Payments

Checks and Money Orders made payable to “Buffalo Township” are the only forms of acceptable payment at this time. Cash and Credit is not accepted at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.

RES. No.7 of 2023

Municipal Lien Letters

Municipal Lien Letter Requests cost $40 per parcel. Please note that this certification does not include water/sewage, utilities, or garbage as the Township does not provide or monitor these private services. Some trash collection companies in the Township include Waste Management, Rozner’s, Triple H, and Beck’s Refuse. For water/sewage, you may contact the Washington County Sewage Council or Pennsylvania American Water if the property has public water.  Dye Tests are not required by the Township since there is no public sewage anywhere in the Township. If a dye test is required by the financing company, please contact the Washington County Sewage Council at 724-223-0504.

Taxes

Earned Income/Local Services Tax/Delinquent Per Capita Tax

Keystone Collections Group

Buffalo Twp PSD CODE 631002
EIT – 1% of Wages
LST – $52 Annually

*These taxes should be withheld from your paycheck by your employer or remitted quarterly if self-employed

McGuffey School District

Administration Offices

Michelle Markley

  • 911 Address Assignment Official
  • 724-222-2711
  • mmarkley@buffalotwp.com

Washington County Public Safety
Jack Stone, Public Safety GIS Manager
Phone: (724) 250-6402

Real Estate/Township/School Tax Collector

Eric Donnelly

  • 322 East Buffalo Church Road
    Washington, PA 15301
  • (724) 228-9166
  • donnelly322@comcast.net

Tax Certifications – $45 Per Parcel

*Please note that Real Estate Taxes are to be paid to the Tax Collector by Appt. Only at the above address and NOT at the Township Office.

2025 MILLAGE RATES

Washington County Tax Revenue Department

Property Assessments (724) 228-6853
Tax Claim (Delinquent Property Taxes) (724) 228-6767

Washington County, PA Parcel & GIS Viewer

Parcel & GIS Data Application (arcgis.com)

Emergency Services

PLEASE DIAL 9-1-1 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY AND TO CONTACT THE STATE POLICE.

Troop B – Washington

  • 150 State Route 519
    Eighty Four, PA 15330

Washington Headquarters: 724-223-5200
724-223-4593 – Fax

Roadkill Deer Pick-Up

TWP Roads*: Game Commission: 1-833-742-9453
State Roads: Penndot Local Office: 724-223-4480
Highways: Penndot: 1-800-349-7623

*TWP Road Crew do not pick up deer.

Claysville VFD

  • PO Box 435, 154 Main Street
    Claysville, PA 15323
  • (724) 663-4240

  • Emergency: 911

Taylorstown VFD

  • PO Box 149, 44 Main Street
    Taylorstown, PA 15365
  • (724) 948-2930

  • Emergency: 911

Department of Environmental Protection

Southwest Regional Office

  • 400 Waterfront Drive
    Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  • 412-442-4000
  • www.dep.pa.gov

Environmental Complaints 1-866-255-5158
Environmental Emergency 1-800-541-2050

Emergency Management Coordinator

Randy Mounts – EMC

(1) VACANCY - ASST. EMC

Emergency Management Info

FEMA

Region 3

Game Commission

Southwest Region

PA Dept. of Agriculture

Washington County Conservation District

  • 50 Old Hickory Ridge Rd, Suite 1
    Washington, PA 1531
  • 724-705-7098
  • www.pawccd.org

Washington County State Cart Team

Contact in the event of hurt, endangered, or loose farm animals needing rescued

  • 911

Pennsylvania Animal Response Team
1310 Elmerton Avenue
Harrisburg, PA 17110
717-651-2736
info@pasart.us

https://www.communitysnapshot.org/organizations/pennsylvania-state-animal-response-team

https://paanimalresponse.org/

Washington County Dog Warden

Angela Morrison

Washington County, PA

Washington County Humane Society

Crisis Hotlines

PLEASE DIAL 9-1-1 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY AND TO CONTACT THE STATE POLICE.

STTARS Sexual Assault Hotline

  • 1-888-480-7283

Veterans Crisis Line

  • 1-800-273-8255

Drug and Alcohol Crisis

  • 1-800-GET-HELP

Mental Health Crisis

Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

  • 1-877-225-3567

Suicide Prevention

  • 1-800-273-8255

Domestic Violence

  • 724-223-9190

Adult Protection Elder Abuse

  • 1-800-537-2424

Human Trafficking

  • 1-888-373-7888 (TTY: 711)

Child Abuse

  • 1-800-932-0313

Drug Hotline

  • 1-800-281-0070

Legal

Buffalo Township Solicitor

Dennis M. Makel, Esquire

Makel & Associates, LLC

  • 98 E. Maiden Street
    Washington, PA 15301
  • (724) 222-7639

Magisterial District 27-3-10

Judge John Bruner

Hours
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The office is closed from 12:00 p.m. (noon) to 1:00 p.m. for lunch

*The Township Office does NOT accept any pleas, paperwork, or fine payments associated with the District Judge’s Office. Their office is located beside Western Edge Seafood in the Plaza before you get to the Township Building.

Legislative Contacts

State Representative

Joshua D. Kail (R)

  • 4632 State Route 40
    Claysville, PA 15323
  • 724-587-3095

Office Hours Tuesday Only – 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Visit Website

State Senator

Camera Bartolotta (R)

  • 95 West Beau Street, Suite 107
    Washington, PA 15301
  • 724-225-4380
  • 724-225-4386 - Fax

Visit Website

U.S. Congressman

Glenn Thompson (R)

  • 217 Elm Street, Suite B
    Oil City, PA 16301
  • 814-670-0432
  • 814-670-0868 - Fax

Visit Website

U.S. Senator

John Fetterman (D)

  • 310 Grant Street, Suite 1440
    Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  • 412-803-3501

Visit Website

U.S. Senator

David McCormick (R)

  • 310 Grant Street, Suite 2415
    Pittsburgh, PA 15219
  • 412-803-7370
  • 412-803-7379 - Fax

Visit Website

Washington County Board of Commissioners

Nick Sherman (Chairman)
Electra Janis (Vice Chair)
Larry Maggi (Commissioner)

Right-to-Know Requests

Buffalo Township
Right-To-Know Officer

Michelle Markley

  • (724) 222-2711
  • mmarkley@buffalotwp.com

RTK POLICY
RTK FEE SCHEDULE UPDATED DEC 2022
RIGHT TO KNOW REQUEST FORM

Buffalo Township
Right-To-Know Appeals Attorney

Charlotte E. Karnes, Esquire

  • (724) 222-7639
  • charlotte@makelandassociates.com

Office of Open Records

Janelle Sostar

  • 333 Market Street, 16th Floor
    Harrisburg, PA 17101
  • (717) 346-9903
  • (717) 425-5343 - Fax
  • RTK-OOR@pa.gov
  • openrecords.pa.gov

Notary

Buffalo Township offers Notary Services free to residents. Non-Residents may be charged fees set by the State. Please call for an appointment.

Notary Public

Michelle Markley

  • (724) 222-2711
  • mmarkley@buffalotwp.com

Disclaimer: I am a NOTARY. I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this Commonwealth. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities. I am not a “Full Agent” and do not notarize or transfer vehicle titles.

PA NOTARY PUBLIC FEES

Meals on Wheels/Nutrition Center

Washington Senior Citizens

Mary Lynn Spilak

Aging Services Director

Utilities

Comcast

Knox Energy

PA American Water

Verizon

Washington County Sewage Council

WestPenn Power

Outage Reporting
1-888-544-4877
Text OUT to 544487 (LIGHTS)
Outage Map

McGuffey School District

2024-2025 District Calendar

Administration Offices

  • 90 McGuffey Drive
    Claysville, PA 15323
  • 724-948-3731
  • 724-948-3769 - Fax

Claysville Elementary School

  • 119 Main Street
    Claysville, PA 15323
  • 724-663-7772
  • 724-663-4298 - Fax

Joe Walker Elementary

  • 2510 Park Avenue
    Washington, PA 15301
  • 724-222-3061
  • 724-222-2630 - Fax

McGuffey Cyber

McG Cyber Learning Online

McGuffey High School

  • 86 McGuffey Drive
    Claysville, PA 15323
  • 724-948-3328
  • 724-948-3344 - Fax

McGuffey Middle School

  • 86 McGuffey Drive
    Claysville, PA 15323
  • 724-948-3323
  • 724-948-2413 - Fax

Oil and Gas

Center for Coalfield Justice

Jason Capello

  • 31 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 102
    Washington, PA 15301
  • 724-229-3550
  • 412-229-7141 - Cell
  • info@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org
  • centerforcoalfieldjustice.org

CONSOL Energy Inc.

MarkWest/MPLX

  • 4600 J. Barry Court, Suite 500
    Canonsburg, PA 15317
  • 724-416-0160
  • markwest.com

  • Emergency: 1-866-342-6914

Range Resources

Response Center
P: 724-754-5999
ResponseCenter@rangeresources.com

Community Relations Representative
Kylie Fuller
724-754-5372

Additional Contacts

Board of Auditors

(3) VACANCIES

RES. NO.4 of 2024

Secretary/Treasurer

Michelle Markley

  • (724) 222-2711
  • mmarkley@buffalotwp.com

Township Constable

(1) Vacancy

Washington County Historical Society

Voting

Municipal Primary – May 20, 2025 and Municipal Election – November 4, 2025

POLLS OPEN 7 A.M. – 8 P.M. AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING ON ELECTION DAYS

Washington County Election Office

Voter and Ballot Information
www.vote.pa.gov

Buffalo Township Judge of Elections
Duane Behanna

Buffalo Township Majority Inspector of Elections
Wilma Jean Kuhn

Buffalo Township Minority Inspector of Elections
Julie Behanna

2025 ELECTION SCHEDULE