About Miller Township

Miller Township in Perry County Pennsylvania was erected by act of the State Legislature dated March 11, 1852. Joseph Bailey, who later became a congressman, is credited with naming the township, it being named in honor of David Miller. Bailey was in the Pennsylvania State Senate at the time of the township’s erection as the representative of Perry and Cumberland Counties and sponsored the bill, which follows: “That all that portion of Oliver and Wheatfield Townships in the County of Perry, beginning at the Juniata River; thence along the line of Joseph Trimmer and Alexander’s heirs, and between said Trimmer and David Smith and Bosserman’s heirs to the middle of the back road; thence in a straight line to a hickory tree, a corner between the lands of Joseph Bailey and Cathcart and Deweese, on the top of Buffalo Ridge; thence westwardly along the top of said ridge to a point one-half mile west of the State road; thence in a straight line to the top of Limestone Ridge where the line dividing Oliver and Centre.”

Township Personnel

Board of Supervisors
Bethany (Beth) Burger, Chair
Scott Seltzer, Vice Chair
Elvin Miller, Supervisor
Elly Miller, Secretary/Treasurer

Tax Collector
Lois Schoppy

Secretary/Treasurer
Eloise ‘Elly‘ Miller

Solicitor
Mark Allshouse

Auditing Firm
Boyer & Ritter

Roadmaster
Elvin Miller

Zoning Officer/Building Code Official
Nicholas McAlicher

Sewage Officer
Juniata Sewage Committee – Walter “Herb” Stoner, Jr.

Emergency Management Director
Bethany Burger

Township Engineer
FSA

COG Representative
Elvin Miller

Planning Commission Members
Justan Turnbaugh Sr., Chairman
Mike Zentichko
Justan Turnbaugh, Jr.
Dale McCoy
Bonnie Heisey, Secretary

Planning Commission Solicitor
Mark Allshouse

Vacancy Board Member
Jason Holtzapple