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Park and Recreation Workshop Slated
Join the Pennsylvania Recreation and Park Society (PRPS) for this interactive and informative workshop for municipal managers, boards, local officials, and volunteers who are seeking help with park and recreation planning and programming, and maintenance. The workshop will feature an…
National Crime Statistics Released by FBI…Feel Safer?
Yesterday, the FBI released national crime data. Despite national headlines about crime and violence setting records, that report suggests crime rates are down. The only problem is that reporting by state and local law enforcement agencies was at its lowest level in…
More Than $66 Million in Volunteer Fire Relief Aid Distributed to Municipalities 
Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor announced yesterday that his department has released more than $66 million in volunteer fire relief aid to 2,514 municipalities. Municipalities are required to distribute these funds to volunteer firefighter relief associations, which use these funds…
Reminder: DCNR Accepting Applications for Park, Recreation Grants Awards until 10/27 
The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is accepting applications for a special Fall 2022 grant round for Community Conservation Partnership Program (C2P2) that was funded as part of the state’s final 2022-2023 budget deal using American Rescue Plan…
PennDOT Connects Drop-In Public Engagement with Equity and Inclusion Session October 13, 2022
Successful transportation projects start with effective public engagement. The purpose for involving the public early on is to ensure their perspectives are considered and help shape the project in ways that align with a community’s priorities. Are you reaching everyone…
Agriculture Highlights Improvements to Pennsylvania’s Dirt and Gravel Roads
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding toured three Dirt, Gravel, and Low Volume Roads (DGLVR) projects yesterday that improve Pennsylvania’s rural roads while reducing their environmental impacts. The stops were in Barree and Jackson townships in Huntingdon County. Click here to read about the…
EPA Releases 2-Year Milestone Evaluations on Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort
The U.S. Environmental protection Agency announced the results of its evaluation of the Chesapeake Bay jurisdictions (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia) two-year milestones, noting that although most of the Bay states are…
More Broadband Funds Available Through USDA ReConnect Program Round 4
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for funding high-speed internet expansion in rural areas under the ReConnect Program, which received new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Townships are eligible to apply directly or support a providers’ application.…
Naloxone Availability Expanded
Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the availability of naloxone standing orders for first responders and the public has been expanded to include a non-prefilled syringe with two single-dose vials of liquid naloxone that is injectable. Naloxone is used to combat…
New Director for Governor’s Center
PSATS was recently informed that Kelly Robertson has been named the new Executive Director of the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services at DCED. She is the former City Manager for the City of Duquesne.
