The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced $1 billion in funding for new cleanup projects at 22 Superfund sites, including the Ryeland Road Arsenic site in Heidelberg Township, Berks County. There are thousands of contaminated sites across the country due to…
The Chesapeake Bay Trust is accepting applications for the Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Grant Program. Over $1.9 million in funding is available this fiscal year funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the West Virginia Department of Environmental…
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has $1.5 billion in funding available through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. Townships are eligible to apply through Grants.gov and the deadline for applications is February 28. …
The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications for Host Municipality Inspector Program reimbursement. Applications must be submitted online by April 30 through the commonwealth’s Electronic Single Application site. Townships that have a municipal waste landfill, resource recovery facility, or commercial hazardous waste storage,…
A new Cumulative Supplement #1 has been printed for the Second Class Township Code and will be mailed to townships this month. Once you receive the supplement, it should be maintained along with the 2020 printed edition of the Township…
PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko will be featured in a live PCN TV call-in show tonight at 7 p.m., on a local government panel. Sanko will be discussing PSATS’ legislative priorities and expectations for the Shapiro-Davis Administration and the new session. …
Pennsylvanians are encouraged to complete a highway safety survey being conducted by the state Department of Transportation. The five-minute survey asks about driver behavior, education campaigns, and methods of increasing safety, including municipal use of radar and enforcement. The survey…
The Pennsylvania State Archives (PSA) invites township officials to attend a free Zoom session, Digitizing Municipal Records: a Practical Discussion, which is scheduled for Wednesday, March 8, from 10:00 a.m. – noon. This session was developed due to overwhelming interest…
Acting Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioner Thomas Cook announced the approval of grant awards totaling more than $31 million to 2,336 applicants who sought funding for the Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service Grant Program (FCEMSGP). “Our office is pleased to see…
Each year, the Treasury Department receives millions of dollars in unclaimed property. Common types of unclaimed property include savings or checking accounts, stocks, dividends, checks that have not been cashed such as payroll, certificates of deposit, unclaimed insurance benefits, insurance…
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