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Wright Twp. has a few extra dollars in its coffers thanks to the sale of two properties in the Crestwood Industrial Park.

The inaction of the Commonwealth Finance Authority on Local Share Account (gaming grant) applications submitted by area government leaders has begun to impact the finances of at least one municipality. Late in 2019, Fairview Twp. applied for $381,166.50 to pave the municipal building parking lot and capital improvements for Park Lane North and Deerpath. It also asked for a $47,513.25 gaming grant for a new police SUV. The Commonwealth Financing Authority, which reviews and awards the gaming grants, has not met since early in 2019 and as a result, municipalities not only did not receive the gr...

Leadership of boards of supervisors of Mountain Top municipalities will remain the same for 2021.

When the leaders of Mountain Top Hose Company No. 1 approached Fairview Twp. supervisors three years ago and asked them to enact a 0.3 mills fire tax to help support the volunteer fire company’s operation, they never anticipated the financial impact the COVID-19 pandemic would have on the organization. Hose company president David Hourigan recently expressed the gratitude of the volunteer department to supervisors for their willingness to impose the tax and for their foresight. “It is difficult for me to imagine where we would be without it,” Hourigan said of the fire tax reven...

When the leaders of Mountain Top Hose Company No. 1 approached Fairview Twp. supervisors three years ago and asked them to enact a .3 mill fire tax to help support the volunteer fire company’s operation, they never anticipated the financial impact the COVID-19 pandemic would have on the organization. Hose company president David Hourigan recently expressed the gratitude of the volunteer department to supervisors for their willingness to impose the tax and for their foresight. “It is difficult for me to imagine where we would be without it,” Hourigan said of the fire tax revenue...