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Residents Impacted by Mariner Eligible for Free Water Testing 
Energy Transfer will pay for independent evaluations of water quality impacts for homeowners potentially impacted by the construction of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline. Residents must reach out to the Office of the Attorney General to apply for a free…
Step One For Better Broadband Connectivity in PA
With the latest influx of funding, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is collecting broadband information from consumers to create updated maps that display fixed and mobile broadband availability, as well as lack of access. Township officials and their residents are…
Office of Open Records Hosts Training
The Office of Open Records is hosting a “Payment Issues and the RTKL” webinar on August 17 at 10 a.m. Many open records officers and administrators don’t understand the rules and dynamics behind how payments affect the Right-to-Know Law process.…
2020 Pennsylvania Broadband Victory Canceled by Feds
This week, the FCC canceled the SpaceX Award to bring internet service to unserved Pennsylvanians. SPACEX, the Elon Musk funded private sector satellite initiative, won the bid through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Program for providing broadband to unserved households and…
Major CDC COVID-19 Changes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has substantially revised its COVID-19 guidance. Social distancing guidance of six feet is no more. Quarantining is no longer recommended if you were exposed to COVID-19. Instead, the CDC recommends that you wear…
Inflation Pauses with Latest CPI Numbers 
The Consumer Price Index numbers for July were released yesterday, showing that inflation paused during July, with a gasoline index decrease of 7.7% offsetting increases in food and shelter indexes. Year over year inflation decreased to 8.5% after hitting a…
Reminder: Applications for Alternative Fuels Grant Due August 26
The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Program. Townships and municipal authorities are eligible to apply for funding through this program. Approximately $3 million in grant funding is available to support: …
Morning News Wins National Communications Award
PSATS Executive Director David Sanko announced that this digital publication, the Morning News, has won a Grand Award in the 34th Annual APEX Awards for Publication Excellence. This is the first Grand Award since 2008. PSATS has received multiple APEX…
PSATS Members Can Participate in Free Federal Grant Webinars
As a PSATS member, every township is also a member of the National Association of Towns and Townships. NATaT is holding a series of federal grants webinars with grant expert Heidi Schott, Managing Director of Grant Services at The Ferguson…
Reminder: Give Your Township Access to Salary Survey Results!
Be sure to enter your township’s wage and benefit data as soon as possible so that the PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2022 can be released. Hundreds of townships have participated and we are nearly ready to release results,…
