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Residential garbage rates in Jeannette are set to rise through 2026 after council on Tuesday approved a proposal from Mayor Curtis Antoniak. Current monthly trash collection rates are $16.67 and that will jump to $20 starting in 2022. The monthly price will be $25 by 2026 with incremental increases annually,
Jeannette is seeking applicants for the controller position after a woman selected through a lottery last week declined the job. Solicitor Tim Witt said letters of interest and resumes are being accepted. Someone will be appointed to the four-year post at council’s Jan. 3 reorganization meeting. The move came after
Jeannette officials are considering tax breaks in an effort to spur redevelopment in specific areas. Establishing one or more Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance zones around the city could allow developers the opportunity to get a break on increased property taxes in exchange for investing in dilapidated parcels. Fire Chief
Two incumbents are facing a former city employee for two open seats on Jeannette council. Former chief fiscal officer Michelle Langdon, 64, is seeking to unseat one of the incumbents — Nancy Peters, 74, or Chuck Highlands, 81. Langdon and Highlands won the Republican nominations during the spring primary and
Jeannette officials have approved agreements with the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, permitting work to dig up a sports field in exchange for addressing flooding issues in about a dozen homes. The $11 million project, approved in 2019, is expected to start sometime in 2022 and last about a year.