Frequently Asked Questions

Jordan Tax Service
102 Rahway Road
McMurray, PA 15317
Phone: 724-731-2321
Jordan Tax Service Website

Peters Township Property Taxes are issued by March 7th every year. Residents will receive a 2% discount if the taxes are paid by June 7. Between June 8th and August 7th, property taxes are due at face value. After August 7th, there is a 10% penalty for late taxes. If property taxes are not paid by January 1st of the following year, the taxes will be turned over to the Washington County Tax Claim Bureau for collection.

Peters Township School District Property Taxes are issued by July 1 every year. Residents will receive a 2% discount if the taxes are paid by August 31. Between August 31 and October 31, property taxes are due at face value. After October 31, there is a 10% penalty for late taxes. If property taxes are not paid by January 1 of the following year, the taxes will be turned over to the Washington County Tax Claim Bureau for collection.

The Earned Income Tax  is 1% on the earned income of all Peters Township residents, regardless of where they work.

Keystone Collections Group is the local earned income tax collector for all Washington County municipalities and school districts including Peters Township. Your employer is required by Pennsylvania state law to withhold earned in for all employees. Check your most recent pay stub and verify that the Earned Income Tax is being withheld. If it is not being withheld, immediately contact your payroll department to have this corrected. Paul Lauer, Peters Township Manager, can be contacted at 724-941-4180 to assist you or your employers payroll department with any questions or concerns. Failure to withhold taxes by employers can result in fines, as well as, penalty and interest being levied.

To be able to correctly administer the collection of the Earned Income Tax, each employee is required to complete and return to the employer a new tax form called the Certificate of Residency (PDF). The form is analogous to the W-4 form required by the IRS. Do not return the Certificate of Residency form to Keystone Collection Group, but rather complete and return the form to your employer.

Contact Information

Keystone Collection
546 Wendel Road
Irwin, PA 15642
Phone: 724-978-0300
Keystone Collection Website

If you are self-employed or if you have earnings reported on Form 1099, report your income and pay your tax quarterly. Please go to Keystone Collection, select "Taxpayer Resources" and choose e-File. If you prefer to file by mail, you may alternatively contact Keystone by telephone at 724-978-2860 to obtain quarterly forms. Self-employed taxpayers must file and pay Earned Income Tax every quarter, either online or by mail, to avoid penalty and interest.

The Local Services tax is $52 a year for everyone who works in Peters Township, including self-employed persons. Individuals who earn less than $12,000 per year are exempt from the tax. The combined rate for Peters Township and the Peters Township School District is $52 annually. Of this amount, $47 is levied by Peters Township and $5 is levied by the Peters Township School District

An individual working in Peters Township and subject to the Local Services Tax shall pay a pro rata share of the tax each payroll period. The pro rata share of the tax to be paid each payroll period shall be determined by dividing $52, the combined rate of the Local Services Tax, by the number of payroll periods established by the employer for the calendar year. For example, if an employer has 26 pay periods in a year, $2 ($52 per 26 periods) shall be deducted from each and every pay. Each individual shall pay no more than $52 in Local Services Tax in a calendar year, irrespective of the number of areas within which a person may be employed.

Keystone Collection
546 Wendel Road
Irwin, PA 15642
Phone: 724-978-0300
Keystone Collection Website

245 East McMurray Road
McMurray, PA  15317

Yes! The Peters Township Fire Department maintains 24/7/365 staffing with a combination of professionally trained volunteer & career firefighters. More information about our operations can be found in our ABOUT US section. 

The Peters Township Fire Department is a Pennsylvania Department of Health certified Advanced Life Support (ALS) Quick Response Service (QRS). This means that our department is licensed and trained with EMTs and Paramedics to respond to medical emergencies. The department operates three (3) ALS vehicles that are equipped with nearly everything in an ambulance, the only difference is that we can not transport a patient to the hospital.

Some instances when the fire department is dispatched to medical emergencies:

• Critical calls: instances where the patient's condition is severe enough that additional medical personnel are needed to provide adequate medical care such as cardiac arrests, loss of consciousness, and traumatic emergencies
• Proximity: often times a fire apparatus may be closer to a medical emergency; minutes matter, and the quicker medical attention can be rendered to a patient, the better the outcome
• Ambulance availability: when Peters Township VFW's ambulances are unavailable and an ambulance must respond from another community, the fire department is dispatched to begin patient care prior to the arrival of the transport ambulance

Motor oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, solvents, and many other household cleaning products and chemicals can be disposed of by contacting Waste Management at Your Door.

• Peters Township Garbage & Recycling information
• Waste Management at Your Door information

Call 911

For more information about downed power lines, visit FirstEnergy Corp Downed Power Lines & Electrical Emergencies.

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For more information:

• Columbia Gas
• People's Gas

Yes, Peters Township has a burning ordinance that regulates all outside fires in the township. Click here to view the full version of the burning ordinance.

No. Per the burning ordinance, leaves and leaf waste are prohibited from being burnt within the township.  Click here to view the full version of the burning ordinance.

Yes, it does! Open burning is permitted Wednesday through Saturday during the hours of 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  Click here to view the full version of the burning ordinance.

Yes, recreational fires or "campfires" are allowed outside of the burning ordinance hours and are for the enjoyment of those in attendance. Recreational fires must be attended at all times and should have a water source nearby in order to control and maintain the fire. The prohibited materials, as stated in the burning ordinance are still applicable. If you would like to notify the department that you will be having a recreational burn, please contact us at 724-941-4176.  Click here to view the full version of the burning ordinance.

No fire shall contain any garbage, leaves, leaf waste, grass clippings, any material made of or coated with rubber, plastic, or petroleum-based materials and shall not contain any flammable or combustible liquids. This includes construction materials and lumber.  Click here to view the full version of the burning ordinance.