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2 Appointed to Planning Commission, 1 to Zoning Hearing Board

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During the summer, borough council voted to expand Bridgeville’s planning commission from five members to seven members. Now, council has appointed two residents to fill those additional seats. Tim Nath and Dale Livingston were each appointed by 6-0 votes during the October council meeting. Council president Michael Tolmer was not present for the votes. Council also filled… [Read More]

Electronic Pay Stations Coming to Bridgeville’s Public Parking Lots

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Soon, you can stop digging for loose change when using Bridgeville’s public parking lots. The Bridgeville Borough Parking Authority is replacing the parking meters in its lots with electronic pay stations that accept credit cards, according to Mayor Pat DeBlasio. The pay stations, which also accept coin payments, will be installed in the following lots: Lot… [Read More]

Improvements Underway at Triangle, Cook School Parks

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The gazebo roof repairs at Triangle Park are nearly complete. The borough is waiting on one custom-made section of roofing to arrive so that workers can finish that project, says Joe Colosimo, head of the borough’s parks committee. Meanwhile, over at Cook School Park, public works employees are excavating land to make way for new dugouts, funded in… [Read More]

Borough Hires Bill Chilleo To Public Works Department

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Many Bridgeville residents know Bill Chilleo as the chief of the Bridgeville Volunteer Fire Department. Beginning Nov. 1, he’ll also be the borough’s newest public works employee. Council voted 6-0 earlier this month to hire Chilleo to a full-time position in the public works department. Council president Michael Tolmer was not present for the vote…. [Read More]

Navigation System Respects No Law, Gets Truck Driver Pulled Over On Ridge Road

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Overweight construction vehicles have been illegally using Ridge Road in Bridgeville ever since work began on the new Bednar Estates development in Upper St. Clair. It’s been an ongoing headache for the borough. Bridgeville police have stepped up enforcement in the area, but what do you do when a driver’s GPS system may be guilty of, at the… [Read More]

Curbside Leaf Pick-Up Starts Monday, Oct. 17

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Beginning Monday, Oct. 17, Bridgeville residents can sweep leaves into a pile at the curb for the borough to collect. The leaf clean-up service continues until the first week of December, weather permitting, and follows the current street sweeping schedule. The borough has a copy of the schedule online here. Remember to keep leaves away… [Read More]

Bridgeville Borough Council – Oct. 10, 2016

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Updated: October 2016 Meeting Minutes ROLL CALL VISITORS, PLEASE STATE NAMES AND ADDRESSES MINUTES A motion of the Borough Council regarding the minutes of the September 12, 2016 regular meeting as submitted. PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS An advertisement was placed on September 1, 2016 requesting letters of interest from candidates wishing to fill the two new… [Read More]

Thursday Is The Deadline To Submit Items To The Next Borough Newsletter

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This coming Thursday—Oct. 6—is the deadline to submit items for the next issue of the Bridgeville borough newsletter. The fourth-quarter edition of It’s A Bridgeville Thing—Read Over It! covers November, December, and January. All nonprofit organization information is to be submitted to the Borough Office. You may drop it off or it may be submitted via e-mail… [Read More]

The Bridgeville News Survives Trib Total Downsizing

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Pittsburgh is about to become a one-newspaper town. Carnegie is going to be a zero-newspaper town. But the Bridgeville Area News remains. Earlier today, Trib Total Media announced plans to stop printing the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and three weekly newspapers, including the Carnegie Signal-Item. The company will also lay off more then 100 employees. Trib Total Media will continue to… [Read More]