PennDOT created a Grant Alerts Page for competitive grant programs offered under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The BIL provides approximately $550 billion in new federal infrastructure investments. This law includes many grant opportunities across a wide range of programs, including: …
Gov. Tom Wolf cleared his desk yesterday of all pending legislation signing 66 of 67 bills passed by the legislature. See the legislative section below for a list of all of the acts that affect townships. Acts 104 and 155…
We apologize with the technical issues with the link for the November 9 webinar, which will be held from 1 to 2 p.m., on new water, sewer, and stormwater grant funding made available through commonwealth American Rescue Plan Act funds….
The U.S. Federal Reserve once again increased its short-term interest rate, this time by 0.75%. Chair Jerome Powell indicated that additional future rate hikes should be expected as it works to slow inflation. While this interest rate hike raises the cost…
In Lake Naomi Club, Inc. v. Rosado, ___ A.3d ___, 2022 WL __________ (Pa.Cmwlth. Nov. 2, 2022), the Commonwealth Court ruled that private communities cannot enforce restrictive covenants that prohibit lifetime registered sex offenders from residing within the community because…
The Statewide Active Transportation Summit: Bikes & Beyond will be held Saturday, November 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster. This event is hosted by the Pennsylvania Downtown Center, Bicycle South Central PA,…
The Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Revenue have released October 2022 revenue reports. The state collected $1.3 billion in October, the fourth month of the fiscal year, 9.7% above IFO’s official estimate. Fiscal year-to-date general fund collections total $12.9…
A webinar will be held November 9 from 1 to 2 p.m. on new water, sewer, and stormwater grant funding made available through commonwealth American Rescue Plan Act funds. This includes the H2O PA – Water Supply, Sanitary Sewer and…
Townships that receive impact fee revenues will be interested to note that the commonwealth’s Independent Fiscal Office has released its impact fee estimates for the 2022 revenues, which will be distributed in mid-2023. The IFO estimates show that the average…
The state Department of Community and Economic Development mailed its Annual Notice to File to all municipalities last week, in addition to an email notice. Township officials should look for this notice, which contains important information about upcoming required filings….
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