City of Pittsburg, Texas

Pittsburg's  City Hall is located at 200 Rusk Street and is open Monday - Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm
City Hall office phone number is 903-856-3621
City Manager:                                                    Clint Hardeman
 
City Secretary:                                                   Margaret Jackson
 
City Attorney:                                                     Mike Setty
 
City Judge:                                                         Steven Simmons
 
Community/Economic Development:                     Jenny Rowan
 
City Inspector:                                                    J.D. McElhaney

Municipal Services


Type of Government:       

Council/Manager

 

Population:                        4,497   (2010 CENSUS)

 
Annual Budget:   $6,780,658
 
Fire Insurance Class:   0.12 in city/0.50 in county
 
Fire trucks/pumpers:       7
 
Full time firemen: 3
 
Volunteer firemen: 20
 
Police: 10
 
Public Library: yes
 
City Zoning Body: yes

Utilities

 
Electric Company  
AEP (Southwestern Electric Power) 1-888-216-3523
   
Natural Gas  
Centerpoint Energy Entex 1-800-259-5544
   
Telephone Company  
AT&T  
---Residential 1-800-288-2020
----Business 1-800-499-7928

 

Water

  
Supplied by: City
Source: Lake and wells
Capacity 2,937,680 gpd
Average daily consumption 635,581 gpd
Peak consumption 1,600,000 gpd
Storage capacity:  
---Ground 1,000,000 gals
---Elevated 586,000 gals
---Pressure on mains 60-70 psi
   
Wastewater  
Type of treatment plant: Oxidation Ditch
Average daily load: 550,000 gpd
Design capacity: 1,250,000 gpd
In the process of expanding to: 3,000,000 gpd

Tax Structure

Property Tax
    
City 0.5284 per $100 valuation
County 0.2940 per $100 valuation
Road & Bridge 0.0989
School 1.1151 per $100 valuation
College 0.10 per $100 valuation

Rocky Mound


Total

0.2927


2.36
Sales Tax
State 6.25
City 1.00
County 0.50
Economic Dev 0.50

Arts


Whatley Center for the Performing Arts is located at Northeast Texas Community College and includes both a beautiful theatre and an art gallery. The Whatley Center presents a professional performing arts series, college theatre productions and changing art shows during the season September through May. Contact Carolyn Franks at (903) 572-3644 for program schedules.

Education

Public Schools
Pittsburg ISD
(903) 856 - 3628
http://pittsburgisd.livesitehost.com/
 
Private Schools
Bethel Christian Academy
Pre-school through 12th grade
(903) 856 -6777
 
Colleges
Northeast Texas Community College
(903) 434 - 8100
http://www.ntcc.edu

Health Facilities


Hospitals:
 - East Texas Medical Center-Pittsburg
     * A 25-bed facility with two surgical suites and Intensive Care Unit
     * 10  active staff physicians

     * 265 employees
     * 24 hour ER level IV trauma center
     * ETMC-Pittsburg is only 20 minutes by ETMS's Air One helicopter to ETMC-Tyler, a level 1 trauma center

Emergency Medical Transportation Services:
 - Camp County EMS is a MICU service

Nursing Homes:
 - Pittsburg Nursing Center

 - Southern Wind Manor

 

Recreational Facilities


Parks: 2
   
Area Lakes: 5
   
Country Clubs: 1
   
Tennis Courts: 2

Churches & Housing


Number of Houses 4530
   
Rental Apartments 150
   
Churches (within 45 miles):
Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Protestant, Synagogue

Commercial & Industrial


Machine Shops: 3
Tool & Die Services: 1
Electric Motor Repair: 1
Banks: 4
Motels: 2

Media


Newspaper (Local, Weekly): Pittsburg Gazette
Phone Number (903) 856-6629
   
Newspaper (Daily): Dallas Morning News
  Longview News Journal
  Tyler Telegraph
                                            Mt. Pleasant Daily Tribune

Radio Stations

 4
   
TV Stations 77

Transportation


Highways
Interstate 30
US Highway 271
State Highway 11
RailSouthern Pacific / Cotten Belt 11 trains per day
Kansas City Southern 4 trains per day
Intermodal Facility & Piggyback Longview

Labor Market


Counties in commuting distance (35 miles) 7
Total Population 161,000
Labor Force 75,915
Employed 71,325
Employed in manufacturing 9,625

Food & Fun


To really know a town, you've got to taste it, and East Texas food provides a delicious diversity.


Pittsburg has restaurants to suit all tastes and moods - whether it is barbecue, soul food, soup and sandwich, gourmet, ethnic, hamburgers, steaks, great cakes, pies, milkshakes and malts - all great dining experiences.


You must try Pittsburg's favorite - the famed hot links. The downtown factory serves these tasty sausages right next door. Eat them the way the locals do-on butcher paper, served with HOT sauce and crackers.

Enjoy the nostalgia and charm of the 1950s at an authentic soda fountain on Main Street, or upscale dining at a restaurant located in one of Pittsburg's charming historic homes.