Washington Township
 

​The office will  be closed on Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday.

The office will also be closed on Thursday, January 1 in observance of New Year's Day.

​The Township is once again collecting new, unwrapped toys at the Municipal Building to benefit “Toys for Cavs”, which benefits Kiski Area Students.

A box has been placed in the main entrance of the Township Building until December 12th.  Thank you for your donations.

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“100% of Proceeds and Toys benefit Kiski Area Students”

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​The Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company will be bringing Santa through the township on Saturday, December 13th.

Santa patrol will start at 3 PM in the Paulton area and head east through the Twp.​

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Kunkle Park pavilion reservation requests for 2026 will be accepted beginning December 1, 2025.

For any questions, please call the office for information.

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The paper/cardboard recycling dumpsters have been removed from the Municipal Building parking lots.  Alternative locations to take paper, etc will be at the Leechburg recycling center and Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling center.   Click on the links for more information.

Residents interested in receiving our weekly E-newsletter, please call 724-727-3515 or send an email to washtwp@washingtontownship.com requesting to be added to the list. 

Click on the link below to view the most recent Enewsletter.

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                             December 1 through December 7, 2025

To View the Township's Proposed Budget for 2026:

CLICK HERE

LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Washington-Bell Lions Club

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WHO ARE THE LIONS?

Lions meet the needs of local communities and the world. The 1.4 million members of our volunteer organization in 206 countries and geographic areas are different in many ways, but share a core belief – community is what we make it.​

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CLICK HERE for the application.

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The team is always welcoming new players to their League, The “Kiski Valley Grays” at Kunkle Park in Washington Township. Softball games are played on Mondays & Fridays from 9 am to 1 pm. There is a $20 registration fee, which includes a shirt and hat. On Friday afternoons, players enjoy a nice lunch in the pavilion. For additional information, please contact Gary at 724-681-2070

The blue reflective address number signs are available for sale at the Township Office.  The cost for these signs is $15 each.

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CLICK HERE to view the 2024 report of the Municipal Water Authority of Westmoreland County

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CLICK HERE to view the 2024 Water Quality Report of the Municipal Authority of the City of New Kensington.

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The Washington Township Police Department is on Facebook and Nixle (Nixle.org).  Residents are encouraged to visit these free sites.  If you notice any suspicious activity in your neighborhood, do not hesitate to contact 911.

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There is more information located under the "Services and Information" tab and selecting Police Department.​

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           Lions’ Brooms are available for purchase at the Municipal Building                   REGULAR BROOMS - $11      LARGE BROOMS - $13     PUSH BROOMS - $20   

     CHILDREN'S BROOMS - $6      WHISK BROOMS - $6

If interested in helping your local community, join the WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP/BELL TOWNSHIP LION'S CLUB.  Monthly meetings are held at the Township building every 3rd Monday of every month at 7:00 pm.  For more information, contact John Doyle at 724-727-2518. 

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Major provisions:  

Amends the General Road Law to clarify that each property owner benefiting from a private road must contribute proportionally to the cost of maintenance and has the right to bring civil action to enforce this provision.

 * Does not apply to private roads subject to a written maintenance agreement or a private road within a home-owners association.

To view Act 75 of 2021, CLICK HERE

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Please see the attached information regarding the MS4 Program. To view this information: CLICK HERE.

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Also, please view additional information under the "Services and Information" tab and then select "MS4" or CLICK HERE.

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To view the Westmoreland Cleanways website:  Click HERE

        General Public:
        Mondays Noon – 5 p.m. (Closed-Labor Day, Sept. 6)
        Wednesdays 8 a.m.-1 p.m.   Fridays 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
        2nd Saturday of Each Month 8:30 a.m. – Noon

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        724-879-4020

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To view the Westmoreland Cleanways Recycling Flyer, (updated 10-15-24)

     CLICK HERE

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To view the 2025 SPRING NEWSLETTER

     CLICK HERE

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Please contact the Township if you would like to receive clean fill.  The Township often has various projects where we will have clean fill that we need to dispose of.  If interested, call us at 724-727-3515 and we can make arrangements with you.

Drop-off boxes for unwanted prescription medications are located at the Washington Township Police Department (M-F, 8 am to 3 pm) and other police departments in our area.  Residents can bring any outdated or unwanted prescription or over-the-counter pills, inhalers, ointments,  creams, sprays and pet medicines.  Medicines should be deposited in sealed bottles, bags or other containers; patient information can be removed or crossed out.  Needles and injectable drugs will not be accepted.

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To view a PDF of the report, CLICK HERE

To view a PDF of the report: 

CLICK HERE