If your township received a closeout request but had issues or errors that needed to be corrected before closeout, the U.S. Treasury is holding Office hours by zoom today at 12:30 pm. Registration information is below. The session is meant to help…
Reminder: Sign Up for COSTARS Salt Contract by March 15
The state Department of General Services allows townships to participate in the COSTARS Sodium Chloride (Road Salt) Contract for the approaching August 2026 – July 2027 season, by submitting a new Salt Contract Participation Agreement by the enrollment deadline of March 15, 2026. The program allows…
PennDOT Local Road Count Program Underway
In late February, the state Department of Transportation sent email notices to impacted municipalities if their locally owned roads would be part of the Department’s Local Road Count Program for 2026. The notice included a spreadsheet of all count locations within…
Learn How to Avoid Scams During National Consumer Protection Week
This week is National Consumer Protection Week and the Federal Trade Commission is encouraging consumers to learn to avoid, report, and recover from scams. See below for tips. AVOID Scams: Four Signs That It’s a Scam 1. Scammers PRETEND to be from an organization you know, such as the federal…
White House Issues Electric Pledge on Data Centers
Representatives from major technology and artificial intelligence companies met at the White House yesterday to discuss electricity needs for data centers and how to alleviate the increased costs of electricity because of data center demand on the general public. The discussion was centered around President…
Need Resources to Learn About Data Centers?
PSATS has put together several resources to help its members plan for data centers. Townships with zoning need to make sure their ordinances are updated to provide for this new use and protect their communities. To help member townships, PSATS has a Virtual On-Demand Class…
PennDOT Announces 2026 Release of Liquid Fuels
The state Department of Transportation announced that nearly $460.8 million in liquid fuels funds is being released to help municipalities across the Commonwealth maintain their roads and bridges. Funded by state gas tax revenues, these funds help municipalities pay for critical maintenance like snow removal and road repaving. The Commonwealth is home to nearly 121,000 miles of…
CORRECTION on Multimodal Transportation Fund Grant:
Yesterday’s Morning News incorrectly stated that PennDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund grant is now accepting applications. That was incorrect; it is DCED. The corrected announcement is below. We apologize for any confusion:
CFA Multimodal Transportation Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications
The Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) is now accepting grant applications for its Multimodal Transportation Fund. Townships are eligible to apply until July 31 through DCED’s online single application for assistance. Transportation projects from $100,000 to $3 million are eligible. This opportunity is separate from PennDOT’s Multimodal Program. …
Natural Gas Production Report Shows Growth in Drilling, Average Price
The Independent Fiscal Offices fourth quarter 2025 Natural Gas Production Report was released, which shows a growth of 3.4% in new production volume for the quarter compared to 2024 and a full-year production growth of 5.1% in volume over the prior year. More importantly, the growth in new…
