Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Details here for how to apply.
Dormont Council is seeking to fill a vacant seat on the Planning Commission, and the borough is accepting applications now. The Planning Commission members are responsible for reviewing new development plans and changes in the Borough Code, and will be heavily involved in the upcoming process of creating a comprehensive plan for the borough. Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, including how you would benefit the Planning Commission and why you want to be on the Planning Commission no later than Jan. 23. Letters can be dropped off at Borough Hall, 1444 Hillsdale Avenue, Dormont, 15216 or mailed to this address or sent by e-mail to borough manager Jeff Naftal at jnaftal@boro.dormont.pa.us. For more information, see the …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Dormont Council is holding a special meeting today, Wednesday, Dec. 19, to discuss the proposed #1 Cochran redevelopment plan.
Dormont Council will hold a special, public meeting today, Wednesday, Dec. 19, to discuss the proposed #1 Cochran redevelopment plan. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at Dormont Municipal Center. The agenda and related documents are attached to this article as a PDF document. Council plans to discuss the proposed agreement with #1 Cochran, which would include a potential land swap between the company and the borough, as well as the points #1 Cochran would have to meet in order for the borough to approve an agreement. Council also plans to discuss the creation of a committee to organize a tax increment financing (TIF) district, which was proposed as a way to pay for new parking lots and other construction around the #1 Cochran site. If created, the…
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Dormont Council will hold a special meeting tomorrow, Dec. 19, to discuss two items related to the proposed #1 Cochran redevelopment plan.
Dormont Council will hold a special public meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, Dec. 19, to discuss at least two items, both related to the proposed #1 Cochran redevelopment plan. Council plans to discuss the proposed agreement with #1 Cochran, which would include a potential land swap between the company and the borough, as well as the points #1 Cochran would have to meet in order for the borough to approve an agreement. Council also plans to discuss the creation of a committee to organize a tax increment financing (TIF) district, which was proposed as a way to pay for new parking lots and other construction around the #1 Cochran site. If created, the committee would include representatives from Allegheny County and from the Keystone Oaks School …
Monday, December 10, 2012
Dormont police have details about a car fire that occurred Dec. 2 at the Exxon station on West Liberty Avenue.
Dormont police have made an arrest following a Dec. 2 car fire at the Exxon station on West Liberty Avenue in Dormont. Police arrested Barry Hinkle, 33, of Dormont, after reviewing surveillance tapes from the gas station. Dormont police responded to Exxon just before 3 p.m. on Dec. 2 for a report that a car in the parking lot was on fire. According to the police report, someone used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire by the time police arrived. Police noticed that rags appeared to have been thrown underneath the car, and determined they had been used to start the fire. Police said surveillance tapes from the gas station showed a man, identified as Hinkle, setting fire to the car. According to the police report, Hinkle knew the car’s …
The non-emergency number for Dormont police has changed on the borough’s website, but the number itself is actually nothing new.
A different non-emergency phone number for the Dormont Police Department is now listed on the Dormont Borough website, but the number itself is nothing new. The non-emergency phone number for the Dormont Police Department is—and always has been—412-473-3056. This number rings to a 911 dispatcher, who can take and immediately relay a message to a Dormont police officer. Police Sgt. Ralf Zawischa said this is the non-emergency number that always has been posted in the lobby of the police department. However, until recently, the non-emergency number listed on the borough’s website was the phone number for Dormont Municipal Center, with the three-digit extension for the police desk. Zawischa said the extension was correct, but if an officer …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
If you live in Dormont, you might have noticed something missing from your water bill for November.
If you're a Dormont resident, you might have noticed something missing from your water bill for November—your sewage bill. Beginning in November 2012, Pennsylvania American Water Company will no longer include your sewage bill on your water bill. You will be billed separately for sewage by Jordan Tax Service. A notice informing residents of the change went out yesterday, Monday, via email. You can sign up for the Dormont Borough email list by clicking here. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Dormont Council plans to adopt the 2013 budget, as well as make several other votes at its meeting today, Monday, Dec. 3.
Much of the agenda for Dormont Council's meeting today, Monday, concerns the 2013 budget. Council will meet today, Monday Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. at Dormont Municipal Center, and plans to adopt the borough's 2013 budget, with tax adjustments to account for recent property reassessments. For details, and to review budget documents, click here. Also on the agenda are votes to approve the laborer union contract, and to make changes to laws regarding event signage and front yard fences. Borough manager Jeff Naftal plans to provide updates on the West Liberty Avenue Redevelopment plan, union negotiations, and the Voelkel Avenue traffic calming plan. Council will hold an executive session prior to the public meeting to discuss hiring a new police chief…
Dormont police blotter, Nov. 23 to Nov. 30.
No major damage was reported after a water leak sent local emergency crews to Dormont Village Shops on Nov. 26. Dormont police officers and the Dormont Volunteer Fire Department responded to the shopping center on West Liberty Avenue just after 7 a.m. Crews determined that the water was coming from a men’s bathroom on the second floor of the building. Water was leaking into more than one of the businesses on the first floor, said Dormont police Sgt. James Burke, although he did not know how many businesses were affected. Burke said no major damage was reported, and the situation was under control within half an hour. Also in the blotter: Nov. 21 Nov. 22 This information was supplied by Dormont Police. Where arrests or charges are mentioned…
Friday, November 30, 2012
Documents for the 2013 Dormont Borough Budget are now available and because of property reassessments, the tax rate is going down.
Monday’s Dormont Council meeting agenda includes a vote on the borough’s 2013 budget—and the budget includes a lower property tax millage rate for residents. Council plans to lower the tax rate from 14 mills to 9.1 mills. This means that for most residents, taxes are going down—taxes on a $100,000 house would fall from $1,400 to $910. The adjustment accounts for higher assessment rates on borough properties. As a result of Allegheny County’s reassessment process, assessed property values in Dormont went up about 52 percent. After real estate reassessments are done, municipalities are required by the state to adjust millage rates so that there is not higher than a 5 percent increase in tax revenues. However, Dormont’s revenue increase will …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Dormont Borough is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission.
Dormont Borough is accepting applications to fill a vacant seat on on the Planning Commission. Council President Bill McCartney, who also held a seat on the Planning Commission, resigned from his Planning Commission seat on Monday. The Planning Commission is responsible for review of developments, changes in the Borough Code, and the upcoming Comprehensive Planning process. Those interested in applying should submit a letter of interest, including how you would benefit the Planning Commission and why you want to be on the Planning Commission, no later than Dec. 28, 2012. Letters can be dropped off at or mailed to Dormont Municipal Center at 1444 Hillsdale Avenue, Dormont, Pa. 15216. Letters also can be sent by e-mail to Dormont Borough …
CJ
9:10 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Attn Dormont Borough, Police and Legal Departments: This man had better be charged with "Risking a Catastrophe" and "Reckless Endangering". Setting something on fire is one thing, for example melting the swingsets at the playground, okay not cool, but swingsets don't explode. What kind of IDIOT starts a fire AT A GAS STATION. People who don't even live in the borough could have been killed by the… more ›