Townships and their residents are invited to participate in Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Pick Up Pennsylvania from March 1 through May 31. During this initiative, thousands of Pennsylvanians will participate in litter and illegal dump cleanups, tree and flower plantings, recycling […]
Highmark Offers Grants for EMS Agencies
Highmark is funding a $10 million grant program for Pennsylvania licensed emergency medical service agencies. The Pennsylvania EMS Provider Foundations is administering the grant funds, which must be used for equipment, including hardware and software, used to provide EMS services […]
PennDOT Extends Expiration Dates for CDL Licenses
The state Department of Transportation has extended expiration dates for commercial driver’s licenses and commercial learner’s permits through March 31, 2021. This applies to CDL licenses and learner’s permits that were scheduled to expire from March 16, 2020, through March 31, 2021. Drivers with […]
Reminder: Federal SAFER Fire Grant Applications Due March 12
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is accepting applications for Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grants until March 12. About 300 grants are available for a total funding of $355 million. Career, volunteer, and hybrid departments are eligible […]
Wolf Provides Additional Details on Natural Gas Severance Tax
Gov. Tom Wolf has provided some detail on his plans for spending revenues from a natural gas severance tax, which is estimated to bring in $300 million per year and would be used to pay debt service on a multi-billion-dollar […]
LTAP Highlights Pub 213 Changes that Affect Municipalities
The March 2021 version of Publication 213, Temporary Traffic Control Guidelines, contains a variety of updates and enhancements to information about temporary work zones. Many of the updates clarify previous information in the publication and were not changes per se […]
Grassroots Advocacy Opportunity: NATaT Virtual Town Hall & “Zoom”-In!
The National Association of Towns and Townships (NATaT) is hosting a VIRTUAL Town Hall & Zoom-In! On Monday, March 1, NATaT will host speakers to address some of our top priorities: Municipal COVID relief funding, broadband deployment, transportation, and rural development funding. […]
Commonwealth Preserves Farmland
The state Department of Agriculture has announced the preservation of 2,638 acres on 30 farms in 16 counties through the state’s Farmland Preservation Program, which protects farms from future residential, commercial, or industrial development. To learn more about the farms […]
DGS to Auction 270 Vehicles on February 27
The state Department of General Services will auction 270 vehicles on Tuesday, February 23, at 10 a.m. at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania, 488 Firehouse Road, Grantville. Preregistration and in-person previewing of vehicles will take place tomorrow, February 20, and Sunday, February 21, […]
PennDOT Announces P3 Bridge Tolling Candidates
The state Department of Transportation has announced the bridges that are under consideration for its PennDOT Pathways Major Bridge Public-Private Partnership (P3) Initiative, which would fund the reconstruction or replacement of the identified bridges through tolling. Here are the candidates, […]