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Peters Township council approves $1.8 million road maintenance contract

Peters Township council approved a more than $1.8 million contract Monday for road maintenance. Elected officials voted 4-0 to award the contract to Rankin-based Mele and Mele and Sons. Council members Tom Pirosko, Allison Shanafelt and Matt Rost were absent from Monday’s meeting. Mele and ...

Peters Township sets admission fees for water park

Peters Township council has set the price of admission for Rolling Hills Aqua Park when it opens later this year. Council unanimously approved fees of $2.50 for residents and $5 for non-residents at its meeting Monday. Township Manager Paul Lauer said the park is slated to open in June. It ...

Peters Township council approves police social worker position

Peters Township council voted last week to formally establish a social worker position within its police department. Council voted unanimously at its meeting Monday to approve resolutions both creating the position and laying out the duties of the eventual hire. Peters police Chief Joseph ...

Peters Township offers outlook on 2025 road paving

Peters Township’s engineering director laid out the plans for paving the municipality’s roads this year. Mark Zemaitis explained to council members at their meeting Monday that more than five miles of township-owned roads are being targeted for resurfacing. According to Zemaitis, 2025 is ...

Peters Township police preparing to hire social worker

Peters Township police are planning to add a social worker to its ranks this year – pending a couple of actions from council members. The position itself is accounted for in this year’s budget, but council tabled two motions at its meeting Monday that would amend the Peters Township ...

Peters Township approves 2025 budget

Peters Township council adopted next year’s budget, which will maintain the current tax rate. The $43.7 million budget will keep taxes at 1.7 mills, which is assessed at $1.70 on each $1,000 of a property’s value. The 2025 budget forecasts that Peters will bring in about $29.4 million in ...