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Enter Your 2024 Salary Data for Earliest Access to Results!
Make sure your designated township staff (PSATS Salary Survey Plus processor) enters your township’s wage and benefit data to ensure the earliest access to all PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2024! With inflation and challenges to find and keep quality employees, townships…
DGS to Auction More Than 400 Vehicles on Tuesday, February 13
The state Department of General Services will auction more than 400 vehicles on Tuesday, February 13, at 10 a.m. at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania, 488 Firehouse Road, Grantville. There will be a variety of 4-wheel drive SUVs, utility vehicles, and pickup trucks, as…
PennDOT Begins Review of New Version of MUTCD
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently published the 11th edition of the national Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The MUTCD establishes uniform national criteria for the use of traffic control devices, such as signs, pavement markings, and traffic signals, to…
Shapiro Gives 2024-2025 Budget Address
Gov. Josh Shapiro presented his budget address yesterday before a joint session of the General Assembly. Shapiro unveiled a $48.3 billion proposed 2024-2025 state budget, an over 7% increase over the 2023-2024 adopted budget. The proposal does not increase any…
Make Sure Your Township Is Broadband Ready!
Are you looking to improve broadband access in your county/municipality? The PA Broadband Development Authority is here to help! This program will provide participating communities with limited technical assistance and a “Broadband Ready Community” designation that will showcase your township’s…
PennDOT Connects Drop-In: Utility Coordination
Scheduled for tomorrow, February 8, from noon to 1 p.m. This practical drop-in session will cover the keys to effective coordination between communities and the utilities that serve them. It will include some of the common causes of breakdown, and…
EMS Scholarships Available; Apply by February 9
The Pennsylvania EMS Provider Foundation is accepting applications for the 2024 EMS Scholarship Program through close of business on February 9. Scholarships are available to assist or offset the cost of paramedic or AEMT training. There is no fee to apply for this scholarship,…
DCED Accepting Act 13 Grant Applications
The state Department of Community and Economic Development is accepting applications for Act 13 programs until May 31. Several grant programs are funded by impact fees from natural gas wells under Act 13 of 2012: For more information, click on the grant program links above…
EPA Community Change Grants Available
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the new Environmental and Justice Community Change Grants program. Two billion dollars in funding is available for technical assistance and competitive awards to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate…
PUC Proposes Changes to Act 12 Notices, Process
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is proposing an order to address public notification and processes for the sale of municipal or authority-owned water and wastewater systems under Act 12 of 2016. PUC is accepting public input on these proposed changes. …
