West Mayfield Borough, PA

The official minutes from the May 2021 Council Meeting are now online. Question: Why is there a one-month delay in posting official meeting minutes? Answer: Although required by law as a record of government business, meeting minutes are not public record (official) until they are approved by council. ... This approval is to ensure the factual accuracy of information in the public record. Typically, meeting minutes are approved and then made available to the public at a subsequent meeting. For example, July’s minutes will be posted after they are approved by council in August. https://www.westmayfieldborough.us/meetings/

SPECIAL NOTICE FROM KATHLEEN BREWER, TAX COLLECTOR During June 2021, the West Mayfield/Blackhawk School District tax office will only be open on Saturday, June 26th from 9am 12pm (noon). Please call to make arrangements if you wish to pay your taxes on another day. Also, the office has now implemented new fees: ... Duplicate Bill = $5.00 Tax Certification = $20.00 If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Brewer. Visit the West Mayfield Tax Collector page. https://www.westmayfieldborough.us//kathleen-brewer-tax-c/

LOST male Miniature Dachshund named Prince from 3608 Orchard St. Please share and keep and eye out for Prince. Let us know on the Facebook Page if you see him.

MUNICIPAL PRIMARY '21: MAJORITY OF MAIL IN VOTING BY DEMOCRATS To better inform citizens, West Mayfield (and surrounding municipal) voting trends have been posted here since 2012. A detailed report of the numbers will be coming shortly, but new data just released by the county elections board confirm that Democrats continue to take significant advantage of mail in voting by a wide margin over Republicans and nonpartisan voters. In this election, 34% of registered Democrats ...voted compared to 32% Republicans. However, on election day, in-person voting was evenly split, with 84 Democrats and 84 Republicans casting ballots at the polls. While 47% of in-person voting was by Democrats, 47% by Republicans, and 6% independents voted in person, mail in voting was a completely different story. 50 mail in ballots were cast in the borough (22% of the total). Democrats accounted for 84% of the total mail in vote, while only 10% came from Republicans. Independents accounted for 6% of the mail in total. Here's the take away: Considering the past two election cycles, the 2021 municipal primary shows a continuation of a trend. Democrats overwhelmingly prefer mail-in voting in contrast to Republicans. In fact, the over all trend shows that when voter turn out is measured only by in-person voting, Republican turn out surpasses Democrats. But when factoring in mail-in ballots, Democratic voting out performs Republicans.

The official minutes from the April 2021 Council Meeting are now online. Question: Why is there a one-month delay in posting official meeting minutes? Answer: Although required by law as a record of government business, meeting minutes are not public record (official) until they are approved by council. ... This approval is to ensure the factual accuracy of information in the public record. Typically, meeting minutes are approved and then made available to the public at a subsequent meeting. For example, July’s minutes will be posted after they are approved by council in August. https://www.westmayfieldborough.us/meetings/

On 05/11/2021 the Beaver Falls Police Department Conducted a Bike Patrol Detail that covered areas from Big Beaver, West Mayfield, College Hill, the downtown ar...ea, and enjoyed the opportunity to meet and interact with members of the community from each area. Officers look forward to future engagements with the citizens in the future. See more

The approved minutes from the November 2020 Council Meeting are now online. https://www.westmayfieldborough.us/meetings/

Santa’s Coming to West Mayfield! Saturday, December 19, 2020 | Starting at noon until 3:00pm Santa will visit the borough by fire truck bringing treats to all our boys and girls. When you hear the fire truck coming to your street, you’ll know Santa is near!

Have you seen Athen? She's been missing in the West Mayfield area for several weeks now. Athen is a white rag doll cat with grey and brown markings, a couple years old but small in size. She has a horseshoe-like marking on her nose and blue eyes. If you have any information, please contact us or call 412-522-4652 (https://www.facebook.com/jaira.cowie).

The officially approved council meeting minutes from October 2020 are now available. https://www.westmayfieldborough.us/meetings/

Presented here is a brief assessment of the 2020 general election to better inform residents about voting dynamics and trends in West Mayfield and surrounding municipalities Beaver Falls, Big Beaver, Chippewa, and White Township. The focus of this analysis is only on the presidential race; more specifically, only the outcomes of the two major party candidates are considered. BACKGROUND...Continue reading

COUNCIL MEETINGS - UPDATE OCTOBER 30, 2020 Until further notice, all council meetings will be held at 6:30 pm at the West Mayfield Fire Hall. No more than 25 people will be permitted in the building including our council members, law and code enforcement, and the solicitor. We will be practicing social distancing and all attendees will be required to wear masks or some type of facial covering.

West Mayfield Community Halloween Night 2020 will take place on Thursday, October 29th. Trick or Treat time will be from 6pm to 7:30pm. The West Mayfield Fire Dept. will provide safety patrols.... Residents are reminded to wear bright colored clothing for safe visibility, to carry flashlights, and to carefully inspect all candy before eating. https://www.westmayfieldborough.us/west-mayfield-community/

Time for a little Fall clean up?

IMPORTANT NOTICE Borough residents have recently noticed property tax assessors throughout our neighborhoods. Beaver County has contracted with Tyler Technologies to conduct a reassessment project to update property assessments. Here you can find a helpful FAQ page about this project. The link below is a list of data collectors (with photos) you may see throughout the borough. ... http://beaverpa.tylertech.com//Beaver%20PA%20Data%20Collec As always, if you suspect suspicious activity regarding the assessors, solicitors, or if you have an emergency situation, please call 911.

West 8th Ave., 4:30am. (Photo: K Farkas)

Resident Wanda Horvath shared this message with the West Mayfield Borough Facebook page at 6:38pm, September 16, 2020: "You cannot force a boro of under 1400 people to recycle..even if you get a grant. Stop wasting time on this, and get our Boro cleaned up..of junk cars, high grass and garbage along the roads. We have had enough. Get the zoning officer to do their job. (I know I won't see THIS post on the site.)" Our response: Hello Wanda, as we say in the disclaimer to... the borough's Facebook page, social media is not an official communication channel between you and your local government. A more direct line to the borough council would be to use the Online Citizens Comment form on the borough website. The council president and secretary are copied on all submissions. Of course, the most direct way you can share your thoughts with your local government is to make your concerns known before council at a public monthly council meeting. Meanwhile, we will make public your post on the borough's Facebook page. https://www.westmayfieldborough.us/commun/citizen-comments/ See more

Coronavirus Emergency Updates - September 8, 2020 COUNCIL MEETING The September 10, 2020 council meeting will be held at 6:30 pm at the West Mayfield Fire Hall. No more than 25 people will be permitted in the building including our council members, law and code enforcement and the solicitor. We will be practicing social distancing and all attendees will be required to wear masks or some type of facial covering.

Safety is always something to think about.

The officially approved council meeting minutes from July 2020 are now available. https://www.westmayfieldborough.us/meetings/

Coronavirus Emergency Updates August 7, 2020 COUNCIL MEETINGS... The August 13, 2020 council meeting will be held at 6:30 pm at the West Mayfield Fire Hall. No more than 25 people will be permitted in the building including our council members, law and code enforcement and the solicitor. We will be practicing social distancing and all attendees will be required to wear masks or some type of facial covering.

For many years after each election we have been assessing voter turnout and comparing West Mayfield Borough with surrounding municipalities: Beaver Falls, Big Beaver, Chippewa, and White Township. Based on election and demographic data, here are some generally consistent observations: Voter turnout is typically lower during primaries than general elections, however, Chippewa and Big Beaver consistently have the highest voter turnout. These two municipalities also have the ...Continue reading

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Anyone missing a small dog in west mayfield

PLEASE SHARE In recent months there have been several cats found mysteriously dead in the West 8th Ave. area of West Mayfield Borough. It is suspected that someone may be poisoning the animals. A $200 reward is being offered by community members for information leading to the person(s) responsible. ... Under Pennsylvania's anti-cruelty laws, such conduct is a felony of the third degree when a person commits cruelty to animals such as torture, neglect or cruelty that causes serious bodily injury or death of an animal. If you have any information, please contact Della Swogger at (724) 843-7537.