Township News

The Township Supervisors are considering starting an AgSecurity Council that would be composed of 1 Supervisor, 3 farmers and 1 resident that is not a farmer. This Committee would be appointed, unpaid positions. This Committee would investigate developing AgSecurity Areas that have a minimum of 250 Acres. These acres do not need to be contiguous or under the ownership of one farmer. Land proposed must have soils that are found to be conducive to agriculture based on certain regulations. The land must be zoned to permit agricultural use but doesn’t need to be zoned to exclude other uses. Farmers participating in an AgSecurity Area are entitled to special consideration from local and state government agencies if a farm is proposed for condemnation, and participating farmers are protected from some "nuisance" challenges, which help to encourage the continued use of farmland for productive agricultural purposes. Anyone interested in volunteering on this council should call Supervisor Bill Long at 724-290-5617.

Berkheimer is the EIT (Earned Income Tax) collector for Mercer Twp. * PSD (PA School District) Code: 100604  The above information is needed by your employer when you are hired, and also when you file your annual local taxes.  

Please follow the instructions on your tax card.  Payments are NOT received at the Township office.  

Building and Demolition Permits are required for all structures. Inspections are required for buildings over 1,000 sq ft.  Mercer Township does not have a zoning ordinance.  We follow the Butler County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance  (SALDO) which can be found on the Butler County, PA website.  

Call 1-800-FIX-ROAD.  Make sure to note the correct street address of location.  

Call 911 and note correct address of location. 

The American Flag is a representation of our country, our people, and our devotion to our nation. Respecting the American Flag and the principles that it symbolizes requires us to treat it with a high level of care at all times. The United States Flag Code sets forth key guidelines for properly handling the American Flag. The purpose of this article is to summarize the guidelines in the U.S. Code that relate to the display, use, and care of the American Flag.

With temperatures continuing to drop this evening and additional winter weather throughout this weekend, drivers are encouraged to:

1.    Turn on your low beams, even during the daytime to make your vehicle more visible to other motorists.

2.    Turn off the cruise control on snow covered, wet, or icy roads. Cruise control provides constant power to your wheels. In a situation where your wheels are spinning on wet, icy, or snow-covered roadways, you need to reduce power to regain control.

3.    If the road looks wet but there is no splash coming from the car’s tires ahead of you, it may be ice.

4.    On packed snow, decrease your speed by half. On ice, slow your vehicle to a crawl. In both scenarios, motorists should leave more space than normal between you and the vehicle ahead.

5.    Clear your vehicle of snow and ice before starting to drive including the windows, hood, trunk, roof, headlights, taillights, and signals.

6.    Always wear your seatbelt.

7.    Stock your vehicles with a windshield brush/scraper, food, water, warm clothes, blankets, cell phone charger, a small snow shovel, and any specific needs such as baby supplies, medication, and pet supplies.

8.    If you don’t have to travel, stay home. 

9.    If you do have to travel, be patient with other motorists and the snowplows. Drivers should always allow plenty of space when driving near plow trucks. Also, for their own safety and the safety of plow operators, drivers should never attempt to pass a truck while it is plowing or spreading winter materials.

10. “Know Before You Go” by checking major roadway conditions at www.511PA.com. While PennDOT recommends not traveling during winter storms, drivers can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles, including color-coded winter conditions on 2,900 miles, by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,200 traffic cameras. Users can also find plow truck locations and details of when state-maintained roadways were last plowed. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

Although PennDOT crews have been treating roadways, the department’s primary goal is to keep roads passable, and they will not completely free of ice and snow during the storm. PennDOT will continue to treat roadways throughout the storm until precipitation stops and roads are clear.