A West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County farm has been selected to provide the White House Christmas tree for 2022. Click here for more details.
DEP Awards $3 million to Restore Watersheds, Reduce Water Pollution
The state Department of Environmental Protection awarded $3 million in grant funding to local governments and organizations to restore local watersheds. The Section 319 grants target nonpoint source pollution that enters waterways from widespread sources, such as agricultural activities, stormwater…
Looking for Township Wage and Benefit Information?
Wondering how your employee’s wages compare to those townships most like yours? Curious about what types of employee benefits similar population-sized townships provide? All of this and more is available to you as a member service in 2022 PSATS Salary Survey Plus! …
Reminder: Act 57 Requires Townships to Adopt Tax Resolution
Act 57 of 2022 requires all municipalities that levy real estate taxes to adopt a resolution or ordinance directing their tax collector to implement its provisions. Townships have from today, the law’s effective date, until January 9, 2023, to adopt…
PFBC Accepting Municipal Applications for Boating Facility Grant Program
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is offering Boating Facility Grants to help communities capitalize on the surge in new boating activity. Townships and other municipalities may apply for these grants, as well as certain nonprofits, by December 30. The program…
Reminder: Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Grant Applications Due October 21
The 2022 Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Fund (UGWF) grant deadline is October 21. Fire companies, rescue companies and emergency medical services throughout the 40 counties in which unconventional gas wells are located, or counties that directly border those counties,…
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…
