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Westmoreland County appeals board unanimously approves and denies a slate of property tax exemptions
Summary
At its Feb. 12 meeting, the Westmoreland County Board of Assessment Appeals unanimously approved tax-exempt status for three properties including Toys for Pittsburgh Tikes and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, denied four Willowbrook Owners Association parcels, and approved several disabled-veteran exemptions; actions take effect Jan. 15, 2026.
The Westmoreland County Board of Assessment Appeals voted unanimously Feb. 12 to approve tax-exempt status for three properties and to deny exemption requests for four parcels owned by the Willowbrook Owners Association. The board also approved several disabled-veteran exemptions and removed exempt status for two parcels associated with the same owner. The motions were moved by Bob Hamilton, chairperson, and seconded by Dan Galbraith, vice chairperson; each motion "carried unanimously," according to the minutes.
The board granted exempt status effective Jan. 15, 2026 for Tax Map Number 25-02-09-0-043 (Toys for Pittsburgh Tikes), 50-12-00-0-005 (Brush Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church), and 54-12-00-0-014 (Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission). Those approvals were presented during the solicitor's report and voted on in a single series of motions.
The board denied exempt status for four Willowbrook Owners Association parcels: 56-06-00-0-318, 56-09-00-0-287, 56-09-00-0-288, and 56-09-00-0-289. Each denial was moved and seconded by the same members and recorded as carried unanimously.
On matters involving disabled-veteran exemptions, the board approved exemptions effective Jan. 15, 2026 for Tax Map Numbers 15-03-11-0-357 (Michael S. Kromel), 21-01-15-0-391 (James P. Rega), 58-11-00-0-243 (Albert E. Hawk), and 61-32-00-0-106 (Robert A. Brumfield). The board also removed exempt status effective Jan. 15, 2026 for Tax Map Numbers 63-11-00-0-129 and 63-11-00-0-388, both associated with Joseph A. Keibler.
The minutes record routine administrative items: the board approved the minutes of the Jan. 8, 2026 public meeting; the chief assessor reported that the duplicate has been locked and that tax bills have been mailed; and the deputy chief assessor reported no items. The meeting adjourned after there was no old or new business to discuss.
No public testimony or contested debate over these specific exemption motions is recorded in the minutes. A list of disabled-veteran parcels that did not require a board vote was appended to the minutes and includes Candace F. Pinkosky (47-11-00-0-176) and George A. Emerick (50-21-08-0-168).
