Residents interested in having their property considered for inclusion in our deer culling program may submit a request by clicking here.
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Forest Hills Farmers Market
Forest Hill’s Farmers Market opening day is Friday, May 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM. There will be new vendors as well as your returning favorites! The Market is open every Friday from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM until October 25, 2024.
Save Our Parks Japanese Knotweed Eradication Project Year 3
Greetings friends and neighbors!!
Please save the date Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 8:30am to Noon for the first Save Our Parks Japanese Knotweed Eradication Project Year 3. We meet at the Main Park at Braddock and Ardmore. Japanese Knotweed is overtaking Forest Hills Parks and residents properties at an alarming rate. Come and learn how to eradicate this invasive plant that is taking habitat away from native plants that provide food and shelter for our bees, birds and butterflies! Hand clippers, loppers, gloves and water will be provided on a limited basis. If you have your own tools please bring them along. Direct questions to Martin@ForestHillsPA.com.
Looking forward to seeing you all!
Council Meetings Update
Council business meetings are held in person at the Forest Hills Borough Building, 4400 Greensburg Pike and open to the public. Meetings are also live-streamed on the borough’s YouTube channel (Tree City TV).
If you have an issue that you would like council or the Mayor to address but cannot attend a meeting, please click here.
Sending Payments to the Borough
Please Take Note To Ensure Your Payments Are Received By The Correct Department
Refuse, sewage, fire payments and local service tax (LST) should be placed in an envelope and mailed to (or placed in the drop box located at the main entrance):
Borough of Forest Hills
4400 Greensburg Pike
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
Starting in January 2024 school and borough real estate taxes must be mailed to:
Jordan Tax Service,
102 Rahway Road,
McMurray, PA 15317
Please do not drop off or mail Tax Collector payments to the Borough of Forest Hills.
Deer Management Meeting Video
On September 18, 2023 a public meeting was held on Deer Management. The meeting video can be viewed on Tree City TV by clicking here .
New Online Recycling Drop-Off Finder
The county has launched a new Recycling Drop-Off Finder. The new tool is available online and includes a searchable database, with map, to help residents identify drop-off places for disposal or recycling, including hard-to-recycle items. The collaboration between Health, Sustainability and Information Technology recently went live at https://alleghenycounty.us/recyclingfinder.
The new Recycling Drop-off Finder does not contain information on curbside pickups but provides support to residents searching for what to do with items like batteries, electronics, or tires. These items are typically ones not accepted in curbside programs.
Deer Survey Results
Thank you to all who participated in this survey. The results are available here. A subcommittee is reviewing the data and will submit recommendations to council sometime in the new year. Those recommendations will be posted to the website when they become available.
Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive insect that has spread throughout Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. SLF feeds on the plant sap of many different plants including grapevines, maples, black walnut, and other important plants in PA. If you see SLF, help us stop it in its tracks! To report a sighting, go to https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly or call the lanternfly hotline at 1-888-422-3359.
Spotted Lanternfly Management Resources: The public can do a great deal to stop the spread of the invasive Spotted Lanternfly. Learn how to identify and safely manage spotted lanternfly throughout the year using the following resources found here: https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-management-resources
Other Resources:
alert-spotted-lanternfly.pdf (usda.gov)
USDA APHIS | Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted Lanternfly (pa.gov)
Air Quality Index Alerts
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) measures air quality every day using monitors throughout the County, and the readings of those monitors are classified on an Air Quality Index (AQI). If the AQI is forecasted to be over 100 on a given day, ACHD issues an Air Quality Watch. If the AQI is measured at over 100, ACHD issues an Air Quality Warning. This information is then communicated over the Allegheny Alerts system.
If you would like to receive alerts go to www.alleghenycounty.us/alerts and enter your contact information. When an alert is sent on a topic you’ve chosen, you’ll receive it on the devices you’ve selected. Get an email at work, text on your cell and call at home – as many or few as you want. There’s even an app for it. You can add, delete and change your devices and topics any time. It’s all up to you.
To understand more about our air quality and the index check out the brochure here.