The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is encouraging residents to prepare for emergencies and provided the following tips that township officials can share with their residents: Preparing for emergencies doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Here are 12 simple steps you can […]
State’s EMS High School Pilot Program to Expand
Patterned after the State Police Camp Cadet program, the state Department of Health (DOH) conducted several pilot programs that gave high school students with an interest in the EMS profession an opportunity for interactive learning and real-world practice. DOH’s Bureau of Emergency […]
Funding Available for Low-Carbon Transportation Materials
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is accepting applications for the Low-Carbon Transportation Materials Program focusing on accelerating the use of materials and products that have lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions. About $800 million is available for non-state DOTs […]
Budget Now for the 2025 PSATS Conference, May 4-7, 2025!
Are you ready to be part of the largest municipal training opportunity, networking event, and exhibit show in Pennsylvania? Plan and budget now to attend the PSATS 2025 Educational Conference and Exhibit Show — it’s an investment with year-round returns! And there is […]
PSATS Requesting Submissions for Code Enforcement Academy
PSATS is requesting submissions for the development and presentation of a one- or two-day “PSATS Code Enforcement Academy” aimed at municipal code enforcement officers and staff around the Commonwealth. The PSATS Code Enforcement Academy is intended to assist municipalities maintain […]
Reminder: Time is Running Out! Enter Your Salary Survey Data by September 9!
PSATS will soon be releasing workforce data from the 2024 PSATS Salary Survey Plus. However, we need a few more participants to hit the release threshold to ensure that the results are statistically viable and of maximum value to our […]
Considering “Zoning” Through Standalone Ordinances? Think Twice!
If your municipality is facing potentially controversial land use projects such as solar and wind farms, but you do not have zoning or subdivision and land development ordinances, please be careful before adopting an ordinance that attempts to regulate various […]
Not the Stars Wars Trilogy!
Statewide policing fee? Statewide zoning coup? A new state bureaucracy funded by issuing fines to local governments? PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko is a guest on September’s edition of “Behind the Headlines,” a statewide TV program from the Susquehanna […]
A Congress Members Endorse Federal Disaster Request
U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6), Susan Wild (D-PA-7), Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) sent a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging him to approve […]
We Want to Celebrate Municipal Partnerships!
Townships must often provide essential services on limited budgets, so PSATS applauds township that work with neighboring municipalities. The Excellence in Intergovernmental Cooperation Award recognizes townships of the second class that have worked with other municipalities to share services and […]
