WalkWorks is accepting grant applications from municipalities to assist with the development of Active Transportation Plans, Complete Streets policies and/or Vision Zero policies. These plans and policies establish activity-friendly routes that connect people to everyday destinations and opportunities for physical activity. Active transportation includes walking, wheeling or biking, and public transit. Applications…
PSATS will again be producing the 2021 membership cards for supervisors, secretaries and managers in townships that have renewed their annual dues. If you would like your membership card to also double as a photo ID card, this can happen…
Gov. Tom Wolf announced his intention to nominate Meg Snead to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Human Services. Snead’s nomination comes after current DHS Secretary Teresa Miller announced her departure from the administration effective April 30…
The commonwealth is urging Pennsylvanians to participate in Pick Up Pennsylvania through May 31. During this initiative, thousands of Pennsylvanians will participate in litter and illegal dump cleanups, tree and flower plantings, recycling collections, public education programs, and more. To…
PENNVEST is offering a series of lunch and learn webinars for municipal officials, authority board members, engineers, and others interested in learning how PENNVEST financing can help improve water quality in your community. All classes are scheduled for noon. Click…
The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) posted a monthly economic update featuring recent data showing that Pennsylvania home values grew 10.9% in the fourth quarter of 2020, a report on home prices and refinancing, and the current state of employment in Pennsylvania. Click…
Gov. Tom Wolf announced an initiative to produce nearly 50 percent of state government’s electricity through new solar energy arrays in 6 counties totaling 191-megawatts, which will go into operation on January 1, 2023. The administration says this is the…
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding everyone within the 814-area code that 10-digit dialing will be mandatory for all telephone calls in the region beginning on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Now is the time to confirm that your mobile and landline…
PSATS is urging township officials to participate in a Public Forum to be held by the state Department of Transportation from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. this evening. The forum will feature Secretary of Transportation Yassmin Gramian, P.E., who will be…
The Municipal Police Officers’ Education and Training Commission has published a temporary rulemaking to implement Act 59 of 2020, which provides for mental health evaluations of law enforcement officers. The rulemaking addresses confidentiality of requests or recommendations for mental health evaluations,…
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