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North Versailles Township approves police hires, traffic changes and sewer contract
Summary
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Board of Commissioners hired two police officers, adopted three ordinances (including vacating part of Naser Road), approved a $168,805 storm-sewer contract and several routine expenditures, and adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
North Versailles Township’s Board of Commissioners met on Feb. 19, 2026, and approved a series of personnel hires, ordinances and contracts affecting public safety, roads and stormwater infrastructure.
The board voted to hire two police officers, Brenden Linebarger and Andrew Evans, both certified eligible by the Civil Service Commission; the minutes record that they were sworn in by District Justice Roxanne Eichler. The meeting also recorded routine approvals including the minutes of Jan. 15, 2026, and bills payable from the General Fund ($189,021.85) and Liquid Fuels Fund ($65,097.01).
During a public hearing the board adopted Ordinance No. 1149, which revises traffic-control regulations; Ordinance No. 1150, vacating a portion of Naser Road (see separate item); and Ordinance No. 1151, an intermunicipal agreement to join the Turtle Creek Council of Governments’ Fire Code Joint Board of Appeals and to dissolve North Versailles’ local Fire Code Board of Appeals. The minutes record a NO vote by Commissioner Saula on Ordinance No. 1150; other roll-call detail is not specified in the minutes.
The board approved several operational items: authorization of Fire Tax payments to Crestas VFC #4 ($2,202.39) and West Wilmerding VFC ($3,414.27); conversion of Third Street to one-way from Lincoln Highway to Jamison Avenue; purchase of four police radios from Lauttamus Communications for $23,814.62; annual Turtle Creek C.O.G. dues of $4,660.00; and a $100 advertising payment to the East Allegheny Baseball Program.
On public works and capital work, the board approved the Elizabeth Street Storm Sewer Project with G Salandro Excavating, LLC in the amount of $168,805.00. The board also approved hiring Merle Pusey as a public works laborer under the Local 433 (UWUA) collective bargaining agreement; the minutes record Commissioner Saula abstained on that hire.
The public-comment portion of the meeting listed speakers including Carol Boros (Township business), Ryan Kieffer (neighbor) and Ken Mihm (identified in the minutes with “Naval; Base”); the specific content of those comments is not recorded in the minutes. The meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
The minutes do not provide detailed discussion text or the full roll-call breakdown for each motion beyond the notation that motions carried; where the minutes record an exception (a NO vote or abstention) that detail is noted above. No next meeting date or follow-up schedule is specified in the minutes.
