Public Officials:
2019 Council:
Joshua Lorenz – President
Loren Kase – Vice President
Toni Brockway
Dayne F. Dice
Jamie Lee Korns
Tony Spadaro
Carl Stepanovich
Mac McKenna – Council Elect
State and Federal
Officials (Current):
Senator Robert P. Casey
(D-Pennsylvania)
Grant Building
310 Grant Street
Suite 2415
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.803.7370
Senator Pat Toomey
(R-Pennsylvania)
100 W. Station Square Dr.
Suite 225
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.803.3501
US Congressman Guy Reschenthaler
(R-Pennsylvania)
531 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-2065
State Senator Joe Pittman
(R-41st District)
3950 William Penn Highway, Suite 1
Murrysville, PA 15668
724.327.2422
State Representative
Robert J. Brooks
(R-54th District)
3091 Carson Avenue
Murrysville, PA 15668
724.-387.1281
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MURRYSVILLE
T
he 2019 year brought to an end my first term as your Mayor. It was
certainly full of challenges, but, with outstanding policy direction from
your elected Council and the professional implementation of those
policies by your appointed staff, we have had many successes.
The year brought a validity challenge to the Oil and Gas Ordinance which
was successfully defended before the Zoning Hearing Board although at a
significant financial cost to the Municipality. New residential and commercial
development was limited as a result of a Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP) sewer tap ban on any new development. The
Franklin Township Municipal Sanitary Board was re-organized and a consent
order was signed with DEP permitting development to occur once again. We
look for big things to come in 2020.
A destination playground and splash pad was constructed by our Public
Works crew and the ribbon cutting was held on June 29th.
Sardis Fire Company took delivery of a new fire truck at a cost of $595,000.
Medic One constructed a new building to better serve the community.
We installed new carpeting and replaced the roof at the Community Center.
It is a great place to rent for parties and events. Visit https://www.murrysville.
com/504/Community-Center-and-Senior-Center.
There were a number of retirements of long-term dedicated employees in
the Police and Public Works Department. We will miss their dedication and
knowledge. We wish them the best of luck. And, we said goodbye to Argos,
the police canine.
Through the efforts of many people, the election bureau created two
additional polling places. Beginning with the 2020 Presidential Election, there
will be new ones added in the the Sardis and Newlonsburg areas. Watch the
newspapers and the municipal website for additional information.
Finally, I would like to recognize the volunteers who gave so unselfishly
of themselves to make Murrysville the community it is. Whether you are a
member of Murrysville, White Valley or Sardis Volunteer Fire Companies who
respond to all types of emergencies at all hours of the day, parks volunteers
who maintain the trails and eradicate invasive species, members of the
various boards and commissions who provide guidance and support to the
community’s decision makers, individuals who give time to the Library or our
various recreation programs, on behalf of the community, I thank you! For
those of you who wish to give back to the community and volunteer your
time, please visit our website at https://www.murrysville.com/536/Interested-
in-Volunteering.
“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year,
but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want
to live in”.
- Author Unknown
Here’s to a great 2020!
Regis J. Synan, Mayor