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Peters Township School Board rejects charter school application

Peters Township Board of School Directors voted Tuesday to reject an application for a charter school. The board voted 8-1 to turn down the application from Dogwood Charter School, which has been seeking a new home in multiple school districts in the region. Alexandra Binsse was the dissenting ...

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 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 ...

Peters Township school directors consider charter school application

A charter school in the Bethel Park School District that was forced to close after two months in operation is seeking a new home in multiple school districts, including Peters Township. Beth Opat, founder of Dogwood Charter School, appeared before the board of school directors Monday evening ...

Peters Township council approves five-year contract with police union

Peters Township council voted Monday to approve a five-year contract with the union representing local police officers. Council approved the contract unanimously. Assistant township Manager Kyle Thauvette explained at Monday’s meeting that Teamsters Local 205 had already approved and signed ...

Peters Township council approves EMS study

Peters Township council approved a $42,500 study on how to best continue to provide emergency medical services. Council voted unanimously at its meeting Monday to award the contract to Missouri-based Fitch and Associates. Township manager Paul Lauer said the firm is working with Pine Township ...