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SUN-GAZETTE FILE PHOTO City employees are alleging a financial probe is under way by state Attorney General Josh Shapiro into use of grants by River Valley Transit. Forensic auditors have been at the transit headquarters looking at spending of grants between 2009 and 2019, a city employee told the Sun-Gazette Friday. WNEP reported Friday that two employees at City Hall say Shapiro investigators are looking into possible misuse of grant funds from the state Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration. During that time, the bus system was lumping its finances into one pot ...

mmaroney@sungazette.com The weather is breaking and those who care about accessibility in Williamsport’s nine parks were given assignments to check for inclusivity and access as the city consulting firms go after federal and state government grants. Three of the members on City Council’s accessibility advisory commission Thursday said during the meeting on Zoom that they were willing to go out and check on any issues they find that may be able to put on a list for two of the city economic development consulting firms – Delta Development Group and Thomas Keller and Keller Partners. The i...

mmaroney@sungazette.com City Council hired two economic development consulting firms Thursday for no more than $168,000 a year and agreed to three-year contracts with review in a year. Keller Company and Partners of Washington, D.C. and Delta Development Group of Mechanicsburg will work for no more than $7,000 a month. Thomas Keller, owner, said his goal will be to “capture everything he can for the city.” Teresa Sparacino, Delta vice president of community and economic developmemt, noted the firm has expertise in planning as well as individuals keeping an eye on $160 billion possible for...

mmaroney@sungazette.com Representatives of two economic development consultants are expected to be available tonight for City Council, as each firm seeks a contract not to exceed $84,000 a year. Staff members for Thomas Keller and Associates and Delta Development Group are expected to be available for council to question on Zoom at the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. Mayor Derek Slaughter told members of the council finance committee they would be asked to be at the meeting since they are asking for contracts to help the city to obtain state and federal grant money for numerous projects, some...

A city man who is sight-impaired has a beef with River Valley Transit. Timothy West, a voting member of the new Williamsport Accessibility Advisory Commission