The state Department of Transportation has extended the date for stakeholders to complete a survey until Friday, July 8, on the department’s plans to place electric vehicle charging stations with federal funding. The stations will be prioritized at every 50 […]
Commonwealth Ends Fiscal Year Nearly 15% Over Covid Estimates
The Independent Fiscal Office and state Department of Revenue have released June 2022 revenue reports and fiscal year end totals. The state collected $4.24 billion in June, exceeding estimates by more than 20%. State General Fund collections for the fiscal year […]
PennDOT Undecided on Appealing Bridge Tolling Plan End 
The Commonwealth Court granted a petition for summary relief and has determined that the state Department of Transportation’s plans to toll and rebuild nine major bridges under the Major Bridge P3 Initiative across the state are void, having been approved […]
Tips for Troubleshooting SAM.gov Renewal
Many townships are due to renew their SAM.gov registration in the coming weeks. As a reminder, townships were required to create a SAM.gov account for American Rescue Plan funding and must keep registration active to receive any future federal funds, […]
Second Tranche of American Rescue Plan Funds Not Coming In June
While we reported earlier this month to expect the second tranche of the American Rescue Plan funds by the end of June, we have learned that the request to Treasury has not yet been made over a concern of whether there is […]
Airbnb Permanently Bans House Parties
Airbnb has permanently banned house parties in its facilities, including “open invite” parties advertised on social media, as well as disruptive parties and “party house” parties. The company first adopted a temporary ban in August 2020 and said that since […]
Reminder: Make Sure Your Township Enters Salary Survey Data by June 30!
Be sure your designated township staff (PSATS Salary Survey Plus processor) enters your township’s wage and benefit data by June 30 to ensure the earliest access to all PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2022! With inflation and challenges to […]
Expanded Rail Service to Western PA Announced
Gov. Tom Wolf announced that the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Norfolk Southern Corporation have reached an agreement to expand passenger rail access in western Pennsylvania. The milestone follows a February 2022 announcement that both parties would jointly examine […]
Census Accepting Appeals
The U.S. Census Bureau is now accepting Post-Census Group Quarters Review cases. This program allows municipalities to submit new data for group quarters populations that were not counted during the 2020 Census operation. Click here to learn more about the Group […]
Pa. Township News Wants to Know
Do you have tips, tricks, and best practices for employee management? If so, we want to hear about them! The Township News is featuring an article in the August 2022 issue on what are the best practices when it comes to employee management […]
