The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) and state Department of Revenue have released August 2021 revenue reports. State General Fund collections totaled $2.6 billion and were $71.5 million higher than estimates due to corporate net income and sales and use tax revenues. Overall collections for fiscal year-to-date…
The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Water Resources Planning invites interested parties, including townships, to apply for a federal fiscal year 2022 coastal zone grant. Projects must be located within the Delaware estuary coastal zone or the Lake Erie coastal zone boundaries as noted in…
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Pennsylvania is 14th for total COVID doses administered per capita despite being 5th in population. Nationally, more than 174.6 million people have been fully vaccinated, or 63.6% of the adult population and 81.8% of those age…
In anticipation of today’s unwelcome arrival of Tropical Depression Ida, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a pre-emptive proclamation of disaster emergency. Significant rainfall and widespread flooding are expected, and the Commonwealth Response Coordination Center ramped up 24-hour operations this morning with…
The state Department of General Services has confirmed that there is a delay in issuing the 2021-2022 Road Salt contract. A new contract is expected to be available by the end of September. Participating townships should not order salt for…
The state Office of Open Records released a report finding that while most government agencies provide Right-to-Know Law information on their websites, improvements can be made to increase citizens’ access to public records. “I am pleased that the overwhelming majority…
After weeks of supporting local decision-making for school masking, the Commonwealth has reversed course. The state Secretary of Health has issued a new order requiring masks to be worn in all K-12 school buildings, public and private. The order also…
PSATS needs your help to vote on important bylaws changes at the October Annual Business Meeting that would allow Association business to be conducted remotely if in-person meetings are not feasible. Under the current bylaws, an in-person vote is needed…
On August 28, the state Department of Environmental Protection published final changes to the state’s application and annual fee schedules for Water Quality Management (WQM) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Permits covered by the new fees include…
PSATS will be accepting proposals to present workshops at the 2022 PSATS Annual Conference through this Friday, September 3 (yes, it is almost September!). Workshops can be 30, 70, or 140 minutes long and can focus on anything that would be beneficial for municipal officials and…
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