Wednesday of the month at 7pm at the Firehall until further notice.
  
• An agreement to codify the borough ordinances for the first time since the 1990s.

As part of the borough's efforts to improve communication, we have created a Facebook page. For regular news and updates, please check it out here.

Please find West Leechburg's 2020 Newsletter below. It contains various borough news updates, clean-up day information, reminders, and contact information.

Click here for an easy to print version.

At its August meeting, the West Leechburg Borough Council decided to change the location of meetings for the rest of 2020. Thanks to the cooperation of the West Leechburg Volunteer Fire Company, council meetings will be held in the firemen's recreation hall at 1116 Gosser Street. Meetings will continue to be on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm.

This move will allow council to continue holding in-person meetings while following appropriate social distancing mandates in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Those considering installing a swimming pool or who already have a swimming pool must ensure pools are placed, assembled and/or constructed to the PA Uniform Construction Code. This code is meant to help keep families and the neighborhood safe and to prevent swimming pool accidents. Please see the regulations below.

Under Act 45 of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, Statute 403.26 states: "A swimming pool, hot tub and spa which Is accessory to a one- or- two family dwelling shall comply with all of the following, Chapter 42 of the International Residential Code, Appendix G of the International Residential Code, Section 2406.4 Paragraph 9 of the International Building Code and Section 3109.4 of the International Building Code."

All swimming pools that are 24" or more deep must meet these codes and the owner must obtain zoning, building, and electrical permits. Requirements include:

• Pools that are 4 ft tall or greater must have a locking ladder. 
  
• Pools that are between 24" and 48" must have a 4 ft barrier surrounding the pool with a self- closing gate that locks from the inside.
  
• No pump ,heater, or powered cover can be powered from an extension cord.
  
• Pool pumps, heaters, and powered covers must be directly plugged into a GFI plug with a cover and pools must be properly grounded.

Please contact the appropriate officials to seek permits and guidance on pool installation in the borough.