The commonwealth is accepting applications for the William and Hannah Penn Fellowship until February 28. The fellowship gives aspiring professionals with master’s and other advanced degrees the chance to work with the state’s top executive leaders on projects that support the governor’s…
PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko recently appeared on “Behind the Headlines,” a program by the Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit public policy research organization. Dave highlighted some of PSATS’ top legislative priorities, from transportation to…
This report of the total township budget for the prior budget year is due to the Public Utility Commission by March 1. Only municipalities that received natural gas impact fees in 2024 and expect to receive funds in 2025 need…
The Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) has officially released grant awards for more than 2,500 fire departments and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) companies across the Commonwealth, delivering $37.5 million in critical funding to support first responders. These…
The Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes volunteers for significant and positive impacts toward keeping local communities clean and beautiful. Among the recipients is the Fayette County Association of Township Supervisors! The county association, along with the Fayette County…
Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit on February 13 challenging the constitutionality of the Trump Administration’s freeze of federal funding. State agencies are currently unable to access $1.2 billion in federal funding, with an additional $900 million requiring an undefined…
The Shapiro Administration’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) anticipates increased urban stormwater runoff due to climate change. In response, DEP has released a draft of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Stormwater Discharges (PAG-13) from small…
All flood-prone townships with FEMA-identified floodplains are required to file the Floodplain Management Activities Annual Report detailing development permits issued at PEMA’s Floodplain Management page by February 28. For help, contact PEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program coordinator at ra-emfloodplainmgtin@pa.gov.
The Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites (PA SITES) Program was established to help municipalities and authorities prepare shovel-ready sites to attract and retain businesses. Program funds are split into two categories: Did you know that PSATS publishes a listing…
The Pennsylvania Treasury now processes payments of township funds. To prepare for the upcoming deposits of liquid fuels payments, township officials should look at records to ensure that last year’s payment was processed to the correct account. If it was…
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