Beginning October 1, the U.S. Postal Service will implement new service standards for first-class mail and periodicals. While standards for first-class and periodicals mailed within a local area will not change, those items traveling longer distances will see transit time…
Watch for a letter soon from PennDOT projecting a 1.5% to 2% reduction from your actual current year revenue (so higher than you budgeted last year). As a result of the 2020 pandemic, the department projected a 10% reduction for…
Many townships have not yet taken advantage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) “revenue replacement” calculator on the PSATS website. Created by the Government Finance Officers Association, it is available on the ARP resource page at www.psats.org. It is important…
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 85% of Pennsylvanians 18 and older have now had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. 68.5% of Pennsylvanians 18 and older are fully vaccinated. Nationally, more than 183 million people have…
Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that the major disaster declaration from the remnants of Ida has been expanded and President Joe Biden has approved a request for individual assistance for Bedford and Northampton counties. Click here for more.
Applications are being accepted from fire companies and emergency medical services in the 40 counties where unconventional gas wells are located or counties that directly border these counties until October 15, 2021. Grants of $2,000 to $6,000 are available for…
31,675 new cases of COVID-19 were reported last week, a decrease compared to the prior week. The statewide COVID-19 total case count now stands at 1,412,039. The commonwealth jumped to 28th in cases per 100,000 nationally, with Alaska, West Virginia, and…
The state Department of General Services has released the 2021-2022 Road Salt contract with pricing and winning bidder by county and contract specification. Participating townships can view the contract by clicking here, under Newsflash. The statewide average price per ton…
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania will hold a public hearing next Friday, October 1 at 9 a.m. at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania to explore current policy approaches to solar development in rural Pennsylvania and matters to consider when beginning and…
The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency is accepting grant applications designed to reduce or prevent community violence. The $24 million in Violence Intervention and Prevention funding will be made available to eligible applicants, including municipalities, counties, institutions of higher education, and community organizations. Applications…
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