Spring Bulk Trash Pick Up

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Hard - To - Recycle Collection 2020

Please click HERE to download the HRD Collection Brochure 

Latest Release from PennDot

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 1 is urging motorists to use caution while driving and avoid traveling during severe weather conditions.

Wintry weather and periods of heavy rain are in the forecast for the coming days for porti...

Tri County Announces the Addition of a New CNG Fueling Station & Trucks

Tri County Announces the Addition of a New CNG Fueling Station & Trucks

From the Tri County Website: "The new CNG Station is a compressed natural gas fueling station located onsite at Tri-County Industries, Inc. Gas emissions from Seneca Landfill,...

City of Hermitage Zoning Ordinance Update

Notice is hereby given that the Hermitage Planning Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, November 2, 2020 at 8:30AM in Room 303 at the Hermitage Municipal Building, 800 North Hermitage Road, Hermitage, PA 16148. The purpose of the public meetin...

Roundabout Moves to Final Phase

From the Offices of PennDot

Construction of a Roundabout at Route 62 and East State Street in Hermitage, Mercer County to Move into the Final Phase

The construction of the single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Route 62 and East State Street (Route 3...

Roundabout Update

The construction of the single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Route 62 and East State Street (Route 3008) in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County is expected to move into Phase 4 of work Thursday, October 1, 2020.

As part of the progression of the ...

Fall 2020 Newsletter is here!

The most recent newsletter is here! To download a digital copy, please click HERE

Construction of the Roundabout in Hermitage, Mercer County to Move into the Third Phase

Per PennDot’s press release on September 16, 2020

The construction of the roundabout at the intersection of Route 62 and East State Street (Route 3008) in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County is expected to move into the third phase of work Thurs...

Special Collections for Mercer and Lawrence Counties

Tri-County CleanWays has just released the final details for the September Special Collection program for appliances, batteries, electronics, fluorescent lights, household hazardous wastes, and tires.

The events this year will run very differently from pas...

Special Meeting Moved to October 13, 2020

Please note, tonight's special board of Commissioners' Meeting is moved to October 13, 2020. For more information, please visit our Legal Notices page or click the here

Holiday Events Postponed to 2021

Both the City of Hermitage and the Hermitage Historical Society are postponing their annual holiday events to 2021. The City has postponed its annual Hermitage Holiday Light Parade to November 2021 and the Historical Society has postponed it’s a...

Mercer County COVID-19 relief grant program portal is live

There are seven permitted uses for the program funding:

1. Small Business Grant Programs to support businesses with fewer than 100 employees and to support businesses and other entities that are primarily engaged in the tourism industry

2. Behavioral health...

Fall Baseball Registration is Live!

Fall Baseball League, every Sunday, at Carl Harris Little League Complex on5550 Virginia Road, Hermitage, PASep 13, 2020 to Oct 25, 2020Each Sun 10am to NoonEach Sun Noon to 2pmEach Sun 4pm to 6pm

- For players ages 7-15 (Next year’s Little Leagu...

DEP Offering Grants to Small Businesses and Farmers for Energy, Environmental Projects

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced the availability of $1 million in grant funding to Pennsylvania small businesses and farmers for energy efficiency, pollution prevention, and natural resource protection projects thro...

City Launches Traffic Calming Program

The City of Hermitage Board of Commissioners held a special meeting on Monday, July 13th to discuss a new city wide traffic-calming program. Under the new program, residents can make requests to the city for traffic calming measures. Under the new plan, t...

Bulk Trash Collection Scheduled for Fall

Fall Bulk Trash Pick up begins the week of September 28th on your normal collection day

Residents of Hermitage, PA only:

Acceptable Bulk items:

-White goods

- Bulk Items

- Larger Items

- Properly tagged freon- free items with doors disables

Examples of bulk and/...

Construction of a Roundabout at Route 62 and East State Street in Hermitage

The second phase of roundabout construction is expected to start this week at the intersection of Route 62 and East State Street (Route 3008) near the entrance to the Shenango Valley Mall in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County.

The first phase of the proj...

Media Release- Director of Planning Retires

The City of Hermitage announced today that Jeremy Coxe will be promoted to the position of Director of Planning & Development, effective later this year, upon the retirement of the current Director, Marcia Hirschmann. Mrs. Hirschmann has announced her...

Virus Testing Center to Open in Hermitage

"Pennsylvania will have five new COVID-19 testing centers, including one in Hermitage, starting Monday at Walmart super center stores.

The office of Gov. Tom Wolf announced the new testing centers Thursday.

Under the state’s plan, the sites w...

Media Release - Effective June 8, 2020 the City of Hermitage will implement the following

City buildings (Municipal Building, Street Department/City Garage, WPC/Food Waste to Energy Department, eCenter @ LindenPointe, Training & Workforce Development Building) will be open to the public with restrictions:

Entry will be only by previous appo...

Mercer County Moving to Green Phase June 5, 2020

"County commissioners are looking forward to Mercer County’s move to the green phase in six days, even expressing frustration that the action was not taken sooner.

“I think we should have went to green this Friday, so it’...

Spring 2020 Newsletter!

The Spring 2020 Newsletter is out! Copies will be in your mailbox within the next week or click the link HERE to download a digital copy

Looking for a previous issue? Click the Newsletter button from the Mega Menu on our home page to check out our entire a...

PRC Traveling Glass Recycling Event

Traveling Glass Bin: Schedule And Information

Hours Of Operation

Saturday through Thursday, 6:00 am – sundownNOTE: bin sites will be strictly monitored at all times

Schedule

Sat., June 13 – Thu., June 18 – City of Hermitage Fire ...

Coronoavira related restrictions by state - PA State restrictions listed

Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Wolf issued a statewide stay-at-home order initially effective until April 30. It was extended for all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties until 12:01 a.m. on May 8. The stay-at-home order will apply to counties in the red phase o...

*UPDATE*Hermitage Roundabout

Kirila Contractors will be implementing Phase One of the Hermitage Roundabout construction project known to PennDOT as ECMS 105775.

Subcontractors will be onsite the week of May 18 with the road closure occurring on May 21^st 2020

Plan sheets from the contra...

Mercer County Moves to Yellow Phase, May 8, 2020

Beginning May 8, 2020, Mercer County will move to the Yellow Phase as part of Governor Tom Wolf’s 3 phase plan for Pennsylvania as the state prepares for new realities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Yellow Phase

As regions or counties move i...

Roundabout work set to begin May 11, 2020

"The first phase of the Hermitage roundabout project includes building a temporary road on the north side of East State Street near the Shenango Valley Mall entrance. Harry said motorists should expect a detour to be in place roughly one week after w...

Hermitage Planning Commission Meeting, May 4, 2020

The City of Hermitage Planning Commission is holding its May 4, 2020 meeting via phone conference @ 8:30am. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the City Building is closed to the public. Any comments or questions concerning the meeting agenda can be di...

City launches COVID-19 Informational Page

Click the link below for more information on the City’s COVID-19 information page or click the Special Alert banner at the top of our home page

Link to COVID-19 Information page HERE

Page includes departmental impacts, links to the CDC, PA Dept. o...

Business License Tax Deadline Extended

Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and pursuant to the City of Hermitage’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency, the City has extended the deadline for filing Business License Tax returns and making payment, without penalty, until July 1...

PA Stay At Home Order

Governor Tom Wolf has issued a stay at home order for all of PA. Here is what that means:

STAY AT HOME ORDER GUIDANCE

"The virus that causes Coronavirus 2019 Disease (“COVID-19”) is easily transmitted, especially in group

settings, a...

PA Primary Election Update

NEW: The Pennsylvania primary election is now on June 2 due to COVID-19 .

Registered voters who have signed up for either a mail-in or absentee ballot do not need to file new applications despite the change in the primary election date.

From Kathy Boockvar,...

City of Hermitage - Proclamation of Disaster Emergency

The attached Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for the City of Hermitage was executed this morning and follows similar declarations by Governor Wolf (March 6) and the Mercer County Commissioners (March 19). The Hermitage Board of Commissioners will forma...

UPDATED Media Release - COVID-19

Effective at noon, Friday, March 20, 2020, all City of Hermitage buildings will be closed to the public. Buildings include the Municipal Building (except for City public meetings), all Fire Stations, the City Garage/Street Department, Water Pollution Cont...

Important information on the closing of all businesses that are not life sustaining

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA REGARDING THE CLOSURE OF ALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT LIFE SUSTAINING

To read the full order, please click the link HERE

" No person or...

Northwest Region Construction Projects Suspended in Response to COVID-19

Northwest Region Construction Projects Suspended in Response to COVID-19

Oil City, PA – In response to COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has suspended all construction projects until further notice. Inclu...

Media Release – COVID-19

The City of Hermitage is making several operational adjustments regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic that our country is experiencing. The City is committed to maintaining necessary local government services while taking precautionary measures to...

City of Hermitage Water Authority receives Governor Award

"However, the food-to-waste program is going to continue expanding, as the Hermitage Municipal Authority applied for a $4 million bond issue in order to undergo some improvements over the next several months. Customers’ rates will not be af...

Construction Set to Begin for the Roundabout

Construction Set to Begin for the Roundabout at Route 62 and East State Street in Hermitage, Mercer County

Initial Work Will be off the Road near the Intersection at the Shenango Valley Mall

 Oil City, PA – Work is expected to get underwa...

Spring Bulk Trash Pick Up

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Read on...

Hard - To - Recycle Collection 2020

Please click HERE to download the HRD Collection Brochure 

Mercer- Lawrence County Electronics Recycling Guide

Please click the link HERE to download the 2020 Mercer-Lawrence County Electronics Recycling Guide

Hermitage Police Dept. hands out awards

Awards:

Officer of the Year Award: Officer Brad Davis

Life Saving Award: Corporal Daniel Young

Leadership Excellence Award: Sergeant Michael Martin

Certification of Commendation: Hermitage Fire Dept.

Click below for images:

Photo 1 Photo 2 Photo 3 Photo 4 Photo 5 Ph...

MEDIA RELEASE - Merger Discussions

MEDIA RELEASE

BOROUGH OF WHEATLAND – CITY OF HERMITAGE

Merger Discussions

February 4, 2020

At the request of the Borough of Wheatland, the City of Hermitage and the Borough are preparing to study a potential merger whereby Wheatland would become par...

Winter Newsletter is out!

The Winter 2020 newsletter is out! You can download a copy of the newsletter by clicking the ’Newsletter’ icon from the drop down mega menu on our home page or click the link HERE to download directly from our archive center 

Hermitage Volunteer Fire Dept. to receive +$14k in state aid

The Hermitage Volunteer Fire Dept. is set to receive  $14,248.03  in State Aid through the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant program. 

Other recipients include several local volunteer fire departments, including th...

FAQ - Winter Road Mainteance

We get many questions on who is responsible for plowing local roads. Both the City of Hermitage and PennDot maintain city roads but it is important to who plows which road

Linked on the FAQ page is a Winter Maintenance Map showing roads maintained by the C...

Local artist donates a one-of-a kind picture to K9 Willem

Judy Ingrao of Diamond Art by Judy gifts the Hermitage Police Department a picture of K9 Willem

The picture contains thousands of hand placed beads to create the picture which Judy completed and donated to K9 Willem and Officer Frampton thanking them for t...

Hermitage Little League Baseball Registration 2020

Please visit the Hermitage Little League Facebook page for more info on registration and league play. You can visit their Facebook page by clicking HERE

Or download the latest flyer containing registration details, linked HERE

MLK Day - Building Closure January 20th

Just a quick reminder, the City of Hermitage Municipal Offices and City Garage will be closed on Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Offices and Garage will re-open Tuesday, January 21st at normal operating hours.

The 2019 City of Hermitage Business License Tax Return Form

Business Tax License Return forms can be found in our Document Center or download a form by clicking the highlighted link HERE

Hermitage Arts Fest Dates Announced!

Visit our Parks and Rec Page HERE to download an Arts Fest Application and check our our Arts Fest YouTube Video! 

Exciting news for the SV Community!

"Named the Shenango Valley Community Connections Collaborative, it will have an area-wide impact on a variety of demographics including the artist community, veterans, minorities, displaced workers and those with developmental and intellectual disabi...

EatSafePA

PA Dept of Agriculture launches EatSafePA app

For more information on the app, click on the EatSafePA link for our Live drop down menu

You can also check out Appadvice.com for more info on the app by clicking HERE

Or download inspection reports directly from...

Natural Christmas Tree Pick Up

City of Hermitage households -  Curbside collection of natural Christmas Trees - weeks of January 6th and January 13th (on your normal collection day) for Natural Christmas Tree curbside pickup

 Like previous years, households can set the...

Your Census 2020 Toolkit

Do you have questions about the Census 2020? How will the Census impact your children's future? FAQ's on safeguarding your confidentiality? Is your information secure? There handouts are available for download from our Document Center > Census 2020

Or v...

Regular Commissioner Meeting tonight

"If approved, the proposed budget would continue a trend of keeping property taxes steady that had lasted about 29 years.

The owner of a property valued at $30,400, the average assessed property value in Hermitage, would have a yearly real estate tax ...

Road work, new development

"Funds are coming together to cover the transformation of the area around the Shenango Valley Mall, with the vision set on creating a city center. All that the “go” signal is waiting for now is word on what the developer&rsquo...

Potential New Development

"HERMITAGE — A new store could be coming to Hermitage in the future if approved by the Hermitage Board of Commissioners this week.

A new, 9,100-square-foot Dollar General is being planned for 326 N. Buhl Farm Drive. It would be south of the ...

Business Journal - 'Hermitage Town Center to Develop...'

"Development of a town center to establish a “sense of place in the center of the community” was the highest priority identified in the creation of the Hermitage 2030 comprehensive plan, says City Manager Gary Hinkson. 

In...

Proposed 2020 Budget Available for Review

From the Herald...

"City residents can expect taxes to remain steady under the proposed 2020 budget, scheduled for final approval later this month.

Under the proposed budget, Hermitage's real estate tax will stay at 5 mills. This means the owner of a p...

PA Commonwealth Financing Authority and the Multimodal Transportation Fund provide funding

“This funding is critical because it will ensure that the key infrastructure components are in place to support the planned Hermitage Town Center,” said state Rep. Mark Longietti, D-7, Hermitage.

Hermitage will use some of the funding t...

SV Chamber Honors City Manager Gary Hinkson

"Gary Hinkson did not want to be on the stage Wednesday night at the Shenango Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner.

And he wanted to make a speech accepting his award as the 2019 Shenango Valley Business Ambassador even less.

And for th...

Gary Hinkson Announced as the SV Business Ambassador of the Year!

"SHENANGO VALLEY CHAMBER TO HOLD ANNUAL DINNER WEDNESDAY NOV. 6 AT

PARK INN BY RADISSON – TO HONOR GARY HINKSON OF CITY OF HERMITAGE

AS SHENANGO VALLEY BUSINESS AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR"

Click HERE to read the full press release!

The 2020 Census is here!

Important Dates

By April 1, 2020, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. Once the invitation arrives, you should respond for your home in one of three ways: online, by phone, or by mail.

January–September 2019: Th...

Sanitary Sewer Expansion Project & Food Waste to Energy Facility News

North Neshannock Road/North Darby Road/South Darby Road Sewer Expansion Project

This project, to extend low-pressure sanitary sewers to serve properties and alleviate malfunctioning on lot systems in these areas of the City, is anticipated to be under cons...

Hermitage 2030 Comp Plan Final Draft

The Hermitage 2030 Comp Plan Final Draft has been published

To download a copy of the final Hermitage 2030 Comprehensive Plan, please click HERE

Or visit our Document Center from our homepage under Planning > City Projects 

CITY OF HERMITAGE & STATE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE

(Hermitage, Mercer County, PA) – The City of Hermitage has been notified that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced a $2,500,000 Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) grant to the City to assist in the implementation of the Town Cen...

Continued Press for the Hermitage2030 Comp Plan - and a new blog post with market analysis!

For more information on the Hermitage 2030 comp plan, visit our website or the Hermitage2030 website at http://hermitage2030.strikingly.com/ You can also attend our upcoming public meeting on the plan on 9/12/2018

For more information on the plan, check ou...