Murrysville begins leaf collections, lifts burn ban

Patrick Varine | Thursday, May 7, 2020 2:24 p.m.

Tribune-Review file

The Murrysville municipal building on Sardis Road.

Spring leaf and yard waste collection will kick off this weekend in Murrysville.

Republic Services will collect leaf and yard waste left at the curb the night before May 9 and 16. To schedule a pickup, call Republic at 877-788-9400.

For those with a fire pit or burn barrel, the municipality’s burn ban will be lifted as of Friday.

“We usually have a brush fire window of late March through early May,” Mayor Regis Synan said. “With many more people home than normal, we anticipated more burning than normal. In some instances, these fires can grow rapidly and require a great number of firefighters.”

Synan asked that people who do choose to burn “keep water close at hand and not burn on windy days.”

In other council business:

• Murrysville passed a resolution calling on Gov. Tom Wolf to move Westmoreland County from the red covid-19 designation to yellow, allowing some businesses to reopen and some restrictions to be lifted.

The county has 411 confirmed covid-19 cases according to state health officials, and 32 deaths according to the county coroner’s office.

• Council also appointed members to fill two vacancies on the municipal planning commission.

Anthony Livecchi’s term will run through Dec. 31, 2021, and Chris Kerns’ term will run through Dec. 31, 2023.