Peters Township, Pa was originally part of the territory of the Indians of the Six Nations. The Peters name either originated with William Peters who was also known as Indian Peter, or with Peter Chartiers who was an early French fur trader. The Wrights were some of the first recorded settlers. Peters Township was one of the 13 townships of Washington County Pennsylvania formed in 1781 with the current boundaries existing since 1834.
Peters Township photos
Peters Township Middle School
Peters Township High School
Memorial Day Parade
Peters Township Municipal clock
Waterdam Plaza & Canonsburg Lake
Memorial Day parade attire
VFW 764 on Valleybrook Road
McMurray Pack 1313 Scouts
Peters Township Girl Scouts
Route 19 business corridor
Memorial Day St Bernard
Peters Township hook & ladder
‘Mighty Indian’ Marching Band
Peters Township Municipal Center
Peters Lake Park
Glass recycling
Cardboard recycling
Sienna Woods
Washington Financial Bank
Former PT Middle School
Peterswood Park
Bower Hill Elementary
Venetia Pennsylvania
Peters Township Indians football
Bebout Farm
Bower Hill Elementary
Peters Township High School
Lake Jo-Ann
McDowell Square on Washington Road
Forest Lawn Gardens on Rt. 19
Gallery Shoppes
Prestonwood Plan
St Benedicts and Heislers Market
The Bible Chapel
Peters Township High School
Timberlake and Bebout Farm
Turkeyfoot Road neighborhood
Peters Township baseball
Bebout Farm and 1781 Golf Club
Peters Township Youth Cheerleading
Valleybrook Plaza
Waterdam Road and Boone Reservoir
High school marching band
Peters Twp VFW 764 Ambulance
Peters Township cheerleaders
Peters Township fire department
Peters Township high school marching band
Peters Township Police
VFW 764 Memorial
‘Taps’ on Memorial Day
VFW 764 Honor Guard
Pleasant Valley Elementary and athletic field
Arrowhead Classic in Peterswood Park
Touch-A-Truck
Peters Township football stadium
Flag recycling mailbox
Baseball diamond in Peterswood Park
Peters Township Parks & Recreation
Peters Township CRC
Peters Township Library and Municipal Center
Skateboard park in Peterswood Park
McMurray Whitetails
The Wright House 1816
The Wright House
Peters Township Veterans Memorial
Wall of Honor
Athletic fields
Pleasant Valley and PTMS
Indians Football Stadium
Forest Lawn Gardens
McMurray McDonalds
Former Rolling Hills CC
Peters Creek U.P. Church
Bebout Farm on Bebout Road
Timberlake Plan
Venetia Community Center
Empress Arabians
Peters Lake breastworks
Peterswood Park athletic fields
Peterswood Park soccer fields
Rock Run & Molly Drive
Valleybrook CC golf course
Valleybrook Country Club
Route 19 by Sun Chevrolet
McMurray and Venetia
Peters Township history includes farming, sawmills, gristmills and the stills of the Whiskey Rebellion, as well as coal mining and the B&O Railroad. Population grew from 3,000 residents in 1950 to 21,213 in 2010. Within Peters Township’s 19.5 square miles are the towns of Hackett, McMurray and Venetia. Peters Twp has been a Home Rule community since 1976. Peters Township is bordered by Union Township, Nottingham Township, North Strabane Township, Cecil Township, Upper St Clair Township and Bethel Park.
The Peters Township War Memorial honors those veterans who attended school, or lived in Peters Township, and made the ultimate sacrifice during war.
WORLD WAR I: William Boyd Philips WORLD WAR II: Howard G. Bioni, Herbert G. Devore, George C. Engel, James L. Hays, Albert Martik, Joseph P. Polen, John W. Proudfit, William B. Shearer VIETNAM WAR: Thomas A. Shipe, Paul D. Urquhart
Peters Township Municipal Building 610 E. McMurray Rd. McMurray, PA 15317
Peters Township Community TV Public Access: Verizon 38 — Comcast 7 Municipal Government: Verizon 40 — Comcast 17 School District: Verizon 39 — Comcast 19
Peters Township Council meets at 7:30pm on the 2nd & 4th Mondays* of each month in Council Chambers at the Peters Township Municipal Building. *2nd and 3rd Mondays in December
Council meetings are rebroadcast on Comcast Ch. 17 & Verizon Ch. 40 Weds – Sunday: 2pm & 7pm
Trash/Recycling: Waste Management
800-866-4460
Peters Township School District 631 East McMurray Road McMurray, PA 15317
Recycling must be placed curbside by 6:00 AM of your scheduled day
Residents must use the Peters Township issued 65-gallon recycling container for recycling services.
All recycling must be inside the Peters Township container. Material outside the container will NOT be taken.
The cost for garbage and recycling collection is $70.00 per Year Quarter (every 3 months). Bills are sent out by Jordan Tax Service via the mail. With any billing questions or concerns, please contact Jordan Tax Service .
Materials Accepted In Your Recycling Cart
Please make sure all recyclable containers are clean and paper/cardboard items are dry.
Metal: Aluminum cans, bi-metal cans, steel, and tin food cans
Plastics: Screw-top plastic bottles, jars & jugs (labeled #1 or #2). Plastic caps are allowed if secured tightly to a plastic bottle.
Plastic Tubs: Acceptable plastic tubs have a snap on lid and hold food such as yogurt, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and butter. The lid and any food must be removed before the container can be recycled. Plastic tubs do NOT include small, single serving packages that have a peel back lid. Plastic take out trays and other plastic food trays are still not accepted.
Paper: Magazines, advertising inserts, junk mail, phone books, newspaper, envelopes, catalogs, paperback books, and computer paper. Please remove ay metal or plastic spiral binders and plastic covers. No paper envelopes with plastic windows or plastic/bubble wrap lined envelopes.
Cardboard: Cardboard boxes and sheets of cardboard. You may also use the Cardboard Compactor, located behind Fire Station #1 at 245 E. McMurray Rd.
Paperboard Boxes: Cereal, dry foods, and tissue boxes. Please remove any plastic film and flatten.
Paper Towel Rolls
Pizza Boxes – Please remove paper and any food waste and flatten.
Materials Not Accepted In Your Recycling Cart
No Glass of Any Kind. Glass bottles and jars can be recycled at the Glass Recycling Container, located behind Fire Station #1 at 245 E. McMurray Rd.
No #3, #4, #5*, #6, or #7 Plastics (*#5 Plastic Tubs are allowed as defined above)
No Plastic Bags of any kind, including blue bags. Plastic bags can be recycled at your nearest Giant Eagle location.
No Berry Containers & No Clam Shell Containers
No Garbage or Food Waste
No Shredded Paper
No Ceramics
No Styrofoam or Fast Food Wrappers
No Loose Plastic Caps
No Metal Lids
No Aluminum Pie Pans or Aluminum Foil
No Toilet Paper Rolls
No Cartons: Milk, Almond/Soy Milk, Cream, & Orange Juice Containers
No Paper Envelopes with Plastic Windows or Plastic/Bubble Wrap Lined Envelopes
For missed garbage or recycling collection, please call the Township Municipal Building at 724-941-4180. Township staff will contact Waste Management to resolve the issue.
Holiday DelaysÂ
There will be regular garbage and recycling collection the Week of December 26, 2022 and the Week of January 2, 2023. There is NO DELAY since the holiday occurs on a Sunday in both cases.
When Waste Management observes a holiday, there is no garbage or recycling service on the holiday itself. In addition, collection is delayed by one day for the remainder of that week. Holidays that occur on a Saturday or Sunday DO NO cause a garbage delay.
The 2022 holidays that will cause a delay are listed below:
Memorial Day – Monday, May 30, 2022 – All streets delayed by one day
Independence Day – Monday, July 4, 2022 – All streets delayed by one day
Labor Day – Monday, September 5, 2022 – All streets delayed by one day
Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 24, 2022 – Thursday streets delayed by one day
The 2023 holidays that will cause a delay are listed below:
Memorial Day – Monday, May 29, 2023 – All streets delayed by one day
Independence Day – Tuesday, July 4, 2023 – Tuesday through Thursday streets delayed one day
Labor Day – Monday, September 4, 2023 – All streets delayed by one day
Thanksgiving – Thursday, November 23, 2022 – Thursday streets delayed by one day
Christmas Day – Monday, December 25, 2023 – All streets delayed by one day
New cell towers in Peters Township:
Regular Council Meeting Monday, September 26, 2022 @ 7:30 PM Council Chambers, Municipal Building 610 East McMurray Road, McMurray, PA 15317
5.D. Authorize the appropriate Township official to execute a lease agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC for the purpose of installing and operating a cellular communication facility in Peterswood Park Mr. Lauer provided an update on proposed cell towers/antennas throughout the Township. Mr. Lauer explained that Verizon indicated that they need to be on a higher tower than the proposed 90 foot tower in Peterswood Park. Therefore, Mr. Lauer suggested moving forward with the proposed lease agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS for a tower near the football field in Peterswood Park. The agreement will include a monthly lease payment and sports lighting for the football field. Steve Renz – 838 E. McMurray Road – Mr. Renz asked for clarification as to if the antennas were being added to the electrical towers or if a new tower was being installed. Mr. Lauer explained that AT&T will be adding a new tower and the Township will be encouraging Verizon to add an antenna to a current utility tower. Motion: To authorize the appropriate Township official to execute a lease agreement with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC for the purpose of installing and operating a cellular communication facility in Peterswood Park Action: Approve, Moved by Frank Arcuri, Seconded by Robert Lewis Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 6) Yes: Frank Arcuri, Frank Kosir Jr., Gary Stiegel Jr., Robert Lewis, Allison Shanafelt, Matt Rost
New cell masts – Druid DriveGround level equipmentEquipment high electrical tower