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T-Ball and Girls' Softball

T-Ball for 5-6 year olds and Girls' Softball for 7-13 year olds will be playing June and July at Koenig Field. Please download the registration form (Acrobat Reader required). Register today!

Edgewood Council Approves Sale of Parcel D

Edgewood Council has Approved an Agreement of Sale for Parcel D with McDonald’s USA.

Site had remained vacant for over 23 years.

The Agreement of Sale for the 7.4 acre lot, known as Parcel D, was approved by a unanimous vote of Council on April 1. The lot (located on Braddock Ave. beside the Edgewood Town Centre development) was previously advertised for sale several years ago without success, and more recently in July of 2012.

In July 2012, a bid of $500,000 from Cendeco, Inc. was accepted by Council. The deal later fell through. The lot was re-advertised in January 2013. Two bids were received and opened by Council on March 4: a bid of $500,000 from Cendeco and a bid of $600,000 from McDonald’s USA. After legal review, the highest responsible bid, made by McDonald’s USA, was accepted.

Parcel D was originally to be developed by Oxford Development as part of the Edgewood Town Centre complex, but after plans to develop the site were scrapped, the property was deeded back to the Borough in 1993. The lot has remained unoccupied since that date due to recorded covenants with existing businesses.

Borough Council determined that the cost of maintaining and repairing the empty lot, insurance costs, and the loss of potential tax revenue presented an unnecessary financial liability to Borough taxpayers.

Parcel D is zoned for business.

Sample Newspapers, Flyers, and Pamphlets

Lately certain areas of Edgewood have been inundated with sample newspapers, home service flyers, and pamphlets.  If the newspaper or flyer is from a specific organization such as the Post Gazette and you do not wish to receive them, please contact them to eliminate their delivery.  Please also pick them up from your property and do not leave them littering our community -- put them in a paper bag next to your recycling bin, or recycle them with other papers in the bins behind the Borough Building. 

Advisory - PennDOT & State Police Focus on Work Zone Safety on Parkway East

Increased Enforcement at the Squirrel Hill Tunnel

PennDOT and the Pennsylvania State Police are alerting motorists that troopers are conducting enforcement on the Parkway East (I-376) in the area of the Squirrel Hill Tunnel in the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, focusing on speeding and construction zones violations.

The Pennsylvania State Police have issued 131 citations and 15 written warnings since Jan. 1. Additionally, troopers have made 10 DUI arrests in that time frame. Enforcement activities will be ongoing through the duration of the project.

The speed limit through the Squirrel Hill Tunnel construction zone is 45 MPH. Motorists could face a 15 day driver’s license suspension if caught driving 11 miles per hour over the speed limit in an active work zone, or are involved in a crash in an active work zone and are convicted for failing to drive at a safe speed. Additionally, fines for certain violations are doubled in work zones.
PennDOT urges motorists to follow these tips when traveling through work zones:

• Drive the posted speed limit;
• Avoid distractions;
• Be patient;
• Turn on your headlights;
• Stay alert and pay close attention to signs and flaggers;
• Maintain a safe distance around vehicles and;
• Always buckle up.

The $49.5 million Squirrel Hill Tunnel rehabilitation project includes updating electrical, lighting, air control and ventilation systems, structural repairs to the walls and arched ceiling, tile repairs, installation of a water line and other improvements. Overall work will conclude in summer 2014. The prime contractor is the Walsh Construction Company of Canonsburg.

PennDOT and Pennsylvania State Police officials are available for media opportunities on site.

Information on work zone safety is available at www.DriveSafePA.org. Log on to www.511PA.com or call 511 from any phone to check traffic conditions on major roadways before traveling.

Sewer Regionalization Evaluation

The Sewer Regionalization Evaluation is now available for your review.  This report recommends a more regional approach to stormwater and wastewater management within the ALCOSAN service area.  To view the report, click here:  Sewer Regionalization Evaluation.  (Adobe Reader required.)

911 Center in Point Breeze Answers Calls Across County

Emergency calls of all kinds are handled at the Allegheny County 911 Communications Center  Edgewood Police Chief Robert Payne and Mayor Ed Cook visited the center for a tour of the facility.  Read the full article on Patch.com.

Citizen Satisfaction Survey

As part of an effort to effectively utilize Borough funds, the General Government Committee of Borough Council identified a need to have more accurate information about citizen satisfaction with some of the services provided by the Borough.

Toward that end, a citizen satisfaction survey was conducted in 2011.  You can review the results by downloading the Citizen Satisfaction Survey Report.   (Adobe Reader required.)

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