The federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act that was signed into law on March 27, 2020, provided a $2 trillion economic relief package aimed at helping our state and local governments, families, and businesses recover from the […]
EQB Seeks Comments on Decreasing Manganese Limit in Surface Water
The Environmental Quality Board (EQB) is accepting public comments on a proposal to lower the limit of manganese in surface water in Pennsylvania from 1.0 milligrams per liter to 0.3 mg/L. Manganese is a naturally occurring element that is often discharged into Pennsylvania waterways […]
Turnpike Tolls to Increase in January 2021
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission confirmed its movement to 100% cashless operations with approving a 6% toll increase for EZPass rates systemwide and establishing rates for the new PA Turnpike TOLL BY PLATE program. Rates for toll facilities newly converted to TOLL BY PLATE will increase by an average of […]
PHMC Grant Opportunity Available for Archival Records
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is now accepting applications for the Historical and Archival Records Care Grant Program until October 1. Funding is available for historical records repositories and collections care, including surveying, inventorying, preserving, arranging, and describing historical records significant to Pennsylvania. Local […]
2019 Common Level Ratio Released for Realty Transfer Tax
The state Department of Revenue has released the real estate valuation factors compiled by the State Tax Equalization Board in 2019, which are the mathematical reciprocals of the actual common level ratio (CLR). For Pennsylvania realty transfer tax purposes, these factors apply to documents accepted from […]
Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program Applications Open July 13
The Department of Community and Economic Development announced that the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program will accept applications beginning July 13 and ending August 12. This grant program is administered by the Office of the Budget for the acquisition and construction […]
PennDOT Mails Letters Explaining State Police Fine Distributions
Townships that received State Police fines and penalties distributions on June 1 can expect to receive a letter from the state Department of Transportation shortly explaining the monies received. The delay is because the PennDOT central office was closed and staff were working from home and […]
How to Update Your PSATS Member Info the Right Way
PSATS is offering a series of webinars on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. Each month, the topics rotate among the four tracks of webinars. And now the one and only PSATS is offering a series of webinars on Wednesdays […]
Pa. Officials Say Travelers Coming From These 15 States Should Quarantine For 14 Days
From Pennlive Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is advising Pennsylvanians to stay home or stay safe if they do go out ahead of and during the July Fourth weekend. It’s also asking travelers coming from 15 states to quarantine for 14 days […]
PennDOT Asks Townships to Complete Survey on Emerging Technologies
The state Department of Transportation is asking township officials to complete a brief online survey, estimated to take about 2-3 minutes, about emerging technologies for transportation. The survey results will be incorporated into the Department’s planning process and used as […]
