WEBSITE HOSTING AVAILABLE for COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES: In January 2008, the Greene County Commissioners began offering Municipal Website Hosting, to encourage our townships and boroughs to compile information about their own municipality that would benefit the residents of that municipality.
We're proud to announce that Perry Township has been the first to take advantage of our county website hosting service.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Edward "Butch" Deter, Chairman
Board of Supervisors
Center Township Supervisors Building PO Box 435, Rogersville, PA 15359
Email: centertwpgr@windstream.net Phone: 724-499-5487 / Fax: 724-499-5701
ABOUT CENTER TOWNSHIP:
Center Township was formed in 1820, incorporated from Franklin and Morris Townships, and organized in 1824. It was originally spelled Centre vs. Center Township, and is the largest in territory of any townships in the county. Center Township is situated in the western-central portion of the county and was almost exclusively devoted to agricultural pursuits. It is bounded on the north by Morris, on the east by Franklin, on the south by Wayne & Jackson Townships, and on the west by Jackson & Richhill Townships.
Located in Congressional District 12, 46th Senatorial District and 50th Legislative District of Pennsylvania.
Children living in Center Township attend schools in the West Greene School District, which include:
West Greene High School (724-499-5191)
West Greene Middle School (724-499-5051)
Graysville Elementary (724-428-3592)
Spring-Freeport Elementary (724-447-2331)
Superintendent's Office (724-499-5183)
Business Office (724-499-5183)
Voting Precinct: Center Township VFD, 3374 W. Roy Furman Highway, Rogersville, PA 15359. For more information, contact the Greene County Elections Office at 724-852-5304. Center Township Coordinance: Latitude 39º52'16"N, Longitude 80º17'35"W.
The Geography of Center Township according to the United States Census Bureau, has a total area of 126.0 km˛ (48.7 mi˛). 126.0 km˛ (48.6 mi˛) of it is land and 0.02% is water.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS: (List updated 10/20/2011)
Chairman: Edward "Butch" Deter P.O. Box 331, Rogersville, PA 15359 (Phone: 724-499-5151)
Vice Chairman: Seann P. McCollum
3rd Member: Paul Cook 115 Sawmill Road, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-499-5031)
Secretary: N. Dawn Horr P.O. Box 435, Rogersville, PA 15359 (Phone: 724-499-5356)
Township Auditors:
Michael Katchmark — P.O. Box 333, Rogersville, PA 15359 (Phone: 724-499-5446)
Athena Bowman — 4063 W. Roy Furman Hwy., Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone 724-627-7277)
Lena L. Hughes — P.O. Box 479, Rogersville, PA 15359 (Phone: 724-499-5791)
Elected Tax Collector: Joyce E. Watson
570 Claylick Road, Holbrook, PA 15341 (Phone: 724-499-5427)
Appointed Tax Collector: Central Tax Bureau of PA, Inc. 192 West High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-627-8980)
EMS Coordinators:
Timothy Neil, 176 Gwynn Road, Jefferson, PA 15344 (Phone: 724-966-9295)
Jack Cooper, P.O. Box 397, Rogersville, PA 15359 (Phone: 724-499-5258)
Sewage Officer: Michael Petrus, 11 Colonial Drive, Smock, PA 15480 (Phone: 724-677-2741)
Solicitor : Dennis M. Makel, P.O. Box 4193, Washington, PA 15301 (Phone: 724-222-7639)
Engineer: as needed
Open Records Contact: N. Dawn Horr P.O. Box 435, Rogersville, PA 15359 (Phone: 724-499-5356)
Scheduled Board Meetings: The Center Township Board of Supervisors meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month in Township Office, 100 Municipal Drive, P.O. Box, 435, Rogersville, PA 15359 — Phone: 724-499-5487. Meeting Minutes: to view the township meeting notes, contact the Center Township Office. Permits and Ordiances: for information on Center Township permits and/or township ordiances, please contact the township office at 724-499-5487. Deed Transfers: A deed is the document that transfers ownership of real estate. It contains the names of the old and new owners and a legal description of the property, and is signed by the person transferring the property. Property Deeds for Greene County are recorded in our Office of Register and Recorder, located in the Greene County Courthouse, Room 100, 10 East High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-852-5283). For more information, go to: Recorder of Deeds.
Click here for deed transfers recorded within Center Township of Greene County, Pennsylvania. Comprehensive Plan: For questions about the comprehensive plan, contact the township office.
Also see the Greene County Comprehensive Plan prepared by the Department of Economic Development.
NOTABLE MENTIONED WITHIN CENTER TOWNSHIP:
Fire Departments: Center Township VFC, Rogersville — To report a fire, 911 / for business calls only 724-499-4249.
Emerald Mine: is owned by Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. and is located approximately a half of a mile south of Waynesburg just north of the Cumberland Mine, in Center, Franklin and Whiteley Townships, and has been in operation since 1977. All of Emerald's coal is processed through a preparation plant before being loaded into unit trains operated by the Norfolk Southern Railroad or the CSX Railroad. The mine also has the option to ship a portion of its coal by truck. Emerald shipped 6.7 million tons of coal in 2005. As of December 31, 2005, Emerald had an assigned reserve base of approximately 98.1 million tons of coal reserves. Approximately 577 salaried and hourly employees work at Emerald.
Funeral Home: Rush Funeral Home, Inc. c/o Carl E. (Gene) Rush, Director — 3275 West Roy Furman Highway, Rogersville, PA (Phone: 724-499-5181 / Website: rushfuneralhomeinc.com)
Parks & Recreation:
Center Township Community Park — (9.8 acres) has 3 basefall fields, a soccer practice field, 2 paviliions, bleachers, playground, horseshoe pit, outhouse, and batting cage.
Rogersville Community Park — located in Rogersville and features a playground, softball fields, and pavilions. For pavilion rental, please contact the Center Township Office at 724-499-5487.
Churches: Rogersville United Methodist Church, Throckmorton United Methodist Church, Rogersville Christian Church, Holbrook Christian Church, Maranatha Baptist Church (Holbrook), Bethel Community Church (Pinebank), Claylick Church, Willow Grove Church
Cemeteries: Rosemont Cemetery (in Rogersville); Adams Cemetery, Adamson Cemetery, Boler Cemetery, Claylick Cemetery, Crouse Cemetery, Eaton Cemetery, Fordyce Cemetery, Hopewell Cemetery, Orndoff Cemetery, Orndoff Burial Grounds, Roberts Cemetery, Rogersville (old) Cemetery, Roseberry (old & A&B) Cemetery, Scott Cemetery, South Ten Mile Cemetery, Stall Cemetery, Taylor Cemetery, Thomas Cemetery, Wood Cemetery
Streams and Creeks: Browns Creek (and its tributaries), Claylick Run, Clear Run, Garner Run, Hargus Creek, House Run, Jacobs Run, Lightner Run, Maple Run, Maranda Run, McCourtney Run, Miller Creek, Pursley Creek, Rush Run, South Fork Ten Mile Creek, Scott Run, Stewart Run.
Center township (Greene county), PA, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 2. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Center township (Greene county), PA, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 2. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
PENNSYLVANIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT:
Information Source: wikipedia.org (Wikipedia, the Free Online Encyclopedia))
Local government in Pennsylvania is a mosaic of 5,334 individual units. All were established by the State or provincial government and operate under laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each unit is distinct and independent of other local units, although they may overlap geographically and may act together to serve the public. Center Township is located within Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2000 census.
Watersheds: Ohio Basin, Monongahela Subbasin (Source: www.dep.state.pa.us).
A watershed is an area of land that drains into a lake or river. As rainwater and melting snow run downhill, they carry sediment and other materials into our streams, lakes, wetlands and groundwater (Source www.ctic.purdue.edu)
USEPA FIPS Code for Pennsylvania = 42, Greene County = 059 (42059).
Federal Information Processing Standards Codes for states, counties, and named populated places; are a standardized set of numeric or alphabetic codes issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to ensure uniform identification of geographic entities through all federal government agencies. The entities covered include: states and statistically equivalent entities, counties and statistically equivalent entities, named populated and related location entities (such as, places and county subdivisions), and American Indian and Alaska Native areas.
To search for cemeteries, villages and other features within Greene County, visit the
USGS Geographical Names Information System (GNIS) to determine what 7.5' topographic map(s) depict specific geographic features.
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
Edward "Butch" Deter, Chairman
