Commissioners Receive State Funding for Airport Development—Read News Release
February 9, 1796 — Greene County was established when Washington County was divided into two Counties through an act of the Legislature. The southern portion became Greene County, named after General Nathanael Greene and consisted of 578 square miles. Waynesburg, the county seat, named for Major General Anthony Wayne, was laid out in 1796, and incorporated as a borough on January 29, 1816.
Greene County is located in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania and is considered "the Cornerstone of the Keystone State." Greene County is 89.2 percent rural with a population of about 40,000+ residents and a land area of 578 square miles. Waynesburg, the county seat, is located at Exit 14 of Interstate 79, about 60 miles south of Pittsburgh. From the majestic rolling hills to the energetic wildlife, to the magnificence of each passing season ... Greene County has it all and it's a great place to live! Click here to read more about Greene County.
Board of Commissioners Public Meeting & Facebook Notification:
Public Meeting Notice:
Next Commissioners Agenda Meeting: 10:00 am, Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Next Commissioners Board Meeting: 10:00 am, Thursday, February 16, 2012
Meetings are open to the public, and held in the 1st Floor Meeting Room of the County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg. PA.
Top County News:
HEROES RUN PRESENTS $11,000 TO FAMILIES Feb. 2, 2012 | News Release— The sponsors and organizers of the 2011 Heroes Run/Walk today presented the families of two Greene County servicemen killed in Iraq with more than $11,000 to benefit memorial scholarship funds established in the men’s honor >>>
FEBRUARY is BLACK HISTORY MONTH — click here for more >>>
GREENE COUNTY HOUSING PLAN & POLICY | Jan. 30, 2012 Document for Public 45-day Review; please contact Chris Hardie, County Planner, for questions at 724-852-5300.
GREENE COUNTY MAY REDUCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | Feb. 1, 2012 News Release — Greene County Commissioners announced at their Feb. 1 agenda meeting that, due to spending cuts by the state Department of Public Welfare, the county may be forced to reduce its Medical Assistance Transportation Program services beginning April 1 >>>
SNYDER ELECTED SPA SECRETARY/TREASURER | Jan. 31, 2012 News Release — Greene County Commissioner Pam Snyder, chair of the Board of Commissioners, has been elected secretary/treasurer of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) >>>
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 30 | Jan. 17, 2012 News Release — Applications are now available for the 2012 County of Greene/West Penn Power Scholarship, which will be awarded to two graduating seniors from each of the county’s five school districts. Completed applications must be submitted to each high school’s guidance office no later than Friday, March 30 >>>
22nd ANNUAL MISS GREENE COUNTY PAGEANT SET FOR MARCH 4, 2012 | News Release — Applications are now available for the 22nd annual Miss Greene County Pageant, scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, in the Stanley Ferek III Auditorium of Carmichaels Area High School; the pageant is open to Greene County girls ages 2 to 17. Click here for the application packet.
GREENE COUNTY REDISTRICTING — click here for details >>> and/or here for District Maps
For general information, please contact the Information Services at 724-852-5399 / Toll Free: 1-888-852-5399. County Office Building, 93 E. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370
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