City Council Approves Land Issues, Cautions Residents

Washington City Council worked on issues on polar opposite sides of daily business at their voting meeting. Council approved the final land development plan for the Washington County Public Safety Building. They also added 15 homes to the demolition list to be torn down in 2026. Councilman Joe Pintola announced that PennDot will be replacing and synchronizing traffic and crossing signals in the spring along Maiden Street and Jefferson Avenue. Councilman Andrew Callan is warning residents that the city is aware of a larger than usual amount of ticks at Washington Park. He says that they are currently working with an exterminator to effectively solve the problem. Councilman Joe DeThomas reports that if a resident finds a dead dear that was not hit by a car to report it to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The commission is concerned with a deer disease called Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease or EHD. He says that the disease is severely affecting and killing deer in southeastern Ohio and the game commission there is considering cancelling deer hunting season there. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is monitoring the disease closely. If you find a dead deer call the game commission at 1-833-PGC-Wild.