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.
Greene County Career & Technology Center (724-627-3106)
Morris Township Voting Precinct: is located in the Morris Township Community Center on Brown's Creek Road, Nineveh, PA 15353. For more information, contact the Greene County Elections Office at 724-852-5304. Morris Township Geography: according to the United States Census Bureau, has a total area of 92.8 km˛ (35.8 mi˛), 92.7 km˛ (35.8 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1 km˛ (0.04 mi˛) of it (0.06%) is water. Comprehensive Plan: for information on the township comprehensive plans, contact the townshp office at 724-627-9844.
Also see the Greene County Comprehensive Plan prepared by the Department of Economic Development. MORRIS TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS: (List Updated 1/12/2010)
Chairman: Roger Creech 1317 Browns Creek, Sycamore, PA 15364 (Phone: 724-627-9844)
Vice Chairman: Robert Keller 115 Centennial School Road, Sycamore, PA 15364 (Phone: 724-627-7087)
Supervisor: Glenn Adamson 965 Browns Creek Road, Sycamore, PA 15364 (Phone: 724-627-6935)
Solicitor: J. William Hook High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-627-6146)
Township Auditors:
Greg Hopkins P.O. Box 4, Nineveh, PA 15353 (Phone: 724-428-4400)
Patricia Karvan 346 Johnson Hill Road, Graysville, PA 15337 (Phone: 724-428-4401)
Johnetta Shields 682 Booth School Road, Graysville, PA 15337 (Phone: 724-428-3055)
Elected Tax Collector: Barbara W. Mooney 196 Reeves Road, Sycamore, PA 15364 (Phone: 724-428-4487)
Elected Tax Collector: Central Tax Bureau of PA, Inc 192 West High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 (Phone: 724-627-8980)
Emergency Management Coordinator: Jeff Mooney (Phone: 724-428-3114)
Sewage Officer: Carl Barchiesi (Phone: 724-966-7613)
Scheduled Board Meetings: are held at 3:15 pm on the first Thursday of the month in Feburary, March, April and December; at 4:15 pm on the first Thursday of in May, June, July, August, September, October & November; and 3:15 pm on the first Monday in January; meetings are held in the Morris Township Community Center, Nineveh, PA Meeting Notes: please contact the township office to view meeting notes. Permits and Ordinances: for information on permits and township ordiances, contact the township office at 724-627-9844. NOTABLE MENTIONED WITHIN MORRIS TOWNSHIP:
Enlow Fork Mine: is owned by Consol Energy Inc. and is located in the northwestern Greene County in Morris Township, though most of the mine is in Washington County. Coal is mined from the Pittsburgh Seam using two longwall systems and six continuous mining machines. Coal is transported to the surface by conveyor belts and is processed in the Bailey Central Preparation Plant that can fully wash coal. Enlow Fork is one of the largest underground coal mines in the United States and, in 2005, produced 9.8 million tons of coal.
Parks and Recreation: Morris Township Community Center, Nineveh, PA (1.8 acres) with basketball court, pavilion, baseball field, playground and community center with kitchen, also an upgraded workout area on lower-level (membership available).
Organizations & landmarks:
Churches: Greene Hill United Methodist Church (Nineveh)
Cemeteries: Brooks Burial Ground, Beulah Cemetery, Huffman Farm Cemetery, Rickey Grave Yard, Simpson Grave Yard, Swarts (old) Grave Yard, West Union Cemetery
Streams and creeks: Fonner Run, Dille Run, Patterson Creek, Browns Creek
Watersheds:
unnamed tributary to Owens Run, Enlow Fork Watershed; the drainage area is unknown, but the water use is protected and classified by PADEP as exceptional value with warm water fishery (EVWWF).
Browns Creek and its tributaries; with 45.7 square miles of drainage area and classified by PADEP as high quality warm water fishery (HQWWF).
Enlow Fork Wheeling Creek Watershed and its tributaries; with 73.1 square miles of drainage area, and classified by PADEP as trout stocked fishery (TSF). is a 3rd order stream that has a drainage area of 73.1 square miles. The stream begins in Morris Township, Greene County and drains west into WV, serving as the north western border between Washington and Greene Counties, and eventually emptying into the Ohio River.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP NEWS:
MARCH 14, 2007 — TOWNSHIP RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY {Click image to enlarge picture}
The Morris Township Community Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held an Open House on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 from 6:00-8:00pm, Greene County Commissioners, Pam Snyder and Dave Coder, were in attendance to donate a $3,000.00 check for the completion of this much needed project. The County Commissioners feel it is important to help our county’s municipalities remain current for the benefit of our community and its citizens. We all hope for many great things from the Morris Township Community Center in the future.
Pictured left to right are: Jeff Mooney-Morris Township Supervisor (2007), Dave Coder-Commissioner, Greg Hopkins, Pam Snyder-Commissioner Chairman, and Jake Blaker-Director of Recreation.
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. Morris Township is located within Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was was 1,040 at the 2000 census. INFORMATIVE LINKS:
USEPA FIPS Code for Pennsylvania = 42, Greene County = 059 (42059).
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Roger Creech, Chairman, Board of Supervisors
