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Having taken over operation of Prospect Pool from the Central Blair Recreation and Park Commission recently, the city has been making preparations to open the f

The city has been conducting a survey of sidewalks and curbs throughout Altoona in expectation that City Council will develop a strategy for making comprehensiv

The recently closed application period for a second round of city Business District Revitalization Grants again netted requests for much more money than the $50

In 2021, when the city was looking for suggestions on how to spend its $39.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act money, residents inundated officials with reque

City Council is considering whether to allocate $250,000 of Altoona’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act money to create a program to help correct code violat

An engineer hired by the city has found that the masonry and steel structural members in the former McCrory’s building on 11th Avenue are in decent shape, but

City Manager Ken Decker was placed on paid administrative leave Tuesday, according to city officials. “It’s a personnel issue,” said Mayor Matt Pacifico, who, along with other council members, declined to explain further. “(It’s) not due to any type of alleged criminal activity,” said solicitor Tom Finn. Personnel Director Omar Strohm has been named acting city manager, according to Councilman Dave Butterbaugh. Finn, the mayor and council members declined to say whether council vote...