Hempfield property owners will likely avoid a township tax increase for the 33rd consecutive year after supervisors approved a 2023 preliminary budget that holds the line on taxes. The budget, approved last week, keeps taxes at 3 mills — the rate at which they have remained since 1990. “Luckily we’ve
The High Park Volunteer Fire Department in Hempfield was put on probation this week, a decision township leaders attributed to personnel issues. Supervisors unanimously voted to place the Baughman Avenue station on a 30-day probation, pending the receipt of a corrective action plan. High Park is now the second Hempfield
After a quarter-century run, Hempfield will no longer maintain and operate the 17-acre Swede Hill Park. Hempfield officials chose not to renew its $1 annual lease after they could not persuade Westmoreland County to transfer ownership of the park at no charge, said George Reese, chairman of township supervisors board.
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After more than a year under an emergency declaration put in place in response to the covid-19 pandemic, Hempfield supervisors voted to lift the order starting next month.
The declaration first went into effect March 16, 2020, as some of the first coronavirus cases were being reported in the state. According to township Manager Jason Winters, the declaration opened the doors to funding opportunities, as well as making it easier for the township to receive county, state and federal resources.
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