PSATS will soon welcome Jerry Ozog as its Public Safety Specialist, a newly created position designed to bolster the Township Emergency Management Association (TEMA) and the municipal public safety platform generally. “The Public Safety Specialist is a new position at PSATS, […]

As you work on your township’s 2025 budget, did you know that PSATS has resources available to help you compare the benefit packages and wages that your township offers with others similar to yours? 2024 results are available for all […]

Township officials and the public can tell the state Department of Transportation how they feel about the department’s construction and maintenance performance by participating in the 2024 PennDOT Construction/Maintenance Customer Satisfaction Survey. The anonymous survey (unless you choose to include contact information […]

The Pennsylvania Farm Show kicks off in less than 100 days at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that the theme for the 2026 Farm Show, scheduled for January 4-11, will […]

PCCD announced $45 million in funding for FY 2024-25 under the Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Grants Program and the Collaborative Community Violence Intervention (CCVI) Strategies Grants Program. These grants support a wide range of intervention and response strategies designed to reduce community violence. […]

The October 2024 digital edition of the Township News is available now! In this issue’s cover story, learn about how the recent increase in payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned lands falls far short of townships’ needs. Additional articles discuss protecting townships […]

Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor said his department has distributed nearly $405 million in state aid to 1,461 municipalities and regional police departments for municipal pension plans.   DeFoor urged municipalities to ensure that they are contributing the amount owed to […]

Act 33 of 2024 takes effect today, which expands the responsibilities of entities, including townships, that have a breach of personal information that releases 500 or more individuals’ first and last names or first initial and last name, in combination with […]

The state Department of Transportation has opened a new grant round for the Multimodal Grants and applications are due November 5. This funding provides funding for priority investments in any transportation mode through PennDOT’s Multimodal Transportation Fund Statewide Competitive Funding Program.   The […]

The state Liquor Control Board is releasing more than $2.3 million in licensing fees to 1,365 municipalities in which the licensees are located. Host municipalities will receive payments ranging from $50 to $232,750 (Philadelphia).            Click here for the press release. Click here for a list of […]