HUGHESVILLE — Capital projects that were approved last year by the East Lycoming School Board are moving forward, according to Dr. Mark Stamm, superintendent.
The East Lycoming School Board at its recent meeting took steps toward upgrading buildings and infrastructure as part of the district’s capital project needs
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HUGHESVILLE — East Lycoming School Board will need to reject bids amounting to $44.6 million for the Ashkar Elementary School rebuild at its next meeting. T
Federal
⢠The Senate voted 52-42 on the confirmation of Janet Garvin McCabe, of Indiana, to be deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, D-Scranton, voted yes. U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Zionsville, voted no.
⢠The House was out of session.
State
County
⢠Lycoming County commissioners approved just over $1 million in Community Development Block Grant funding for the Franklin Township sewer project and $130,901 in CDBG money for the Muncy public library. Rick Mirabito, Tony Mussare, and Scott Metzger voted yes.
City
⢠City Council voted 4-2 to accept an $8.8 million River Valley Transit budget for 2021 and 2022. Voting against it were Bonnie Katz and Adam Yoder. Council President Randall J. Allison, Liz Miele, Vince Pulizzi and Jon Mackey were in favor. David Banks was absent. Katz and Yoder asked for more details and description similar to a proposed budget in 2019 presented to council and were not comfortable without being able to see line items and department expenses as indicated in the prior budget.