Proposed Municipal Budget Keeps Property Tax Rates Steady
United, PA · November 11, 2026
Flags are out on front porches early this morning for Veterans Day. Ceremonies and local tributes get underway before midday across the valley.
The Lead
Greensburg City Council introduced a proposed $14 million municipal operating budget for 2027 this week, keeping real estate tax rates steady at 27.95 mills. However, municipal leaders are weighing a looming challenge: an estimated $1.5 million decline in the city’s overall assessed property value heading into next year. Because lower collective property values generate less revenue at the current rate, council members began debating during Monday's public hearing whether to hold the line or consider a fractional millage adjustment before the final vote next month. A 0.8-mill increase under discussion would amount to roughly $25 to $30 annually for the typical homeowner to prevent service cuts. Official certified county assessment totals arrive later this month, setting up final budget deliberations ahead of the December adoption deadline.
Local Pulse
South Greensburg Downsizes Council to Five Seats City Hall Voters approved a ballot measure reducing council size from seven to five members beginning in future municipal elections.
County Offices and Courts Closed Today Community Westmoreland County government buildings and district courts remain closed Wednesday in observance of Veterans Day before reopening Thursday.
Today's Outlook
- High 62°F · Low 36°F — Overcast
- Grab a light jacket for afternoon walks before temperatures drop steeply by nightfall.
What's On Around Town
Today
Veterans Appreciation Day The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (221 N Main St), Greensburg, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free Free gallery admission and special community recognition for all service members.
Annual Wreath Ceremony Chambers Hall Flagpoles (150 Finoli Dr), Greensburg, 11:11 AM · Free Ceremonial wreath placement, veteran keynote address, and bugler playing Taps.
Veterans Day Community Luncheon Hempfield Room at Chambers Hall (150 Finoli Dr), Greensburg, 11:30 AM–1:00 PM · Free Complimentary lunch for area veterans and their families following morning ceremonies.
Tomorrow
- Murrysville AAUW Used Book Sale Murrysville Community Library (4130 Sardis Rd), Murrysville, 9:30 AM–5:00 PM · Paid
- Try It Out: Army Mini PT Chambers Hall Lawn (150 Finoli Dr), Greensburg, 11:00 AM–Noon · Free
- The American Ride: Toby Keith Tribute The Palace Theatre (21 W Otterman St), Greensburg, 7:30 PM · Paid
Friday
- Winter Wonderland The Westmoreland Museum of American Art (221 N Main St), Greensburg, 5:00–8:00 PM · Free
- Denise Krestal-Baldwin Live Helltown Brewing (13 Henry C Frick St), Mount Pleasant, 6:00–9:00 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Calumet
- Founded in 1888 as a company coal patch, the village took its name from the French word chalumet, describing ceremonial reed pipes shared during regional treaties. The Calumet Coke Company built dozens of miner duplexes along what is now Route 981.
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