Rochester Borough
Founded 1849 | 0.6 sq. mi. | People: 3,472
Borders: Rochester Township, East Rochester
Rochester Government
March 16, 2026Regular meeting
Rochester council approved McDonald’s land development plan on 6-0 roll call vote
- Council voted 6-0 to approve McDonald’s land development project, conditioned on completion of the Sewage Facilities Planning Module.
- Council approved paying bills, including $339,451.67 from the general fund and $279,416.67 in payroll.
- Council approved Resolution 2026-4 enforcing parking prohibitions for street cleaning and leaf pickup.
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- Sept. 30, 2026 302 Jefferson St. Wesley and Lori Bortmas to Julio Marquez Portillo and Dunia Portillo $250,000
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Borough Contacts
Borough Office
rochesterpa.org
350 Adams Street
Rochester, PA 15074
(724) 775-1200
Police (non-emergency)
Rochester Borough Police
(724) 775-1101
Emergencies: 911
Right-To-Know Requests
Toni Celeste, Open Records Officer
(724) 775-1200
rbmanager@comcast.net
Taxes
2026 Property Tax
Total: 26.41 mills
Borough: 9 mills
County: 3.67 mills
Rochester Area School District: 13.74 mills
Collector: Donna Robson (724) 728-2435
Other Local Taxes
Earned income: 1% (0.5% borough, 0.5% school)
Local Services Tax: $52
Realty transfer: 1%
EIT/LST collector: Berkheimer (610) 599-3139
Who Runs Rochester?
Elected
- Keith Jackson (D)Mayor · 2028
- Dave Alford (D)Council President · 2028
- Grant White (R)Council · 2030
- Don Brothers (D)Council · 2028
- Antoinette BucherCouncil · 2028 Write-in
- Rico Elmore (R)Council · 2028
- Sam PiccininiCouncil · 2028 Write-in
- Chad Rape (R)Council · 2028
- Renee Simmons (D)Council · 2028
- Donna Robson (D)Tax Collector · 2028
Appointed
- Toni CelesteManager · Secretary · Treasurer · Open Records Officer · Emergency Management
- Paul Steff, EsquireSolicitor
- Tony SadakaEngineer
- Dawn ShanePolice Chief
- Mike MamoneFire Chief
- Patrick McGuireZoning Officer
Sources: Pa. DCED Municipal Statistics; Beaver County election results. Party is the nomination each official won in their most recent election (D/R = won both the Democratic and Republican nominations). Officials marked Write-in won their seats as write-in candidates without a party nomination, so no party is shown.
School District
Rochester Area School District
rasd.org
540 Reno Street
Rochester, PA 15074
(724) 775-7500
Your Representatives
County Commissioners
Commissioners’ Office
Beaver County Courthouse
810 Third St.
Beaver, PA 15009
(724) 770-4400
(724) 728-5700
Beaver County Courthouse
810 Third St.
Beaver, PA 15009
(724) 770-4400
(724) 728-5700
State House · District 16
Rep. Rob Matzie (D)
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State Senate · District 47
Sen. Elder Vogel Jr. (R)
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U.S. House · District 17
Rep. Chris Deluzio (D)
deluzio.house.gov
deluzio.house.gov
U.S. Senate
Sen. John Fetterman (D)
fetterman.senate.gov
fetterman.senate.gov
U.S. Senate
Sen. Dave McCormick (R)
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