Yesterday, DCED announced Statewide Local Share Account Grants for more than 1,100 projects across the state totaling more than $345 million. Hundreds of townships received funding for their projects. To see if your township received an award for its project, click here and…
The Shapiro Administration is lauding its efforts to improve state permitting and is pointing to the state Department of Environmental Protection’s progress as an example. DEP’s modernization of its permitting process, hiring of additional staff members, and cataloging and reviewing…
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The state Department of Community and Economic Development awarded $1.377 million in grants to targeted local governments through the Strategic Management Planning Program to help these communities avoid financial distress and stabilize the tax base. Three townships, 3 counties, 4 cities…
The Pennsylvania State Police and Commonwealth University announced an agreement that allows PSP Troopers to receive college credits for their successful completion of cadet basic training at the PSP Academy. Upon successful completion, Commonwealth University will grant academic credit toward…
The state Department of Transportation has released the estimated per mile and per person Liquid Fuels figures for 2025. You will note that the estimates are roughly 2% less than 2024. The per mile estimate is $3,125.1970 and the per…
Township officials and the public can tell the state Department of Transportation how they feel about the department’s construction and maintenance performance by participating in the 2024 PennDOT Construction/Maintenance Customer Satisfaction Survey. The anonymous survey (unless you choose to include contact information…
The state Department of Environmental Protection awarded more than $3.4 million in grants to projects to improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat throughout the Chesapeake Bay and other Pennsylvania watersheds. All but two of these projects will take…
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority announced the investment of $216.3 million in 33 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and non-point source projects across 21 counties. Two townships are recipients of these funds and many more will benefit from grants that will…
The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority has $1.8 million available for a new grant and financing opportunity, the Municipal Opportunities for Retrofits and Energy Efficiency (MORE) Program, that is designed to help local governments become more energy efficient and reduce energy…
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