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Butler Co. Human Services Guide 7.2025 QR
Council Meeting Date Change-November
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Butler has changed the council meeting that was scheduled for November 20, 2025 to November 19, 2025, 7:00 PM in Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Building, 14 West North Street, Butler, Pennsylvania.
Leaf Dump/Curb Side Collection
Beginning on Saturday, October 25, 2025, residents of the City may begin disposing of leaves at a designated area in the City’s Memorial Park. The City has issued the following guidelines pertaining to use of the area.
Signs will direct users to the designated area that will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekends and holidays. The area is scheduled to be open through second week of December. Only the designated area may be used for leaf disposal.
NOTE: Due to the Turkey Trot on November 1st, the designated area will not open until 12:30 PM that day.
Leaves will be added to an existing compost area. They must be removed from plastic bags, and no materials used to carry the leaves are to be left at the leaf drop area. The area is to be used for disposal of leaves only. Dumping of brush, rubbish, and garbage is prohibited.
The curbside collection service is provided by the City’s Streets Department. Residents may call the department at (724) 285 – 8440 when all the leaves have fallen in their neighborhood or for more information.
Garbage Collection Service-Vogel
Residents will be billed every three months in advance of the service period. This service provides weekly solid waste collection for up to seven (7) 42-gallon containers or seven (7) 42 gallon plastic bags, every other week recycling collection, and one bulky waste item to be picked up in the first week of each month. Service is per individual residential unit for material generated from within the service address. Each container or plastic bag cannot exceed 42 gallons in size or 40 pounds in weight. Place your solid waste and recyclables at the curb after 6 pm the night before your scheduled collection day. Recycling is mandatory in the City of Butler.
Reporting Street Light and other electric outages
If you notice a streetlight or outdoor area light is out, please use the link below or call 1-888-544-4877 to let us know about the problem. Thank you for helping to keep our community safe. https://www.firstenergycorp.com/service_requests/report-lighting-problem.html
Report outages by calling 1-888-LIGHTSS (1-888-544-4877), texting OUT to LIGHTS (544487) or clicking the “Outages” link on firstenergycorp.com.
FirstEnergy, customers can sign up to receive email and text message alert notifications for updates after they’ve reported a power outage. Customers can also use two-way text messaging to report outages, request updates on restoration efforts and make other inquiries about their electric accounts. More information about these communication tools is available at firstenergycorp.com/connect.
Customers should assume all downed or low-hanging power lines are energized and dangerous. Stay at least 30 feet away and use extra caution where downed lines are tangled in trees or other debris. Report downed lines ASAP by calling 911.
For updated information on the company’s current outages, the company’s storm restoration process and tips for staying safe, visit FirstEnergy’s 24/7 Power Center.
PA One Call – Utility Notification & Information Center
Pennsylvania 811 Safe Digging Month is observed every April. Call before you dig! Dial 811.
The City of Butler is a great place to live, work, and relax!
Named by Smithsonian Magazine in the top ten best small towns in America; The City of Butler, PA, is home to 14,000 residents. For more than 200 years, the City of Butler has been home to industry, family owned businesses and marking its place in history. Butler County has been an industrial center since the early 1800’s to the birthplace of the Bantam Jeep in 1940. From oil refining roots to the present-day Marcellus Shale boom, from railroad car manufacturing in the past, to the headquarters of Westinghouse Nuclear today, Butler County is the industrial hub of the area. Our downtown shopping and restaurant district is a thriving, nationally accredited Main Street community. As the county seat, the City of Butler is also the hub of government and commercial activity. Conveniently close to the city of Pittsburgh and its world-class education medicine, arts and sports, the City of Butler truly provides residents with metropolitan living and small town convenience.
The City of Butler owns a 1909 Huselton and a 1941 Bantam Jeep built in Butler, PA. The Butler Old Stone House maintains our Huselton and Jeep.
